ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Uair na h~, the psychological moment.
~ a fháil ar rud, to get an opportune moment for sth.
Ar ~ na huaire, on the spur of the moment; within a second.
Níor tharraing mé m’~ ó mhaidin, I haven’t had a moment’s rest since morning.
2. Ar ~, (i) just a moment ago, (ii) in a moment.
Do cheann a chur isteach ar, thar, an ~, to look in the door; to call at the house for a moment.
~ a fháil ar dhuine, to find the weak spot in s.o.; to take s.o. at an unguarded moment, at a disadvantage.
Uair na ~e, the opportune moment.
I ~ na huaire, at the present moment.
Leis sin féin, at that very moment.
Idir ~ is lamairne, betwixt the ship and the pier, at the critical moment.
D’imigh sé orm idir leac is ~, idir an luid is an ~, I lost it at the critical moment.
Móimint ~a, bending moment.
As ~ do chonláin; de mhaoil do mhainge; de mhaoil an bhaige, on the spur of the moment; on an impulse, for no apparent reason.
An mhóimint dheireanach, the last moment.
~ na táimhe, moment of inertia.
~ ar bith feasta, at any moment now.
An ~ a tháinig sé, the moment he came.
Tá ~ lena thóin, he is all excited; he can’t rest a moment.
I b~ an bháis, at the moment of death.
Tháinig sé de ~ ionam, orm, é a rá leis, I nearly said it to him on the spur of the moment.
Fanann fear ~ le séan, ‘the lucky man waits for the lucky moment’, luck is largely a matter of opportunity.
Is ~ a tháinig tú, you came at the right moment.
Ag fanacht leis an ~, waiting for the opportune moment.