TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
tempt, v.tr. 1 Cuirim cathú ar (dhuine). To tempt s.o. to do sth., cathú a chur ar dhuine rud a dhéanamh. He allowed himself to be tempted, lig sé é féin i gcathú; ghéill sé don chathú. I was greatly tempted, bhí brath mór agam géilleadh. I am strongly tempted to accept, tá fonn mór orm, is beag a bhéarfadh orm, glacadh leis. 2 a A: Promhaim (duine). God did tempt Abraham, chuir Dia promhadh ar Ábraham. b To tempt God, providence, dúshlán Dé a thabhairt.