TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tarraing chuig, chun, v.t. & i. 1. (Reflexive) (a) Draw towards oneself, take up, adopt. ~ chugat do chosa, pull in your legs. Tharraing sí chuici an leabhar, she took up the book. Béas a tharraing sé chuige le déanaí, a habit he has adopted lately. Ná ~ an leithscéal sin chugat féin, don’t seize on that excuse. (b) Bring up, introduce. Tharraing siad chucu mé, they began to talk about me. Tarraingímis scéal eile chugainn féin, let us change the subject. 2. Attract to. Daoine a tharraingt chun creidimh, to attract people to the faith. 3. Draw towards, make for. Ag ~t chun cuain, making for harbour.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tarraing chugat iad, pull them towards you.
Bhí ~ chuige aige, he had something to draw on, a source of revenue.