ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Three times a week, trí huaire sa tseachtain, in aghaidh na seachtaine.
Alias O'Donnell, nó Ó Dónaill, mar a thugtar air ar uaire.
He averages eight hours' work a day, oibríonn sé ocht n-uaire sa lá, gach aon lá leis an lá eile; déanann sé ar meán, hocht n-uaire oibre sa lá.
Casual labourer, oibrí m aon uaire.
At the current rate of exchange, de réir ráta malairte na huaire.
Three and a half hours, trí huaire go leith.
A quarter of an hour, ceathrú f uaire.
To pay s.o. by the hour, duine a íoc de réir na huaire.
To do sth. in three hours, rud a dhéanamh i dtrí huaire an chloig.
He'll be here in three hours, beidh sé anseo faoi cheann trí huaire.
Six hours without interruption, sé huaire gan stad, as a chéile.
At this juncture, in alt na huaire seo.
I can't do it just now, ní féidir liom a dhéanamh i láthair na huaire.
I have an hour's lead over him, tá tosach uaire agam air.
I am busy at the moment, tá mé gnóthach i láthair na huaire.
He is the man of the moment, is é fear mór na huaire é.
Nine times, naoi n-uaire.
Ten times over, deich n-uaire i ndiaidh a chéile.
At the present time, i láthair na huaire; faoi láthair; san am i láthair.
To arrive prompt to the minute, teacht ar bhuille na huaire.
Three times round the track, say two miles, trí huaire thart an cúrsa, dhá mhíle, abair.
Scratch team, foireann ala na huaire.
An eight-hour shift, seal m ocht n-uaire.
Ind: Slack hours, uaire neamhgnóthacha.
To sleep for nine solid hours, codladh naoi n-uaire as a chéile.
Three hours at a spell, trí huaire i ndiaidh a chéile.
On the spur of the moment, ar ala na huaire.
At this stage we were interrupted, leis sin féin, ar ala na huaire sin, cuireadh isteach orainn.
To stick at a task for six hours, fanacht i gceann oibre gan stad ar feadh sé huaire an chloig.
To work fifteen hours without stopping, oibriú cúig huaire déag gan stad, gan staonadh.
Three hours at a stretch, trí huaire as a chéile.
Thrice as big as, trí huaire chomh mór le (rud, etc.).
F: On the tick, ar bhuille na huaire.
He is tied to time, tá air a bheith ag faire na huaire.
The folly of the times, baois na huaire, na linne (seo).
At times, uaireanta, amanta, ar uaire.
Between times, idir uaire, idir dhá linn.
Three times as big as . . ., trí huaire chomh mór le ...
Topical allusion, tagairt f do chúrsaí na huaire.
At that very moment, ar bhuille na huaire sin.