EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
roar1, s. 1 a (Of pers.) Búir f. Roars of laughter, scairteanna fpl gáirí. He set the table in a roar, bhain sé gáire as a raibh ag bord. b Búir f (tairbh, leoin). 2 (Of guns, sea) Búireann, tá ag torann.
roar2 . 1 v.i. a (Of pers.) Búirim, béicim. To roar with pain, bheith ag screadach le pian. S.a. LAUGHTER. b (Of lion) Búireann. c (Of thunder) Tá ag plimpíl; (of sea) tá ag búiríl. A motor car roared by, réab gluaisteán thart ag torann. d Tá cársán i (gcapall). 2 v.tr. To roar (out) an order, ordú m a scairteadh amach.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Before a rousing, a roaring, fire, os coinne bladhmsach thine amach.
To roar with laughter, scairteadh gáire a dhéanamh.
We were sitting in front of a roaring fire, bhíomar inár suí os comhair craos tine.
To do a roaring trade, trácht lasta a dhéanamh.
The murmur swelled into a roar, rinne búir den mhonabhar.