Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
tóint
tointe
tointeáil
tóinteog
tointín
toipeolaíocht
toir
tóir
toirbeard
toirbheartach
toirbheartas
toirbhir
toirbhirt
toirceoil
toirche
toircheas
toircheasach
toirchigh
toirchim
toirchimeach
toirchimeacht
toirchis
toirchiú
tóir, f. (gs. tóra, pl. ~eacha). Pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party. Dul sa ~ ar rud, to set out in pursuit of sth. Bhí an namhaid sa ~ orthu, the enemy was in pursuit of them. Na tonnta móra sa ~ ar a chéile, the great waves chasing each other. Cuireadh an ~ orthu, they were pursued; they were chased away. Cuirfidh sé an ~ inár ndiaidh, he will raise a hue and cry after us. Seo chugainn an ~, here come the pursuers. Bhí sé ar thóir a chuid caorach, he was hunting for his sheep. Ar thóir troda, looking for fight. Tá ~ ar spórt acu, they are keen on sport. Ní mór an ~ atá orthu, they are not much sought after. An ~ bhuile seo ar rachmas, this mad chase after wealth. S.a. fógra 2(d).
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine a chur ar aistear, ar thóir ruda, to send s.o. on a journey, in search of sth.
Bheith go ~ sa tóir ar dhuine, to be hot in pursuit of s.o.
(Do) lean sé an tóir, he followed the chase.
Éalú ón tóir, to evade the pursuit.
~ tóra, hue and cry.
Dul ar thóir ~, to go on the forage.
Tá an tóir ~ uainn, the chase has cleared away from us.
Bhí siad sa tóir orainn, they were in pursuit of us.
Níl tóir ar an ~ anois, runaway matches are not so popular now.
Bhí siad go ~ sa tóir air, they were strong in pursuit of him.
Teitheadh ~ an tóir, to fly before the chase.
Shín an tóir ina dhiaidh, he was hotly pursued.
Go ~ sa tóir orainn, in hot pursuit of us.
Theann an tóir air, the chase closed in on him.
Chuamar sa tóir orthu, we went in pursuit of them.
