TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fórsa, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Force. 1. ~ gaoithe, tuile, force of wind, of flood. Mec: ~ fiartha, shearing force. ~ a chur le rud, to do, say, sth. forcefully. Caint a chur i bh~, to speak forcefully, effectively. Prov: Bristear long le ~, ‘force may wreck a ship’, it is better not to rush matters. 2. Na ~í, the forces, troops. ~ saighdiúirí, body of soldiers. ~ sluaíochta, expeditionary force.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fórsa ~, resultant force.
Fórsaí ~a, unbalanced forces.
Fórsa ~, electromotive force.
Cumas, fórsa, luamháin, levering force, leverage.
Fórsaí an namhad, the enemy forces.
Fórsaí slándála, security forces.