ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé ar fhód na h~ fós, he is still in this vale of tears.
~eadh na deora aisti, she was moved to tears.
Deora bréige, crocodile tears.
Deora ~a, crocodile tears.
Bhris an gol uirthi, she broke into tears.
Na deora a chosc, to keep back tears.
Choinnigh sí ~ ar na deora, she held back her tears.
Dháil sí deora orthu, she shed tears for them.
~ ag deora, blinded by tears.
Bhí a súile ~ta ag na deora, her eyes were bedimmed with tears.
~ bróin, deor, cause of sorrow, of tears.
Deora a dhéanamh, to shed tears.
~ gáire gol, laughter brings tears.
Ag sileadh na ndeor, shedding tears.
Deora a bhaint as duine, to reduce s.o. to tears.
Tháinig na deora léi, she began to shed tears.
An ~ a bheith ar an tsúil agat, to have tears in one’s eyes; to be mawkishly sentimental.
Tá an ~ i ndeas don tsúil aige, he is easily moved to tears.
Bhí na deora i gceann a cuid súl, the tears were gathering in her eyes.
Frasa ~a deor, floods of bitter tears.
Deora a dhoirteadh, to shed tears.
~ deor, torrent of tears.
Ag ~adh na ndeor, shedding tears.
Ag ~adh na ndeor, shedding floods of tears.
~a deor, floods of tears.
Deora a shileadh go ~, to shed tears copiously.
~ na deora as do shúile, wipe the tears from your eyes.
~ seo na ndeor, this vale of tears.
Ag gol na ndeor, shedding tears.
Deora ~e, salt, bitter, tears.
~ deor, bitterness of tears.
Bhris a ~ uirthi, she burst into tears.
Bhí a shúile ina dtoibreacha, tears welled in his eyes.
~ (súl), (gathering of) tears.
Súile ina ~, eyes full of tears.
Glan an ~ de do leiceann, wipe the tears off your cheek.
Súile ina ~te deor, eyes flooded with tears.
~ na súile uirthi, her eyes filled (with tears).
Bhí sé luchtaithe le fearg, le deora, he was ready to break out in anger, in tears.
~ le deora, moist with tears.
Na deora a mhúchadh, to hold back one’s tears.
Phléasc an gol air, he burst into tears.
~adh luach a deor di, she was rewarded for her tears.
(An) gleann ~ na ndeor, this vale of tears.
Bhí na deora ag ~eadh lena grua, the tears were trickling down her cheek.
Ag ~eadh na ndeor, na súl, shedding tears.
Bheith ar ~ le hallas, le deora, to be swimming with perspiration, with tears.