ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a bhaint as rud, to take a large piece, bite, out of sth.
~ cheoil, piece of music; bit of a song.
In ~ a chéile, articulated; pieced together properly.
Rud a dhéanamh as cré, snáth, brící, píosaí adhmaid, to make sth. from clay, yarn, bricks, pieces of wood.
~ taca, supporting piece.
~ airtléire, piece of artillery.
An bhearna bhruite, the first piece cut from a newly-baked loaf.
(éadaigh), corner (of piece of cloth).
~ Bhríde, (piece of cloth representing) St. Brigid’s mantle.
~ éadaigh, piece of cloth; rag.
1. Rud a bhriseadh (as a chéile, ina dhá chuid, ina phíosaí), to break sth. (asunder, in two, in pieces).
~ leathchorónach, half-crown piece.
D’imigh sé as a chéile, it went to pieces.
Cuir ~ air, wrap a piece of cloth, a bandage, round it.
~acha, ~ chiot, a dhéanamh de rud, de dhuine, to break sth. into small pieces, to make mincemeat of s.o.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. in pieces.
Bonn, píosa, corónach, crown, five-shilling, piece.
Píosa a chur as rud, to add a piece to sth.
Píosa a chur i sciorta, to let a piece into a skirt.
~ filíochta, ceoil, piece of poetry, of music.
Ar ~ línéadaigh, on a piece of linen.
Fianna Fáil, Fianna Fáil political party. 4. (Of pieces in board game)
2. ~ gáige, clod thrown up by flying feet; piece of flesh from v-shaped wound.
~ éadaigh, piece of cloth, clout.
~ páipéir, de pháipéar, piece of paper.
~ foghlaeireachta, fowling-piece.
~ mór, piece of artillery, cannon.
~ filíochta, piece of poetry.
6. Rud a thabhairt le hinsint do dhuine, to make s.o. realize sth.; to give s.o. a piece of one’s mind about sth.
~ na soicindí, centre-second (on time-piece).
~ thalún, piece of sloping ground, of smooth pasture (on hillside).
~ a chur i ngúna, to let a piece into a dress.
~ dubh, piece of bog-oak.
Níor fhág siad aon mháille de nár bhris siad, they broke every single piece of it.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. into pieces.
1. Ball ordanáis, piece of ordnance.
Níl ~ rua, ~ ná bonn, aige, he hasn’t a penny piece.
1. ~ páipéir, piece of paper.
~ talaimh, piece, patch, of ground.
~í a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. to pieces.
D’imigh sé ina phíosaí, it fell to pieces.
3. ~ muislín, saraiste, piece of muslin, of serge.
Ag obair de réir an phíosa, working by the piece, doing piece-work.
~ scríbhneoireachta, ceoil, piece of writing, of music.
~ dheich bpingine, tenpenny piece.
3. ~ (talún), piece of land measuring a spade in length and breadth.