ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Taobh ~ den loch, on this side of the lake.
D’~ taobh, d’~ leith, on one side, united.
An t-~ a fháil ar dhuine, to outmanoeuvre s.o.; to get on the soft side of s.o.
Fuair sé an ball ~ ionam, he got on the soft side of me.
Is fearr duit a chabhair ná a chealg, it is better for you to have him on your side than against you.
Teacht taobh na súile caoiche ar dhuine, to get on the blind side of s.o.
Ar an taobh clé, ar thaobh na láimhe ~, on the left-hand side.
Níl ceart ná ~ aige, there is neither right nor justice on his side; he is altogether wrong.
Taobh abhus den abhainn, on the near side of the river.
Ar an taobh deas; ar thaobh na láimhe deise, on the right-hand side.
~ líonaibh, on both sides.
Bíonn an ~ i gcónaí aige, he always looks on the dark side of things.
Ar ~ na h~, to be on the safe side, just in case.
D’~ sé ar a chos chlé, he rose on his left foot; he got out of bed on the wrong side.
Bhí tú riamh ~ dom, you were always on my side.
Ar eagla na ~ thuas, for fear of the wrath to come; to be morally on the safe side.
Ar ancaire ~n oileán, anchored on the lee side of the island.
~ claise, díge, grass growing on sides of ditch.
Ar fhód an bhealaigh mhóir, on the side of the road.
Ar thaobh na fothana, on the sheltered, leeward, side.
In airde ar na, sna, fraitheacha, on top of the (side-) walls, between the wall and the roof.
~ ghaoil a bheith agat le duine, to be related to a person on some side, in a distant way.
Thit sé i bh~ an chatha, he fell on the opposing side in the battle.
Ar ~ aon taobh, on all sides.
~ a bhaint as duine, to get on the soft side of s.o.
Ar do ~ chlé, ar thaobh do láimhe clé, on your left-hand side.
~ den abhainn, on this side of the river.
Ar ~ a chinn, on, to, one side of his head.
Ar ~ an bhóthair, on, by, the side of the road.
Cuir ar a ~ é, turn it over on its side.
~ na tine, on one side of the fire.
Bheith d’aon leith, to be on one side, united.
leith ar leith, side by side, on both sides, respectively.
Tháinig a ré ~ ar ~, on all sides they passed away.
3. Do leith, do ~, on the side of, in the direction of.
Do leith a athar, on his father’s side.
Do gach leith, on every side; in every direction.
Don leith eile, on the other side; on the other hand.
Don ~, don leith, abhus den abhainn, on the near side of the river.
Ar an ~ eile den droim, on the other side of the ridge.
Tá ~ san, ar an, ualach, the load is overweighted on one side, lopsided.
Ceachtar dá ~a, on either side.
Tá an chruach ag luí amach ar an taobh seo, the stack is leaning over on this side.
An ~ a chur ina dháiríre ar dhuine, to make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth.
An méid atá i b~ linn, all who are joined with us, on our side.
Luí ar do ~, to lie on one’s side.
Luí ar do shliasaid, to recline on one’s side.
~ ar do dhroim, ar do thaobh, to swim on one’s back, on one’s side.
~ beag ar chliathán cnoic, a little spot on the side of a hill.
Thug siad le tuiscint dom go raibh siad i mo leith, they gave me to understand that they were on my side.