TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cathú, m. (gs. -thaithe, pl. -thuithe). 1. vn. of cathaigh1. 2. Conflict, battle. 3. (Often in pl.) Temptation. ~, cathuithe, a chur ar dhuine, to tempt s.o. Tháinig cathuithe orm, I was tempted. Ná lig sinn i g~, lead us not into temptation. Cathuithe na colainne, an diabhail, the temptations of the flesh, of the devil. 4. Regret, sorrow. ~ a bheith ort faoi rud, to regret sth. Tá ~ mo chroí orm faoi sin, I am heartily sorry sbout that. Is beag dá chathú air! He is not a bit sorry for it.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níl ~ cás ná cathú air, he hasn’t a care in the world.
Cathú ~, irresistible temptation.
Cathú ~, sore temptation.