TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
iompaigh, v.t. & i. Turn. 1. Iompú thart, ar clé, ó dheas, ar ais, isteach sa pháirc, to turn round, left, south, back, into the field. D’~ sé ar a sháil, he turned on his heel. D’~ a shúile ina cheann, his eyes rolled. Do cheann a iompú, to turn one’s head. Roth ag iompú, a wheel turning. 2. Invert, reverse. Ball éadaigh a iompú amach, to turn a garment inside out. Fód, cárta, a iompú, to turn (up) a sod, a card. ~ an duilleog, turn (over) the page. Soitheach a iompú béal faoi, to turn a vessel upside down. D’~ an bád, the boat capsized. Ná h~ an carr orainn, don’t overturn the car on us. D’~ sé bun os cionn, it turned topsy-turvy. S.a cóta11. 3. Avert. Fearg a iompú, to avert anger. An donas seo nach furasta a iompú, this misfortune that is not easily averted. ~ uainn an urchóid, keep us out of harm’s way. 4. Return. Iompú ó aistear, ó chontúirt, to turn back from a journey, from danger. Turas gan iompú, a journey from which there is no return. D’~ an slaghdán orm, I had a relapse of the cold. 5. Change. (a)Iompú dubh, bán, to turn black, white. D’~ a lí (ann), he changed colour. D’~ dath an bháis air, he turned deathly pale. (b) Turn to, change over to. Iompú ar dhuine, to turn towards s.o.; to turn on s.o. D’~ sé ar Dhia, ar na sacraimintí, he turned to God, to the sacraments. Tá siad ag iompú ar an ól, they are turning to drink. D’~ an lá chun báistí, the day turned to rain. Dá mb’fhéidir iad a iompú chun creidimh, if they could be made to turn to religion. D’~ sé ina Chríostaí, ina eiriceach, he turned Christian, heretic. Tá sé ag iompú (amach) ina rógaire, he is turning out to be a rogue. Sin mar a d’~ an saol amach, that is how things turned out. Má iompaíonn tú leis an dream eile, if you go over to the other party. Tá siad ag iompú inár gcoinne, they are turning against us. (c) Turn sour, go bad. Tá an fheoil, an bainne, iompaithe, the meat, the milk, has turned. (d) (Of patient) Iompaíodh air, he got a relapse.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
D’iompaigh sé ar a chois, he turned on his heel.
D’iompaigh sé ina ór, it turned to gold.
D’iompaigh siad linn, they came over to our side.
Iompaigh i leith, turn this way.
D’iompaigh a ~ ann, he changed colour.
D’iompaigh an ~ air, luck turned against him.