TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
forcamás, m. (gs. -áis). 1. Watchfulness, attention. Aire agus ~, care and attention. (As vn.) Ag ~ ar, looking to, attending to; on the look-out for; relying on. Ag ~ ar an bhféar, attending to the hay. Ag ~ ar an bhfear thall, depending on one’s neighbour. 2. Attention to appearance; airs, affectation. Éirí in airde agus ~, uppishness and affectation. ~ cainte, affected speech, pedantry. An ~ a bhaint de dhuine, to take s.o. down a peg. (Var:forcamhás)