ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chruinnigh sé a bhalcaisí le chéile, he gathered together the bits of clothing he had.
Thit sé ina bhaogacha, it fell away in bits.
~anna a dhéanamh de rud, to make bits of sth.
~ féir, cocháin, bits of hay, straw.
~ adhmaid, bits of timber.
~ (trá), bits of seaweed strewn on beach.
~ airgid, bits of money, meagre sum of money.
Giotaí, bruscar, púdar, a dhéanamh de rud, to make bits, crumbs, powder, of sth.
~í raice, bits of wreckage.
Rud a ghearradh ina ghiotaí, to cut sth. to bits.
~í a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. in bits. (Of distance, extent)
~e olla, coarse bits of wool, wool-waste.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to grind sth. to bits.
Greamanna seabhaic a dhéanamh de rud, to tear sth. to bits.
Tá sé ag imeacht ina ghiotaí, it is falling to bits.
Rinneadh ~ den bhád, the boat was smashed to bits.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. into bits.
Tá sé ina ~, it is broken in bits.
D’fhág tú ~í den scéal ar lár, you omitted bits of the story.
Thóg na boinn giotaí de ghloine bhriste, the tyres picked up bits of broken glass.