ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ culaithe ann, there is (enough) material in it for a suit.
Culaith a chur in ~, to bespeak a suit.
Culaith nua ~ as an bpíosa, ~ ón tsnáthaid, a new suit just completed.
Agus a ~ fíona, with wine to suit.
Bhí culaith ghorm orm, I was wearing a blue suit.
Culaith athláimhe, cast-off suit.
Culaith bhocht, shabby suit.
Culaith bhreá éadaigh, good suit of clothes.
Tá do chulaith ag ~eamh go maith, your suit is wearing well.
Culaith chaite gach aon lae, suit for everyday wear.
Is ~ an chulaith éadaigh í, it is a beautiful suit of clothes.
Culaith cheannaíochta, ready-made suit.
Culaith faoi choinne an Domhnaigh, a suit for wearing on Sunday.
Bhí ~ ríchártaí agam, I had a suit, a lot, of court cards.
~ éadaigh, suit of clothes.
~ fir, mná, man’s, woman’s, suit, dress.
~ Dhomhnaigh, Sunday suit.
~ mhairnéalaigh, sailor suit.
~ chruach, suit of steel armour.
~ fir tíre, civilian suit.
~ chaite gach aon lae, everyday suit.
Culaith a chumadh le duine, to make a suit to fit s.o.
Cártaí a chúpláil, to suit cards.
Níl an dara ~ suas aige, he hasn’t a second suit to wear.
An ~ a imirt, to follow suit.
Culaith, cathaoir, inneall, gunna, a dhéanamh, to make a suit, a chair, an engine, a gun.
Culaith den ~ sin, a suit of that make, cut.
Ní oireann sé duit, it doesn’t suit you.
Tá a dhóigh féin aige ar an scéal, he tells the story to suit himself.
Tá ~ maith sa chulaith sin, there is good material in that suit.
~na chulaith Dhomhnaigh, wearing his Sunday suit.
~ an oireann sé duit, see whether it suits you.
do) 1. Suit; fit, become.
~eann an chulaith dó, the suit fits him, looks well on him.
D’fheil an obair dom, the work suited me.
B’fhearr a d’fheilfeadh sé duit, it would suit, become, you better.
Culaith nua (amach) as an bh~, brand-new suit.
Culaith fhiúntach éadaigh, decent suit of clothes.
Margadh, culaith nua, an tseamróg, a fhliuchadh, to wet, celebrate (with drink), a bargain, a new suit, the shamrock.
Má fhónann sé duit, if it suits you.
~ do, agree with, suit, fit, become.
~eann an obair dom, the work suits me.
Má fhóireann sé duit fanacht againn, if it suits you to stay with us.
Rinne sé mar a d’fhóir dó féin, he suited himself.
~ann sé go breá duit, it suits you well.