TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
aimhréidh1, f. (gs. ~e).Entanglement. Dul in ~, to get entangled. Tá an snáth in ~, the thread is tangled. Lig sí a gruaig in ~, she let her hair get tousled. Ná cuir in ~ é, don’t ravel it. Rud a bhaint as ~, to disentangle, unravel, sth. (Var:~eas m)
aimhréidh2, a1. 1. (Of thread, hair, etc.) Entangled; dishevelled. 2. (Of question, statement, etc.) Involved, intricate. 3. (Of terrain) Uneven, difficult. (Var:~each a1, aimhréiseach a1)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ná lig in aimhréidh é, don’t let it get tangled.
Rinneadh ~ ar aimhréidhe díobh, they became a tangled mass.
Tá ~ an scéil ag dul chun aimhréidhe, the matter is getting more complicated.
Tá an cás ag dul in aimhréidh, the case is getting complicated.