TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
drowned, a. 1 Báite. 2 Drowned lands, tailte sceite, báite.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He drowned himself, bháigh sé é féin.
He drowned his sorrow in drink, chuir sé cuimhne a bhuartha as a cheann leis an ól.
We were drowned out, cuireadh amach (as an teach) sinn ag an tuile.
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.