dochar, m. (gs. -air). Harm; hurt, injury; loss, distress. 1. ~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, do rud, to harm s.o., sth. Tá ~ ann, it is harmful, injurious. Rinne sé ~ dó ina shláinte, ina chuid, it injured his health, hurt his interests. Rinne an sioc ~ do na barra, the frost damaged the crops. Rachaidh sé chun dochair don tír, it will bring harm on the country. Ní dhéanfaidh braon beag ~ duit, a little drop won’t harm you. ~ a chur i rud, to mean harm by sth.; to read harm into sth. Níl ~ ann, there is no harm in it. Níl ~ déanta, there is no harm done; it is nothing. Gan ~ duit, without wishing you any harm. Ní ~ a rá (go), there is no harm in saying (that); one might well say (that). An bhfuil ~ (dom) a fhiafraí (díot)? Is there any harm in (my) asking (you)? Ní raibh ~ dó aoibh a bheith air, he had every reason to be in good humour. Is beag an ~ duit a bheith sásta leo, it is no wonder you are satisfied with them. Ní raibh ~ orm é a thabhairt liom, I had no trouble in taking it. Cad é an ~? What harm? Sochar agus ~, profit and loss; advantages and disadvantages. Sochar agus ~ an tsaoil, the ups and downs of life. 2. Com: Debit. Taobh an dochair, the debit side. 3. Jur:Cás a dhíbhe gan ~, to dismiss a case without prejudice.