Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
troitheach
troitheacha
troitheán
troithín
troithíocht
tról
troll
trom
tromábhal
tromach
tromachan
tromachar
tromacht
tromaí
tromaigeantach
tromaigh
tromaíocht
tromán
tromaosta
tromas
tromásc
trombaplaistin
trombas
trom1, m. (gs. & npl. -oim, gpl. ~).Arb: Elder. Crann troim, elder-tree. S.a. toradh 2.
trom2, m. (gs. ~).1. Weight; burden, oppression. Lig sé a throm ar mo ghualainn, he leaned heavily on my shoulder. A ~ féin óir, her own weight in gold. Chuir sin ~ ar m’intinn, that weighed on my mind. Tháinig ~ ar mo chroí, I felt oppressed at heart. Tá mé idir dhá throm, I am in a dilemma. 2. Bulk, preponderance. Tá ~ na hoibre déanta, the bulk of the work is done. Cuireadh ~ an mhilleáin air, he got most of the blame. Tá ~ na bhfear linn, the main body of the men supports us. 3. Importance. Níl ~ an tsifín san argóint sin, that argument is of no consequence. 4. Blame, censure. ~ a chur ar dhuine faoi rud, to blame s.o. unduly for sth. Ní ag cur ~ orthu atá mé (ach), I don’t want to be severely critical of them (but). 5. ~~, (game of) forfeits.
trom3, a. (gsm. ~, gsf. & comp. -oime, npl. ~a). Heavy. 1. Of great weight. Ualach, lasta, ~, heavy load, cargo. 2. Of high specific gravity. Miotal ~, heavy metal. Tá sé níos troime ná an t-uisce, it is heavier than water. 3. Of heavy texture. Cré throm, heavy clay. Cóta ~, heavy coat. 4. Stodgy; hard to digest. Béile, císte ~, heavy meal, cake. 5. Dense, thick. Malaí ~a, heavy eyebrows. Línte ~a, heavy lines. Cló ~, heavy type. Ceo ~, dense fog. Brat ~ sneachta, heavy mantle of snow. 6. Abundant. Toradh ~, heavy yield. Barr ~ cruithneachta, heavy crop of wheat. Bhí fómhar ~ acu i mbliana, they had a plentiful harvest this year. 7. Of great force or intensity. Buille ~, heavy blow. Cith ~, heavy shower. Tá sé ag sioc go ~, it is freezing hard. 8. Laborious. Obair throm, hard work. Lá ~ níocháin, heavy day’s washing. Tá an chuid is troime den obair déanta, the heaviest part, the bulk, of the work is done. Tá an treabhadh ~ aige go fóill, ploughing is too hard a task for him yet. Níl rud ar bith ~ (ná te) aige, he will stop at nothing. 9. Burdensome. Cíos, costas, ~, heavy rent, expense. Bhí na gearrthacha ~ orainn, the rates were a burden on us. 10. Grievous, severe. Slaghdán ~, heavy cold. Gortú ~, severe injury. Cathú ~, sore temptation. Buaileadh go ~ iad, they were heavily defeated. 11. Harsh, tyrannous. An focal ~, the harsh word. Ná bí ~ ar na páistí, don’t be hard on the children. Tá tú ~ orm faoin taisme sin, you are blaming me unduly for that accident. 12. Unsparing. Bheith ~ ar bhróga, ar éadach, to be hard on shoes, on clothes. Tá sé ~ ar thobac, ar an ól, he is a heavy smoker, drinker. Nach tú atá ~ ar airgead? Don’t you spend a lot of money? 13. Sultry, oppressive. Aimsir throm, sultry weather. Boladh ~, heavy odour. Tá an t-aer ~ sa seomra seo, the air is heavy in this room. 14. Weighty, profound; important. Tá léann ~ aige, he is deeply read. Ar chúiseanna ~a tathagacha, for weighty and substantial reasons. Ní hé is troime ciall acu, he is not the most sensible of them. Níor labhair mé aon fhocal ba throime ná sin, I didn’t speak a word of any greater consequence than that. 15. Dull, tedious. Léitheoireacht throm, heavy reading. 16. Laboured. Anáil throm, heavy breathing. 17. (a) Drowsy. Tá mo shúile ~ le codladh, my eyes are heavy with sleep. (b) Deep, slumberous. Codladh ~, heavy sleep. Is ~ a suan, they slumber deeply. 18. Oppressed, sad. Bhí mo chroí ~, my heart was heavy. Is í m’intinn atá ~, my mind is oppressed. Nach tú atá ~ ionat féin? Why are you so down-hearted? 19. ~ ar leanbh, heavy with child. 20. (As adv.) ~ gorm, ~ dearg, deep blue, deep red. 21. Comp. combined with -de2. Ní troimide an t-each a shrian, a horse is not encumbered by its bridle.
trom4 = tabhair dom :tabhair.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ aige ar obair throm, he can stand up to heavy work.
Tá sé trom aige, it is heavy for him.
Airím trom é, I feel it heavy.
Tá sé trom ar na bróga, he is hard on shoes.
Tá fiacha troma orthu, they are heavily in debt.
Is troime a bhagairt ná a bhuille, his bark is worse than his bite.
Bhí sé ag teacht ar ~ go trom uirthi, she was shipping heavy seas.
~a troma, tairní, heavy, hobnailed, boots.
~ throim, elder-berry.
Tá an ~ trom den obair déanta, the heavy part of the work is done.
~ mór, beag, trom, dubh, large, small, heavy, black, type.
Tá sé trom, éadrom, ar a choiscéim, he is heavy, light, of step.
~ troim, liathchorcra, elder, lilac, tree.
~ trom, éadrom, heavy, light, heart.
Tá sé ag cur (fearthainne) go trom, it is raining heavily.
~ fuar, trom, extremely cold, heavy.
troma used in phrase)
Is trom cearc i bh~; caora mhór an t-uan i bh~, light burdens long borne grow heavy.
D’fhear sé sneachta trom, there was a heavy fall of snow.
Chuaigh ~ throm orthu, they were heavily fined.
Trom, éadrom, le hiompar, heavy, light, to carry.
Tá ualach trom ar ~ agat, you are carrying a heavy load.
An ~ throm, the heavy hand.
Tá a chúram ag luí go trom air, his responsibilities weigh heavily on him.
~ éadrom, trom, light, heavy, cavalry.
~ trom, heavy metal.
Tú féin a mhúchadh le héadach trom, to muffle oneself up in heavy clothing.
~ throm, éadrom, heavy, light, work.
Ag ~ go trom, drinking heavily.
Bhí sé trom dá ~, it was correspondingly heavy.
Tá ~ ag cur go trom, it is raining heavily.
Tá ~ trom caite aige, there has been a heavy fall of snow.
Ná ~ thú féin leis an obair throm sin, don’t overtax yourself with that heavy work.
Níor thug sé ~ an troim orm, he ignored me completely.
