EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gabh thar, v.i. 1. Go, pass, over. Ag ~áil thar an mballa, an droichead, an abhainn, going over the wall, the bridge, the river. 2. Go, pass, by. Ag ~áil thar an doras, an siopa, going past the door, the shop. Ghabh sé tharam sa ród, he passed me on the road. An tseachtain seo a ghabh tharainn, the past week. 3. Miss, omit. Tá sé ag ~áil thar leath na bhfocal, he is leaving out half the words. Ní ghabhfadh a oiread thairis, not even that much would escape his notice. 4. (a) Go beyond. Tá siad ag ~áil thar a smacht, they are going beyond his control. (b) Surpass, exceed. Ní féidir ~áil thairis, he can’t be beaten.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag ~áil abhaile, chun na hoifige, ar turas, go hÁrainn, thar sáile, going home, to the office, on a journey, to Aran, overseas.
Bhí siad ag gabháil ~ a chéile sa díospóireacht, they were at cross-purposes in the debate.