TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tubaisteach, a1. Calamitous, disastrous, tragic. Cás ~, tragic case; unfortunate case. Is ~ an scéal é, it is a calamitous story. Is ~ mar a d’éirigh dó, it was a dreadful thing to happen to him.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí deireadh tubaisteach ar an scéal, the story had a tragic ending.
Nach tubaisteach ~ a tharla sé? Isn’t it tragic how it happened?
~ tubaisteach, tragic story.