TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Leagan amach simplí
eat , v .tr . a Ithim . Fit to eat , inite . He eats like a wolf , itheann sé ar nós an ghadhair ; alpann sé a chuid . She is eating her heart out , tá a croí istigh á shníomh le buairt . He eats out of my hand , tá sé mín macánta agam . I thought he was going to eat me , shíleas go raibh sé ar tí mé a fheannadh . He ate his words , (i) shéan sé a fhocal ; tharraing sé siar a ndúirt sé cheana ; (ii) labhair sé trína fhiacla ; bhí sé ag cogaint na bhfocal . (Of insect, worm) It eats into the wood , pollann sé an t-adhmad . b Ithim béile, déanaim mo chuid .
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To eat two at a time , péire a ithe le chéile, ag an am (céanna) .
He ate it with an appetite , d'ith sé go blasta é .
Eating apple, dessert apple , úll milis .
He asked for something to eat , d'iarr sé rud le n-ithe .
He does nothing but eat , ní stadann sé ach ag ithe .
He is eaten up with conceit , tá sé ag imeacht as a chranna cumhachta le teann postúlachta .
Not a crust to eat , gan an greim féin le n-ithe .
To eat dirt , tarcaisne a fhulaingt .
Dog does not eat dog , níor ith na madraí allta a chéile riamh .
(Of horse, etc.) She ate her head off , ba mhó a sac ná a soláthar .
Eat up your bread! críochnaigh do chuid aráin ; ith uait an t-arán .
He is eaten up (with sth.) , tá sé á shnoí (ag an uabhar) ; tá sé ite (ag an ngangaide) ; tá sé caillte (ag saint chuig an saol) .
Rabbits are good eating , is so-bhlasta an bia an coinín .
He does nothing except eat and drink , ní dhéanann sé pioc ach ag ithe agus ag ól .
They were fain to eat horsemeat , d'íosfaidís feoil chapaill féin (le fonn) .
Let him eat anything he fancies , itheadh sé cibé rud is rogha leis .
Ecc : To eat flesh , feoil a ithe .
To get sth. to eat , (i) rud éigin a fháil le n-ithe ; (ii) greim a ithe .
To give s.o. sth. to eat, to drink , rud a thabhairt le n-ithe, le n-ól, do dhuine .
Good to eat , (go) maith le n-ithe .
Eating greedily , ag placadh, ag alpadh, ag slogadh .
They grudge me what I eat , tá siad ag maíomh mo chodach orm .
To eat sth, with gusto , rud a ithe le flosc, le fonn .
We ate and drank to our heart's content , bhí muid ag ithe agus ag ól go raibh muid subhach sách .
To eat heartily , béile breá mór a chaitheamh .
F : To eat humble pie , tarraingt siar go humhal .
To make s.o. eat humble pie , tabhairt ar dhuine a chuid cainte a shlogadh ; béim a bhaint as duine .
I have just eaten , nílim ach tar éis éirí ón mbord .
He kept on eating , mhair sé ag ithe leis .
F : To eat the leek , masla a fhulaingt go foighneach .
Eat less meat , ith níos lú feola ; ná hith an oiread sin feola .
Would you like to eat something? an íosfá greim?
He will neither eat nor drink , ní íosfaidh sé agus ní ólfaidh sé .
I eat nothing , níor itheas greim .
To eat off a silver dish , do chuid a ithe as soitheach airgid .
To eat out of the same dish , ithe as aon mhias amháin .
To eat like a pig , ithe go craosach ; bheith ag sclamhadh .
To eat sth. with relish , rud a ithe le dúil ann .
To eat to repletion , do shá a ithe .
To eat salt with s.o ., bia a ithe i gcuideachta duine .
To eat s.o.'s salt , (i) aíocht a fháil ó dhuine ; (ii) maireachtáil ar chostas duine .
To eat to satiety , anlucht a ithe .
He is eaten up with self-conceit , tá sé lofa le móiréis .
To eat some bread , blúire m aráin a ithe .
He ate thereof , d'ith sé cuid de .
We must eat (in order) to live , caithfimid greim a ithe más linn bheith beo, le bheith beo .
Good to eat , maith le n-ithe .