TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
drown, v.tr. 1 Báim. He drowned himself, bháigh sé é féin. He was drowned, bádh é. A drowning man, fear a bheadh á bhá, i mbaol báite. He drowned his sorrow in drink, chuir sé cuimhne a bhuartha as a cheann leis an ól. 2 a Bánn (tailte). b We were drowned out, cuireadh amach (as an teach) sinn ag an tuile. 3 Múchaim (glór).
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Drowned lands, tailte sceite, báite.
I was only just saved from drowning, chuaigh mé faoi aon do mo bhá; dóbair go mbáifí mé.
He narrowly missed being drowned, ní raibh ann ach nár bádh é.
He came near being drowned, is beag, dóbair, nár bádh é.
They presumed that he had been drowned, rinne siad amach gurbh é rud a bádh é.
To rescue s.o. from drowning, duine a tharrtháil óna bhá.
To save s.o. from falling, from drowning, duine a shábháil ar thitim, ar bhá.