TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
eachtrach1, f. (gs. -aí). (In name) ~ Cholm Cille, a lay of exile of Colm Cille (recited as charm).
eachtrach2, a1. Adventurous; eventful, full of incident. Saol ~, adventurous, eventful, life.
eachtrach3, a1. Extern, external. Scrúdaitheoir ~, extern examiner. An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha, the Department of Foreign Affairs. S.a. cluas 1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ eachtrach, inmheánach, láir, outer, inner, middle, ear.
Do chuid ~í a aithris, to relate one’s experiences.
~í díomhaoine, idle tales.
Ag eachtraí ar na Fianna, ar na tíortha coimhthíocha, relating (wonder) stories of the Fianna, of foreign lands.
~ an scéal dúinn, tell us (what happened in) the story.
Bhí sé ag eachtraí dúinn ar feadh na hoíche, he was spinning yarns for us all night.
Sea, ~! Well, tell us the news!
~thaí eachtracha, foreign affairs.
D’~ sé a chuid eachtraí dúinn, he related his adventures to us.