TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ciotach, a1. 1. Left-handed. 2. Awkward, unhandy, clumsy. Rud a dhéanamh go ~, to do sth. clumsily. Obair chiotach, clumsy work. Breith go ~ ar rud, to grip sth. awkwardly. Labhairt go ~, to speak clumsily, tactlessly. Abairt chiotach, ill-constructed sentence. 3. Difficult, troublesome; inconvenient. S.a. dol1 1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is fearr ~ ná spadaí, it is better to be left-handed than heavy-footed.
~ a dhéanamh do dhuine, to cause s.o. inconvenience.
Ag ~ do dhuine, making things awkward for s.o.