PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhris siad an glas ar an doras, they forced the lock of the door.
Ná ~ thú féin air, don’t force yourself on him.
~eadh siar iad, they were thrown, forced, back.
~ a chóiriú, to arrange forces for battle.
Cath a chóiriú, to array forces for battle.
Fórsa ~, resultant force.
~ a bhrú ar dhuine, to force one’s attention on s.o.; to intrude on s.o.
Le ~ nirt, by main force.
Arm cosanta, defence force.
Fearann creiche, land taken by force.
Bia, deoch, purgóid, a chur siar ar dhuine, to force food, drink, medicine, on s.o.
Brí agus ~ na hargóna, the force and reliability of the argument.
~ argóinte, the force of an argument.
Ag ~, forcing, violating, ravishing.
Chuir sé d’fhiacha orm é a dhéanamh, he forced me to do it.
Ag teacht go ~ falcanta, coming with great force and strength.
Géilleadh don fhoréigean, to yield to force.
Le ~, by force; violently.
~ na gaoithe, the violent force of the wind.
Le teann fornirt, by sheer force.
1. ~ gaoithe, tuile, force of wind, of flood.
~ fiartha, shearing force.
Bristear long le ~, ‘force may wreck a ship’, it is better not to rush matters.
2. Na ~í, the forces, troops.
~ sluaíochta, expeditionary force.
~ leictreaghluaiseach, back electromotive force.
Tá sé ag géarú chun gála, it is rising to gale force.
Na ~í, the regular forces.
Cath a inleadh, to array forces for a battle.
Teach a ~, to force an entry into a house.
Bhí brí lena chuid cainte, there was force in what he said.
Fórsaí ~a, unbalanced forces.
Fórsa ~, electromotive force.
Cumas, fórsa, luamháin, levering force, leverage.
~ plandaí, forcing of plants.
Chuaigh siad i ~ a nirt, a n-arm, they resorted to force, to arms.
~ a bhrú ar dhuine, to make up to s.o.; to force one’s company on s.o.
Os cionn nádúir, above the forces of nature, supernatural.
Fórsaí an namhad, the enemy forces.
~ na gaoithe, na stoirme, the force of the wind, of the storm.
Géilleadh don ~, to yield to force.
An ~ a chuir sé leis an dorn, the force with which he delivered the punch.
Le ~ slua, by force of numbers.
3. ~ airm, cabhlaigh, aerfhórsa, army, naval, air-force, officer.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to force a drink on s.o.
Rinne ár namhaid ~ linn, our enemy joined forces with us.
Trí ~ agus fhaobhar, ‘by point and edge,’ by force of arms.
Airgead, ól, a sháirsingiú ar dhuine, to force money, drink, on s.o.