deacair1, f. (gs. & pl. -cra). Difficulty; hardship, distress. ~ anála, difficulty in breathing. I n~ íota, suffering from thirst. Prov:Is mairg a mbeadh doicheall roimh dheacair aige, one should face up to one’s troubles. ~ air! Confound it! (Mo dhíth agus) mo dheacair! Alas! (Var:~ef)
deacair2, a. (gsm. ~, gsf., npl. & comp. -cra).Hard, difficult. 1. (a)~ a dhéanamh, hard to do. Is ~ a rá, it is hard to say. Is ~ dó iad a shásamh, it is hard for him to please them. Bhí sé ~ air, it was hard for him. Is ~ nó tiocfaidh sé, it will go hard with him or he will come, he will surely come. (b) (With le) Reluctant. Is ~ leis fanacht, he is reluctant to stay. Ba dheacair liom dul thart gan labhairt leo, I didn’t want to pass by without speaking to them. 2. Lit:An giolla ~, the troublesome fellow. (Var:gsf., npl. & comp. ~e)