ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
In ~ an bháis, on the point of death,
In ~ a ráite, a dheánta, on the point of being said, done.
Aimsigh, dírigh, ar, aim, point, at.
Ar ~í, ag ~ ar, rud a dhéanamh, on the point of doing something.
~ bioráin, pinn, point of pin, of pen.
~ a chur ar rud, to point, sharpen point of, sth.
Carria ocht m~, stag of eight points.
Ní hé sin an t-aon bheith amháin aige, that is not the only point about him.
~ a chur ar bhata, to point, sharpen, a stick.
Bata, peann luaidhe, féasóg, a bhiorú, to point a stick, a pencil, a beard.
~ (shlaite), pointed rod.
Cibé is ~ don mhagadh seo, whatever point there is to this joking.
Tá an ghaoth sa chathaoir chéanna i gcónaí, the wind is still in the same point.
~ an bhóthair, na sráide, the terminal point of the road, of the street.
~ dlí, a question, a point, of law.
Tá mé i mbarr mo chéille agaibh, you have driven me to the point of distraction.
~ na naoi bpointe, nine-point circle.
Chocáil sé an bata, a mhéar, liom, he pointed the stick, his finger, at me.
~ le do mhéar é, point it out with your finger.
Airde an chompáis, the points of the compass.
Duine a thabhairt chun creidimh, to bring s.o. to the faith; to bring s.o. round to one’s point of view.
Is ~ cé acu, but anyway; to come to the point.
Tá a dhearcadh féin aige, he has his own point of view.
De réir an dearcaidh a bhíonn ag duine, according to one’s point of view.
~ claímh, point of sword.
Arm déise, pointed weapon.
~ ag an bpointe sin, just at that point.
Pointe nó dhó ~, one or two further points.
~ pinn, point of pen; nib.
~ tíre, talún, point of land, (small) headland.
Tagairt ghonta, pointed reference.
~ turbheara, dry-point (engraving).
Urchar as béal ~, shot at point-blank range.
Ar ~ an bheara, on the point of the spit.
Lena ~ sin, during that time; at that point, thereupon.
Luas, pointe, loicthe, stalling speed, point.
Ba mhaith riamh é go dtí sin, things were well enough up to that point, that really started it.
~ a chur suas, to set up a target; to mark a finishing point (to race, etc.).
Na pointí a mharcáil, to plot the points.
Leag, bhuail, tú do mhéar air, you have put your finger on it, pointed precisely to it.
~ ar eolas a dhéanamh do dhuine, to point out the way to s.o.; to give s.o. a pointer to something.
~ scine, sharp pointed knife.
Mionphointí an scéil, the finer points, the details, of the story.