ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fuair an codladh ~ orm, mo bhua, I was overcome by sleep.
Bhuaigh an codladh orm, I was overcome with sleep.
~adh le náire mé, I was overcome with shame.
Táimid ~ gcloí, we are being overcome.
Bua a bhreith ó dhomhan agus ó dheamhan, to overcome the world and the devil.
Tháinig ~ air, he was overcome with weakness, he fainted.
Tháinig ~ gortach orm, I was overcome with hunger.
Tá sé ag ~áil lastuas díom, it is overcoming me.
Bhuafadh an ~ ar an gcinniúint, ‘care could overcome fate’, accidents can be avoided with care.
Ghabh an deoch ~ de, he was overcome with drink.
Bhí mé ~ ag an teas, I was overcome by the heat.