EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tiomáint, f. (gs. -ána). 1. vn. of tiomáin. 2. Driving, drive. (a) ~ eallaigh, cattle-driving. (b) Steering, propulsion. ~ gluaisteáin, car-driving. Beilt, crann, slabhra, tiomána, driving-band, -shaft, -chain. Is fada an ~ é, it is a long drive. (c) Golf: Drive. 3. Rush, haste, bustle. Cur sa ~, to set off fast. Tá ~ mhaith fúthu, they are making good speed. Leis an ~ siúil a bhí fúinn, at the pace we were going. Nach ort atá an ~? Aren’t you in a great hurry? Bhí ~ agus liúireach acu, they were rushing and shouting. 4. Brisk demand. Bhí ~ ar na muca, pigs were being sold fast. 5 = iomáin1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ Gaeilge, tiomána, rince, Irish, driving, dancing, lesson.
Tá ~ fada ar an tiomáint aige, he has long experience of driving.
~ tiomána, driving-shaft.
~ tiomána, driving axle, driving-shaft.
~ a thiomáint, to trundle a hoop.
~ beibhealta, beilte, bíse, céimneach, cromáin, cúlaithe, pláinéadach, sleamhain, tiomána, bevel, belt, worm-, stepped, crank, reversing, planet-, sliding, driving-, gear.
2. ~ stiúrtha, tiomána, steering-, driving-, wheel.
1. ~ tiomána, driving-chain.
~ bhuachailleachta, tiomána, rod used to herd, to drive, cattle.
Eallach, caoirigh, a thiomáint, to drive cattle, sheep.
Bus, carr, traein, a thiomáint, to drive a bus, a car, a train.
Ag ~t san oíche, driving at night.
Liathróid a thiomáint, to drive a ball.
Tairne a thiomáint sa bhalla, to drive a nail into the wall.
Cuidigh linn an bád a thiomáint amach ar an uisce, help us to push the boat on to the water.
An namhaid a thiomáint den mhachaire, to drive the enemy from the field.
Ní dhéanfaidh an diúlach sin dada gan a bheith á thiomáint, that fellow will do nothing unless you keep driving him on.
Ná bí ag ~t na bhfear nó rachaidh siad ar stailc, don’t drive the men or they will go on strike.
Tá mé ag ~t liom chomh maith is is féidir liom, I am pressing on as best I can.
Caithfidh tú ~adh nó tiomáint, you must either lead or drive.
Ag tiomáint ~ na sráideanna, driving through the streets.