EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
sore1, I a. 1 a Tinn, nimhneach. I am sore all over, níl aon bhall slán i mo chorp. My foot is sore, tá pian i mo chois. b Frithir, tinn, nimhneach. Sore eyes, súile tinne. S.a. SIGHT1 5. Sore throat, scornach nimhneach. To put one's finger on the sore place, do mhéar a leagan ar an gcneá. F: That's his sore spot, sin an áit a ngoilleann an bhróg air. 2 Cráite, buartha. To be sore at heart, bheith cráite, croíbhuartha. He was very sore about it, ghoill sé go mór air. 3 To be in sore need of sth., rud a bheith ag teastáil, de dhíth, go géar ort. Sore trial, tástáil chrua, dhian. Sore temptation, cathú trom. ► sorely, adv. Sorely wounded, tromghonta, géarghonta. He was sorely tried, ba dhian, ba chrua an fhéachaint air é. II adv. Sore distressed, i gcruachás.
sore2, s. Cneá f, créacht f -a; (chafe) deargadh m. F: To (re)open an old sore, fuil a bhaint as seancholm, seanchartacha a thochailt.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Med: Angry sore, cneá f athlasta.
F: To reopen an old sore, seanriaráistí a tharraingt anuas,
Running sore, cneá shilidh.
F: It is a sight for sore eyes, is é an eorna nua é.
Store is no sore, ní hualach lón.
I have a sore throat, tá an scornach nimhneach agam.