TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
deserve, v.tr. Tuillim, tabhaím. To deserve praise, moladh a thuilleamh. He richly deserves it, tá sé tuillte go maith aige; is maith an airí, an aghaidh, air é. You deserve what you got, is beag an scéal tú.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He deserves blame, tá a cháineadh tuillte aige.
He is deserving of alms, is maith an aghaidh déirce é.
Praise which was indeed well deserved, agus sin féin an moladh a bhí tuillte.
He deserves it least of all, is é an duine déanach é a thuilleann é.
Deserving of reproofs, (rud, gníomh) incháinte.
F: He richly deserves it, is fíormhaith an airí air é.
Prov: One good turn deserves another, dlíonn comaoin cúiteamh.
She deserves well of you, tá cuid bhuíochais tuillte aici uait, tá tú faoi chomaoin aici.