Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) dismantletransitiveaistreachbain as a chéilecmutóg ó chéilethey took the shed apartbhain siad an bothán as a chéileI took the clock apartthóg mé an clog ó chéile2 (v + adv) analysetransitiveaistreachcíorverbcmumionscrúdú a dhéanamh arVPcmushe took the article apartchíor sí an t-alt3 (v + adv) informalneamhfhoirmeáltacriticisetransitiveaistreachcáin go géarVPcmustróicverbcmusciúradh a dhéanamh arVPshe took my argument apartcháin sí m'argóint go géar, stróic sí m'argóint as a chéile4 (v + adv) informalneamhfhoirmeáltadefeattransitiveaistreachslad a dhéanamh arcmugreadadh a thabhairt docmuwe took them apart in the second halfrinneamar slad orthu sa dara leath5 (v + adv) take (sb) to one sidetransitiveaistreachtabhair i leataobhI took him apart and asked him about itthug mé i leataobh é agus chuir mé ceist air faoi→ take