TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
sympathy, s. 1 Trua f, cás m, comhbhrón m. Accept my sympathy, ní maith liom do thrioblóid. 2 a Bá f, dáimh f, páirt f(for s.o., le duine). Popular sympathies are on his side, tá bá na ndaoine leis; tá na daoine ina pháirt. They went on strike in sympathy with their fellows, chuadar ar stailc ag taobhú lena gcomhleacaithe. b Prices went up in sympathy, d'ardaigh praghsanna dá réir sin. Ph: String that vibrates in sympathy, sreang f a thonnchritheann ag freagairt cinn eile.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He received sympathy, cásaíodh a scéal leis; bhíothas comhbhách leis.
The prisoner, too, inspired little sympathy, rud eile dhe is beag trua a bhí don phríosúnach; ní raibh puinn trua don phríosúnach ach chomh beag.
A little sympathy goes a long way, is mór an mhaith rud beag trua.