draw1, s.1aTarraingt f. bThis was meant as a draw, but he did not rise to it, d'fhonn é a bhaint amach a rinneadh é seo, ach ní bheadh aon roinnt aige leis. 2Crannchur m. 3F: Tarraingt f. (Of play, etc.) It was a (great) draw, bhí an-tarraingt daoine air, bhí an-tóir air. 4Sp: Cluiche m cothrom.
draw2. Iv.tr.1aTarraingím (cuirtín, etc.); ardaím (droichead tógála); bainim (bolta). To draw the blinds, na dallóga a tharraingt anuas. To draw a bow, bogha a lúbadh. bTarraingíonn (cairt). 2a(Take in) Tarraingím (anáil). b(Attract) Meallaim, tarraingím. To draw crowds, sluaite a tharraingt, a mhealladh. Abs.To draw, slua a tharraingt. To draw s.o. into a conspiracy, duine a mhealladh isteach i gcomhcheilg. To draw s.o. into doing sth., tabhairt ar dhuine rud a dhéanamh. I feel drawn to him, bogann mo chroí chuige. 3aTarraingím(sth. from, out of, sth., rud amach ó, amach as, aniar as, rud eile). To draw (one's sword), claíomh a tharraingt. To draw (lots) for sth., rud a chur ar crainn. He drew a blank, baineadh mealladh as; fágadh breall air. Cp. 4 (b). To draw straws, crainn a chaitheamh. bTarraingím (fiacail, tairne, etc.). To draw tears from s.o., deora a bhaint as duine. F: To draw s.o.'s teeth, duine a chur ó dhíobháil. cTo draw water from the river, uisce a tharraingt as an abhainn. To draw wine (from a barrel), fíon a tharraingt as baraille. To draw a conclusion from sth., conclúid f, tátal m, a bhaint as rud. dTarraingím (airgead, tuarastal). Abs.To draw upon savings, tarraingt as airgead taisce. He drew upon his memory, chuaigh sé ar iontaoibh a chuimhne. eTchn: To draw the fires, na tinte a mhúchadh, a chartadh. fVen: To draw a fox, sionnach a dhúiseacht. Mil: He drew the enemy's fire, tharraing sé lámhach an namhad air féin. To try to draw s.o., féachaint le duine a chrú. 4aGlanaim (éan), bainim as (éan). A: He was hanged, drawn and quartered, crochadh, tarraingíodh, agus rinneadh ceathrúna de. bVen: To draw a covert, mothar m a bhualadh. He drew a blank, (i) níor dhúisigh sé dada; (ii) ní raibh aige ach boinn. Cp. 3 (a). 5To draw the tea, an tae a chur ar tarraingt. 6Sínim; Metall: tarraingím (feadáin, etc.). 7a(Trace) Tarraingím (líne, pictiúr, léarscáil). To draw a picture of s.o., pictiúr duine a tharraingt. bDéanaim (comparáid, idirdhealú). 8To draw a cheque on a bank, seic a tharraingt ar bhanc. To draw a bill, abs.to draw (up)on s.o. for £..., bille a tharraingt ar dhuine ar £... 9Nau: She draws 20 feet of water, fiche troigh a tharraingíonn sí, an snámh atá aici. 10Kerry drew (the game) with Galway, cluiche cothrom a bhí idir Ciarraí agus Gaillimh. The battle was drawn, cath gan bhua a bhí ann. II►draw, v.i.1aTo draw near to s.o., druidim le duine. The crowd drew to one side, dhruid an slua i leataobh. The train drew into the station, tháinig an traein isteach sa stáisiún. To draw around the table, bailiú timpeall an bhoird. b (Of the day, etc.) It is drawing to an end, tá sé ag tarraingt chun deiridh. 2(Of chimney, pump) Tarraingíonn; (of pump) súnn. 3To let the tea draw, ligean don tae tarraingt.