1 noun physical, mental effortsaothar masc1 c m ustró masc4 c m uwe were exhausted after all the exertionbhíomar traochta tar éis an tsaothair ar fadthey made great exertions to finish the work on timechuir siad an-stró orthu féin an obair a chur i gcrích in am, rinne siad a míle dícheall an obair a chríochnú in am2 noun of power, influence, etcthe exertion of power on sbcumhacht a oibriú ar dhuine, cumhacht a chur i bhfeidhm ar dhuine
