TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
indulge. 1 v.tr. a Sásaím (duine); déanaim peataireacht ar (dhuine). To indulge oneself, tú féin a shásamh; ligean leat féin. To indulge s.o. in sth., rud a cheadú do dhuine. b Ligim liom féin(in, faoi); cothaím (dóchas). 2 v.i. To indulge in a practice, bheith tugtha do chleachtadh. To indulge too freely in sth., a bheith róthugtha do rud. To indulge in sin, an peaca a chleachtadh; géilleadh don pheaca. To indulge in drink, luí isteach ar an deoch.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To over-indulge in metaphor, dul i muinín an mheafair go rómhinic.
To indulge in personalities, bheith ag caint, ag gearradh, ar dhaoine ar leith.
To indulge in verbal retaliation, bheith ag liobairt a chéile.
To indulge in scurrilities, bheith ag spídiúchán, ag sciolladóireacht.
To indulge in, have, a good swear, rois mhionnaí móra a ligean; a bhfuil d'eascainí sa leabhar a spalpadh.
To indulge in small talk, mionchomhrá a dhéanamh.