TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tit le, v.i. 1. Fall down along. Bhí an t-allas ag ~im liom, I was pouring sweat. Ná bíodh do chuid gruaige ag ~im leat, don’t have your hair falling down (in dishevelment). Má thiteann an chaora leis an aill, if the sheep falls down the cliff. 2. (a) Fall to lot of. B’fhéidir gur leat a thitfeadh an áit, you might be the one to inherit the place. (b) Chance to get. Má thiteann rud ar bith is fiú leat, if you should happen to get anything worth while. (c) Succeed in doing. Níor thit liom mórán oibre a dhéanamh, I didn’t manage to get much work done. 3. (a) Draw near to. Tá na scadáin ag ~im leis an talamh, the herring are drawing closer to the land. (b) Occur to. Thit sé le m’intinn (go), it occurred to me (that). 4. (a) Fall by. ~im leis an gclaíomh, to fall by the sword. ~fidh sé linn nó ~fimid leis, we will succeed or perish in the attempt. (b) Suffer hardship for. Is trua liom an mháthair atá ag ~im libh, I pity the mother who is sacrificing herself for you. 5. (With isteach) (a) Fall in with. Thit siad isteach le nósanna na tíre, they fell in with the customs of the country. (b) Become friendly with. Tá siad ag ~im isteach le chéile arís, they are becoming friends again.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Titim le h~, to fall down a cliff.
Titim le ~, to fall down a cliff.
Titim ~ ar bhonn le chéile, to fall side by side; to get old together.
Lig mé dó titim as mo lámh le ~, I was so jittery that I let it fall out of my hand.
Tá ~ tite agam (leis an ocras, ag fanacht leat), I am wearied out (with hunger, waiting for you).
Le titim an ~a, at dew-fall, in the evening.
Le teacht, titim, an duilliúir, with the coming, the fall, of the leaf.
Rith, titim, le ~, to run, fall, down an incline, downwards.
Titim i n~ le duine, to fall in love with s.o.
Thit sé leis an aill, he fell down the cliff.
Thit ~ bheag air, leis, he got a small legacy; he fell in for a little sum of money.
Throid, thit, siad ~ le ~, they fought, fell, side by side.
Thit an seanduine go mór le bliain, the old man has declined a lot during the past year.
Thit siad amach le chéile, they fell out with one another.
Nuair a bhí ~ na fána linn, when we had the advantage of the downward slope.