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lacking; wanting
Do bhí sé ar easbaidh céille.
easbaidh (noun) absence, deficiency
Variants:
easpa (standard)
easbhaidh (Connacht)
easbaidh does not imply that the absent item is forthcoming; we instead use éagmais when the absence is due to temporary disuse.
behind; at death's door
Níl sí ar deireadh.
Do bhí sé ar deireadh leis an obair.
deireadh (noun) end
at the latest
Bead ann anocht ar a dhéanaí.
déanaí (noun) lateness
similar
Táid ar dhealramh a chéile.
dealramh (noun) likeness
in heat (cows)
Beidh an tarbh gnóthach inniubh mar tá ár mbó ar dáir.
dáir (noun) "heat"; frenzy
in the manner of
Do bhí an lá san ar chuma an lae inniu.
Beidh sé ann ar chuma éigin.
cuma (noun) shape; form; appearance
in the hollow of
Do chuir sé é ar chroí mo bhoise.
croí (noun) heart
on the bosom of
Do bhí an naomhóg ar crioslach na mara.
crioslach (noun) bosom
on the right; in a convenient position
Go rabhadar ar dheis Dé.
Dá mbeadh sé ar dheis mo láimhe agam, do bheadh áthas ormsa.
deis (noun) right hand; material advantage; proper condition
to the right; in good order
Tá an long ag luí ar deis.
Níl sé ar deis!
deis (noun) right hand; material advantage; proper condition
