ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Faoi bhéal an aeir, under the open sky.
Duine a mholadh go h~, to praise s.o. to the skies.
Rud a chur in, san, ~, to blow sth. sky-high.
~ as an spéir, down from the sky.
Go h~ sa spéir, high in the sky.
Tá an spéir ag ardú, the sky is clearing (at the horizon).
Tá an ghrian ag ársú, the sun is high in the sky; it is getting on for midday.
Tá ~ na gaoithe glan, the sky is clear to windward.
Caisleáin bhána ar an spéir, an accumulation of white clouds in the sky, on the horizon.
Chlaochlaigh an spéir, the sky became overcast.
Spéir choineascrach, twilight sky.
Spéir cholgach, angry sky.
Spéir, farraige, chonfach, sullen sky, sea.
Choscair an toirneach na spéartha, the thunder rent the skies, dissolved the rain-clouds.
Tá an spéir, an fharraige, ag caitheamh ~anna, the sky, the sea, is changing hues.
Dhealraigh sé an spéir, it lit up the sky.
~ anoir, eastern glow (in sky).
Tá an spéir ag dorchú (chun báistí), the sky is becoming overcast (with rain).
An ~ atá ar an spéir, ar na sráideanna, the appearance of the sky, of the streets.
Spéartha ~a, sombre skies.
Dhubhaigh an oíche, an spéir, an ghrian, a ghnúis, the night, the sky, the sun, his face, grew dark.
Bhí ~ ar an spéir; bhí an spéir faoi dhuifean, the sky was overcast.
Spéir dhúnta, heavily overcast sky.
D’~ sé den talamh, in airde sa spéir, he rose off the ground, high in the sky.
1. Ag éirí chun na spéire, rising up to the sky. (Of horse)
An ~ bán, (band of) night-light in northern sky (in summer).
2. Spéir fheargach, angry sky.
~ soilsithe, spéire, illuminated, sky-, sign.
Tá ~a ag teacht ar an spéir, the sky is clearing in patches.
Níor fágadh ~ molta air, nothing was left unsaid in his praise; he was lauded to the skies.
Tá an spéir ag ~adh, the sky is clearing.
Spéir ghiobach, ragged sky.
Aimsir, spéir, ghlan, clear weather, sky.
Ghlan an spéir, the sky cleared.
spéire, the blue of the sky.
Tá an spéir ag gormú, the blue sky is appearing.
Spéir ghormghlas, azure sky.
Fad is a bheidh ~ ar an aer, ag dul deiseal, ‘whilst the sun remains in the sky, on its course’, to the end of time.
Spéir ghruama, sombre sky.
Thuas sa spéir, up in the sky.
~ san aer, sa spéir, up in the air, in the sky.
In ~ na spéire, low down in the sky, on the horizon.
Tá an ghrian ag ísliú ar an aer, the sun is sinking low in the sky.
Tá siad le feiceáil sa spéir, they may be seen in the sky.
Idir thú is ~, silhouetted against the light, the sky.