tairbhe, f. (gs. ~, pl. -bhí).1. Benefit, profit. (a)~ a bhaint as rud, to benefit by sth. Rud a chur chun ~, to turn sth. to account. Chuaigh sé chun ~ dó, it benefited him. Is mó an t-olc ná an ~ é, it does more harm than good. Ní fiú an ~ an trioblóid, the game is not worth the candle. Is beag an ~ é, it is not of much use. Cad é an ~ a bheith ag caint air? What’s the good of talking about it? Bhain tú an ~ as, you took the good out of it. Rud gan ~, useless thing. S.a. toirt11. (b)De thairbhe, by virtue of, as a result of, on account of. Dá thairbhe sin, in consequence of that. Tá rud éigin aige de thairbhe a chuid oibre, he has gained something by his work. Níor fhoghlaim mé mórán dá thairbhe, I didn’t learn much as a result of it. Níl dada dá thairbhe agam, I am no better off for it. De thairbhe a aoise, on account of his age. Ná bíodh imní ort de mo thairbhe, don’t be anxious on my account. De mo thairbhe féin de, as far as I myself am concerned. De mo thairbhese de, is cuma liom, as far as I am concerned, I don’t care. 2. Lit: Useful work.