feel1, s.Mothú m.Rough to the feel, garbh le breith air, le mothú. To know sth. by the feel of it, rud a aithint ar a mhothú. The feel of his clammy hand, mothú taisfhuar a chroibh.
feel2 .1av.tr.Mothaím (rud) sa láimh; láimhsím; féachaim (an chuisle, etc.). bv.tr. & i.To feel (about) for sth., to feel after sth., bheith ag smúrthacht ar lorg ruda. To feel about in the dark, bheith ag smúrthacht sa dorchadas. He is feeling his way, (i) tá sé ag brath na slí roimhe (ii) tá sé ag smúrthacht leis. He was feeling in his pocket for it, bhí sé ag saibhseáil ina phóca á lorg. 2av.tr.Mothaím, airím (rud). I felt the floor tremble, mhothaíos, d'airíos, an t-urlár ag crith, She felt her feet to be stone cold, mhothaigh sí a cosa chomh fuar le leac oighir. bv.tr. & i.Airíonn, mothaíonn (fuacht, buairt, etc.). The effect will be felt, aireofar an toradh. To feel the heat, the cold, an teas, an fuacht, a mhothú. He made his authority felt, chuir sé a smacht i gcion. I feel for him, tá trua agam dó, tuigim dó. I feel for, with, him in his sorrow, goilleann a bhuairt orm. How did you feel?conas a bhraithis tú féin?You'll feel the loss of it, aireoidh tú uait é, crothnóidh tú é. cv.tr.Is dóigh liom, ceapaim. I feel it in my bones that I shall succeed, tá sé á thuar dom go n-éireoidh liom. I felt it necessary to interfere, cheapas go raibh de dhualgas orm mo lámh a chur sa roinnt. 3v.i.(Of pers.) aPred.I feel cold, tired, etc., mothaím, airím, fuar, tuirseach, etc.; tá fuacht, tuirse, etc., orm. I feel all the better for it, mothaím feabhas mór orm féin dá bharr. He doesn't feel quite himself, níl sé istigh leis féin. I do not feel up to it, to doing it, ní bhraithim go bhfuil sé ionam é a dhéanamh. I feel certain that. . ., táim cinnte go . . . bI feel as if . . ., samhlaítear, taibhsítear, dom go . . . F: If you feel like doing it, má tá fonn ort é a dhéanamh. I felt like crying, tháinig fonn goil orm. 4v.i.It feels hard, soft, tá mothú cruais, boigeachta, ann; mothaíonn sé crua, bog. This chair feels very comfortable, tá compord sa chathaoir seo. The room feels damp, tá mothú na taise sa seomra. It feels like silk, tá mar bheadh an síoda le mothú ann.