EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
starve. 1 v.i. a To starve to death, bás a fháil den ocras, den ghorta. b Táim ar an ngorta; táim ag fáil ocrais. F: I am starving, tá mé caillte, stiúgtha, leis an ocras. c F: To be starving with cold, bheith leata, préachta, leis an bhfuacht. d (Of tree, plant) Téann in éag, seargann. 2 v.tr. a Tugaim bás (duine) den ocras. To starve out a town, baile a chur faoi ghéilleadh le gorta. b To starve s.o., ocras a thabhairt do dhuine. F: To starve a cold, slaghdán a leigheas le troscadh.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
A starved-looking person, duine a bhfuil dreach an ocrais air.
Starved of affection, ar díth ceana.
To starve s.o. into submission, duine a smachtú le hocras.
But I shall starve! -- No, you won't, ach gheobhaidh mé bás den ocras -- Ní bhfaighir, maise.