ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ uair amháin, once; once upon a time.
Freastail ar, attend to, upon; be present at.
Is ~ atá do chraiceann ort; is ~ a d’fhás an olann ort, you are easily imposed upon.
Bhí an bhoige riamh ionat, you were always easily led, imposed upon.
Cás a bhreithniú, to adjudicate upon a case.
5. ~te ar, touching upon, adjoining.
~adh teach mór liom, I came upon a large house.
D’fhág an saol is an aimsir ~ orm, life and time have left their mark upon me.
Chuir sé a eagla i gcéill dóibh, he impressed his fear upon them.
Comhairle a chinneadh, ~eadh ar chomhairle, to decide upon a course of action.
Dar m’anam atá i mo chliabh, upon my very soul.
Ná lig do chnámh leis an madra, don’t be imposed upon.
~ a dhéanamh le duine faoi rud, to condole with s.o. upon sth.
Is furasta ~ a chur ar scéal, ar laoi, dó, he is easily imposed upon.
Thug mé cnámh le ~eadh dó, I gave him something to chew upon.
Anáil a chur faoi rud, (i) to breathe upon sth., (ii) to exert an influence on sth.
~ an leabhar! By the book! Upon my faith!
~ m’fhocal! ~ mo bhriathar! ~ m’uacht! Upon my word!
Is tú mo dhóchas; is ionat atá mo dhóchas, my hopes are set upon you.
Dhoirt siad orainn, they swooped upon us.
Tá an ceo ag ~im isteach orainn, the mist is closing in upon us.
orainn, the fog closed in upon us.
Bhí rí ann ~, once upon a time there was a king.
~aim le m’anam (go), upon my soul I swear (that).
D’fhág sé na fágálacha sin orainn, he enjoined those things upon us.
Ar, dar, m’fhocal, upon my word.
Ar m’fhocal agus ar m’fhírinne, upon my word of honour.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to attend upon, wait on, help, s.o.
~m ar dhuine, to call upon, summon, s.o.
Ag imirt na ~a, affecting gentility; standing upon ceremony.
Rud a ghlacadh as láimh, ort féin, to take sth. in hand, upon oneself.
Glaoch ar Dhia, to call upon, invoke, God.
Tá an cíos ag glaoch orm, I am being called upon to pay the rent.
~ a theacht go tobann air, their coming upon him suddenly.
D’~ sé a fhearg orm, he wreaked his wrath upon me.
~ a dhéanamh ar áit, to advance upon, attack, a place.
Ní bheidh a ~í arís ann, we shall not look upon their like again.
Eallach a ~ean ar thalamh, to let cattle enter upon land.
~ sé a anáil fúthu, he breathed upon them.
Rud a ~ean le lár, to let sth. rest upon the ground; to let sth. fall to the ground, fall through.
Ag lua ar, discoursing upon.
Na mílte ~ acu, thousands upon thousands of them.
Teacht gan mhothú ar dhuine, to come unnoticed upon s.o., to take s.o. unawares.
Tá an geimhreadh sa mhullach orainn, the winter is upon us.