ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Gunna mór a bheartú, to lay a cannon.
Luíochán a bheartú, to lay an ambush.
Ubh a bhreith, to lay an egg.
~ a leagan, a ghlanadh, to lay, clear, a table.
Bréaga a bhreacadh ar dhuine, to proclaim lies about s.o.
~ a dhéanamh, a rá, to lie, utter a lie.
~ a insint, to tell a lie.
~ a chur ar dhuine, (i) to lie about s.o., (ii) to impute a lie to s.o.
Bheith ~, to be lying, untruthful.
Bheith ó bhreith, to be off the lay.
Luí na mbuillí a chur ar dhuine, to lay into, trounce, s.o.
Cruach a bhunú, to lay the foundation of a stack.
An bhunchloch a leagan, to lay the foundation-stone.
~ a leagan, to lay a cable.
~ a ghearradh, a leagan, ar rud, to lay a tax on sth.
Tá an bád ~ chuige, the boat is lying to.
Duine a chur i gcré na ~e, to lay s.o. in consecrated earth, to bury s.o.
1. Duine a chur i gcionta le rud, to lay the blame for sth. on s.o.
An chloch bhoinn a chur, a leagan, to lay the foundation stone.
Corp a chóiriú, to lay out a corpse.
Luí ar ~, to lie on the outside (of bed).
Cloch a chur ar a ~, to lay a stone on its edge, on its narrow end.
Cábla a chur, to lay a cable.
Tuí a chur, to lay thatch.
Airgead a chur amach ar rud, to lay out money on sth.
Lón a chur isteach, to lay in provisions.
Brat urláir a chur síos, to lay a carpet.
~ a chur in aghaidh duine, to lay a charge against s.o.
Fanacht ar an g~, to stay in the background; to lie low.
Bréag, leithscéal, a chumadh, to make up a lie, an excuse.
~ (brící, cloch) a chur, to lay a course (of bricks, of stone).
Scéal, bréag, a dhathú, to colour, give plausibility to, a story, a lie.
Taibhse a dhíbirt, to lay a ghost.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to indict, lay an indictment against, s.o.
Ní ~ dó an bhréag a dhéanamh, it is not like him to tell lies.
~ a thógáil, a chur (síos), to build, lay (down), a foundation.
An t-~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to give the lie to s.o.
Ní dhéanfaidh mé ~ leat, I won’t lie to you.
Rud a fhágáil uait, to lay aside sth.
Airgead a fhágáil thart, to lay money by.
Duine a fháil bréagach, to find s.o. lying.
Síneadh faltanais a dhéanamh roimh dhuine, to lie in wait for s.o.
Airgead a chur i bh~, to put money in reserve; to lay money by.
Teacht, dul, i bh~ ar áit, to encamp against, lay siege to, a place.
2. ~ (bhréige) a insint, to tell a whopping lie.
~ a chur ar, as, rud, to lay a wager on sth.
Bheith i do luí, i do shuí, i do sheasamh, to be lying, sitting, standing.
3. ~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to lay into sth.
Cloch bhoinn a ~an, to lay a foundation stone.