TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
leatrom1, m. (gs. -oim). 1. Uneven weight, uneven balance. Tá ~ san, ar an, ualach, the load is overweighted on one side, lopsided. Fulaing an ~ dom, bear up the heavy side for me. Tá ~ ar cheann de na capaill aige, he is putting an undue strain on one of the horses. 2. Unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction. ~ suain, uneven, uneasy, sleep. ~ na haoise, the afflictions of old age. ~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to cause undue distress to s.o.; to wrong s.o. ~ar na boicht, oppression of the poor. Faoi ~, distressed, afflicted. ~ a leasú, to redress a grievance. 3. Bowls: Bias. (Var: leatroime f, ~acht f, ~adh m)
leatromach, a1. 1. Heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided. Fórsaí ~a, unbalanced forces. 2. One-sided, partial; oppressive. Breithiúnas ~, biased, unfair, judgment. Dlíthe ~a, uneven, oppressive, laws. Obair ~, distressing work. Grá ~, unrequited love. 3. Oppressed; distressed, afflicted. Seandaoine bochta ~a, poor afflicted old people. 4. Unevenly spread, scattered. Báisteach ~, local rain. 5. Heavy (with child), pregnant. (Var: leatrom2 a1)