TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
bolt1, s. 1 Saighead f. F: He has shot his last bolt, tá an t-urchar deireanach scaoilte aige, tá an cnaipe deireanach imrithe aige. 2 Splanc f, plimp f thoirní. F: Like a bolt from the blue, mar spiach ón spéir. 3 a (Sliding) bolt, bolta m. To shoot the bolt, an bolta a chur. b Sm.a: Rifle-bolt, bolta. 4 Mec.E: Bolta m. Main bolt, bolta mór. S.a. EYE-BOLT, KING-BOLT, RING-BOLT, SCREW-BOLT. 5 a Cornán m (canbháis). b Uchtán m (slat).
bolt2 . 1 v.i. a (Of pers.) Imím de sciotán, sciurdaim chun bealaigh. He bolted out of the room, sciurd sé amach as an seomra, amach leis as an seomra de sciotán. b The horse bolted (with him, from him), d'imigh an capall chun scaoill air, rith an capall (leis, uaidh). c (Of plants) Ritheann chun síl. 2 v.tr. Slogaim, alpaim (béile). 3 v.tr. a Boltálaim (doras), b Boltálaim, cuirim boltaí i (bpláta iarainn).
bolt3, adv. He sat bolt upright, d'éirigh sé aniar chomh díreach le crann. It was bolt upright, bhí sé ina cholgsheasamh.
bolt4, s. Bíogadh m, sciurdadh m. To make a bolt for sth., alpadh, áladh, a thabhairt ar rud. He made a bolt for it, lig sé leis féin de sciotán.
bolt5, v.tr. Criathraím (plúr).
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To bolt s.o. out, an doras a bholtáil in éadan duine.
To fit the key in the lock, the bolt into the socket, an glas a aimsiú leis an eochair, an cró a aimsiú leis an mbolta.
To shoot a bolt, bolta a chur abhaile (go beo).
The bolt slipped home, chuaigh an bolta i nglas.
To slip the bolt home, an bolta a chur i nglas.