trouble1, s.Trioblóid f.1Buaireamh m; diachair f. He is in trouble, tá trioblóid air; tá sé i dtrioblóid. (Cp. 2 (b)). They are in great trouble, tá siad i gcruachás, ar anchaoi. His troubles are over, tá deireadh lena bhuaireamh. 2aMoney troubles, deacrachtaí fpl faoi airgead. Family troubles, cúrsaí buairimh ag baile. The trouble is that.., is é an áit a bhfuil an deacracht. . . He had a life of trouble, bhí saol buartha aige. You will have trouble with him, beidh do dhóthain cúraim ort leis. The child must be a great trouble to you, caithfidh sé go gcuireann an páiste go leor as duit. Prov: Troubles never come singly, nuair a thig cioth tig balc. He hasn't a trouble in the world, níl cíos, cás, ná cathú air. bTo get into trouble, achrann m, tubaiste f, a tharraingt ort féin. He got into trouble with the police, tharraing sé na gardaí air féin. To get s.o. into trouble, to make trouble for s.o., trioblóid a tharraingt ar dhuine. To get a girl into trouble, cailín a chur ó chrích, ó rath. To get out of trouble, na haenna a thabhairt leat. To get s.o. out of trouble, duine a thabhairt as an abar. He is in trouble, tá sé in achrann (leis na gardaí, etc.). He is looking for trouble, tá sé ag tuar trioblóide dó féin. cTo make trouble, iaróg f, achrann m, a chothú. If you do not consent he will make trouble, mura dtiocfaidh tú leis tógfaidh sé achrann. 3Dua m, saothar m, ceataí f. To take the trouble to do sth., to go to, be at, the trouble of doing sth., é a chur de dhua ort féin rud a dhéanamh. It is not worth the trouble, ní fiú an saothar é. To give s.o. trouble, to put s.o. to trouble, dua a chur ar dhuine. I am putting you to a lot of trouble, is mór an trioblóid atá mé a chur ort; tá tú cráite agam. To put oneself to a lot of trouble, to give oneself a lot of trouble, to take a great deal of trouble, an-dua, an-trioblóid, a chur ort féin. He is sparing no trouble in order to be able to come, tá sé ar a dhícheall le go bhféadfaidh sé teacht. He thinks nothing too much trouble, níl a dhath mór aige. He had some trouble to do it, ní gan stró a rinne sé é. It is no trouble to make, ní faic in aon chor a dhéanamh. F: It is no trouble, ní stró ar bith é. He had a lot of trouble in getting it, shaothraigh sé go maith é. To have (had) one's troubles for nothing, do shaothar a bheith in aisce agat. 4aMed: Tinneas m, aicíd f. Eye trouble, tinneas m súl. Digestive troubles, tinneas m goile. He has heart trouble, tá an croí ag cur air. What is the trouble?céard atá ort?bAut: etc: Engine trouble, ainghléas m innill. cInd: Labour troubles, imreas m lucht oibre.
trouble2,1v.tr.aBuairim, cuirim trioblóid ar, déanaim imní do, cráim. To be troubled about sth., bheith imníoch faoi rud. He has been much troubled about his son, fuair sé imní mhór de thairbhe an mhic. That does not trouble him much, níl sin ag cur lá buartha air. b(Of ailment) Cuireann, goilleann, ar (dhuine). I am troubled with rheumatism, tá mé ag gearán ar dhathacha, tá dathacha ag cur orm. cCuirim as do, clipim, cuirim isteach ar. I am sorry to trouble you, mo leithscéal as trioblóid a chur ort. I shall not trouble you with the details, ní bheidh mé do do bhodhradh leis na mionchúrsaí. May I trouble you to shut the door?ar mhiste leat an doras a dhúnadh?To trouble oneself about sth., bheith do do bhuaireadh féin faoi rud. She was troubling about that, bhí sin ag déanamh imní, tinnis, di. To trouble oneself to do sth., dua ruda a chur ort féin. 2v.i.aTá mé buartha, imníoch(about, faoi, i dtaobh, mar gheall ar). Don't trouble about it, ná cuireadh sin imní ort. bCuirim dua, saothar, orm féin; cuirim as dom féin. Don't trouble to write, ná bac le scríobh.