TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tacht, v.t. & i. (pp. ~a). Choke; strangle, suffocate. Duine a thachtadh, to choke s.o. ~a le slaghdán, choked up with a cold. Tá sé á thachtadh, he is choking. Píopaí ~a, choked pipes. Stáisiún craolacháin a thachtadh, to jam a wireless station. Mallacht a thachtadh, to smother a curse. Glór ~a, strangled voice. Níor thacht an bhréag riamh é, a lie always came easy to him. Go dtachta an diabhal é! The devil choke him!