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complacency nounréchúis c m ubogás masc c m uits bred complacency in young people tá an dream óg éirithe réchúiseach mar gheall air, tá daoine óga éirithe bogásach dá bharrweve no room for complacency níl aon údar sástachta againn, ní fhéadfaimid ár maidí a ligean le sruth dozy 1 adjective informal not alertleath i do chodladhIm dozy in the mornings bím leath i mo chodladh ar maidinIm such a dozy bird! nach mé atá bómánta!, nach mé an óinseach!, níl ionam ach gligín!dozy eejit codladh ina dhúiseacht 2 adjective drowsy codlatach adj 1 c m umarbhánta adj 3 c m uhe was starting to feel dozy bhí néal ag teacht air, bhí fonn codlata air -mounted 1 adjective decorative itemsuite adj 3 c m ugléasta adj 3 c m ugold-mounted jewellery seodra órghléasta 2 adjective attached to sthsuite adj 3 c m ua wall-mounted projector teilgeoir suite ar an mballa → féach mount sleeved 1 (also -sleeved) adjective with sleevesle muinchillíshes wearing a sleeved blouse tá blús le muinchillí uirthia short sleeved shirt léine muinchillí gearra, léine le muinchillí gairide, léine ghearrmhuinchilleach formal 2 adjective of record, CD etcthey issued a white sleeved album chuir siad amach albam a raibh clúdach bán air 3 adjective having a protective covering clúdaithe c m uits sleeved in stainless steel tá clúdach cruach dhosmálta air → see sleeve booted 1 adjective wearing bootsa bhfuil buatais airgona bhuataisí literary with a booted foot le cos a raibh buatais uirthi 2 adjective of a cara bhfuil búit annle búitle cisa large-booted car carr a bhfuil búit mór ann → see boot threadnoun 1. CRAFT thin string used for sewing or making fabric 2. CRAFT single thread 3. long thin line of sth 4. idea or feature linking sth together 5. COMP series of posts on a topic 6. COMP programming which links separate elements 7. DIY of screwverb 8. CRAFT put a thread, rope etc through a hole 9. SOCC hit a ball somewhere 10. CRAFT put sth on a threadphrasesnoun 1 noun CRAFT thin string used for sewing or making fabricsnáth masc 3 c m uembroidery thread snáth bróidnéireachtaloose threads snáthanna scaoiltewoollen thread snáth olla 2 noun CRAFT single threadsnáithe masc 4 c m uthe threads of the rope snáitheanna na téideTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun long thin line of sthsnáithe masc 4 c m uribín masc 4 c m usnáithín masc 4 c m ua thread of smoke ribín deataigh 4 noun idea or feature linking sth togethersnáithe masc 4 c m uthe thread of the story snáithe an scéila common thread between them snáithe a nascann le chéile iad 5 noun COMP series of posts on a topicsnáithe masc 4 c m uforum thread snáithe fóraimthread title teideal snáithe 6 noun COMP programming which links separate elementssnáithe masc 4 c m u 7 noun DIY of screwsnáithe masc 4 c m uverb 8 verb especially CRAFT put a thread, rope etc through a hole TRANSITIVEsnáithe a chur isnáth a chur ito thread a needle snáithe a chur i snáthaidthe wire is threaded through two holes cuirtear an tsreang trí dhá pholl 9 verb especially SOCC hit a ball somewhere TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb c m useol verb c m uhe threaded a low pass to the full-forward shleamhnaigh sé pas íseal tríd chuig an lántosaí 10 verb CRAFT put sth on a thread TRANSITIVEcuir ar shnáitheto thread beads coirníní a chur ar shnáithe, snáithe a chur trí choirníní phrases to lose the thread (also to lose the threads, to lose your thread) if you lose your thread má chailleann tú snáithe an scéil, má théann an scéal sa mhuileann ort to pick up the thread (also to pick up the threads) shes picking up the threads of her career again tá sí ag dul i gceann a gairme arís, tá sí ag tosú ar a gairm arís to thread your way somewhere we threaded our way through the backstreets rinneamar ár mbealach trí na cúlsráideanna to thread its way through somewhere the river threads its way through the valley sníonn an abhainn tríd an ngleann mandible 1 noun ANAT lower jaw of a vertebratemandabal masc c m uan giall íochtair 2 noun ZOOL part of a beakmandabal masc c m uit was caught in the birds mandibles bhí sé gafa idir gob íochtair agus gob uachtair an éinthe lower mandible an gob íochtair 3 noun ZOOL mouthparts of insectsmandabal masc c m u conceivably 1 adverb possibly, theoreticallyit might conceivably provide us with a solution tharlódh go gcuirfeadh sé réiteach ar fáil dúinn, go teoiriciúil dfhéadfadh sé réiteach a chur ar fáil dúinn 2 adverb used for emphasisshe cant conceivably do all that níl bealach ar bith go bhféadfadh sí é sin ar fad a dhéanamhwhat more could you conceivably want? céard eile faoin spéir a bheifeá a iarraidh?, cén diabhal rud eile a bheadh uait? I turned into a green-eyed monster when I saw her new car bhí mé ite ag an éad nuair a chonaic mé a carr nua flavoured 1 adjective DRINK, FOOD having particular tastefaoi bhlasfaoi bhlaistiúits a strong flavoured coffee tá blas láidir ar an gcaife sinchocolate flavoured milk bainne faoi bhlas seacláide, bainne atá blaistithe le seacláid 2 adjective FOOD with flavour addedblaistithe c m uits flavoured with Indian spices tá spíosraí na hIndia curtha leis mar bhlaistiú, tá sé blaistithe le spíosraí na hIndia 3 adjective with particular qualityjazz flavoured song amhrán a bhfuil lorg an tsnagcheoil air, amhrán a bhfuil rian an tsnagcheoil air, amhrán a bhfuil blaiseadh den snagcheol le cloisteáil air sales 1 noun value díolachán masc 1 c m usales are down this month tá titim ar an díolachán an mhí seowe succeeded in increasing sales last year déirigh linn an díolachán a mhéadú anuraidh 2 noun activity díolachán masc 1 c m u sales and marketing díolachán agus margaíocht 3 noun also BUS-ADM departmentrannóg dhíolacháin c m u → féach sale intuition nouniomas masc 1 c m ufemale intuition iomas mná, intinn na mbanI had an intuition that this would happen bhí a fhios agam i mo chroí istigh go dtarlódh sé seo, bhí sé á thaibhsiú dom go dtarlódh sé seoI did it by intuition rinne mé é gan smaoineamh air, rinne mé as maoil mo chonláin é anarchic (also anarchical) 1 adjective lawlessainrialta adj 3 c m uaindlíthiúil adj 2 c m uthe violence on the streets was anarchic bhí foréigean ainrialta ar na sráideanna 2 adjective chaoticainrialta adj 3 c m uanordúil adj 2 capitalism is anarchic as a world system is córas domhanda anordúil é an caipitleachas 3 adjective rebellious, unconventionalainrialta adj 3 c m udána adj 3 c m uhis anarchic spirit a dhánacht holder 1 noun owner, in possession of sealbhóir masc 3 c m uthe account holder signed the cheque shínigh an sealbhóir cuntais an seictheyre the holders of the Cup is iad sealbhóirí an Choirn iad, tá an Corn ina seilbhparking available to ticket holders only páirceáil ar fáil do lucht ticéad amháin 2 noun for keeping in placecoinneálaí masc c m ucoimeádán masc 1 c m ugabhdán masc 1 c m ulens holder coinneálaí lionsaplant holder gabhdán plandaí born 1. adjective given birth to 2. adjective from time of birth 3. adjective of natural ability 4. adjective particularly suited to 5. adjective when sth begins 6. adjective resulting fromphrases 1 adjective given birth tomy mother was born here rugadh mo mháthair anseo, saolaíodh mo mháthair anseo, is anseo a tháinig mo mháthair ar an saol 2 adjective from time of birthshe was born blind bhí sí dall ó bhroinn, bhí sí dall nuair a saolaíodh í some babies are born with the addiction tagann roinnt leanaí ar an saol agus an andúil acuShow full entry 3 adjective of natural abilitycruthanta adj 3 go smior c m unádúrtha adj 3 c m uhe was a born teacher múinteoir cruthanta a bhí annshes a born leader is ceannaire ó nádúr í 4 adjective particularly suited tois dual dohe was born to be a footballer ba dhual dó bheith ina pheileadóir 5 adjective when sth beginsa lot of organisations are born this way bunaítear cuid mhór eagras mar seo, is ar an mbealach seo a chruthaítear cuid mhaith eagraíochtaíduring this century the concept of democracy was born le linn an chéid seo a tháinig ann do choincheap an daonlathais 6 adjective resulting frommar gheall armar thoradh arde bharr c m uthis violence has been born of frustration as an bhfrustrachas a tháinig an foréigean seo, de bharr an fhrustrachais a tháinig an foréigean seohe has this view on the matter born of experience as a thaithí féin a tháinig an dearcadh seo chuige, mar thoradh ar a thaithí féin atá an dearcadh seo aige phrases he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth bhí an saibhreas as broinn leisas an rachmas a fáisceadh é born and bred Im Galway, born and bred is i nGaillimh a rugadh agus a tógadh mé I wasnt born yesterday ní leanbh ó aréir méní faoi chliabh a tógadh méná ceap gur féidir leat an dubh a chur ina gheal ormsaná bí ag déanamh gur amadán mé theres one born every minute (also theres a sucker born every minute) ní lia tír ná amadán in all your born days ó bhí an saol ina ghasúró bhí an diabhal ina ghasúrle mo chuimhneI never heard the likes of it in all my born days níor chuala mé a leithéid ó bhí an saol ina ghasúr to not know youre born youngsters today dont know theyre born ní thuigeann aos óg an lae inniu a fheabhas atá an saol acu aware 1 adjective knowing or realisinghes aware of the danger tá sé ar an eolas faoin gcontúirt, tuigeann sé an chontúirtyou need to be very aware caithfidh tú bheith ar an airdeall, is éigean duit bheith ar dairdeallI made him aware of it chuir mé ar a shúile dó é, chuir mé ar an eolas é fá dtaobh deshes well aware that shes not fluent tá a fhios aici go maith nach bhfuil sí líofa, tuigeann sí go maith nach bhfuil sí líofaIm acutely aware of it tá a fhios agam go rímhaith é, is maith is eol dom éhes painfully aware of the truth is rímhaith atá a fhios aige an fhírinne, tá an fhírinne ar eolas aige ina chroí istigh 2 adjective understanding and interested infeasach adj 1 c m ueolach adj 1 c m utheyre politically aware tá siad feasach ó thaobh na polaitíochta de, tá cur amach acu ar chúrsaí polaitíochtaits important to be aware of those matters tá sé tábhachtach bheith ar an eolas faoi na cúrsaí sinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective noticinghe became aware of someone outside thug sé faoi deara go raibh duine éigin taobh amuigh, ba léir dó go raibh duine éigin taobh amuighshe was aware that she was alone tuigeadh di go raibh sí léi féin, bhí a fhios aici go raibh sí ina haonar phrases as far as Im aware (also so far as Im aware) chomh fada agus is eol domgo bhfios domar feadh meolais as you are aware (also as you may be aware) mar is eol duitmar atá a fhios agat not that Im aware of Did they return? Not that Im aware of. Ar fhill siad? Níor fhill, chomh fada agus is eol dom.; Ar fhill siad? Níor fhill, go bhfios dom.; Ar fhill siad? Níor fhill, chomh fada le meolas. loggerheads phrases at loggerheads in adharca a chéilein árach a chéileshe was at loggerheads with the minister for finance bhí sí féin agus an t-aire airgeadais in adharca a chéile, bhí sé ina achrann idir í féin agus an t-aire airgeadais dire 1 adjective very serious, very badgéar- preftubaisteach adj 1 léanmhar adj 1 c m uthere may be dire consequences dfhéadfadh iarmhairtí tubaisteacha a bheith anntheyre in dire need of help tá géarghá acu le cabhair, tá cuidiú de dhíth go géar orthuany other result would be dire bheadh aon toradh eile tubaisteach 2 adjective boding disastermíthuarúil adj 2 léanmhar adj 1 c m ua dire warning rabhadh míthuarúilShow full entry 3 adjective informal very poorainnis adj 1 c m uuafásach adj 1 c m ubocht adj 1 c m uthe entire play was dire bhí an dráma ar fad go hainnis, bhí an dráma uilig uafásachit was a dire attempt bainnis an iarracht é, bhí sí bocht mar iarracht phrases in dire straits i gcruachási bponcsan fhaopachthe industry is in dire straits tá an tionscal i gcruachás panache nounfuinneamh masc 1 c m ustíl fem 2 c m uhe dances with such panache tá an-anam ina chuid damhsa, tá fuinneamh ar leith ina chuid rinceyou said it with panache dúirt tú go healaíonta é, nach breá mar a fuair tú leat é sin lurking adjectiveamhrasach adj 1 c m ushe had a lurking fear that theyd come back bhí fuíoll amhrais uirthi go dtiocfaidís ar aisa lurking danger dainséar folaithe original 1. adjective initial 2. adjective new and different 3. adjective who has new and different ideas 4. adjective not copied from sth else 5. adjective eccentric, unusual 6. noun ART work of art, song etc 7. noun first form of sth 8. noun sb eccentric or unusual 1 adjective initialbun- prefbunaidh c m ucéad c m ucéad- prefthe original idea was sound bhí dealramh leis an mbunsmaoineamhthis is the original version seo an bunleagan, seo an leagan bunaidhunder the original plan faoin bplean bunaidh, faoin gcéad phleanthe original owner of the car an té ar leis an gluaisteán i dtús ama, an té ar leis an carr an chéad lá riamh, an chéad duine ar leis an carrthe original inhabitants of the island céadáitritheoirí an oileáin 2 adjective new and differentnua adj 3 c m uúrnua adj 3 c m uthis is an original concept is coincheap nua é seowe need original ideas tá smaointe úrnua ag teastáilan original present bronntanas atá difriúilhow original! sin ceann nua!Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective who has new and different ideasceannródaíoch adj 1 c m udifriúil adj 2 c m ushes an original thinker tá leagan amach dá cuid féin aici, tá smaointe úrnua aicihe was a highly original author bhí stíl dá chuid féin aige mar údar, bhí a stíl féin go paiteanta aige mar údar 4 adjective not copied from sth elsebun- prefits an original work by Matisse is bunsaothar le Matisse é, is saothar ó lámh Matisse féin éthese are her original sketches seo na bunsceitsí saici féin 5 adjective eccentric, unusualshes an original character is duine inti féin í, ní duine mar chách í, éan corr atá inti 6 noun ART work of art, song etcbunsaothar masc 1 c m uPicasso originals are worth millions is fiú na milliúin bunsaothair le Picasso 7 noun first form of sthbunchóip fem 2 c m uyou can buy a replacement certificate if the original is lost is féidir teastas ionaid a cheannach má chailltear an bhunchóipkeep the originals in a safe place coimeád na bundoiciméid in áit shábháilte 8 noun sb eccentric or unusualduine ann féinéan corr c m ucarachtar masc 1 c m uhe was an original duine ann féin ba ea é, bhí a bhealach féin leis hurling noun SPOR, HURL-CAM iomáint fem 3 c m uiománaíocht fem 3 c m uhe plays hurling for Cork imríonn sé iomáint do Chorcaigha game of hurling cluiche iomána, cluiche iománaíochtaintercounty hurling iomáint idirchontae, iománaíocht idirchontaejunior hurling iomáint sóisear, iománaíocht sóisearsenior hurling iomáint sinsear, iománaíocht sinsearunderage hurling iomáint faoi aois, iománaíocht faoi aoismodifieriománaiománaíochtahurling championship craobh iomána, craobh iománaíochtahurling club cumann iomána, cumann iománaíochtahurling field páirc iomána, páirc iománaíochtahurling league sraith iomána, sraith iománaíochtahurling match cluiche iomána, cluiche iománaíochtahurling medal bonn iomána, bonn iománaíochtahurling panel painéal iomána, painéal iománaíochtahurling team foireann iomána, foireann iománaíochta tanning 1 noun EMPL of animal hidessúdaireacht fem 3 tonnleasú mascthe tanning industry tionscal na súdaireachta, tionscal an tonnleasaithe 2 noun of skingriandathú 3 noun as punishmentléasadh masc c m ugreasáil c m uleadradh mascare you looking for a good tanning an léasadh maith atá uait? 4 adjective COSMgriandathúcháintanning lotion lóis griandathúcháintanning salon salón griandathúcháin · dul i mbun, drochbhéasach neamhdhleathach, ciaptha, vulgar, iompar gáirsiúil, hateful, bagrach, maslach, inciteful nó ar shlí eile inlochtaithe; dfhéadfadh go léir a iompar den sórt sin a thuairisciú do na húdaráis; extravagant 1 adjective expensivedaor adj 1 c m ushe always wore extravagant clothes chaitheadh sí éadaí daora i gcónaí 2 adjective (of person) given to spend a lotcaifeach adj 1 c m udiomailteach adj 1 c m u 3 adjective wasteful, excessivecaifeach adj 1 c m udiomailteach adj 1 c m uhe tends to be extravagant with electricity is gnás leis an iomarca leictreachais a úsáid, ní bhíonn aon spáráil aige ar leictreachas 4 adjective extreme, exaggeratedáiféiseach adj 1 c m uáibhéalach adj 1 c m uit was an extravagant tale scéal áiféiseach a bhí ann, scéal an ghamhna bhuí a bhí annto make extravagant claims rudaí áibhéalacha a mhaíomh fledge 1 verb ZOOL develop feathers INTRANSITIVEcleitigh verb c m uthe young birds are fully fledged tá na gearrcaigh faoi lán cluimhrí 2 verb nurture (young bird) TRANSITIVEtabhair chun aibíochta theyve had enough of studying tá siad tinn tuirseach den staidéar, tá siad bréan den staidéar, tá siad dubh dóite den staidéar tidiness 1 noun neat behaviour néatacht fem 3 2 noun neat state néatacht fem 3 slacht masc 3 c m ushes not interested in the tidiness of the house is cuma léi an bhfuil slacht ar an teach nó nach bhfuil, ní miste léi cén chuma atá ar an teach 3 noun of theory, explanation slacht masc 3 c m upointeáilteacht fem 3 auction 1 nounceant masc 4 c m uit was sold at auction díoladh ar ceant éthere was an auction of antiques in the local hall bhí ceant seandachtaí sa halla áitiúilthe auction catalogue catalóg an cheant 2 verb TRANSITIVEcuir ar ceantdíol ar ceantceantáil verb c m usome old coins will be auctioned cuirfear roinnt seanbhonn ar ceant, déanfar roinnt seanbhonn a cheantáil phrasal verbs auction off (v + adv) TRANSITIVEdíol ar ceant phrases to be up for auction bheith ar ceanttwo houses were up for auction bhí dhá theach ar ceant, bhí dhá theach ar díol ag an gceant to come up for auction bheith ar ceanttéigh ar ceanthis gun came up for auction recently bhí a ghunna ar ceant le gairid to go up for auction bheith ar ceanttéigh ar ceantthe boats will go up for auction this Friday beidh na báid ar ceant Dé hAoine to put sth up for auction rud a chur ar ceant fester Sainmhíniú: Chun a chur faoi deara nimhiú ag méadú, greannú, nó bitterness Comhthéacs: resentment festered i measc na mbocht nuair a chonaic siad na farasbairr na saibhir. bris ar, v.t. & i. Break, take from. Bhris, ~eadh, ar an bhfoighne aige, he lost patience. Má bhriseann ar do shláinte, if your health fails. Nuair a bhristear ar chruach, when a stack is opened. Ná ~ ar an taisce sin, don’t take anything out of that deposit. flash forward (also flash-forward) verb CINE INTRANSITIVEléim ar aghaidhbreathnaigh ar aghaidhthe narrative frequently flashes forward léimeann an insint ar aghaidh go minic TRANSITIVEléim ar aghaidhbreathnaigh ar aghaidhflash forward twenty years léim ar aghaidh fiche bliain, gabh ar aghaidh fiche bliain tumbling 1 noun SPOR in gymnasticstimbleáil c m u 2 noun childrens gamepoillín in airdeiomlasc masc 1 c m u tumbling adjectiveatá ina chaise anuaswe walked along the tumbling waterfalls shiúlamar le hais na n-easanna a bhí ina gcaise anuas go talamh → see tumble a shadow of your former self 1 of personshes only a shadow of her former self níl inti ach a scáil, níl ann ach a taibhse, tá sí meata go mór 2 of thingthe festival is a shadow of its former self tá an fhéile dulta ar gcúl go mór, tá meath mór tagtha ar an bhféile pull-out (also pullout) 1 adjective of furniturepull-out bed leaba le tarraingt amach 2 adjective PRESS of publicationinscoitepullout poster póstaer inscoite 3 noun PRESS supplement to be removediatán inscoiteforlíonadh inscoite 4 noun MIL military withdrawalcúlú masc c m utarraingt as offend 1 verb upset or annoy TRANSITIVEfearg a chur armúisiam a chur arhe offended quite a few readers with his article chuir a alt múisiam ar a lán léitheoirí, chuir sé múisiam ar a lán léitheoirí lena altI must report as I see although I dont mean to offend anyone ní mór dom tuairisciú mar a fheicim cé nach le holc ar bith a dhéanaim é sin INTRANSITIVEI havent the least intention to offend níl fonn dá laghad orm fearg a chur ar aon duine, níl mé ag iarraidh cur isteach ar dhuine ar bith 2 verb LAW, POLICE commit crime INTRANSITIVEcion a dhéanamhciontaigh technical term verb c m uits not his first time to offend ní hé an chéad uair a bhfuil cion déanta aige, ní hé seo an chéad chion aigeto offend against a rule riail a shárúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb especially SPOR break rule INTRANSITIVEriail a bhriseadhriail a shárúthe players were allowed to offend time after time ligeadh do na himreoirí na rialacha a bhriseadh arís is arís eile 4 verb decency, equality etc TRANSITIVEsáraigh ar PhrVbheith ina shárú arthe film offended his sense of decency ghoill sé air a mhíchuibhiúla a bhí an scannánthe decision offended against the principle of equality sháraigh an cinneadh ar phrionsabal an chomhionannais, tháinig an cinneadh salach ar phrionsabal an chomhionannais damages noun LAWdamáistíhe claimed damages for breach of contract déiligh sé damáistí as sárú conarthashe won libel damages bhuaigh sí damáistí leabhail → féach damage suspiciously 1 adverb with suspiciongo hamhrasachWhat do you mean? he asked suspiciously. Cad é atá tú a mhaíomh? a dfhiafraigh sé go hamhrasach.; Céard atá tú a rá? a dfhiafraigh sé agus amhras air. 2 adverb arousing suspiciongo hamhrasachtheyre suspiciously similar to me tá amhras orm go bhfuil siad an-chosúil le chéile, feictear domsa go bhfuil siad an-chosúil le chéileIm afraid it looks suspiciously like measles tá amhras orm go bhfuil sé an-chosúil leis an mbruitíneach, is é mfhaitíos gurb í an bhruitíneach atá ann 3 adverb which is suspicioussuspiciously, I was given no documentation is cúis amhrais é nár tugadh aon cháipéisíocht dom interpretation 1. noun of text, speech, remark, etc 2. noun of data, information, etc 3. noun GEOG in map reading 4. noun LING between languages 5. noun MUS, DANC, THEAT of role, music, etc 6. noun ART in art, sculpture, etc 7. noun TOUR of heritage site etc 1 noun of text, speech, remark, etcbrí fem 4 c m uciall fem 2 c m uléamh masc 1 c m uhe had his own interpretation of the word bhain sé a chiall féin as an bhfocal, bhain sé a bhrí féin as an bhfocal, bhain sé a mheabhair féin as an bhfocalto avoid any problems of interpretation chun aon bhaol míthuisceana a sheachaintthere are many interpretations of the text is iomaí brí a bhaintear as an téacs, is iomaí léamh ar an téacsbased on their interpretation of the Bible bunaithe ar an mbrí a bhaineann siadsan as an mBíoblathats a narrow interpretation of the poem sin léamh cúng ar an dán 2 noun of data, information, etc léirmhíniú masc c m uthe data interpretation was left to them fágadh fúthu féin adhmad a bhaint as na sonraíShow full entry 3 noun GEOG in map reading léirmhíniú masc c m uléirléamh mascterrain interpretation léirmhíniú ar thír-raon 4 noun LING between languagesateangaireachtinterpretation services are available tá seirbhísí ateangaireachta ar fáil 5 noun MUS, DANC, THEAT of role, music, etcléiriú masc c m uher interpretation of the role was remarkable rinne sí sárléiriú ar an ról sin 6 noun ART in art, sculpture, etcléiriú masc c m uits a modern interpretation of the old story is léiriú nua-aimseartha é ar an seanscéal 7 noun TOUR of heritage site etcléirmhíniú masc c m uinterpretation facilities áiseanna léirmhínithe monthly 1. adjective 2. adverb 3. noun 1 adjectivemíosúil adj 2 c m uon a monthly basis ar bhonn míosúil, go míosúilmonthly column colún míosúilmonthly payments íocaíochtaí míosúlaat monthly intervals uair sa mhí, gach mí 2 adverbgach míuair sa mhíthe group meets monthly tagann an grúpa le chéile uair sa mhíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 nounmíosachán masc 1 c m uiris mhíosúil familiar monthlies noun informalfuil mhíosta c m una cnúthacha familiarna cúrsaí familiarshe has her monthlies tá a cuid cúrsaí uirthi, tá na cnúthacha uirthi-monthly 1 adjectivea six-monthly review athbhreithniú gach sé mhí 2 adverbit should occur three-monthly ba cheart go dtarlódh sé gach trí mhí illiterate 1 adjective ED unable to read and writeneamhliteartha adj 3 c m ushes illiterate níl léamh ná scríobh aician illiterate person duine nach bhfuil léamh ná scríobh aige, duine neamhliteartha, duine ainléannta 2 adjective ED ignorantaineolach adj 1 theyre scientifically illiterate tá siad aineolach ar an eolaíocht, níl aon chur amach acu ar an eolaíocht were computer illiterate níl aon chur amach againn ar ríomhairí 3 adjective of textilliterate press releases preasráitis atá lán de mheancóga, preasráitis atá breac le botúin squeeze out (v + adv) TRANSITIVEbrúigh amach c m utheyre being squeezed out of the process tá siad á mbrú amach as an bpróiseas → féach squeeze beating 1 noun physical violencebualadh masc c m ugreadadh masc c m ugreasáil fem c m ulascadh masc c m uléasadh masc c m uthey gave him an awful beating bhuail siad greasáil bhocht air, thug siad lascadh uafásach dó 2 noun SPOR defeat bualadh masc c m ugreadadh masc c m uwe took a real beating from them thug siad léasadh ceart dúinnwe were given an 8-1 beating greadadh muid 8-1 3 noun especially FIN damagesour shares have taken a beating today thit ár gcuid scaireanna go dona inniuthe dollar took a beating on the currency markets fágadh drochbhail ar an dollar ar na margaí airgeadra deference nounurraim fem 2 c m uómós masc 1 c m uhe always treated him with great deference léirigh sé an-urraim dó i gcónaíhe showed no deference to the judge níor léirigh sé aon ómós don bhreitheamh in deference to mar ómós do, mar urraim do, i gcead do out of deference to mar ómós do, mar urraim do, i gcead dowith all due deference to you, I think youre wrong about that i gcead duit sílim go bhfuil tú mícheart faoi sin lawless 1 adjective personthese groups are lawless ní ghéilleann na grúpaí seo do dhlí ná do reacht, níl aird ar aon dlí ag na grúpaí seoa lawless rabble daoscar gan dlí ná reacht 2 adjective placea lawless state stát nach bhfuil dlí ná reacht i réim ann 3 adjective act, behaviourmídhleathach adj 1 c m uaindleathach adj 1 c m ulawless activities gníomhaíochtaí mídhleathacha assimilation 1 noun into communityasamhlú c m ucomhshamhlú masc c m u 2 noun of learning etcfoghlaim fem 3 c m utógáil isteachglacadh isteachsú isteachstudents need time for the assimilation of their learning teastaíonn am ó mhic léinn chun a gcuid féin a dhéanamh dá gcuid foghlama 3 noun LINGcomhshamhlú masc c m u face off 1 (v + adv) prepare to fight INTRANSITIVEaghaidh a thabhairt ar a chéiledúshlán a chéile a thabhairtthe two gangs faced off thug an dá dhrong aghaidh ar a chéile 2 (v + adv) SPOR in ice hockey, start game INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb c m u → féach face emphatically 1 adverb say, state etcgo diongbháiltehe emphatically denied it shéan sé é go diongbháilte the answer is emphatically yes is ea gan amhras an freagra 2 adverb nod, gesture etcgo tréan c m uhe shook his head emphatically bhí sé ag croitheadh a chloiginn go tréan 3 adverb by large margingan stróthey won emphatically bhuaigh siad gan stró 4 adverb definitelyhes emphatically not a great author is cinnte nach scríbhneoir mór é, níl aon amhras ach nach scríbhneoir mór éits emphatically clear Im unfit for farming is ríléir nach bhfuil mé ábalta ag an bhfeirmeoireacht the rent is due on the first day of each month bíonn an cíos dlite ar an gcéad lá de gach mí, bíonn an cíos le híoc ar an gcéad lá de gach mí readiness 1 noun AERO, ED preparednessullmhacht femréidhe fem 4 c m uflight readiness ullmhacht chun eitiltelearning readiness ullmhacht chun foghlama, réidhe chun foghlamareadiness test triail ullmhachta, triail réidhe 2 noun willingnessullmhacht femyou need a readiness to bite your tongue caithfidh tú bheith sásta guaim a choinneáil ar do theangato gauge the readiness of investors to take on risk a mheas cé chomh hullamh agus atá infheisteoirí le seans a ghlacadhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun speedéascaíocht fem 3 c m udeifir fem 2 c m uwith readiness go gasta, go héasca, go furasta, go réidhreadiness of speech deisbhéalaí, tráthúlacht, abarthacht Tá a mhéar i b~ tarathair, he is in a jam. ~ leamhain, péiste, moth-, worm-, hole. ~ a chur i rud, to make a hole in sth. husband 1 nounfear masc 1 c m ufear céile c m ucéile fir c m uher common-law husband a fear céile faoin dlí coiteanntheyre husband and wife tá siad pósta le chéiletheyre living together as husband and wife tá siad in aontíos le chéile mar lánúin phósta, tá siad ina gcónaí le chéile mar lánúin phósta 2 verb TRANSITIVEcoigil verb c m uspáráil verb c m uto husband your strength do neart a choigilt, do neart a spáráilto husband the land an talamh a shaothrú fairy tale (also fairytale) 1 noun traditional story involving magicsíscéal masc 1 scéal sí 2 noun myth euphemistic amaidí fem 4 c m ubréag fem 2 c m useafóid fem 2 c m ufinscéal masc 1 c m uwe realised that his fame was just a fairy tale thuigeamar nach raibh ina chlú ach amaidí, tuigeadh dúinn nach raibh aon bhunús lena chlú 3 adjectivedraíochtach adj 1 c m uthey had a fairy tale wedding bhí bainis dhraíochtach acu preview 1. noun CINE, THEAT, ART before show etc opens 2. noun COMM of seeing sth before others 3. noun early indication of 4. noun COMP before taking action 5. verb CINE, THEAT, ART discuss sth before public release 6. verb COMM before purchase 7. verb COMP before taking action 1 noun especially CINE, THEAT, ART before show etc opensréamhléiriú masc c m ua special preview of the show réamhléiriú speisialta den seóa preview screening réamhléiriú scannáin 2 noun especially COMM of seeing sth before othersI got a sneak preview of his poems fuair mé réamhspléachadh ar a chuid dántashe writes a weekly preview of the programme scríobhann sí réamh-léirmheas ar an gclár gach seachtainpreview match réamhchluicheShow full entry 3 noun early indication ofhe gave us a preview of the changes that were about to happen thug sé blaiseadh dúinn de na hathruithe a bhí ar tí tarlú, thug sé réamhléargas dúinn ar na hathruithe a bhí ar tí tarlúthe newspaper published an exclusive preview of the results dfhoilsigh an nuachtán réamhchuntas eisiach ar na torthaí 4 noun COMP before taking actionréamhamharc masclayout preview réamhamharc ar an leagan amach 5 verb especially CINE, THEAT, ART discuss sth before public release TRANSITIVEonly one newspaper previewed the show ní dhearna ach nuachtán amháin réamh-léirmheas ar an seóthe band previewed their new single at the festival thug an banna ceoil blaiseadh do dhaoine dá singil nua ag an bhféile 6 verb especially COMM before purchase TRANSITIVEréamhbhlaiseadh a fháil deshe previewed the tracks before downloading fuair sí réamhbhlaiseadh de na traiceanna sular íoslódáil sí iad, déist sí le cuid de na traiceanna sular íoslódáil sí iad 7 verb COMP before taking action TRANSITIVEréamhamharc a thabhairt arhe previewed the document before printing it thug sé réamhamharc ar an doiciméad sular phriontáil sé é sissy (also cissy) informal, offensive 1 nounpiteog informal fem 2 c m ublióg offensive fem c m uSíle offensive femhes an awful sissy piteog amach is amach atá ann, níl ann ach Síle cheart 2 adjectivepiteogach adj 1 c m ubaineanda adj 3 c m uI dont touch that sissy sugar-free stuff ní bhainim don stuif piteogach sin gan siúcra Slovenia noun GEOG, SPORan tSlóivéin c m uthe capital of Slovenia príomhchathair na Slóivéine → see For usage examples see France shoddy 1 adjective in qualitymíshásúil adj 2 c m usuarach adj 1 c m uainnis adj 1 c m ushoddy work obair mhíshásúil, obair mhíchúramachshoddy goods earraí suaracha, earraí gan mhaith 2 adjective treatment etcsuarach adj 1 c m ugránna adj 3 c m uthey made a shoddy deal with the government rinne siad margadh suarach leis an rialtasshe got shoddy treatment from them is gránna mar a chaith siad léi, níor phléigh siad mar is ceart léi to pass (on) the baton to sb (also to hand (on) the baton to sb) an fhreagracht a thabhairt do dhuine, an fhreagracht a fhágáil faoi dhuine security 1. noun safety 2. noun protection 3. noun future stability 4. noun feeling of stability, confidence 5. noun persons 6. noun FIN collateralphrases 1 noun safety slándáil fem 3 c m usábháilteacht fem 3 c m utheyre concerned about their security tá imní orthu faoina sábháilteachtdue to security reasons ar chúiseanna slándálapersonal security sábháilteacht phearsantacomputer security slándáil ríomhaireachta 2 noun protectionslándáil fem 3 c m usecurity staff foireann slándálathe security forces na fórsaí slándálasecurity was tight bhí slándáil dhocht i bhfeidhmthe package provides security against viruses cuireann an pacáiste cosaint ar fáil i gcoinne víreasShow full entry 3 noun future stabilityseasmhacht fem 3 c m uthis job offers security tá seasmhacht ag baint leis an bpost seofinancial security sláine airgeadais 4 noun feeling of stability, confidencesuaimhneas masc 1 c m uemotional security suaimhneas intinneit gives me a feeling of security tugann sé muinín domchildren need a sense of security bíonn ar pháistí a mhothú go bhfuil siad slán 5 noun personslucht slándála c m ua member of security duine den lucht slándálacall security! glaoigh ar an lucht slándála! 6 noun FIN collateralurrús masc 1 c m uhe went security for me chuaigh sé in urrús orm, chuaigh sé i mbannaí ormthe house was put up as security against the loan cuireadh an teach suas mar urrús i gcoinne na hiasachta phrases a false sense of security it lulled me into a false sense of security thug sé muinín gan bhonn dom on the security of sth FIN he lent me money on the security of the land thug sé airgead ar iasacht dom ar urrús na talún settle on 1 (v + prep) make final decision on sth TRANSITIVEcinn ar PhrVsocraigh ar PhrV c m u 2 (v + prep) leave sth to sb as inheritance TRANSITIVEsocraigh ar PhrV c m uhe settled the farm on his son dfhág sé an fheirm ag a mhac → see settle pride of place nountús áitepride of place goes to my medal collection thabharfainn tús áite do mo chnuasach bonn, is as mo chnuasach bonn is mó mo phráinnit has pride of place on the wall tá sé san áit is feiceálaí ar an mballa, tá an áit is fearr ar an mballa aige interrogation 1 noun especially POLICE, MILceistiú masc c m uceistiúchán masc 1 c m uceastóireacht fem 3 interrogation methods modhanna ceistiúcháinhe admitted under interrogation that the car was stolen dadmhaigh sé agus é á cheistiú gur carr goidte a bhí annshe had to endure the usual interrogation by her father bhí uirthi cur suas leis an ngnáthcheastóireacht ag a hathair 2 noun COMP, TELECOMceistiú masc c m u smirk 1 nounstraois fem 2 c m useitgháire masc 4 c m uthere was a smirk on her face bhí straois ar a haghaidh, bhí straois uirthi Ill wipe the smirk off your face bainfidh mé an straois sin de daghaidh 2 verb INTRANSITIVEstraois a dhéanamhseitgháire a dhéanamhhe smirked unpleasantly at me rinne sé straois mhioscaiseach i mo threo, rinne sé meangadh gránna liom smirking adjectivethat smirking child an leanbh sin a bhfuil straois air, an leanbh sin atá ag seitgháire constitutionally 1 adverb LAW as allowed by constitutionde réir an bhunreachtago bunreachtúil 2 adverb MED as regards physical conditionó nádúr c m uón gcoimpléasctheyre weaker constitutionally as a species ta siad níos laige ó nádúr mar speiceas 3 adverb PSYCH as regards characteró nádúr c m ushe was constitutionally cheerful bhí sé de nádúr inti bheith gealgháireach cheer up 1 (v + adv) perk up INTRANSITIVEmisneach a ghlacadhbreabhsaigh verbhe cheered up after a while ghlac sé misneach tar éis tamaill, bhreabhsaigh sé tar éis tamaill cheer up! bíodh misneach agat!, bíodh uchtach agat!, tóg suas do chroí! 2 (v + adv) perk sb up TRANSITIVEardú croí a thabhairt doardú meanman a thabhairt docian a thógáil despionn maith a chur arshe cheered him up dardaigh sí a chroí, thug sí ardú meanman dóTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 (v + adv) brighten, make more attractive TRANSITIVEcuma níos gile a chur arnew paint will cheer up the room cuirfidh péint úr cuma níos gile ar an seomra, cuirfidh péint úr slacht ar an seomra → féach cheer prattle pejorative 1 verb INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cabaireachtbheith ag glagaireachtbheith ag mionchaintwhat are you prattling on about? cad é an bhaothchaint sin atá agat?I just prattled on about everything lean mé orm ag cabaireacht ar gach aon rud, lean mé orm ag sioscadh ar gach aon rud, lean mé orm ag mionchaint faoi gach aon rud 2 nounbaothchaint femcabaireacht fem 3 c m ucaint gan dealramh frontman (also front man)1. noun MUS lead singer 2. noun TV-RAD presenter, anchor 3. noun spokesperson 4. noun SPOR attacking player 5. noun concealing true activities 1 noun MUS lead singerpríomhamhránaí 2 noun TV-RAD presenter, anchorpríomhláithreoir c m u 3 noun spokespersonurlabhraí masc 4 c m uhes their frontman eisean an t-urlabhraí atá acu 4 noun SPOR attacking playertosaí masc 4 c m utosach masc 1 c m u 5 noun informal concealing true activitiesthe president was only a frontman ní raibh ann ach ainm uachtaráin cine: race, nation. Note this word is feminine in Cork Irish. Also note the plural here, cineacha, where the CO has ciníocha. guard against (v + prep) TRANSITIVEcosain ar PhrVcosaint a thabhairt in aghaidhweapons to guard against terrorist attack airm chun cosaint a thabhairt in aghaidh ionsaí sceimhlitheoiríyou should guard against doing too much ba cheart duit bheith san airdeall agus gan an iomarca a dhéanamh → féach guard dictate 1. verb determine 2. verb have control over 3. verb give orders 4. verb read out 5. noun rule, imperativephrases 1 verb determine TRANSITIVEsocraigh verb c m uleag síos c m urialaigh verb c m uthe constitution dictates whatll happen now tá sé leagtha amach sa bhunreacht cad a tharlóidh anoishow much was the decision dictated by practical needs? cén tionchar a bhí ag riachtanais phraiticiúla ar an gcinneadh?the numbers dictated that the class be divided into two groups na huimhreacha faoi deara go ndéanfaí dhá ghrúpa den rangpolitical circumstances might dictate otherwise dfhéadfadh go socródh cúinsí polaitiúla a mhalairt as circumstances dictate ag brath ar na cúinsí 2 verb have control over TRANSITIVEsocraigh verb c m ustiúir verb c m uto dictate policy polasaí a shocrú, polasaí a leagan síosthe customers dictate the menu is iad na custaiméirí a shocraíonn an biachlárEurope dictated the agenda an Eoraip a leag síos an clár oibreSpain dictated the pace of the game bhí luas an chluiche faoi stiúir na SpáinneTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb pejorative give orders INTRANSITIVEhe doesnt like dictating to people ní maith leis bheith ag tabhairt orduithe do dhaoineshell not be dictated to by anyone ní ghlacfaidh sise orduithe ó aon duinedont try to dictate to me! ná bí ag iarraidh fios mo ghnó a insint dom!teaching is about educating, not dictating oideachas agus ní deachtóireacht atá i gceist leis an múinteoireacht TRANSITIVEits not for you to dictate to me what I should do ní fútsa atá sé a rá liom cad ba chóir dom a dhéanamhthey cant dictate what company to use ní féidir leo a leagan síos cén comhlacht ba cheart a úsáid 4 verb read out TRANSITIVEdeachtaigh verb c m uto dictate sth to sb ruda dheachtú do dhuine INTRANSITIVEdeachtaigh verb c m u 5 noun rule, imperativeriail fem 5 c m ureacht masc 3 c m uordú masc c m uthe dictates of fashion reacht an fhaisinhe went against his fathers dictates chuir sé in aghaidh orduithe a athar the dictates of conscience rialacha an choinsiasa phrases to dictate terms to sb téarmaí a leagan síos do dhuine affliction 1 noun cause of pain and sufferingcruatan masc 1 donas masc 1 c m uits a terrible affliction is mór an t-iomard éthe afflictions of life cruatan an tsaoilShes fond of drink. Its a common affliction. Tá dúil aici san ól. Is iomaí duine ar a haicíd. 2 noun literary suffering, adversityanó masc 4 c m ushe was his comfort in affliction thug sí sólás dó nuair a bhí sé i bpian, thug sí sólás dó nuair a bhí sé ag fulaingttheyre in great affliction tá drochbhail orthu needle 1. noun for sewing 2. noun for knitting, crochet 3. noun for acupuncture 4. noun MED for injecting 5. noun indicator on instrument 6. noun on record player 7. noun BOT sharp leaf 8. verb teasephrases 1 noun for sewingsnáthaid fem 2 c m u 2 noun for knitting, crochetbiorán masc 1 c m udealgán masc 1Show full entry 3 noun for acupuncture snáthaid fem 2 c m u 4 noun MED for injecting snáthaid fem 2 c m u 5 noun indicator on instrument snáthaid fem 2 c m u 6 noun on record playersnáthaid fem 2 c m u 7 noun BOT sharp leaf duille spíonachspíonlach masc 1 8 verb tease TRANSITIVEspoch as PhrV c m uséid faoi PhrV c m uclip verb c m ucorraigh verb c m uspréach verb c m uhes only saying it to needle you níl sé ach ag spochadh asat á rá sin phrases to get the needle informaléirí corraitheéirí tógthaspréachadh to look for a needle in a haystack (also to try to find a needle in a haystack) snáthaid a chuardach i gcoca féirsnáthaid mhór a thóraíocht san fhásach brook 1 noun GEOGsruthán masc 1 c m u 2 verb TRANSITIVEcuir suas lefulaing verb c m uthe government will brook no delay in this case ní ghlacfaidh an rialtas le moill ar bith sa chás seo, ní chuirfidh an rialtas suas le moill ar bith sa chás seo, ní cheadóidh an rialtas aon mhoill sa chás seoa decision that brooked no opposition cinneadh nárbh fhéidir cur ina éadan ar chor ar bith unfasten verb TRANSITIVEscaoil verb c m uoscail verb c m uhe unfastened the belt scaoil sé an crios, doscail sé an criosshe unfastened the lock doscail sí an glas unfastened adjectivescaoilte adj 3 c m uoscailte adj 3 c m uthe laces were unfastened bhí na hiallacha scaoilte the buttons came unfastened scaoil na cnaipí earshot nounraon éisteachtaraon na gcluascluasraon c m uit happened within earshot of me tharla sé i mo raon éisteachta, tharla sé i méisteachthe said it to her out of earshot ní fhéadfaí a ndúirt sé léi a chloisteáil monarch 1 noun head of statemonarc masc 4 the Spanish monarchs monarcaí na Spáinne 2 (also monarch butterfly) noun ZOOL butterflybleachtfhéileacán masc 1 c m u bearer 1 noun of flag, coffin, etciompróir masc 3 c m uwe selected the coffin bearers roghnaíomar cé a diompródh an chónra, shocraíomar cé a bheadh faoin gcónra 2 noun of news etcteachtaire masc 4 scéalaí masc 4 c m ushe loved being the bearer of good news níl rud ar bith is mó a thug sásamh di ná dea-scéala a fhógairt 3 noun of title, document, etcsealbhóir masc 3 c m uthe bearer is entitled to use the swimming pool tá cead ag an sealbhóir an linn snámha a úsáidthe data will include a photograph of the authorised bearer of the passport beidh grianghraf de shealbhóir údaraithe an phas ar na sonraí 4 noun of tradition etcsealbhóir masc 3 c m uwere the bearers of the cultural traditions is muidne sealbhóirí na dtraidisiún cultúrtha, is fúinne na traidisiúin chultúrtha a chur ar aghaidh bolster 1 verb TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb c m utreisigh verb c m ushe returned to bolster the midfield tháinig sí ar ais chun lár na páirce a dhaingniúhe tried to bolster our courage rinne sé iarracht misneach a thabhairt dúinn, thug sé iarraidh uchtach a thabhairt dúinn 2 nounadhairt fem 2 c m uceannadhairt fem 2 babhstar masc 1 c m u phrasal verbs bolster up (v + adv) TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb c m utreisigh verb c m uneartaigh verb c m u supervise 1 verb EMPL also POL monitor, direct TRANSITIVEstiúir verb c m umaoirseacht a dhéanamh arshe was supervising a community project bhí sí ag stiúradh togra pobailhe supervised the work rinne seisean maoirseacht ar an obairthe election will be supervised déanfar maoirseacht ar an toghchánto supervise staff maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar an bhfoireann INTRANSITIVEbheith i mbun maoirseachta 2 verb watch over TRANSITIVEsúil a choinneáil armaoirseacht a dhéanamh archildren must be supervised by an adult ní mór do dhuine fásta súil a choinneáil ar pháistíshe was supervised by a nurse bhí banaltra ag déanamh maoirseachta uirthi INTRANSITIVEbheith i mbun maoirseachtasomeone must supervise caithfidh duine éigin bheith i mbun maoirseachta, caithfidh duine éigin súil a choinneáil ar chúrsaíShow full entry 3 verb ED advise academically TRANSITIVEstiúir verb c m uto supervise research taighde a stiúradhIve supervised ten doctoral students bhí mé i mo stiúrthóir ag deichniúr mac léinn dochtúireachta supervising adjective especially EMPLmaoirseachtathe supervising engineer an t-innealtóir atá i mbun maoirseachtaa supervising officer oifigeach feitheoireachta yesterday 1 adverb on day before todayinné c m uit snowed yesterday bhí sé ag cur sneachta inné I spent all day yesterday in the garden chaith mé an lá ar fad inné sa ghairdín, bhí mé sa ghairdín an lá uilig innéearly yesterday go luath innélate yesterday evening go mall tráthnóna aréir, amach sa tráthnóna inné, tráthnóna beag aréirI saw her only yesterday inné féin a chonaic mé í, inné beag a chonaic mé íhell be here a week from yesterday beidh sé anseo seachtain ón lá inné, beidh sé anseo seachtain ó innéit happened a week ago yesterday tharla sé seachtain is an lá innéI had to get the form in no later than yesterday bhí orm an fhoirm a chur isteach inné, ar a mhoilleWhen do you need it for? Yesterday! Cén uair a bheidh sé ag teastáil uait? Inné! 2 noun day before todayinné c m uan lá inné c m uyesterday was Halloween Oíche Shamhna a bhí ann inné, bhí Oíche Shamhna ann innéyesterday was very cold bhí sé an-fhuar inné, bhí an lá inné an-fhuaryesterday was our lucky day ba é an lá inné an lá geal dúinn the day before yesterday arú inné all of yesterday an lá ar fad inné, an lá uilig inné, i rith an lae inné most of yesterday an chuid is mó den lá inné, formhór an lae innéwheres yesterdays paper? cá bhfuil nuachtán an lae inné?Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun recent pastinné c m uan lá inné c m uit wasnt today or yesterday that he started that caper ní inniu ná inné a thosaigh sé ar an ealaín sinthe ideas of yesterday smaointe an lae inné, smaointe an ama atá caitesuburbs that yesterday were small towns bruachbhailte a bhí ina mbailte beaga go dtí le gairidhes one of yesterdays great hurlers tá sé ar dhuine de na hiománaithe iontacha a dimir san am a chuaigh thartI wasnt born yesterday! ní inniu ná inné a rugadh mise!, níl mé chomh bómánta sin!, níor tháinig mé isteach leis an lán mara! phrases all our yesterdays na seanlaethantana laethanta a bhí yesterdays man pejorative hes yesterdays man tá a ré caite, tá a lá thart, bhí a lá féin aige yesterdays news pejorative thats yesterdays news sin seanscéal agus meirg airshes yesterdays news! ní suim le duine ar bith í sin a thuilleadh!, tá a lá sin thart! out of order 1 not in the correct order as ord, as altshe got the words out of order in the final verse ní raibh na focail san ord ceart aici sa véarsa deireanach, dimigh na focail sa fhraoch uirthi sa véarsa deireanach 2 not working as feidhm, as gléastheir phone is out of order at the moment tá a nguthán as feidhm i láthair na huaire, níl an fón ag obair faoi láthair acu 3 informal unacceptable behaviour as ordhe was way out of order last night bhí sé as ord ar fad aréir, bhí sé as bealach ar fad aréir 4 informal not acceptablethats bang out of order! níl sé sin ceart ná cóir! remote 1. adjective area, house, etc 2. adjective having little connection 3. adjective possibility, chance, etc 4. adjective person: aloof, distanced 5. adjective COMP computer, user 6. noun ELECTRON 1 adjective area, house, etciargúlta adj 3 c m uscoite adj 3 c m ua remote area ceantar iargúltathe house is remote from the town tá an teach i bhfad amach ón mbaile mór, tá an teach scoite ón mbaile mór 2 adjective having little connectionscoite adj 3 c m uhe feels slightly remote from the rest of the community braitheann sé sórt scoite amach ón gcuid eile den phobalthe issue is remote from the voters ar éigean a bhaineann an cheist leis an lucht vótálaShow full entry 3 adjective possibility, chance, etccaol adj 1 c m ufánach adj 1 c m uhis chances of succeeding are remote caolseans go n-éireoidh leis, is fánach an seans go n-éireoidh leisI havent the remotest idea dheamhan a bhfuil a fhios agam, níl tuairim dá laghad agam 4 adjective person: aloof, distancedcoimhthíoch adj 1 c m udeoranta adj 3 c m uhe was a somewhat remote man fear cineál deoranta a bhí ann, fear dúnárasach a bhí ann 5 adjective COMP computer, usercian adj 1 cianda adj 3 cian- prefremote assistance cianchúnamh 6 noun ELECTRONcianrialtán masc 1 c m uzaipire masc 4 c m u ensnare verb TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV c m ugreim a fháil argeafáil verb c m uwe use traps to ensnare foxes úsáidimid gaistí chun breith ar an sionnachthe whale became ensnared in the net sáinníodh an míol mór san eangach, rugadh ar an míol mór sa líonhe was ensnared by a beautiful woman chuir bean álainn cluain air, fuair bean álainn greim air, bhí sé faoi gheasa ag bean álainn metropolitan 1. adjective typifying a large city 2. adjective GEOG, POL, HIST3. adjective REL4. noun city-dweller 5. noun REL 1 adjective typifying a large cityuirbeach adj 1 cathrachthe book explores metropolitan life pléann an leabhar le saol na cathrachin metropolitan countries i dtíortha ilchultúrthain metropolitan Paris i gceantar uirbeach Phárasmetropolitan growth fás ceannchathartha, fás cathracha 2 adjective GEOG, POL, HISTdúthachmetropolitan France an Fhrainc DhúthachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective RELdeoise c m umetropolitan bishop easpag deoise 4 noun city-dwellerduine de mhuintir na cathrachhes a metropolitan is fear cathrach éshe soon became a metropolitan ba ghearr go raibh sí ina bean chathrach 5 noun RELardeaspag oireachais out of tune 1 MUS at wrong pitch as tiúinher voice was out of tune bhí a glór as tiúin 2 ENG not running smoothly as corsomething was out of tune with the car bhí rud éigin as cor leis an gcarr, bhí rud éigin mícheart leis an gcarr, bhí rud éigin contráilte leis an gcarr baseline 1 noun basis for comparisonbonnlíne fem c m ubunlíne fem c m uthey set the baseline for future generations leag siad an bhonnlíne do na glúnta a tháinig ina ndiaidhbaseline study staidéar bonnlíne 2 noun SPOR in tennis, volleyball, etclíne chúil c m u 3 noun SPOR in baseballdaorlíne fem 4 sleepover nounfanacht thar oíchecodladh thar oíchethe kids are having a sleepover tonight tá cóisir thar oíche ag na páistí anocht, tá na páistí ag fanacht thar oíche anochtthe staff sleepover room seomra codlata thar oíche na foirnesleepover party cóisir thar oíche childless adjectivegan chlanngan leanbhgan mhuiríngan mhuireara childless couple lánúin nach bhfuil aon pháiste acu, lánúin nach bhfuil aon sliocht orthuhe died childless níor fhág sé aon chlann ina dhiaidh, níor fhan aon sliocht air high-profile adjectivecáiliúil adj 2 c m uiomráiteach adj 1 c m uit was a high-profile court case cás cúirte iomráiteach a bhí ann, ba chás cúirte é a bhí go mór i mbéal an phobail backstreet 1 nouncúlsráid fem 2 c m usráid chúil NP 2 adjectiveneamhdhleathach adj c m ubackstreet abortion ginmhilleadh cúlsráide, ginmhilleadh faoi choim homelessness SOCIOL 1 noun state, conditioneaspa dídinemany families are facing homelessness tá an easpa dídine ag bagairt ar go leor teaghlach 2 noun social problemdaoine gan dídeanhomelessness is on the increase tá ag méadú ar an líon daoine atá gan dídean crowd into 1 (v + prep) gather into a place with others INTRANSITIVEthey crowded into the shop phlódaigh siad isteach sa siopa 2 (v + prep) move a lot of people, things into a place TRANSITIVEpulc isteach ihundreds were crowded into the room bhí na céadta pulctha isteach sa seomra 3 (v + prep) overcome TRANSITIVEthe memories crowded into her mind líon a hintinn leis na cuimhní → see crowd surpass 1 verb become more than TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb c m ubuail verb c m uwe hope to surpass that figure tá súil againn an figiúr sin a shárú, tá súil againn an figiúr sin a bhualadh 2 verb be better than TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb c m ubarr a bhaint dethat surpassed anything wed seen before sháraigh sé sin aon rud a chonaiceamar riamh, bhain sé sin barr daon rud dá bhfacamar riamhthey surpassed their own expectations rinne siad níos fearr ná mar a bhí siad féin ag súilthe Fleadh surpassed all expectations bhí an Fhleadh níos fearr ná mar a cheap aon duine a bheadh síthey cant be surpassed for cuteness níl a sárú ann le gleoiteacht, tá an chraobh acu le gleoiteachtTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb outdo yourself TRANSITIVEtheyll have to surpass themselves beidh orthu déanamh níos fearr ná a rinne siad riamhshe surpassed herself at the concert ní raibh sí chomh maith riamh agus a bhí sí ag an gceolchoirm, bhí sí thar cionn ag an gceolchoirmyouve surpassed yourself this time! ironic tá an diabhal ar fad déanta anois agat!, tá tú imithe thar fóir ar fad anois! 4 verb go beyond TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb c m uit surpasses human understanding sáraíonn sé tuiscint an duine, téann sé ó thuiscint ar an duine, ní féidir leis an duine é a thuiscint - sciar = share. There is also the word scairwhich means a share also in the economical sense. A shareholder is scairshealbhóir, shareholder-value (the value that the holder of a share expects to get from the company) is luach scairshealbhóireachta. finish off (v + adv) TRANSITIVEcríochnaigh verb c m udeireadh a chur le VPan dlaoi mhullaigh a chur ar VP INTRANSITIVEcríochnaigh verb c m uthe day finished off with a dinner bhí dinnéar ann le bailchríoch a chur ar an lá → féach finish estimate 1 verb calculate roughly TRANSITIVEmeas verb c m uhe estimated a delay of an hour mheas sé go mbeadh moill uair an chloig ann, bhí sé den tuairim go mbeadh moill uair an chloig annreports estimate that about 200 people were killed tuairiscítear gur maraíodh tuairim is 200 duineits estimated that itll decrease next year meastar go dtiocfaidh laghdú air an bhliain seo chugainnthe total cost is estimated at 2 million meastar go gcosnóidh sé 2 mhilliún ar fad, táthar den tuairim go gcosnóidh sé 2 mhilliún ar fadits too early to estimate when itll be ready tá sé róluath lena rá cén uair a bheidh sé faoi réir, tá sé róluath lena thuar cá huair a bheidh sé réidh 2 noun rough calculation meastachán masc 1 c m uits a rough estimate is meastachán garbh éthats a more reliable estimate sin meastachán níos iontaofait contains 100,000 works of art at a conservative estimate meastar go bhfuil tuairim is 100,000 saothar ealaíne ann ar a laghadpopulation estimate daonra meastaShow full entry 3 noun BUS-ADM costing for jobmeastachán masc 1 c m u estimated adjectiveitll cost you an estimated €100 per week cosnóidh sé tuairim is €100 sa tseachtain ort, cosnóidh sé thart ar €100 in aghaidh na seachtaine ort jaws 1 noun ANAT mouthbéal masc 1 c m uclab masc 1 c m udraid fem 2 the dragons jaws béal an dragain, draid an dragain, clab an dragain 2 noun ZOOL, ANAT of invertebrategialla 3 noun openingbéal masc 1 c m uhe stared at the jaws of the gun stán sé ar bhéal an ghunna 4 noun imminent fatebéal masc 1 c m uhe was snatched from the jaws of death sciobadh é ó bhéal an bháis → féach jaw lash out 1 (v + adv) react violently INTRANSITIVEhe lashed out spréach séshe lashed out at the robber thug sí faoin ngadaí, tharraing sí buille ar an ngadaí, spréach sí leis an ngadaí 2 criticise INTRANSITIVEtabhair faoi PhrV c m uhe lashed out at his detractors thug sé faoi lucht a cháinte, thug sé fogha faoi lucht a cháinte 3 spend money INTRANSITIVEgaoth a thabhairt dairgeadairgead a chaitheamh go rábachthey lashed out on a new car chaith siad lab airgid ar charr nua TRANSITIVEshe lashed out a lot of money on it thug sí an t-uafás airgid air, chaith sí airgead mór air → see lash attender nounCharlie wouldnt be a regular attender ní bhíonn Charlie i láthair go rialta, ní bhíonn Charlie ag freastal go rialtaregular mass attenders daoine a fhreastalaíonn ar an aifreann go rialta, daoine a théann ar aifreann go rialta, aifreannaigh mhaithe out of the ordinary adjective as an ngnáth, eisceachtúil, as an gcoitiantachtI thought it was nothing out of the ordinary níor shíl mé go raibh aon rud speisialta ag baint leis materially 1 adverb significantlythe circumstances arent materially different níl aon difríocht bhunúsach idir na cúinsí, níl aon difríocht shuntasach idir na cúinsí, is beag difríocht atá idir na cúinsíany work which materially affects the character of the building aon obair a chuirfidh athrú ábhartha ar charachtar an fhoirgnimh 2 adverb relating to material thingsits a materially and culturally rich area ceantar é atá saibhir ó thaobh acmhainní agus cultúir deitll benefit us materially déanfaidh sé leas dúinn ó thaobh ioncaim de, cuirfidh sé airgead inár bpóca lottery 1 noun gamecrannchur masc 1 c m uthe club runs a monthly lottery reáchtálann an club crannchur míosúil 2 noun chance, luck etcits all a bit of a lottery níl ann ach dul sa seansas for wholl win the race, its going to be a bit of a lottery maidir le cé a bhainfidh an rás, ag Dia atá a fhios the lottery nounan crannchurlottery ticket ticéad crannchuirthe National Lottery an Crannchur Náisiúntato win the lottery an crannchur a bhuachan, an crannchur a bhaint relentlessness 1 noun determinationdiongbháilteacht fem c m udúthracht fem 3 c m udíograis fem 2 c m uthey attacked with a terrifying relentlessness dionsaigh siad le diongbháilteacht a scanródh thú, dionsaigh siad go teann gan taise 2 noun constancy, incessancydéine fem 4 c m useasmhacht fem 3 c m uthe relentlessness of the poverty depressed him chuir an tsíorbhochtaineacht lagmhisneach air, chuir an bhochtaineacht leanúnach shíoraí air nibble 1. verb take small bites of sth 2. verb gently bite sth 3. verb experiment in a minor way 4. verb display interest in a business proposition 5. verb make slow inroads into sth 6. noun small bite of food; a small amount 7. noun show of interest by potential buyers 1 verb take small bites of sth TRANSITIVEgráinseáil verbmiotaigh verb c m upiocaireacht a dhéanamh arshe nibbled a biscuit rinne sí gráinseáil ar bhriosca, bhí sí ag miotú briosca, bhí sí ag piocaireacht ar bhriosca INTRANSITIVEgráinseáil verbmiotaigh verb c m upiocaireacht a dhéanamhshe nibbled away bhí sí ag piocaireacht léi, bhí sí ag gráinseáil léi 2 verb gently bite sth TRANSITIVEshe nibbled his ear rinne sí miotú ar a chluas, bhí sí ag súrac a chluaiseTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb experiment in a minor way INTRANSITIVEhe nibbled at writing a book rinne sé leathiarracht ar leabhar a scríobh 4 verb display interest in a business proposition INTRANSITIVEsuim a léiriúspéis a chur itwo companies are nibbling tá dhá chomhlacht ag léiriú suime ann, tá dhá chomhlacht ag cur spéise ann 5 verb make slow inroads into sth INTRANSITIVEcreim verb c m uits nibbling at our profits tá sé ag creimeadh ár mbrabúis, tá sé ag baint dár mbrabús 6 noun small bite of food; a small amountgreim beaggráinseáil femshe had a nibble for breakfast bhí greim beag bricfeasta aici, bhí gráinseáil aici don bhricfeasta 7 noun show of interest by potential buyersthere were one or two nibbles léiríodh spéis uair nó dhó, bhí cúpla dream a léirigh suim mettle nounteacht aniar c m umiotal masc 1 c m umianach masc 1 c m uthe first half tested the mettle of the teams léirigh an chéad leath an teacht aniar a bhí sna foirnethey have the mettle to win tá sé ar a gcumas buachan phrases to be on your mettle bheith os cionn do bhuillebheith ar do mhine ghéiredíocas a bheith ortthe play was on its mettle bhí an dráma thar barr to put sb on their mettle dúshlán duine a thabhairt to keep sb on their mettle a dhóthain a thabhairt le déanamh do dhuineduine a choinneáil ar a fhaichill continuum noun spectrum, rangecontanam masc c m uleanúntasa continuum of skills scileanna den chineál céanna, contanam scileannacontinuum model samhail chontanaima historic continuum leanúntas stairiúilmost of us are on a continuum between these two positions tá ár bhformhór áit éigin idir an dá dhearcadh sin running water 1 noun piped wateruisce reathathe caravans have running water tá uisce reatha sna carbháin 2 noun water that is flowinguisce reatha suite 1. noun of rooms 2. noun of furniture 3. noun MUS of musical pieces 4. noun COMP of software 5. noun retinue 1 noun of roomssvuít fem 2 c m uconference suite svuít chomhdhálacomputer suite svuít ríomhairí, seomra ríomhairí 2 noun of furnituresvuít fem 2 c m ufoireann troscáin c m uleather suite svuít leathair 3 noun MUS of musical piecessraith fem 2 c m uorchestral suite sraith cheolfhoirneach 4 noun COMP of softwarefoireann fem 2 c m usoftware suite foireann bogearraí 5 noun retinuelucht coimhdeachta c m ucomóradh masc c m ucóisir fem 2 c m u originate 1 verb first happen or appear INTRANSITIVEthe area where the stories originated an ceantar as ar tháinig na scéalta, an ceantar inar cumadh na scéaltathe suggestion originated from Anna is ó Anna a tháinig an moladh, ba í Anna an chéad duine a rinne an moladh, Anna a rinne an moladh an chéad lá riamhhe originated from wealthy people shíolraigh sé ó dhaoine saibhre, bhí airgead ag a dhream material originating in Ireland ábhar a dhéantar in Éirinnthe river originates in Wales is sa Bhreatain Bheag atá foinse na habhannthe custom originated in the 17 th century tháinig an nós chun cinn ar dtús sa 17ú haois, faightear fréamhacha an nóis sa 17ú haois 2 verb start, invent, or create sth TRANSITIVEwho originated the story? cé a chuir tús leis an scéal?he originated the term eisean a cheap an téarma, eisean a chum an téarma describable adjectiveits not describable níl aon chur síos air, ní féidir cur síos a dhéanamh air, ní féidir é a mhíniúits describable as a mix of both styles dfhéadfaí cur síos air mar mheascán den dá stíl, dfhéadfaí a rá gur meascán den dá stíl atá ann committee nouncoiste masc 4 c m uthe committee was elected toghadh an coistehes on the committee tá sé ar an gcoistethe chair of the committee cathaoirleach an choisteadvisory committee coiste comhairleachcommittee of experts coiste saineolaithemodifiercoiste gs as adj c m ucommittee meeting cruinniú coiste, cruinniú den choiste pinkadjective 1. in colour 2. of sbs cheeks 3. referring to gay people 4. left-wing 5. of winenoun 6. colour 7. BOT, HORT plantverb 8. make sth pink 9. cut with shears 10. AUTO of car engine noisesubformspinking noun AUTO car engine noisethe pink noun snooker ballphrasesadjective 1 adjective in colourbándearg adj 1 pinc familiarits pink tá sé bándearg, tá dath bándearg airit turned pink déirigh sé bándearg, tháinig dath bándearg airshe had a pink ribbon in her hair bhí ribín bándearg ina cuid gruaige 2 adjective of sbs cheeksdearg adj 1 c m ulasta adj 3 c m uhe was pink with embarrassment bhí sé lasta go bun na gcluas le teann náire, bhí sé bruite le náire 3 adjective referring to gay peoplepinc the pink pound an phingin phinc 4 adjective left-wingmeathchléachpink liberal liobrálaí meathchléach 5 adjective of winerosé foreign noun 6 noun colourbándeargpinc familiar mascI dont like that pink ní maith liom an bándearg sinshe was dressed in pink bhí éadaí bándearga uirthi 7 noun BOT, HORT plantlus gileverb 8 verb make sth pink TRANSITIVEdearg verb c m ulas verb c m ua flush pinked her cheeks tháinig luisne ar a grua, dhearg sí ina haghaidh, las a grua 9 verb cut with shears TRANSITIVEscealp verb 10 verb AUTO of car engine noise INTRANSITIVEbheith ag pingeáilsubforms pinking noun AUTO car engine noisepingeáil the pink noun snooker ballan bándeargan pinc familiar PHRASES in the pink informal i mbarr na sláintehe was in the pink bhí cuma na sláinte air, bhí sé i mbarr a mhaitheasa attentive 1 adjective paying attentionaireach adj 1 c m ucúramach adj 1 c m uairdeallach adj 1 c m uan attentive reader léitheoir cúramachthey need to be attentive to the meaning of the words ní mór dóibh aird a bheith acu ar bhrí na bhfocal 2 adjective helpfulaireach adj 1 c m ucuidiúil adj 2 c m uan attentive waiter freastalaí aireach, freastalaí cuidiúil, freastalaí cabhrach 3 adjective caringcúramach adj 1 c m uaireach adj 1 c m ushe was very attentive to her patients rinne sí cúram maith dá hothair, thug sí aire mhaith dá hothair hand back (v + adv) TRANSITIVEfág ar aistabhair ar aisyou must hand the keys back at the end ní mór duit na heochracha a fhágáil ar ais ag an deireadh, ní mór duit na heochracha a thabhairt ar ais ag an deireadh → féach hand deplore verb TRANSITIVEbheith buartha faoiwe deplore the overcrowding at the hospital ceapaimid gur mór an náire an plódú san ospidéal, táimid an-bhuartha faoin bplódú san ospidéalthe delay is to be deplored is mór an náire an mhoill, údar náire is ea an mhoill remember 1. verb recall 2. verb keep in mind 3. verb as reminder 4. verb think of sbphrases 1 verb recall TRANSITIVEcuimhnigh verb c m uis cuimhin leis cuimhneach leI dont remember my mother ní cuimhin liom mo mháthair, ní cuimhneach liom mo mháthair, níl aon chuimhne agam ar mo mháthairI remember that day well cuimhním go maith ar an lá sin, is maith is cuimhin liom an lá sin, is cuimhneach liom an lá sin go maithshe cant remember what clothes he wore ní cuimhin léi cén t-éadach a bhí airhe doesnt remember if she told him ní cuimhneach leis ar inis sí dóshe cant remember whether she saw him or not ní cuimhin léi cé acu a chonaic sí é nó nach bhfacaI remember telling my mother about it cuimhním ar bheith ag insint do mo mháthair faoi, is cuimhin liom á rá le mo mháthair INTRANSITIVEcuimhnigh verb c m uis cuimhin leis cuimhneach ledo you remember? an cuimhin leat?, an cuimhneach leat? 2 verb keep in mind TRANSITIVEcuimhnigh verb c m uits well I remembered my umbrella nach maith gur chuimhnigh mé ar an scáth fearthainne a thabhairt liomI must remember not to ask that question ní foláir dom cuimhneamh gan an cheist sin a churI hope youve remembered your lines tá súil agam go bhfuil do chuid línte meabhraithe agatShow full entry 3 verb as reminder TRANSITIVEcuimhnigh verb c m uremember that youll have to live with it cuimhnigh gur tusa a chaithfidh cur suas leis, ná déan dearmad gur tusa a chaithfidh cur suas leisremember what I said cuimhnigh ar a ndúirt mé 4 verb think of sb TRANSITIVEcuimhnigh verb c m ucoinnigh i gcuimhne VPcuimhne a choinneáil ar VPwe remember them all with equal affection tá an cion céanna againn orthu uile inár gcuimhnewe remember our heroes for their ideals coinnímid ár laochra i gcuimhne de bharr a gcuid idéal, cuimhnímid ar ár laochra as a gcuid idéal phrases remember me to sb abair le duine go raibh mé ag cur a thuairisceabair le duine go raibh mé á fhiafraíbeir mo bheannacht chuig duine fishy 1 adjective tasting or smelling of fishfishy smell boladh éiscit tastes quite fishy tá blas láidir éisc air 2 adjective relating to fish, fish-likeéisc c m uiascúil adj 2 the menu is quite fishy tá go leor éisc ar an mbiachlár 3 adjective informal, pejorative suspiciousamhrasach adj 1 c m uit seems a bit fishy tá cuma amhrasach airtheres something fishy going on here tá rud éigin amhrasach ag dul ar aghaidh anseo, tá uisce faoi thalamh éigin ar siúl anseo almighty 1 adjective REL omnipotentuilechumhachtach adj 1 c m uhe thinks hes God almighty síleann sé gurb é féin Dia, síleann sé gur Dia atá ann, síleann sé gurb é a rug é féin 2 adjective informal hugeollmhór adj 1 c m umillteanach adj 1 c m uthere was an almighty bang bhí pléasc ollmhór ann the Almighty noun RELDia Uilechumhachtachan tAthair Síoraí rose 1. noun BOT, HORT flower 2. noun BOT, HORT rose bush 3. noun HORT sprinkler of a watering can 4. noun ARCHIT feature on ceiling 5. noun COL colour 6. adjective COL soft pinkphrases 1 noun BOT, HORT flowerrós masc 1 c m u 2 noun BOT, HORT rose bushrósóg fem 2 c m utom róis 3 noun HORT sprinkler of a watering cansoc masc 1 c m u 4 noun ARCHIT feature on ceilingrós masc 1 c m u 5 noun COL colourdath an róisrósdath masc c m u 6 (also rose-coloured) adjective COL soft pinkar dhath an róisrósach adj 1 c m u phrases to come up smelling of roses (also to come out smelling of roses) informalteacht as go han-mhaith everythings coming up roses tá cuma mhaith ag teacht ar chúrsaí not a bed of roses (also not all roses) its no bed of roses níl dada éasca ag baint leis, ní saill gan fiacha é uniquely 1 adverb exceptionallythar a bheith c m ufíor- prefthe islands are uniquely beautiful tá na hoileáin thar a bheith álainn, tá na hoileáin fíorálainn go deoshes uniquely gifted tá bua speisialta aici, tá bua thar an ngnáth aiciits a uniquely special place is áit faoi leith é, is áit fhíorspeisialta é 2 adverb exclusivelygo sainiúilits a uniquely human disease galar atá ann a bhaineann go sainiúil leis an duine, is leis an duine daonna amháin a bhaineann an galarwere uniquely placed to avail of the festival tá deis ar leith againn leas a bhaint as an bhféilethe style is uniquely his stíl dá chuid féin is ea í, a shainstíl féin atá ann optimum 1 adjectivebarrmhaith c m uoptamach c m uscoth- prefthe light wasnt optimum ní raibh an solas ar fheabhas, ní raibh an solas chomh maith agus ba cheartthat beef is optimum for todays market tá an mhairteoil sin díreach i gceart do mhargadh an lae inniu, sin í an mhairteoil is fearr do mhargadh an lae inniuoptimum performance feidhmíocht bharrmhaith, feidhmíocht bharrmhaitheasaoptimum code cód optamach 2 noun COMP, FINoptamam mascbarrmhaitheas fem 3 c m umy performance was at its optimum bhí mé ag feidhmiú chomh maith agus a thiocfadh liom, bhí mé i mbarr mo mhaitheasaoptimum development forbairt optamaim, forbairt bharrmhaith appetising (also appetizing) 1 adjective of foodblasta adj 3 c m uthe food wasnt particularly appetising ní raibh cuma róbhlasta ar an mbiathere were appetising smells from the kitchen bhí boladh blasta ón gcistin, bhí boladh breá ón gcistin 2 adjective of prospecttarraingteach adj 1 c m umealltach adj 1 the journey wasnt appetising ní raibh an turas rómhealltach, ní bheadh fonn ort an turas a dhéanamh glaze 1. verb cover with a glaze 2. verb MET3. verb fit with or enclose in glass 4. verb become vacant 5. verb lose attention 6. noun ART, COOK coating 1 verb cover with a glaze TRANSITIVEglónraigh verbglónra a chur argléas a chur arhe glazed the painting chuir sé glónrú ar an bpictiúr, chuir sé gléas ar an bpictiúr 2 verb (US) MET TRANSITIVEglé-oighear a chur ar 3 verb fit with or enclose in glass TRANSITIVEgloinigh verb c m u 4 verb become vacant INTRANSITIVEtheir eyes glazed over tháinig cuma fholamh ar a súile 5 verb lose attention INTRANSITIVEthey simply glaze over at the very mention of téann siad i dtámh nuair a luaitear leo é 6 noun ART, COOK coatingglónra masc c m ugléas masc 1 c m u parcel up 1 (v + adv) wrap as parcel TRANSITIVEbeart a dhéanamh dehe parcelled up the leaflets rinne sé beart de na bileoga 2 (v + adv) divide TRANSITIVEroinn verb c m uroinn ina phíosaí → see parcel paternity nounatharthacht fem 3 c m uhe denied paternity at first shéan sé gurbh é an t-athair é ar dtúsa case of disputed paternity cás ina raibh aighneas faoi chúrsaí atharthachta distinguished 1 adjective eminent, admirablemór le rá c m ucéimiúil adj 2 c m uoirirc adj 1 c m ushes a distinguished historian staraí mór le rá is ea í, is staraí mór íwe spent the evening in distinguished company chaitheamar an tráthnóna le daoine mór le ráthis city has a distinguished history tá stair ar leith ag baint leis an gcathair seodistinguished guests aíonna oirirce 2 adjective elegantgalánta adj 3 c m uhe was looking very distinguished bhí cuma an-ghalánta air the effects of alcohol or drugs, or both combined tionchar alcóil nó drugaí, nó an péire in éineacht; tionchar alcóil nó drugaí, nó an dá rud le chéile per preposition 50 mg per day 50 mg sa lá, 50 mg in aghaidh an lae 2 euro per litre 2 euro an lítear 80 km per hour 80 km san uair 25 euro per head 25 euro an duine phrases as per BUS-ADM, informal de réiras per instructions de réir na dtreoracha, de réir mar atá sna treoracha as per usual (also as per normal) mar is gnáchmar is iondúil dead loss noun informalgan mhaith c m ugan dóighit was a dead loss bhí sé gan mhaith, ní raibh maith ar bith leis, níorbh fhiú tráithnín éits a dead loss as a bait ní fiú faic é mar bhaoite, níl maitheas ar bith ann mar bhaoite, tá sé gan úsáid mar bhaoite confined to barracks 1 MIL gaibhnithe sa bheairic 2 humorous were confined to barracks until the weather improves táimid sáinnithe sa teach go dtiocfaidh feabhas ar an aimsir reinstatement 1 noun in job, roleath-insealbhúthe court recommended his reinstatement as an examiner mhol an chúirt go dtabharfaí a phost mar scrúdaitheoir ar ais dó 2 noun restoringthe reinstatement of the grant is vital ní mór an deontas a thabhairt ar ais arís 3 noun in former place, positionthe reinstatement of the original features na gnéithe bunaidh a chur ar ais tenderness 1 noun sensitivity to paingoilliúnacht femleochaileacht fem c m usoghortaitheachtfrithirtheacht 2 noun love, affectioncion c m ugrá masc 4 c m ugean masc 3 c m u 3 noun FOOD of meatboige fem 4 c m umíne fem 4 4 noun of touchséimhe fem c m uboige fem 4 c m umíne fem 4 tláithe fem pulling nountarraingt fem c m usracadh masc c m ustoitheadh masc c m uthe pulling of the load was left to me fágadh fúmsa an t-ualach a tharraingt ash tree noun BOTfuinseog fem 2 crann fuinseoige c m u ash 1 noun burnt powderluaith fem 3 luaithreamhán masccigarette ash luaith toitínvolcanic ash luaithreamhán bolcánach 2 (also ash tree) noun BOT treefuinseog fem 2 modifierfuinseoige c m uash plant fás fuinseoige, maide fuinseoige 3 noun BOT woodfuinseog fem 2 the hurley was made from ash as fuinseog a rinneadh an camánmodifierfuinseoige c m uash table tábla fuinseoige ashes nounluaithreach masc 1 her ashes were scattered at sea scaipeadh a cuid luaithrigh ar muir listnoun 1. written or printed series of items 2. set of related things 3. COMP ordered set of data 4. COMP, TELECOM mailing or discussion list 5. NAUT leaningverb 6. make a list 7. place on a list 8. sort, categorise 9. place on a list of protected buildings 10. FIN be admitted to trading 11. NAUT lean over to one sidephrasesnoun 1 noun written or printed series of itemsliosta masc 4 c m umake a list of things to do déan liosta de na rudaí atá le déanamhshe has a long list of names tá liosta fada ainmneacha aiciam I on the list for the trip? an bhfuil mise ar an liosta don turas?contact list liosta teagmhálachareading list liosta léitheoireachta 2 noun set of related thingsliosta masc 4 c m uheading the list of problems is the cost ar bharr an liosta fadhbanna tá an costas, sa chéad áit ar an liosta fadhbanna tá an costaspolitics is at the bottom of my list at the moment polaitíocht an chloch is lú ar mo phaidrín faoi láthair, polaitíocht an dual is faide siar ar mo choigeal faoi láthairthe language comes low on their list of priorities tá an teanga i bhfad siar ar a liosta tosaíochtaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun COMP ordered set of dataliosta masc 4 c m u 4 noun COMP, TELECOM mailing or discussion listliosta masc 4 c m u 5 noun NAUT leaningliosta masc 4 c m ushe had a slight list to port bhí sí ag luí beagán ar a bord cléverb 6 verb make a list TRANSITIVEliosta a dhéanamh deliostaigh verb c m uthe book lists all the clubs tá liosta de na clubanna uile sa leabhar, tugtar liosta de na clubanna uile sa leabhar, tá na clubanna uile liostaithe sa leabhar INTRANSITIVEliosta a dhéanamhliostaigh verb c m u 7 verb place on a list TRANSITIVEcuir síos c m ubreac síos c m uliostaigh verb c m ulist your reasons for applying for the job breac síos na cúiseanna ar chuir tú isteach ar an bpostall numbers are listed in the book tá liosta de na huimhreacha ar fad sa leabhar, tá na huimhreacha ar fad liostaithe sa leabhar 8 verb sort, categorise INTRANSITIVEluaigh verb c m uáirigh verb c m uainmnigh verb c m ushe was listed as a director bhí sí luaite mar stiúrthóirthe beach is listed among the main attractions áirítear an trá ar na rudaí is mó a mheallann daoinethe poems are listed under themes tá na dánta liostaithe faoi théamaí 9 verb place on a list of protected buildings TRANSITIVEliostaigh verb c m u 10 verb FIN be admitted to trading TRANSITIVEliostaigh verb c m u 11 verb NAUT lean over to one side INTRANSITIVEthe boat was listing to one side bhí an bád ag tógáil liosta, bhí an bád ag luí ar a taobhthe ship is listing heavily to starboard tá an long ag luí go trom ar a deasbhord phrases to enter the lists dul sa chomhracdo bhata a chur sa ghleodul chun spairne diagnose 1 verb MED identify illness, condition TRANSITIVEdiagnóisigh verbdiagnóis a dhéanamh arto diagnose a disease galar a dhiagnóisiúto diagnose a patient diagnóis a dhéanamh ar otharhe was diagnosed with autism diagnóisíodh go raibh uathachas airshes been diagnosed as having appendicitis diagnóisíodh go bhfuil aipindicíteas uirthi 2 verb identify problem TRANSITIVEaithin verb c m uhe immediately diagnosed what was wrong daithin sé lom díreach cad a bhí mícheart diagnosed adjective MEDdiagnóisithefáthmheasta get over it! informal déan dearmad air!, fág i do dhiaidh é!you have to get over it beidh ort é a chur laistiar díot free hand nounshe has a free hand tá cead a cinn aici, tá sí ar a comhairle féinhe gave me a free hand to buy horses thug sé cead mo chinn dom capaill a cheannach, thug sé saoirse iomlán dom capaill a cheannach find and replace COMP 1 verb TRANSITIVEaimsigh agus athchuirhow do I find and replace a word? cén dóigh a ndéanfaidh mé focal a aimsiú agus a athchur? 2 nounaimsigh agus athchuirdo a find and replace déan aimsigh agus athchuir floornoun 1. in room, building, vehicle 2. bottom of sea, ocean 3. bottom of valley, forest 4. officially agreed lower limit 5. storey 6. shop, factory, etcverb 7. provide floor 8. knock sb down 9. surprise, shock, etc 10. accelerator pedalphrasesnoun 1 noun in room, building, vehicleurlár masc 1 c m utheres a hole in the floor tá poll san urlárto lay a new floor urlár nua a chur síos, urlár úr a leaganthe kitchen floor urlár na cistinea concrete floor urlár coincréitefrom floor to ceiling ó urlár go síleáil, ó bhun go barrshe fell to the floor thit sí ar an urlárthe painting fell to the floor thit an pictiúr go talamhmodifierurláir c m ufloor tile tíl urláir 2 noun bottom of sea, oceangrinneall masc 1 c m uthe ocean floor grinneall na farraigeshe went all the way to the ocean floor chuaigh sí síos go grinneallTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun bottom of valley, foresturlár masc 1 c m u 4 noun officially agreed lower limitíosráta ríofa c m u 5 noun storeyurlár masc 1 c m ustór masc 1 c m ua stairway to the next floor staighre go dtí an chéad urlár eiletop floor urlár uachtairthe second floor an dara hurlár 6 noun shop, factory, etcurlár masc 1 c m uworking in the office is easier than on the factory floor tá sé níos éasca bheith ag obair san oifig ná ar urlár na monarchanverb 7 verb provide floor TRANSITIVEurlár a leagan iurlár a chur síos ithe room has been floored with wood tá urlár adhmaid leagtha sa seomrawe floored the new room yesterday chuireamar urlár síos sa seomra nua inné 8 verb informal knock sb down TRANSITIVEleag go talamhsín verb c m uhe floored him with one punch chuir sé ar shlat a dhroma é le dorn amháin, leag sé ar pholl a thóna é le dorn amháin very informalshe was floored three times in the first round baineadh dá boinn í trí huaire sa chéad bhabhta, fágadh sínte í trí huaire sa chéad bhabhta 9 verb informal surprise, shock, etc TRANSITIVEstangadh a bhaint asthe scoreline floored us bhain an scór stangadh asainn, bhain an scór siar asainn 10 verb informal accelerator pedal TRANSITIVEfloor it! cuir an bhróg síos! phrases to be on the floor bheith ar an dé deiridhbheith i ndeireadh na feidebheith i ndeireadh na péice to cross the floor POL dul le páirtí eiledo chóta a thiontúimeacht le páirtí eile to fall through the floor (also to go through the floor) titim go tubaisteachhouse prices fell through the floor thit an tóin as praghsanna tithe to take the floor 1 start to speak in debate etche took the floor at 6.30 déirigh sé a chaint ar 6.30; fágadh an t-urlár faoi ag 6.30 2 DANC start to dancedul amach ag rincedul amach ag damhsa to wipe the floor with sb informal (also to mop the floor with sb US) greadadh a thabhairt do dhuineslad a dhéanamh ar dhuinecac sleaidí a dhéanamh de dhuine very informalan cac a bhualadh as duine very informal to beat around the bush (also to beat about the bush) bheith timpeall chun an teampaill, bheith ag fódóireacht timpeall ar scéal talk down to TRANSITIVEto talk down to sb labhairt go postúil le duine, labhairt le duine amhail is dá mba leanbh é → see talk spontaneity 1 noun of gesture, conversation, etcspontáineacht fem 2 noun of personspontáineacht femnádúrthacht fem 3 c m uhe liked her spontaneity thaitin a cuid spontáineachta léi, thaitin sé leis go ndéanadh sí rudaí gan smaoineamh snag 1. noun hitch, problem 2. noun FISH obstruction 3. noun on surface 4. noun dead tree 5. verb get caught (on sth)6. verb obtain 7. verb vegetable: top and tail 1 noun hitch, problemfadhb fem 2 c m ufabht masc 4 c m ubac masc 1 c m uwe hit a snag with the venue bhí fadhb againn leis an ionadsnag list liosta fabhtanna 2 noun FISH obstructionbac masc 1 c m ustumpa masc 4 c m uour oar got caught on a snag chuaigh an maide rámha i bhfostú i stumpaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun on surfaceI got snags on my jumper from barbed wire tarraingíodh snáitheanna i mo gheansaí ar shreang dheilgneachI cut my finger on a snag on the stairs ghearr mé mo mhéar ar scealp ar an staighre 4 noun dead treegrágán masc c m u 5 verb get caught (on sth) INTRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfostú ithe jacket snagged on the fence chuaigh an seaicéad i bhfostú san fhál TRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfostú ithe wool gets snagged in the furze téann an olann i bhfostú san aiteann 6 verb informal (especially US) obtain TRANSITIVEtabhair leat c m ufaigh verb c m ugnóthaigh verb c m ugreim a fháil arthe film snagged seven Oscars déirigh leis an scannán seacht nOscar a fháil 7 verb vegetable: top and tail TRANSITIVEscoith verb c m uI spent the day snagging turnips chaith mé an lá ag scoitheadh tornapaí canvas 1 noun TEXT strong coarse clothcanbhás masc 1 canvas shoes bróga canbháis 2 noun ART piece of canvas prepared for paintingcanbhás masc 1 3 noun ART painting on canvaspictiúr ar chanbhás phrases under canvas i bpuballthey slept under canvas chodail siad i bpubaill, chodail siad faoi chanbhás convalescence noun MED téarnamh masc 1 c m ufainnéirí masc 4 during his convalescence from the illness agus é ag teacht chuige féin ón tinneas, le linn dó bheith ag teacht chuige féin ón tinneas gimme 1 verb TRANSITIVEtabhair domgimme a drink tabhair dom deoch, dom deoch familiar 2 noun (US), informalféirín masc 4 c m uthere are no gimmes at the Olympic Games ní bhfaighidh tú dada go héasca ag na Cluichí Oilimpeacha, ní bhfaighidh tú a dhath gan a dhath ag na Cluichí Oilimpeacha, níl aon bhogstí ag na Cluichí Oilimpeacha next to 1 preposition besidein aice c m uin aice le c m uláimh le c m utaobh le c m uthe church stands next to the school tá an eaglais suite in aice leis an scoil, tá an eaglais in aice na scoilehis office is next to mine tá a oifig láimh le mo cheannsathe thing next to my heart an rud is gaire do mo chroítwo seats next to each other dhá shuíochán taobh lena chéileto wear silk next to your skin síoda a chaitheamh le do chraiceannI put a tick next to his name chuir mé tic lena ainm 2 preposition comparisonnext to my father, youre the man I admire most taobh amuigh de mathair, is tú an fear is mó a bhfuil meas agam air; seachas mathair, is tú an fear is mó a bhfuil meas agam airnext to Peadar, were all stupid le hais Pheadair, táimid go léir inár n-amadáin; le taobh Pheadair, táimid uilig bómántaShow full entry 3 preposition almostit was next to impossible bhí sé beagnach dodhéantashe knew next to nothing about it ar éigean a bhí a fhios aici rud ar bith faoiI got it for next to nothing fuair mé an-saor é, fuair mé gan faic éthere was next to nobody there is ar éigean a bhí aon duine ansin there was next to no visibility ní mó ná go bhféadfaí dada a fheiceáil → see next forbidding adjectivebagrach adj 1 c m udoicheallach adj 1 dúranta adj 3 c m uthe house looked somewhat forbidding bhí cuma cineál bagrach ar an teach, bhí cuma sórt doicheallach ar an teachher clothes gave her a forbidding appearance chuir a cuid éadaí cuma dhúranta uirthi centre of gravity 1 noun PHYS centre of massmeáchanlár masche has a very low centre of gravity tá sé cruinn ar a chosa 2 noun focusbéim fem 2 c m utosaíocht fem 3 c m uthe political centre of gravity is moving to the right again tá an eite dheas ag teacht i dtreis arís i gcúrsaí polaitíochta root out (v + adv) TRANSITIVEdeireadh a chur lea new scheme to root out anti-social behaviour scéim nua chun deireadh a chur le hiompar frithshóisialta → see root pant 1 verb breathe quickly INTRANSITIVEsaothar a bheith ortga seá a bheith ionatdanáil a bheith ar bharr do ghoibthe dog was panting bhí saothar ar an madra Seán was panting for breath bhí gearranáil ar Sheán, bhí saothar anála ar Sheán, bhí ga seá i Seán 2 verb speak while breathing INTRANSITIVEWait for me, he panted. Fan liomsa, ar seisean agus saothar air. 3 noun quick breathcnead fem c m u phrasal verbs pant out (v + adv) INTRANSITIVEIs it much further? she panted out. An bhfuil i bhfad eile le dul? ar sise agus saothar uirthi. noodle 1 noun FOOD pastanúdal masc 1 a plate of noodles pláta núdalrice noodles núdail rísestir fry noodles núdail shuaithfhriochtanoodle bar beár núdal 2 noun (US), informal headuse your noodle! úsáid do chloigeann!hes off his noodle tá sé as a mheabhair 3 noun informal idiotceann cipín factory 1 noun IND place where things are produced or manufacturedmonarcha fem 5 c m ubomb factory monarcha buamaícar factory monarcha carranna, monarcha gluaisteánfactory worker oibrí monarchan 2 noun workersmonarcha fem 5 c m uthe whole factory went on strike chuaigh an mhonarcha ar fad ar stailc 3 noun also pejorative conveyor belt monarcha pejorative fem 5 c m uuniversities have become graduate factories níl in ollscoileanna anois ach áiteanna a bhíonn ag caitheamh amach céimithe cod 1 noun COOK, ZOOL fishtrosc masc 1 c m u cod and chips trosc agus sceallógacod fillet filléad troisc 2 noun informal joke, prankspraoi masc 4 c m uspórt masc 1 c m uit was all a bit of a cod ní raibh ann ach píosa spóirtTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective sham pejorative bréag- prefbréagach adj 1 c m ubréige c m uits only cod philosophy níl ann ach bréagfhealsúnacht 4 verb informal TRANSITIVEbheith ag magadh faoibheith ag magadh arare you codding me? an ag magadh fúm atá tú?, an ag magadh orm atá tú?he codded the audience chuir sé dallamullóg ar an lucht féachana INTRANSITIVEbheith ag magadhhe was only codding ní raibh sé ach ag magadh feel out (v + prep) TRANSITIVEtástáil verb c m umeas verb c m umeáigh verb c m u → féach feel stand to (v + prep) TRANSITIVEtéigh chun sochair dobheith ina bhuntáiste agtéigh chun tairbhe doseas do PhrV c m uthat training will stand to you rachaidh an traenáil sin chun sochair duit, seasfaidh an traenáil sin duit → féach stand swansong (also swan song) nounit was the swansong of the festival ba é clabhsúr na féile é, ba é iarracht dheireanach na féile éhe was brilliant in his swansong season bhí sé go hiontach sa séasúr deireanach a bhí aige Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective very fulllán go dorasthe town was bursting with visitors bhí an baile dubh le cuairteoirí 4 bheith ag pléascadh le dul chuig an leithreasI'm bursting tá mé i riocht pléascadh, tá mo mhún ag sciorradh uaim fox 1. noun ZOOL animal 2. noun fur 3. noun cunning person 4. noun attractive woman 5. verb fool sb 1 noun ZOOL animalsionnach masc 1 c m umadra rua c m ufox cub coileán sionnaigh 2 (also fox fur) noun furfionnadh sionnaighfox fur jacket seaicéad sionnaighShow full entry 3 noun cunning personduine glicduine cleasachgleacaí masc 4 c m uhes a wily old fox tá sé an-ghlic, is gleacaí déanta é 4 noun attractive womanduine breáshes a fox is breá an bhean í, is bean bhreá í 5 verb fool sb TRANSITIVEbob a bhualadh aran ceann is fearr a fháil ar granted adverbgranted, I was wrong bhí mé mícheart, ceart go leor; admhaím glan amach go raibh mé mícheart phrases granted that granted that he has the address, how will he get there? bíodh agus go bhfuil an seoladh aige, cén chaoi a rachaidh sé ann?; fiú má tá an seoladh féin aige, conas a rachaidh sé ann? Le cion ort a rinne sé é, he Níor chuala mé é le gleo na bpáistí, I Lách, cineálta, báúil, naimhdeach, le duine, pleasant, kind, sympathetic, hostile, to s.o. Munster noun GEOG, SPORan Mhumhain c m uCúige Mumhan c m uKerry is in Munster tá Ciarraí i gCúige Mumhanits in east Munster in oirthear na Mumhan atá sé, tá sé in oirthear Chúige Mumhanshes from Munster is as Cúige Mumhan di, is Muimhneach íthe Munster final cluiche ceannais na MumhanMunster Irish Gaeilge na Mumhanthe Munster team foireann na Mumhan, foireann Chúige Mumhan staple 1. noun CONSTR, MED for fastening sth 2. noun food 3. noun drink 4. noun feature, aspect 5. noun COMM product, produce 6. noun TEXT of fibres 7. verb CONSTR, MED fasten with staple 8. adjective basic, important 1 noun also CONSTR, MED for fastening sthstápla masc 4 they were bound with staples bhí siad ceangailte le chéile le stáplaí, bhí siad stápláilte le chéileshe got a couple of staples in her head fuair sí cúpla stápla ina ceann 2 noun foodpríomhbhia masc 4 c m urice is the staple there rís an príomhbhia ansinShow full entry 3 noun drinkpríomhdheochwine is a staple in our house ólaimid fíon go rialta sa teach sagainnebeer was the staple drink of the population beoir an phríomhdheoch a bhí ag an bpobal 4 noun feature, aspectgné lárnachanimals are a staple in childrens stories is gné lárnach de scéalta páistí iad na hainmhithe, bíonn ainmhithe i scéalta do pháistí go rialtawomen are a staple in mens talk is iad na mná príomhábhar cainte na bhfear, ní stadann fir ach ag caint ar mhná 5 noun COMM product, producepríomhtháirge masc 6 noun TEXT of fibresstápal masc 1 staple fibre snáithín stáplach 7 verb also CONSTR, MED fasten with staple TRANSITIVEstápláil verbthe handouts arent stapled yet níl na dáileacháin stápláilte fóshe had his stomach stapled stápláladh a bholg 8 adjective basic, importantmór adj 1 c m ubunúsach adj 1 c m ulárnach adj 1 c m utábhachtach adj 1 c m uthe economy is a staple topic of conversation is ábhar mór comhrá é an geilleagar legal 1 adjective relating to lawdlí c m udlíthiúil adj 2 c m uthey got legal advice fuair siad comhairle dlílegal matters cúrsaí dlíwithin the legal system laistigh den chóras dlí 2 adjective allowed by law dleathach adj 1 c m uceadaithe familiar adj 3 c m uis that legal? an bhfuil sé sin dleathach?legal drug druga dleathachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective required, specified by law dlíthiúil adj 2 c m ude réir dlíto have the legal right to do sth ceart dlíthiúil a bheith agat rud a dhéanamhits a legal requirement to wear a seatbelt caithfidh tú crios sábhála a chaitheamh de réir an dlí, de réir an dlí ní mór duit crios sábhála a chaitheamhhe was over the legal limit bhí sé thar an teorainn dhlíthiúilIm the legal guardian of the child is mise caomhnóir dlíthiúil an pháistelegal liability dliteanas dlíthiúil phrases the legal profession lucht dlí NP expulsion 1 noun from organisation etcdíbirt fem 3 c m uruaigeadh masche ordered the expulsion of any member who broke the rule dordaigh sé go gcuirfí aon duine a bhris an riail as an eagraíocht, dordaigh sé go ruaigfí aon duine a bhris an riail 2 noun POL from countrydíbirt fem 3 c m uruaigeadh mascionnarbadh masc c m uthe refugees are afraid of expulsions tá eagla ar na dídeanaithe go gcuirfear amach as an tír iadthey want to avoid any reciprocal expulsion of diplomats teastaíonn uathu nach dtarlódh aon díbirt chómhalartach taidhleoirí 3 noun ED from schooldíbirt fem 3 c m uthere have been no expulsions so far this year níor cuireadh dalta ar bith amach as an scoil go dtí seo i mbliana 4 noun from body, container etcdíchur masc inhibiting adjective also PSYCHthere was an inhibiting atmosphere in the room bhí atmaisféar doicheallach sa seomrait was an inhibiting factor to the project ba ghné é a chuir srian leis an tionscadal, cúinse a bhí ann a chuir as don tionscadal high-pressure 1 adjective PHYS of jet, gas, hose etcardbhrú c m u 2 adjective MET in meteorologyardbhrú c m ua high-pressure ridge iomaire ardbhrú 3 adjective PSYCH psychologicallyardbhrú c m uits a very high-pressure situation tá go leor brú ag baint leis an scéal to go a way towards doing sth (also to go a long way towards doing sth, to go some way towards doing sth) an bealach a réiteach le rud a dhéanamhthis will go a long way towards helping us provide a better service cabhróidh sé seo go mór linn seirbhís níos fearr a chur ar fáil he has no feel for music níl aon tuiscint aige ar an gceol, níl bá ar bith aige leis an gceol leniency 1 noun (also lenience) of person, systemboige fem 4 c m utrócaire fem 4 c m uhe appealed for leniency towards the tenants diarr sé trócaire i leith na dtionóntaí, diarr sé nach mbeifí ródhian ar na tionóntaíhe has a reputation for leniency tá sé amuigh air go bhfuil sé bog 2 noun of punishment etcboige fem 4 c m uthe leniency of the punishment has angered the parents chuir boige an phionóis fearg ar na tuismitheoirí cackle 1. verb laugh 2. verb (hen, goose) cluck 3. noun laugh 4. noun chatter 5. noun sound of geese etc 1 verb laugh INTRANSITIVEgrágaíl gháire a dhéanamhscolgháire a dhéanamhhe started cackling like a witch thosaigh sé ag grágaíl gháire ar nós caillíshe cackled at that bhain sé sin scolgháire aisti 2 verb (hen, goose) cluck INTRANSITIVEbheith ag gocarsachbheith ag gogalachbheith ag grágaílShow full entry 3 noun laughscolgháire masc 4 c m ushe gave an nasty cackle rinne sí scolgháire gránna a cackle of laughter sclogaíl gháire 4 noun chattercabaireacht fem 3 c m ugeab c m uglagaireacht fem 3 c m u 5 noun sound of geese etcgocarsach fem 2 c m ugogalach fem c m ugrágaíl fem 3 c m u to put in an appearance (also to make an appearance) tú féin a thaispeáint, do cheann a chur isteachwe must put in an appearance caithfimid ár n-aghaidh a thaispeáint, caithfimid seasamh ann track record 1 noun of personteist go dtí seohe has a good track record déirigh go maith leis go dtí seo, tá dea-theist air, tá a bhfuil déanta go dtí seo aige go maithshe has a strong track record in the food business tá dintiúirí maithe aici i dtionscal an bhia 2 noun SPORcuriarracht raoinshe broke the track record sháraigh sí curiarracht an raoin unsophisticated 1 adjective (of person, taste etc) unworldlyneamhshofaisticiúilsimplí adj 3 c m uan unsophisticated person duine simplí, duine neamhshofaisticiúilthe speech was unsophisticated ní raibh an óráid casta, bhí an óráid simplíthe storyline is unsophisticated níl aon chlisteacht sa scéalwere technologically unsophisticated níl tuiscint cheart againn ar an teicneolaíocht 2 adjective (of device, method, tool) crudebunúsach adj 1 c m usimplí adj 3 c m uan unsophisticated system córas bunúsach, córas simplí flu (also influenza) noun MEDfliú masc 4 c m uulpóg fem 2 he has the flu tá an fliú air, tá an ulpóg airshe got the flu tháinig an fliú uirthi, tháinig an fliú uirthi tin 1. noun CHEM chemical element 2. noun CHEM the metal 3. noun FOOD can 4. noun FOOD contents of can 5. noun FOOD metal container for biscuits etc 6. noun COOK baking tin 7. noun donation boxphrases 1 noun CHEM chemical elementstán masc 1 c m utin mining mianadóireacht stáin 2 noun CHEM the metalstán masc 1 c m utin roof díon stáinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun FOOD can canna masc 4 c m ucanna stáinbosca stáinthey recycle tins déanann siad cannaí a athchúrsáila tin of beans canna pónairí 4 noun FOOD contents of cancanna masc 4 c m ucanna stáinhe had a tin of sardines dith sé canna sairdíní 5 noun FOOD metal container for biscuits etcstán masc 1 c m ushe hid it in a biscuit tin chuir sí i bhfolach i stán brioscaí é 6 noun COOK baking tinstán masc 1 c m uloaf tin stán builín 7 noun donation boxbosca bailiúcháin phrases to have a tin ear informalshe has a tin ear níl ceol ar bith ina cluas screaming 1 noun loud cryingscreadach fem 2 c m uscréachachbéicíl fem 3 c m utheir yelling and screaming got on my nerves chuir an bhéicíl agus an screadaíl a bhí acu as go mór dom 2 noun piercing soundscreadach fem 2 c m uscréachachbéicíl fem 3 c m usianaíl fem 3 c m uI couldnt hear him with all the screaming ní raibh mé in ann é a chloisteáil leis an screadach ar fadShow full entry 3 adjective headlinegáifeach adj 1 c m uthar fóir c m uwhere are the screaming tabloid headlines? cá bhfuil na ceannlínte gáifeacha tablóideacha? 4 adjective colourgáifeach adj 1 c m uspiagaí adj 3 c m uhe was wearing a screaming pink shirt bhí léine gháifeach bhándearg air rudimentary 1 adjective basicbunúsach adj 1 c m ushe has a rudimentary knowledge of the language tá buneolas aici ar an teangathe equipment was quite rudimentary bhí an trealamh bunúsach go leorthey lack the most rudimentary social skills níl na scileanna sóisialta is bunúsaí acu 2 adjective BIOL, ZOOL, ANATbuntúsúil modestly 1 adverb in amount, degree, etcde bheagánthe cholesterol level fell modestly tháinig titim bheag ar an leibhéal colaistéaróil, dísligh an leibhéal colaistéaróil de bheagánhe has modestly high blood pressure tá a bhrú fola beagáinín ard, tá a bhrú fola ábhairín ard, tá a bhrú fola ard de bheagánshes modestly wealthy tá saibhreas áirithe aici, tá beagán airgid aici 2 adverb say, smile, etcgo humhalgo modhúille barr modhúlachtaI didnt do it all, she said modestly. Ní mise a rinne gach rud, a dúirt sí go humhal.Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adverb live, furnish, etcgo simplí c m ugan aon rabairnethey live modestly níl aon éirí in airde ag baint leo 4 adverb dressgo cuibhiúilgo modhúilthey dress modestly bíonn siad gléasta go cuibhiúil slap down 1 (v + adv) put sth somewhere roughly TRANSITIVEcaith síosplab síosbuail síos c m uplanc síosshe slapped the money down phlab sí síos an t-airgead 2 (v + adv) rebuke sb; put sb in their place TRANSITIVEthe chairman slapped her down rinne an cathaoirleach a bheag dithe proposal was slapped down diúltaíodh scun scan don mholadh, rinneadh spior spear den mholadh 3 (v + adv) beat sb in a contest informal TRANSITIVEléasadh a thabhairt dobia míoltóg a dhéanamh degreadadh a thabhairt doshe slapped down her opponent rinne sí bia míoltóg dá céile comhraic → féach slap appendix 1 noun ANAT body partaipindic fem 2 c m uhe had an inflamed appendix bhí a aipindic athlasta 2 noun PUBL section of documentaguisín masc 4 c m utheres an appendix on sources tá na foinsí tugtha in aguisín 3 noun LAW legal codicilforscríbhinn femaguisín masc 4 c m u investment 1 noun FIN putting money into sth for profitinfheistiú masc c m uinfheistíocht fem 3 c m uto attract investment infheistíocht a mhealladhthere has been significant investment in roads rinneadh an-infheistiú i mbóithrehe got little return on his investment is beag toradh a bhí ar a infheistíochtcapital investment infheistíocht chaipitiúilmodifierinfheistíochta c m uinvestment business gnó infheistíochtainvestment fund ciste infheistíochta 2 noun sth worth buying infheistiú masc c m uinfheistíocht fem 3 c m uits the best investment Ive ever made sin é an t-airgead is fearr a chaith mé riamhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun dedicating time or effort to sthit demands a considerable investment of time ní mór go leor ama a chaitheamh leishe praised the investment of effort in the project mhol sé an iarracht a rinneadh leis an tionscadal, mhol sé an dua a caitheadh leis an tionscadal constraint 1 noun restrictionsrian masc 1 c m ulaincis fem 2 c m usriantacht femwe were free of constraints bhíomar saor ó laincisí, ní raibh srian ar bith orainntight constraints have been imposed on spending tá srianta dochta curtha ar chaiteachasbudget constraints sriantachtaí buiséidfinancial constraints sriantachtaí airgeadaistime constraints srianta ama 2 noun formality, inhibitionbac masc 1 c m uhe spoke without constraint labhair sé amach go neamhbhalbh, labhair sé amach gan bhac, níor chuir sé fiacail ann grease 1 noun COOK fatgréisc fem 2 noun for engines etcbealadh masc 1 c m umodifierbealaidh c m ugrease stain smál bealaidh, spota bealaidhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb machine etc TRANSITIVEbealaigh verb c m ubealadh a chur arhe greased his gun bhealaigh sé a ghunna 4 verb baking tin etc TRANSITIVEbealaigh verb c m usmear verb c m ugrease the frying-pan bealaigh an friochtán, cuimil smearadh den fhriochtán, cuir ruainne gréisce ar an bhfriochtán phrases to grease sbs palm duine a cheannachbreab a thabhairt do dhuinean crúibín cam a thabhairt do dhuine to grease the wheels (also to grease the skids (especially US) bealadh a chur faoi rudrudaí a shocrú i gcearta little courtesy certainly greases the wheels is iontach mar a chuidíonn rud beag cúirtéise, níl aon amhras ach go gcuireann beagán cúirtéise bealadh faoi chúrsaí serenely 1 adverb speak etcgo suaimhneach c m ugo síochántago ciúin c m ugo sámh c m uhe spoke serenely labhair sé go suaimhneach, labhair sé go sámh 2 adverb be situated etcgo suaimhneach c m ugo ciúin c m uit sits serenely in the middle of the lake tá sé suite go suaimhneach i lár an locha - Uachtar tíreword for word upcountry is south. Íochtar tíre or downcountry is north. Dont ask why it is this way round. I dont know it either. Even less do I know why it is uachtar tíre and not uachtar na tíre. I think this is an Ulster dialectal usage for the most part. More official words for north and south are, of course, tuaisceart and deisceart. slot together 1 (v + adv) connect parts INTRANSITIVEtéigh le PhrV c m uthe jigsaw pieces slot in together téann na míreanna mearaí isteach ina chéile, téann na míreanna mearaí isteach san áit cheart 2 connect parts TRANSITIVEcuir le chéile c m ufeistigh ina chéileslot the joints together feistigh na hailt ina chéile, cuir na hailt le chéile → féach slot currently adverbfaoi láthair c m ui láthair na huairesan am i láthairthe death toll currently stands at five cúigear ar fad atá básaithe faoi láthairtheres no vaccine currently available níl aon vacsaín le fáil i láthair na huaire mysteriously 1 adverb in puzzling waygo diamhairgo haisteach 600 dolphins mysteriously died fuair 600 deilf bás ar chúis éigin nach dtuigimidthe commission remained mysteriously silent ní dúirt an coimisiún focal faoi, aisteach go leorthe money mysteriously vanished dimigh an t-airgead gan tásc gan tuairisc 2 adverb in strange, mystical way go rúndiamhrachgo diamhairgo mistéireachthe village was mysteriously enveloped by mist bhí an sráidbhaile faoi bhrat diamhair ceo 3 adverb enigmaticallygo rúndago mistéireachshe smiled mysteriously rinne sí gáire léi féin hound down (v + adv) TRANSITIVEsáinnigh verb c m ubeir ar PhrV c m uthey hounded her down bhí siad ina diaidh nó gur rug siad uirthi, sháinnigh siad í ar deireadh → see hound generational 1 adjective between different generationsgenerational differences difríochtaí ó ghlúin go glúin, difríochtaí idir ghlúnta éagsúlaits part of a generational change is cuid den athrú ó ghlúin go glúin atá ann 2 adjective relating to particular generationthis generational cohort are rejecting that myth tá an ghlúin seo ag diúltú don mhiotas sinwe need to be mindful of generational attitudes ní mór dúinn bheith ar an eolas faoi na dearcthaí atá ag glúnta éagsúla -pound 1 noun MEAS of product etcan eight-pound cheese cáis ocht bpunt 2 noun MEAS, MIL of gun etca ten-pound gun gunna deich bpunt → féach pound prospect 1. noun likelihood 2. noun likely candidate 3. noun MIN4. noun view 5. verb MIN 1 noun likelihoodféidearthacht fem 3 c m udóchúlacht fem 3 c m umoving abroad is an exciting prospect for her tá sí an-tógtha faoi bheith ag bogadh thar learwe face the prospect of high taxes tharlódh go bhfuil cánacha arda amach romhainnthey didnt welcome the prospect that theyd have to walk home níor thaitin sé leo go mbeadh orthu siúl abhaile, ní mórán fonn a bhí orthu siúl abhaile 2 noun likely candidateduine dóchúilthe prospect got the job fuair rogha na coitiantachta an postShow full entry 3 (also mineral prospect) noun MINdóigh fem 2 c m u 4 noun viewradharc masc 1 c m uI had a beautiful prospect of the river bhí radharc álainn agam ar an abhainn 5 verb MIN INTRANSITIVEcuardaigh verb c m usirtheoireacht a dhéanamh arto prospect for gold bheith ag tóraíocht óir, bheith ag déanamh sirtheoireacht ar ór deter 1 verb person TRANSITIVEcuir ó PhrV c m ucuir ó dhorasstop a chur leits hard to deter people from littering is deacair tabhairt ar dhaoine gan bruscar a chaitheamh, is deacair daoine a chur ó bhruscar a chaitheamhan alarm deters thieves cuireann aláram gadaithe ó dhoras, cuireann aláram an ruaig ar ghadaithehe was deterred by the cost níor cheannaigh sé é de bharr an chostais, chuir an costas ag athsmaoineamh é 2 verb POLICE crime, criminals, etc TRANSITIVEdíspreagstop verb c m ustop a chur lemore police wont deter crime ní chuirfidh a thuilleadh póilíní stop le coiriúlacht basque noun CLOTH basc c m u Basque 1. noun LING, ED language 2. noun GEOG native, inhabitant etc 3. adjective LING, ED in or relating to the Basque language 4. adjective GEOG relating to the Basque Country or the Basques 1 noun LING, ED languageBascais fem c m uhe speaks Basque tá Bascais aigewhats the Basque for food? cad é an Bhascais ar bia?he has a degree in Basque tá céim sa Bhascais aige 2 noun GEOG native, inhabitant etcBascach masc 1 c m ushes a Basque is Bascach íTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective LING, ED in or relating to the Basque languageBascaise c m ua Basque book leabhar Bascaisea Basque word focal Bascaisethe Basque language an BhascaisBasque class rang Bascaise 4 adjective GEOG relating to the Basque Country or the BasquesBascach c m u(de chuid) na mBascachhes Basque is Bascach é► (indefinite) a Basque soldier saighdiúir Bascach, saighdiúir de chuid Thír na mBascach► (definite) the Basque government rialtas Thír na mBascach To own a child, admháil gur leat féin páiste. b I own I was wrong, admhaím nach raibh an ceart agam. c Géillim do (údarás). richly 1 adverb very, abundantlythe accolades richly deserved tá an moladh tuillte go maiththis music is richly melodic tá an ceol seo breá séiseachthis is a richly satisfying novel tá sásamh iontach le baint as an úrscéal seoI found the lecture richly informative bhí mé in ann an dúrud eolais a fháil ón léacht, dfhoghlaim mé a lán ón léacht 2 adverb flavoured, perfumed etcthe coffee was richly aromatic and smooth bhí boladh galánta agus blas breá mín ar an gcaifethe stew was richly flavoured bhí blas breá méith ar an stobhach 3 adverb lavishlythe room was richly decorated bhí an seomra maisithe go galántathe books are richly illustrated tá léaráidí áille sna leabhair The Discussion Boards of DaltaÃƒÂxad na Gaeilge ... annoying the boy : ag crÃƒÂ¡ an bhuachalla. hitting his brother : ag bualadh a dhearthÃƒÂ¡r ... purpose 1 noun aimcuspóir masc 3 c m uaidhm fem 2 c m ucúis fem 2 c m ueducation has a purpose tá cuspóir leis an oideachas, tá aidhm leis an oideachas, tá cúis leis an oideachasit doesnt fulfil any specific purpose ní bhaineann sé aon chuspóir ar leith amach, níl aon aidhm ar leith leishe achieved two purposes bhain sé dhá chuspóir amach, bhí dhá aidhm aigefor what purpose? cén fáth?, cad chuige?, cad ina thaobh? the alarm serves a purpose tá cúis leis an aláram, tá feidhm leis an aláram fighting serves no purpose obair in aisce í an troid, cén mhaith bheith ag troid?, ní haon mhaitheas é bheith ag bruíontheir sole purpose in doing this was to block her an t-aon chúis a ndearna siad é seo ná chun bac a chur léiwhats your main purpose in life? cén aidhm is mó atá agat i do shaol?whats the purpose of this new rule? cén cuspóir atá leis an riail nua seo?, cad is cuspóir don riail nua seo?it can only be used for the purpose of self-defence ní féidir é a úsáid ach chun tú féin a chosaintits used for the purpose of identifying criminals úsáidtear é chun coirpigh a aithintfor the purpose of this article, Ill focus on his novels san alt seo, díreoidh mé ar a chuid úrscéalta; chun críche an ailt seo, díreoidh mé ar a chuid úrscéaltathe main purpose of the internet is to share information is é an príomhchuspóir atá leis an idirlíon ná eolas a roinnt, is é príomhaidhm an idirlín ná eolas a roinntthey came with the purpose of learning Irish tháinig siad le Gaeilge a fhoghlaim, tháinig siad chun Gaeilge a fhoghlaim, tháinig siad dfhonn Gaeilge a fhoghlaimthe wall wasnt built for that purpose ní hin é an fáth ar tógadh an balla, ní chuige sin a tógadh an balla 2 noun determination to achieve sththeres an air of purpose about them tá cuma orthu go bhfuil a fhios acu cad atá siad a dhéanamhshe applied herself with a purpose to the task luigh sí isteach ar an obair go díograiseachthey played with a sense of purpose bhí siad ag imirt go dícheallach, bhí díocas orthu ag imirt she felt a lack of purpose in her life mhothaigh sí nach raibh aon chuspóir lena saolShow full entry 3 noun reasons why sth is neededfeidhm fem 2 c m uit has a medicinal purpose tá feidhm leighis leis she registered for tax purposes chláraigh sí chun críche cánach for the purposes of this Act legal chun críche an Achta seo legal phrases to defeat the purpose of sth (also to defeat the purpose of doing sth) eating too much food defeats the purpose of exercising baineann barraíocht bia a ithe an mhaitheas as an aclaíocht, ní fiú bheith ag aclaíocht má itheann tú barraíocht bia, cén mhaith bheith ag aclaíocht má itheann tú an iomarca bia?tell the truth or it defeats the purpose of the test inis an fhírinne nó ní fiú an tástáil a dhéanamh for all practical purposes tá sé chomh maith agat a ráI was deaf for all practical purposes tá sé chomh maith agat a rá go raibh mé bodhar; bhí mé bodhar, tá sé chomh maith agat a rá on purpose daon ghnódaon turashe did it on purpose rinne sé é daon ghnó, rinne sé é daon turas to serve its purpose the computer had served its purpose bhí a chúram déanta ag an ríomhaire, bhí a raibh le déanamh aige déanta ag an ríomhaire to no purpose (also to little purpose) she asked them for help but to no purpose diarr sí orthu cuidiú léi ach ba bheag an mhaith di é, diarr sí orthu cabhrú léi ach ba bheag aird a tugadh uirthithe work was to no purpose obair in aisce a bhí ann to the purpose its to the purpose baineann sé le hábhar, tá sé ábharthaits nothing to the purpose níl baint ar bith aige leis an scéal printing - press ESC to STOP (Wordpr.) ag priontáil - brúigh ESC le STOPADH print-maker s (Art.) déantóir m 3 priontaí sanctity 1 noun RELnaofacht fem 3 beannaitheacht fem 3 c m uthe sanctity of life naofacht na beathathe sanctity of the Sabbath naofacht na Sabóide he died in the odour of sanctity fuair sé bás naofa 2 noun sacrosanct nature (of sth)dosháraitheacht c m uthe sanctity of the law dosháraitheacht an dlí probability 1 noun likelihooddóchúlacht fem 3 c m useans masc 4 c m uthe business now has a higher probability of survival tá seans níos fearr ann anois go mairfidh an gnóthe probability of being bullied was high bhí seans maith ann go ndéanfaí bulaíocht ort, níor dhóichí rud de ná go ndéanfaí bulaíocht ort, chomh dócha lena athrach dhéanfaí bulaíocht ortshe anticipated the probability that France would win bhí sí ag súil gur dócha go mbuafadh an Fhrainc 2 noun event etcdóchúlacht fem 3 c m useans masc 4 c m ua win tonight is a probability for us tá seans againn buachan anocht, tá seans ann go mbuafaimid anochtShow full entry 3 noun MATH, STAT ratiodóchúlacht fem 3 c m u phrases in all probability de réir cosúlachtain all probability they came in the window tá gach cosúlacht ar an scéal gur isteach san fhuinneog a tháinig siad, tá cuma ar an scéal gur isteach ar an bhfuinneog a tháinig siadin all probability thisll never happen again tá gach seans ann nach dtarlóidh seo go deo arís, ní móide go dtarlóidh seo go deo arís forestry 1 noun ECOL management of forestsforaoiseacht fem 3 c m usustainable forestry foraoiseacht inmharthana 2 noun GEOG forested landforaoiseacht fem 3 c m utalamh foraoise handbag 1 nounmála láimhe c m u 2 verb humorous TRANSITIVEíde béil a thabhairt dofogha a thabhairt faoiaghaidh do chraois a thabhairt ar handbagging noun humorous he got a right old handbagging from her thug sí íde na muc is na madraí dó, thug sí aghaidh a craois air complexadjective 1. with many parts 2. complicated, difficult 3. LING of sentence 4. MATH of numbers 5. CHEM of ion, moleculenoun 6. complicated system or group 7. group of buildings, facilities 8. PSYCH psychological problem 9. CHEM ion or moleculeadjective 1 adjective with many partscasta adj 3 c m uits highly complex tá sé an-chasta 2 adjective complicated, difficultcasta adj 3 c m uthey have a complex relationship tá caidreamh casta eatarthuShow full entry 3 adjective LING of sentencecoimpléascach adj 1 4 adjective MATH of numberscoimpléascach adj 1 5 adjective CHEM of ion, moleculecoimpléascach adj 1 noun 6 noun complicated system or groupcoimpléasc masc 1 c m uan entire complex of caves coimpléasc iomlán pluaiseanna 7 noun group of buildings, facilitiesionad masc 1 c m ushopping complex ionad siopadóireachtasports complex spórtlann, ollionad spóirt 8 noun PSYCH psychological problemcoimpléasc masc 1 c m uhe had a guilt complex bhí coimpléasc ciontachta aigeshe has a complex about her size tá coimpléasc aici faoin méid atá inti 9 noun CHEM ion or moleculecoimpléasc masc 1 c m u Ivana Varguličová also helped in compiling the glossary. genitive boid, nominative plural boid, genitive plural bod bod ina sheasamh an erect penis genitive péinis, nominative plural péinis, genitive plural péineas Gluais 'Beo!' redundancy 1 noun EMPL of losing jobiomarcaíocht fem 3 c m ustaff are worried about the upcoming redundancies tá an fhoireann buartha faoi na hiomarcaíochtaí atá ar na bacáinyou may wish to opt for voluntary redundancy dfhéadfá iomarcaíocht dheonach a roghnú 2 noun of sth not needed, due to duplicationiomarcaíocht fem 3 c m u 3 noun especially COMP backup systemiomarcaíocht fem 3 c m u repugnance noundéistin fem 2 samhnas masc 1 c m ucol masc 1 it filled her with repugnance chuir sé déistin uirthi, chuir sé samhnas uirthi, ghlac sí col leishe spoke of his repugnance at the killing labhair sé faoin déistin a chuir an marú air, labhair sé faoin samhnas a chuir an marú air senile adjectivesiabhránachnéaltraithe adj 3 he looks after his senile mother tugann sé aire dá mháthair atá ar chiall na bpáistí, tugann sé aire dá mháthair atá san aois leanbaí informala senile old fool seanamadán siabhránach, seanamadán mearbhlachshes getting senile tá sí ag éirí scaipthe, tá sí ag titim chun leanbaíochta, tá a meabhair ag teip uirthisenile decay meath siabhránach, meath seanaoise inculcate 1 verb value, attitude, etc TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb c m uthe social attitude inculcated by the media an dearcadh sóisialta a chothaítear sna meáinthey try to inculcate good manners in children déanann iad iarracht dea-bhéasa a mhúineadh do pháistí 2 verb person (with sth) TRANSITIVEto inculcate sb with sth rud a chur ina luí ar dhuine, rud a chur i gceann duine wail 1. verb give long cry 2. verb say in high voice 3. verb make long high sound 4. verb grieve, lament 5. noun long cry 6. noun long high sound 1 verb give long cry INTRANSITIVEuaill a chur asatcaoin verb c m u to weep and wail bheith ag caoineadh agus ag uallfairt, bheith ag gol agus ag caoineadhhe wailed in terror lig sé uaill uafáis as, bhéic sé le sceimhle 2 verb say in high voice INTRANSITIVEI cant find it, she wailed. Níl mé in ann teacht air, ar sí dolagón.; Nílim ábalta é a fháil, a chaoin sí os ard.Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb make long high sound INTRANSITIVEbheith ag sianaílbheith ag uallfairtthe wind wailed through the window bhí an ghaoth ag sianaíl isteach ar an bhfuinneog 4 verb literary grieve, lament TRANSITIVEcaoin verb c m uto wail sbs death bás duine a chaoineadh 5 noun long cryuaill fem 2 c m uscréachscread c m u 6 noun long high sounduaill fem 2 c m usian fem 2 c m uthe wail of the siren uaill an bhonnáin tread down 1 (v + adv) squash with foot TRANSITIVEsatail ar PhrVpasáil verb c m ubrúigh faoi choisto tread down the grass satailt ar an bhféar, an féar a phasáil 2 (v + adv) oppress TRANSITIVEcuir faoi choistheyve been trodden down for a long time tá siad faoi chois le fada → féach tread awakening 1 noun moment of realisationtuiscint fem 3 c m uléargas masc 1 c m uthat was the start of his political awakening thug sé sin tuiscint dó ar an bpolaitíocht, ba é sin a spreag chun na polaitíochta ésexual awakening teacht in inmhe 2 noun moment of waking updúiseacht fem 3 c m umúscailt fem 2 c m uher next awakening was less scary an chéad uair eile ar dhúisigh sí, ní raibh sé chomh scanrúil; ní raibh an oiread faitís uirthi nuair a dhúisigh sí an athuair phrases a rude awakening shes in for a rude awakening now nach í a fheicfidh an dá shaol, nach í a bhainfear as a cleachtadhthat came as a rude awakening to me ní raibh súil ar bith agam leis sin, bhain sé sin mealladh asam, bhain sé sin stangadh asam glimpse 1 noun fleeting or partial viewspléachadh masc 1 c m uto get a glimpse of sth spléachadh a fháil ar rudhe only caught a glimpse of the woman ní bhfuair sé ach spléachadh ar an mbean, ní bhfuair sé ach sceiteadh súl ar an mbean 2 noun insightspléachadh masc 1 c m uléargas masc 1 c m uthese documents offer a glimpse of life on the island tugann na cáipéisí seo spléachadh dúinn ar shaol an oileáin 3 verb see fleetingly TRANSITIVEspléachadh a fháil arI glimpsed the tiger fleetingly fuair mé spléachadh fánach ar an tíogar, fuair mé radharc fánach ar an tíogar 4 verb understand fleetingly TRANSITIVEspléachadh a fháil arfor a while I thought Id glimpsed what he was saying shíl mé ar feadh tamaill gur thuig mé an rud a bhí sé a rá insignificance 1 noun lack of importanceneamhthábhacht fem c m uthe ban has been reduced to relative insignificance níl an oiread sin tábhachta leis an toirmeasc níos mó 2 noun lack of influenceneamhthábhacht fem c m uit was proof of their insignificance cruthúnas a bhí ann nach raibh aon tábhacht leo, léirigh sé an neamhaird a bhí orthu phrases to fade into insignificance (also to fade to insignificance) the Civil War has faded into insignificance níl aon tábhacht leis an gCogadh Cathartha níos mó to pale into insignificance (also to pale to insignificance) this pales into insignificance beside the horror of war ní faic é sin taobh le huafás an chogaidhwhen everything else is considered, work pales into insignificance nuair a áirítear gach rud eile, is cuma faoin obair (i) difficult, laborious, arduous (based on Lat. arduus JCL ix 44 ): is rét a.¤ .i. foglaim inna hirisse foirbthe gl. res ardua atque difficilis, Ml. 14 c 10 . roart lessom epert friusom intsamli dæ, Wb. 24 c 10 . dissonance 1 noun MUSdíshondas masc 2 noun lack of harmonymíréir fem 2 neamhréir fem 2 the dissonance between his personal life and his professional life an neamhréir idir a shaol pearsanta agus a shaol gairmiúilemotional dissonance míréir mhothúchánach repay 1. verb pay back money 2. verb compensate, reward 3. verb treat unfairly 4. verb justify, make up for 5. verb be worth doing 1 verb pay back money TRANSITIVEaisíoc verb c m uíoc ar aisdíol ar aisthe loan was repaid in full within 28 days aisíocadh iomlán na hiasachta taobh istigh de 28 lá, díoladh an iasacht ar fad ar ais taobh istigh de 28 lárepay me the money whenever you can tabhair an t-airgead ar ais dom nuair is féidir leat 2 verb compensate, reward TRANSITIVEcúitigh verb c m uhow can I ever repay your kindness? cad é mar is féidir liom do chineáltas a chúiteamh leat?how can I repay you? conas a íocfaidh mé an comhar leat?they repaid his loyalty with a new contract thug siad conradh nua dó mar chúiteamh ar a dhílseacht, chúitigh siad a dhílseacht leis le conradh nuayoull be repaid in your own coin tabharfar slat de do thomhas féin duitTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb treat unfairly ironic TRANSITIVEcúitigh verb c m uI helped him out and this is how he repays me thug mé cuidiú dó agus seo mar a chúitigh sé liom é, chabhraigh mé leis agus seo é mo bhuíochas 4 verb justify, make up for TRANSITIVEcúitigh verb c m uit has repaid what it cost tá a luach saothraithe aige, tá a chuid saothraithe aigebetter fitness levels repay the long hours of training cúitíonn leibhéil níos fearr aclaíochta na huaireanta fada traenála, is fiú na huaireanta fada traenála le bheith níos aclaí 5 verb be worth doing TRANSITIVEcúitigh verb c m uthat book repays reading is fiú an leabhar sin a léamh amusement 1 noun amused feelingsult masc 1 c m uit caused great amusement amongst his friends bhain a chairde an-sult as, bhain a chairde an-spórt as, bábhar mór grinn dá chairde éthere was amusement in her voice bhí iarracht den ghreann ina glórhe watched us with amusement bhí sé ag baint spraoi as bheith ag faire orainn, bhí an-spórt aige ag breathnú orainn 2 noun enjoyment, entertainmentsiamsaíocht fem 3 c m ucaitheamh aimsire c m uthere isnt much there by way of amusement is beag atá ann ó thaobh na siamsaíochta de he wrote poems for his own amusement scríobh sé dánta mar chaitheamh aimsireTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun form of entertainment, activitysiamsaíocht fem 3 c m ucaitheamh aimsire c m uthere are amusements such as swimming and tennis tá siamsaíocht mar shnámh agus leadóg ar fáil; tá siamsaíocht ar fáil, ar nós snámha agus leadóige; tá siamsaíocht ar fáil, leithéidí snámha agus leadóige amusements nounpáirc shiamsaíochta impinge 1 verb have negative effect INTRANSITIVEcuir as docuir isteach ar c m uitll impinge on security cuirfidh sé isteach ar chúrsaí slándálait could impinge directly on your salary dfhéadfadh sé dul i bhfeidhm go díreach ar do thuarastal 2 verb advance over INTRANSITIVEbuail in éadanteagmhaigh le c m ubain do PhrV c m uthe fire was impinging on an exit route bhí an tine ag blocáil bealach éalaithe 3 verb PHYS hit INTRANSITIVEbuail in aghaidhthe rays impinge on a metal target buaileann na gathanna in aghaidh sprioc mhiotail An Foclóir Beag: comhairle
Similar words: comhaille · comhair · comh-airde · cosmhaile · ceolmhaire
comhábhar comhad comhaimseartha comhair comh-airde comhaireamh comhairí comhairle comhairleach comhairleoir comhairliú comhall comhalta comhaltas comhaois comhaontas comhaontú comhar comharba comharchumann comhardú comharsa comharsanacht
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EXACT MATCHES IN AN FOCLÓIR BEAG
comhairle bain4 moladh nó cúnamh i bhfocail a thugtar do dhuine nuair nach bhfuil a fhios aige cad is ceart dó a dhéanamh (glac mo chomhairle); treoir, tionchar (fanacht ar chomhairle d'athar); gasra a thagann le chéile chun ceisteanna a phlé agus socruithe a dhéanamh (comhairle baile, comhairle cathrach)
RELATED MATCHES IN AN FOCLÓIR BEAG
Ceann Comhairle »
DEFINITIONS AND PHRASES IN AN FOCLÓIR BEAG
braiteoireacht »
idir dhá chomhairle
cás »
cúis (cás dlí, cúirte); drochdhóigh (sa chás ina bhfuil sé); scéal (is bocht an cás é); ábhar imní (ní hé sin is cás liom; i gcás idir dhá chomhairle)
áit d'othair sheachtracha a gcuirtear cóir leighis agus comhairle orthu
comhairleach »
a dtéitear i gcomhairle leis
comhairleoir »
duine a thugann comhairle; ball de chomhairle
comhairliú »
comhairle a thabhairt do dhuine
dáil »
coinne, comhluadar (dul i ndáil duine); comhthionól, cruinniú (dáil chomhairle); cruinniú cleamhnais (idir dáil is pósadh); roinnt nó riar (dáil dí); giorracht, cóngar (i ndáil a bheith déanta)
idir »
idir dhá chomhairle; gan a bheith mar seo ná mar siúd
míchomhairle »
drochchomhairle, comhairle aimhleasa
seanóir »
seanduine; ball de chomhairle baile gar i gcéim don mhéara
sochomhairleach »
sásta glacadh le comhairle, somhúinte
spéicéir »
Ceann Comhairle i bparlaimint na Breataine, etc.; duine a dhéanfadh cleamhnas idir dhaoine
tabhairt »
bronnadh, soláthar (thug sé le fonn é; seilbh, teideal, a thabhairt; comhairle, breith, a thabhairt); scaoileadh amach (móid a thabhairt; cárta, cábla, a thabhairt); fás, borradh (talamh a bhfuil tabhairt ann); caitheamh (léim a thabhairt; thug sé a shaol ann); géilleadh, stríocadh, teip (má thugann an balla sin); tógáil, iompar, crochadh leat (tabhair abhaile é; thug sé leis é; tabhair i leith iad); ionsaí, iarraidh (thug sé fúm, faoi é a dhéanamh); scaradh le (eolas a thabhairt uait; dóchas a thabhairt suas) overflow 1. verb of container 2. verb of lake, river etc 3. verb of liquid 4. verb (of place etc) be very full 5. verb exceed space available 6. verb of emotions or ideas 7. noun surplus 8. noun pipe, conduit 1 verb of container INTRANSITIVEcuir thar maoilthe bath was overflowing bhí an folcadán ag cur thar maoilshe filled the glass to overflowing chuir sí maoil ar an ngloine, líon sí an ghloine go raibh sí ag cur thar maoil 2 verb of lake, river etc INTRANSITIVEcuir thar bruachthe lake is overflowing tá an loch ag cur thar bruachShow full entry 3 verb of liquid INTRANSITIVEsceith verb c m uforsceith verbthe water overflows into the stream sceitheann an t-uisce isteach sa sruthán TRANSITIVEthe water could overflow the opposite bank dfhéadfadh an t-uisce sceitheadh thar an mbruach thall 4 verb (of place etc) be very full INTRANSITIVEcuir thar maoilplódaigh verb c m uboxes overflowing with bright flowers boscaí atá ag cur thar maoil le bláthanna gealathe hall was overflowing with young people bhí an halla lán go doras le daoine óga, bhí an halla plódaithe le daoine ógathe beach is overflowing with visitors tá an trá dubh le cuairteoirí, tá an trá plódaithe le cuairteoirí 5 verb exceed space available TRANSITIVEwe cant overflow the room ní thig linn barraíocht daoine a chur sa seomra, ní féidir linn an seomra a phacáil INTRANSITIVEthe rubbish overflowed onto the floor bhí an bruscar ag sceitheadh amach ar an urlár, bhí an bruscar ag cur thar maoil amach ar an urlár 6 verb of emotions or ideas INTRANSITIVEmy heart was overflowing with joy bhí mo chroí líon lán dáthas, bhí cluaisíní croí ormhe was overflowing with gratitude bhí sé fíorbhuíoch go deoshe overflowed with suggestions bhí sí lán moltaí, bhí lear mór moltaí aici 7 noun surplus farasbarr masc 1 c m ufuílleach masc 1 c m uoverflow car park carrchlós farasbairr 8 noun pipe, conduit píobán forsceite hang back (also hang behind) 1 (v + adv) stay behind INTRANSITIVEfan siar c m ushe hung back after the film dfhan sí siar i ndiaidh an scannáin 2 (v + adv) hesitate INTRANSITIVEfan siar c m useas siar c m uhe hung back at meetings sheas sé siar ag cruinnithe → féach hang dematerialise (also dematerialize) 1 verb (cause to) disappear INTRANSITIVEimigh c m uimigh as c m uwe watched our chance of qualification dematerialise chonaiceamar an deis a bhí againn cáiliú ag éalú uainn TRANSITIVEwe need to dematerialise this threat caithfimid deireadh a chur leis an mbagairt seo, ní mór dúinn dul i ngleic leis an mbagairt seo 2 verb reduce quantity of materials required ECOL, ECON INTRANSITIVEdí-ábharaigh dearest 1 adjective most cherishedshes my dearest friend is í an cara is mó atá agam í, is í cara mo chroí í, is í cara mo chléibh í, is í an cara is ansa liom ímy dearest love grá mo chroí, mo ghrá geal, mo ghrá dhilits his dearest wish to go there is é mian a chroí dul ann, níl uaidh ach dul annthe place dearest to her an áit is ansa léi, an áit is gaire dá croí, an áit is fearr léi ar domhan 2 adjective most expensiveis daoireis costasaíthe dearest car an carr is daoire, an carr is costasaíShow full entry 3 nouna stór c m ua chroí c m ua thaisce c m ua ghrá geala rún c m uhello, dearest Dia duit, a stór; bhal, a thaisce notorious adjectivemíchlúiteach adj 1 c m uit was a notorious case tharraing an cás go leor cainte, bhí an saol mór ag caint faoin gcás sina notorious prison príosún míchlúiteach, príosún a raibh droch-cháil airshe was notorious as the ministers mistress bhí a cáil amuigh mar leannán an aire behaviour (also US behavior) 1 noun conductiompar masc 1 c m ushe was taken aback by his behaviour chuir a iompar iontas uirthi, bhí iontas uirthi faoin dóigh ar iompair sé é féinher behaviour towards them wasnt nice níor dheas an bealach ar chaith sí leobehaviour problem fadhb iompair, fadhb iompraíochtainappropriate behaviour iompar míchuíthey influence the behaviour of young people bíonn tionchar acu ar iompar daoine óga, téann siad i gcion ar an gcaoi a n-iompraíonn daoine óga iad féin 2 noun PSYCH, SOCIOL, ED aspect of conductiompar masc 1 c m uiompraíocht fem 3 c m ulearned behaviour iompar foghlamtha, iompraíocht fhoghlamthaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun SCI of materials etciompraíocht fem 3 c m ubehaviour of electrons iompraíocht leictreon phrases to be on your best behaviour bheith deas múinteshes on her best behaviour today tá sí breá béasach inniu, tá sí deas múinte inniu, tá sí á hiompar féin mar is ceart inniu chat up 1 (v + adv) talk flirtatiously to TRANSITIVEbheith ag spallaíocht lecluain chainte a chur arto chat sb up bheith ag cur cluain chainte ar dhuine, bheith ag iarraidh duine a mhealladh, bleid a bhualadh ar dhuine 2 (v + adv) flatter in order to get sth TRANSITIVEbheith ag plámás lebéal bán a bheith ort le → féach chat Tá sé chomh maith againn súil a thabhairt an bhfocal Eabhraise. Seo iad na sainmhínithe ó dhá fhoclóir. Is cosúil nach buanna pearsanta atá i gceist, ach úinéireacht: נחלה something inherited, that is, (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion possession, property, inheritance, heritage a. property b. portion, share c. inheritance, portion contents 1 noun of book etcábhar masc 1 c m uthe contents of the letter ábhar na litreach, a bhfuil sa litirtable of contents clár, clár an ábhair 2 noun in container or spacethe contents of the bag fell out thit a raibh sa mhála amach as 3 noun FIN for insurance purposesinneachar c m u → see content motor 1. noun TRANSP, ELECTRON engine 2. noun TRANSP car 3. noun driving force 4. adjective MED relating to movement 5. verb TRANSP drive 6. verb NAUT travel by motor boat 7. verb make rapid progress 1 noun TRANSP, ELECTRON enginemótar masc 1 c m uinneall familiar masc 1 c m u 2 noun TRANSP, informal car mótar masc 1 c m ucarr masc 1 c m ugluaisteán masc 1 c m umotor insurance árachas gluaisteán, mótarárachasTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun driving forcethats the motor behind the economy sin é a chuireann borradh faoin ngeilleagar, sin é croí an gheilleagair 4 adjective MED relating to movementluaileach adj 1 luadrach adj 1 motor skills scileanna luaile, scileanna luadrachafine motor skills scileanna mínluaileacha 5 verb TRANSP drive INTRANSITIVEtiomáin verb c m utaistil i gcarrthey motored to Galway chuaigh siad go Gaillimh i gcarr, thiomáin siad go Gaillimhhe motored along happily thiomáin sé leis sa charr go sásta 6 verb NAUT travel by motor boat INTRANSITIVEtéigh i mótarbhádtéigh i mbád innill 7 verb informal make rapid progress INTRANSITIVEdul chun cinn as éadan a dhéanamhtheyre motoring along tá an-dul chun cinn á dhéanamh acu, tá an ghaoth ina seolta Preference Data - Data, which may be collected by a site or a service provider, about an individuals likes and dislikes -- such as favorite color or musical tastes. slouch 1 verb in posture INTRANSITIVEbheith cromthashe was slouched on a chair bhí sí ina suí ar chathaoir agus í cromtha, bhí sí ina suí ar chathaoir agus cruit uirthihe slouched up the steps shiúil sé suas na céimeanna agus é cromtha, bhí leataobh air agus é ag dul suas na céimeannathe teenager was slouched against the wall bhí an déagóir cromtha in éadan an bhalla, bhí an déagóir caite in éadan an bhalla 2 verb hat TRANSITIVElúb anuascas síos c m uhe slouched the hat over his eyes lúb sé anuas an hata thar a shúileTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun posturecromadh masc c m u 4 noun personleisceoir masc 3 c m ufalsóir masc 3 c m uduine gan úsáid hes no slouch ní haon dóithín é, ní práisceálaí ar bith é, tá fios a ghnó aige conduct 1. verb carry out 2. verb behave in particular way 3. verb lead or guide (sb)4. verb MUS direct orchestra or choir 5. verb PHYS transmit heat or electricity 6. noun act of carrying out 7. noun behaviour 1 verb carry out TRANSITIVEto conduct a conversation with sb comhrá a dhéanamh le duinethats the priest who conducted their wedding ceremony sin é an sagart a phós iad, sin é an sagart a bhí i mbun searmanas a bpóstathe survey was conducted over a three-year period rinneadh an suirbhé thar thréimhse trí bliana 2 verb behave in particular way TRANSITIVEtú féin a iomparthey conducted themselves properly during the visit diompair siad iad féin mar is ceart le linn na cuairteTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb lead or guide (sb) TRANSITIVEtreoraigh verb c m ucomóir verb c m uhe conducted me around the museum threoraigh sé timpeall an mhúsaeim mé, rinne sé mé a chomóradh timpeall an mhúsaeim, thug sé timpeall an mhúsaeim mé 4 verb MUS direct orchestra or choir TRANSITIVEstiúir verb c m uto conduct a choir cór a stiúradhthe orchestra was conducted by Bernstein bhí an cheolfhoireann á stiúradh ag Bernstein, Bernstein a bhí ina stiúrthóir ar an gceolfhoireann INTRANSITIVEstiúir verb c m uIll be conducting tomorrow is mise a bheidh ag stiúradh amárach 5 verb PHYS transmit heat or electricity TRANSITIVEseol verb c m u 6 noun act of carrying outriaradh c m ustiúradh masc c m uthe conduct of state affairs riaradh gnóthaí stáit 7 noun behaviouriompar masc 1 c m ucriminal conduct iompar coiriúilimproper conduct iompar míchuíconduct unbecoming to a guard iompar nach bhfóirfeadh do gharda unprompted adjectivegan iarraidhhe gave it to me unprompted thug sé dom gan é a iarraidh, é féin a thug dom éunprompted, she gave them the information thug sí an t-eolas dóibh sular iarradh uirthi é, thug sí an t-eolas dóibh dá deoin féin spectacular 1 adjective very impressive mórthaibhseach adj 1 c m usuntasach adj 1 c m uthere was a spectacular fireworks display bhí taispeántas mórthaibhseach tinte ealaíne annwhat a spectacular view! nach iontach an radharc é!, ní fhaca mé radharc mar é riamh! 2 adjective huge; extreme her efforts were a spectacular failure theip glan ar a cuid iarrachtaíwe had a spectacular argument bhí argóint uafásach eadrainn, bhí argóint mhór mhillteach eadrainn 3 nounseó mórthaibhseach computer COMP 1 noun machineríomhaire masc 4 c m uhes working on his computer tá sé ag obair ar a ríomhairetheres something wrong with my computer tá fadhb le mo ríomhaire, tá rud éigin ar mo ríomhaire, tá diomar éigin ar mo ríomhaireshe shut down her computer mhúch sí a ríomhaire, chuir sí as a ríomhairecomputer room seomra ríomhairícomputer screen scáileán ríomhaire 2 adjective relating to computer technologyríomhaireachta c m uríomhairí c m uríomh- prefcomputer course cúrsa ríomhaireachtacomputer industry tionscal na ríomhaireachtacomputer network líonra ríomhairícomputer simulation ionsamhlú ar ríomhairecomputer skills scileanna ríomhaireachtacomputer software bogearraí ríomhairecomputer system ríomhchóras computers nounríomhairí masc 4 c m uríomhaireacht fem 3 c m ushes good at computers tá sí maith ag na ríomhairí, tá sí ina saineolaí ar an ríomhaireacht facilitate 1 verb make possible or easier TRANSITIVEéascaigh verb c m uit facilitated the development of new software réitigh sé an bealach le bogearraí nua a fhorbairtto facilitate student learning a chur ar chumas na mac léinn bheith ag foghlaimemail facilitates better communication between us déanann an ríomhphost éascaíocht ar an gcumarsáid eadrainn, éascaíonn an ríomhphost an chumarsáid eadrainn 2 verb help to bring sth about TRANSITIVEbheith ag déanamh éascaíochta arshe likes facilitating partnerships is maith léi bheith ag déanamh éascaíochta ar chomhpháirtíochtaí, is maith léi bheith ina héascaitheoir ar chomhpháirtíochtaí 3 verb lead discussion, activity etc TRANSITIVEéascaigh verb c m uéascaíocht a dhéanamh arthe chairperson is facilitating the meetings is é an cathaoirleach atá ag déanamh éascaíochta ar na cruinnithe, is é an cathaoirleach atá ag stiúradh na gcruinnithe, an cathaoirleach atá i mbun na gcruinnithe kidnap 1 verb TRANSITIVEfuadaigh verb c m u she got kidnapped fuadaíodh í 2 nounfuadach masc 1 c m u kidnapped adjectivea fuadaíodh c m uthe kidnapped woman an bhean a fuadaíodh unrealistic adjectiveneamhréalaíochneamhréadúil c m uits unrealistic to expect that ... níl sé réalaíoch bheith ag dúil leis go ...dont set yourself unrealistic targets ná leag amach spriocanna nach mbeidh tú in ann a bhaint amachit was unrealistic of him to expect her to come ba neamhréalaíoch uaidh bheith ag súil go dtiocfadh sí, ní raibh aon bhunús aige lena cheapadh go dtiocfadh sí way out 1 noun exitbealach amach c m uslí amach c m uto find the way out an bealach amach a aimsiú 2 noun solutionréiteach masc 1 c m uleigheas masc 1 c m uemigration is the only way out for them is í an imirce an t-aon leigheas atá acu, is í an imirce an t-aon bhealach éalaithe atá acu 3 adverbthe house is way out in the wilderness tá an teach amuigh ar an iargúil, tá an teach ar an gcúlráid, tá an teach an-iargúlta 4 adjectivei bhfad as marcyoure way out with that answer tá tú i bhfad as marc leis an bhfreagra sin, tá an freagra sin chomh fada uaidh agus atá prátaí Chontae an Chláir darkly 1 adverb speak etcgo hurchóideachgo bagrachIts a wonder more people arent killed, she said darkly. Is iontach nach maraítear níos mó daoine, ar sise go hurchóideach.he frowned darkly bhí muc ar gach mala aige 2 adverb funny etcthe book is darkly funny tá greann dorcha sa leabhar, tá greann dubh sa leabhar 3 adverb handsome etche was darkly handsome bhí sé dorcha agus dóighiúil, fear dubh slachtmhar a bhí ann morsel 1 noun FOOD of foodgoblach masc 1 c m ugreim masc 3 c m uruainne masc 4 c m uyou should eat a morsel of sth bfhearr duit greim de shórt éigin a ithe, bfhearr duit goblach éigin a chur i do bhéal, ba chóir duit deoladh éigin a chaitheamhhe only ate a small morsel of toast níor ith sé ach greim beag tósta, ní raibh aige ach ruainne beag tósta 2 noun of sth usefulblúire masc 4 c m ugiota masc 4 c m umír fem 2 c m upíosa masc 4 c m uthe book is divided into useful morsels tá an leabhar roinnte ina mhíreanna úsáideacha, tá an leabhar briste suas ina chodanna úsáideachawe chased every conceivable morsel of information about him chuardaíomar gach uile bhlúire eolais ina thaobha morsel of common sense splanc chéille anguish nouncrá croí c m udobrón masc 1 c m ubriseadh croíshe was in anguish thinking about it bhí a croí briste ag smaoineamh air, ghoill sé go mór uirthi smaoineamh air anger 1 nounfearg fem 2 c m ucorraí masc c m utheres anger at the attack tá fearg ar dhaoine faoin ionsaí, tá daoine ar buile faoin ionsaívoices were raised in anger bhí daoine ag caint de ghlór ard feargach 2 verb TRANSITIVEfearg a chur arolc a chur arcorraí a chur aran ghoimh a chur arthe news angered me chuir an scéala fearg orm, chuir an scéala an ghoimh ormwhat angers me is ... is é an rud a chuireann mise ar mire ná ... angered adjectivea bhfuil fearg aircorraithe c m uangered students came together tháinig mic léinn a raibh fearg orthu le chéile, tháinig mic léinn a raibh olc curtha orthu le chéilehis angered manager fired him thug a bhainisteoir an bóthar dó le teann feirge phrases to do something in anger he hasnt kicked a ball in anger for two years níor imir sé cluiche ceart le dhá bhliain anuasshe never fired a shot in anger ní raibh uirthi urchar a scaoileadh riamh hobby horse 1 noun usually pejorative sbs regular topic of interestábhar spéise c m uits a hobby horse of mine is ábhar é atá gar do mo chroí hes on his hobby horse again tá sé ag gabháil dó arís, tá sé ar shiúl arís 2 noun childs toycapall maide cuckoo 1 noun ZOOL bird cuach fem 2 c m u 2 noun bird callcu-cú 3 adjective informal crazyas do mheabhair c m uar mire c m ucraiceáilte c m u to go cuckoo dul as do mheabhair, dul ar mire phrases a cuckoo in the nest cuach sa nead adjournment 1 noun pause in proceedings cur ar athlácur ar atráthhe asked for the adjournment of the conference diarr sé go gcuirfí an chomhdháil ar athláshe granted the adjournment of the case cheadaigh sí an cás a chur ar atráth 2 noun move to new placethere was talk of an adjournment to the pub bhí caint ar bhogadh ar aghaidh chuig an teach leanna gasping adjective informalshe was gasping for a cigarette bhí toitín de dhíth go géar uirthi, bhí a teanga bheag amuigh aici le dúil i dtoitín, bhí fonn diabhalta toitín uirthi Mar roghanna: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a, d’fhéadfadh go mbeadh, d’fhéadfadh go mbeadh, bheadh gurbh eol dó, go mbeadh go fóill, etc. If I were you I should have gone to bed earlier before the exam. – a chodladh níos luaithe roimh an scrúdú. bhí mé i d’áit, roimh an scrúdú, ba mhaith liom a bhfuil siad imithe a chodladh go luath. stand aside 1 (v + adv) become detached INTRANSITIVEseas i leataobhseas ar leataobhseas siar c m uthey stood aside from the fight sheas siad i leataobh ón troid, dfhan siad amach as an troid 2 (v + adv) relinquish post INTRANSITIVEéirigh as PhrV c m utabhair suas c m uhe stood aside for his successor déirigh sé as ar mhaithe lena chomharba → see stand TRANSITIVEdeasc verb c m uTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb MET rain etc INTRANSITIVEfrasaigh verb 4 verb throw with force TRANSITIVEteilg verb c m uI was precipitated to the ground by the impact leag an buille go talamh mé, cuireadh go talamh ceann ar aghaidh mé leis an mbuille 5 verb (sb) into situation TRANSITIVErad verb c m uteilg verb c m uleaindeáil familiar verb c m uthe job precipitated him into the world of the wealthy de bharr an phoist chuir sé eolas maith ar shaol lucht an airgidnoun 6 noun CHEMdeascán masc 1 adjective 7 adjective hastydriopásach adj 1 meargánta adj 3 c m ufaoi dheabhadhfaoi dheifirdont make any precipitate decisions ná déan aon chinneadh faoi dheifir, ná déan aon chinneadh díchéillí 8 adjective suddentobann adj 1 c m ugan choinne c m uprecipitate changes athruithe tobanna 9 adjective steepgéar adj 1 c m ua precipitate slope fána ghéar Server - A special computer connected to a network that provides (serves up) data. A Web server transmits Web pages over the Internet when it receives a Web browsers request for a page. A server can also be called a host or node. opinionated adjectiveteanntásach adj 1 c m ushes opinionated about politics tá tuairimí láidre aici faoi chúrsaí polaitíochta, tá sí daingean ina barúlacha faoi chúrsaí polaitíochtathe pupils have become more opinionated in class ní bhíonn náire ar dhaltaí a gcuid tuairimí a nochtadh sa rang níos mó Related Entries call for 1 (v + prep) demand TRANSITIVEéiligh verb c m uiarr verb c m uthe opposition called for her resignation déiligh an freasúra go n-éireodh sí as 2 (v + prep) require TRANSITIVEéiligh verb c m uthis calls for stricter monitoring éilíonn sé seo go ndéanfaí monatóireacht níos géirethats not called for! níl aon ghá leis sin!, níl call ar bith leis sin!, níl feidhm leis sin! 3 (v + prep) collect, pick up TRANSITIVEtar faoi dhéintar faoi choinnehes going to call for me at nine tá sé chun teacht faoi mo dhéin ar a naoi, tá sé ag dul a theacht faoi mo choinne ag a naoi → féach call modification 1 noun changeathrú masc c m umionathrú masc c m uit requires extensive modifications tá bunathruithe le déanamh air, tá athruithe cuimsitheacha le cur i bhfeidhm airI made some minor modifications to the layout rinne mé roinnt mionathruithe ar an leagan amach 2 noun BIOL transformation during evolution etcmodhnú masc c m u 3 noun COMP change to file etcmionathrú masc c m u 4 noun process of changing sthathrú masc c m umionathrú masc c m uthe content is subject to modification dfhéadfadh an t-ábhar athrúthe design is undergoing modification tá athrú á dhéanamh ar an dearadh On Page 28, he uses ó aois ár leanbaíochta = since our childhood, since the age of our childhood. This is not explicitly wrong, but personally, I would prefer ónár gcéad óige, because aois leanbaíochta and leanbaíocht are very often in the sense of an dara leanbaíochti.e. senility and dotage. dusty 1 adjective furniture etclán deannaighlán dustalán le smúitdeannachúil adj 2 c m ua dusty old painting seanphictiúr lán dusta, seanphictiúr lán deannaigh 2 adjective road etcdeannachúil adj 2 c m ua dusty road bóthar deannachúil, bóthar atá clúdaithe le deannachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective dull, greyishliath- prefdusty blue liathghormdusty light breacsholas, meathsholas phrases a dusty answer informal freagra borbfreagra grod averse adjectivei gcoinne c m uin aghaidh c m uin éadan c m uIm not averse to the idea níl aon rud agam i gcoinne an smaoinimh, níl dada in éadan an smaoinimh agamthey arent averse to laughing at themselves níl aon doicheall orthu bheith ag gáire fúthu féin, is cuma leo bheith ag magadh fúthu féintheyre not averse to telling lies níl aon drogall orthu bréaga a insint, ní haon strainséir acu an bhréag, níor thacht bréag riamh iad -averse adjective FINdrogallach adj 1 c m udebt averse drogallach roimh fhiachas suspend 1. verb hang 2. verb in the air 3. verb in fluid CHEM4. verb person 5. verb match, judgement, etc LAW, FIN, SPOR 1 verb hang TRANSITIVEcroch verb c m ucuir ar crochadhsuspend the torch from a hook croch an tóirse ar chrúcathe light hung suspended from the ceiling bhí an solas ar crochadh ón tsíleáil 2 verb in the air TRANSITIVEbheith ar foluainthe balloon was suspended above us bhí an balún ar foluain os ár gcionnShow full entry 3 verb in fluid CHEM TRANSITIVEfuaidrigh verbsuspend it in the water cuir ar fuaidreamh san uisce é 4 verb person TRANSITIVEcuir ar fionraíshe was suspended from the party cuireadh ar fionraí ón bpáirtí í 5 verb match, judgement, etc LAW, FIN, SPOR TRANSITIVEcuir ar fionraíthe court suspended judgement chuir an chúirt an bhreith ar fionraíplay was suspended cuireadh an imirt ar fionraí, fionraíodh an imirt, cuireadh stop leis an imirt familiarhis licence was suspended cuireadh a cheadúnas ar fionraí stilt 1 noun ZOOL wading birdscodalach 2 noun CONSTR long polecos tacapost masc 1 c m u it was built on stilts tógadh é ar chosa tacastilt house teach ar chosa taca 3 noun on poles for walkingmodifierar chosa croisestilt walker siúlóir ar chosa croisestilt walking siúl ar chosa croise stilts nouncosa croise summerhouse (also summer house) 1 noun in gardengrianán masc 1 c m u 2 noun holiday hometeach saoire c m uteach samhraidhthey had a summerhouse in Kerry bhí teach saoire acu i gCiarraí regretfully 1 adverb with regretgo haiféalachgo brónachhe talked regretfully about the past labhair sé go haiféalach faoin am a chuaigh thart, labhair sé faoin am atá caite agus aithreachas air 2 adverb unfortunatelyar an drochuair c m uregretfully, weve not been able to offer you a place is oth liom a chur in iúl duit nach dtig linn áit a thabhairt duit; ar an drochuair, níl ar ár gcumas áit a thairiscint duit consider 1. verb think, believe 2. verb entertain idea 3. verb think carefully about 4. verb give attention to 5. verb view 6. verb take into account 7. verb used to introduce example etc 8. verb look intently at phrases 1 verb think, believe TRANSITIVEbheith den tuairim VPceap verb c m usíl verb c m umeas verb c m ubheith ag déanamh VPpeople consider that it was my fault síleann daoine gur ormsa a bhí an locht, táthar den tuairim gur ormsa an milleánI considered that I was healthy cheap mé go raibh mé folláinits considered a great film meastar gur an-scannán é, táthar den tuairim gur scannán iontach éif youre considered suitable, youll get the job má mheastar go bhfuil tú oiriúnach, gheobhaidh tú an posthe considered her a fool cheap sé gur óinseach a bhí intido you consider him a good player? an gceapann tú gur imreoir maith é?, an ndéarfá gur imreoir maith é?, an dóigh leat gur imreoir maith é?many people consider themselves to be middle class féachann a lán daoine orthu féin mar dhaoine meánaicmeacha, measann go leor daoine gur den mheánaicme iad féinhe didnt consider it worthy of comment níorbh fhiú leis aon rud a rá faoi, níorbh fhiú leis é a lua, dar leis nárbh fhiú aon rud a rá faoi 2 verb entertain idea TRANSITIVEsmaoinigh ar PhrV c m ucuimhnigh ar PhrV c m ubheith ag brathhes considering applying for that job tá sé ag smaoineamh ar chur isteach ar an bpost sinId never consider wearing that dress ní smaoineoinn go deo ar an ngúna sin a chaitheamhit should be considered as a solution ba chóir cuimhneamh air mar réiteach, ba chóir é a chur san áireamh mar réiteachIm seriously considering resigning dáiríre tá mé ag smaoineamh ar éirí as, tá mé ag smaoineamh go mór ar éirí as, tá brath agam ar éirí as its worth considering is fiú smaoineamh air, is fiú bheith ag machnamh airTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb think carefully about TRANSITIVEsmaoinigh ar PhrV c m ucuimhnigh ar PhrV c m umachnaigh verb c m uhe considered the matter objectively smaoinigh sé ar an gceist go fuarchúiseach, rinne sé a mhachnamh go fuarchúiseach ar an gceistwe need to consider the implications is gá dúinn cuimhneamh ar na himpleachtaí, is gá dúinn na himpleachtaí a chur san áireamhhave you ever stopped to consider why it happened? ar smaoinigh tú riamh cén fáth ar tharla sé?, ar chuimhnigh tú riamh cén fáth ar tharla sé?, ar chuimhnigh tú riamh cad chuige ar tharla sé? INTRANSITIVEsmaoinigh verb c m ucuimhnigh verb c m udo mhachnamh a dhéanamh VPhe considered for a while before answering smaoinigh sé ar feadh tamaill sular fhreagair sé 4 verb give attention to TRANSITIVEpléigh verb c m uthe committee is considering the report tá an coiste ag plé na tuarascála, tá an tuarascáil faoi chaibidil ag an gcoistewe need to consider whats involved ní mór dúinn a bhfuil i gceist a phlé, caithfimid a bhfuil i gceist a mheasits being considered for publication táthar ag smaoineamh ar é a fhoilsiú, táthar á mheas i gcomhair a fhoilsithe 5 verb view TRANSITIVEmeas verb c m usmaoinigh ar PhrV c m uféach ar PhrV c m uit can be considered from a number of viewpoints is féidir é a mheas ar roinnt bealaí, is féidir féachaint air ar roinnt bealaíconsider it from your fathers point of view smaoinigh air ó thaobh dathar de, féach air ó thaobh dathar deconsidered as a whole, its a good book tríd is tríd, is leabhar maith é; nuair a chuirtear gach rud san áireamh, is leabhar maith é 6 verb take into account TRANSITIVEcuir san áireamhcuimhnigh ar PhrV c m uconsider the environment when you buy a car cuimhnigh ar an timpeallacht agus carr á cheannach agat, cuir an timpeallacht san áireamh nuair a bheidh tú ag ceannach cairrthe house is cheap, when you consider where it is tá an teach saor, nuair a chuirtear san áireamh an áit a bhfuil sé; tá an teach saor, nuair a chuimhníonn tú cá bhfuil séhe considered the fact that shed be forty soon chuir sé san áireamh go mbeadh sí daichead go luath 7 verb used to introduce example etc TRANSITIVEconsider this smaoinigh air seo, féach air seo 8 verb literary look intently at TRANSITIVEshe considered her reflection in the mirror damharc sí go géar uirthi féin sa scáthán, dfhéach sí go cúramach uirthi féin sa scáthánhe saw the photos and he considered them intently chonaic sé na grianghraif agus bhreathnaigh sé go géar orthu, chonaic sé na grianghraif agus dfhéach sé go grinn orthu phrases all things considered tríd is trídgach rud san áireamhar an mórgóiridir gach rudthe team played well, all things considered tríd is tríd, dimir an fhoireann go maith to consider your position euphemistic she should consider her position ba chóir di smaoineamh ar éirí as a post, ba chóir di cuimhneamh ar éirí as a post nowt pronoun (BRITAIN), informalrud ar bith c m udada c m ua dhath c m utheres nowt wrong, is there? níl rud ar bith cearr, an bhfuil? phrases theres nowt so queer as folk (BRITAIN), informal is ait an mac an saol brutalise (also brutalize) 1 verb make (sb) insensitive etc TRANSITIVEbrúidigh verb c m ubrúid a dhéanamh dethe hard work brutalises the prisoners brúidíonn an obair dhian na príosúnaigh, déanann an obair mhaslach brúideanna de na príosúnaigh 2 verb treat (sb) cruelly TRANSITIVEcaith go brúidiúil lethey brutalised their neighbours chaith siad go brúidiúil lena gcomharsana uninviting adjectivemífháiltiúilmíthaitneamhach adj 1 c m umítharraingteach adjneamhtharraingteach adjan uninviting room at the back of the house seomra mífháiltiúil ar chúl an tí, seomra gruama i gcúl an tían uninviting selection of cheeses rogha leamh cáiseanna, rogha mhíthaitneamhach de cháiseannahe smiled but the look he gave me was uninviting rinne sé meangadh gáire ach ní raibh cairdeas ar bith ina ghnúis, rinne sé meangadh ach ní raibh aon rud deas san fhéachaint a thug sé orm In Imeachtaí By Victoria 6397
Gach duine sane a iarracht a bheith bunaidh. Tar éis an tsaoil, tá sé idirdhealú an uathúlacht chugainn ó na slua faceless agus líonann ár saol le dathanna geala. Is é ceann de na bealaí is tábhachtaí de féinléirithe na héadaí. Tar éis an tsaoil, mar a théann an rá: «Meet ar éadaí, agus thionlacan chuig an aigne.» Go deimhin, Is éard atá ár chéad tuiscint an fear beacht nuair a fhéachann ar a chuma. Táimid buíoch as an stíl fearr sé a chur i láthair go díreach ar a chuid baill éadaigh agus a n-chaighdeán. Thairis sin, tá an rogha éadaí minic a pointe lárnach, mar shampla, gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla. Dá bhrí sin, gach duine a thosaigh ag foghlaim Béarla, tá sé de dhualgas ach chun an foclóir a bhaineann le éadaí i mBéarla nascleanúint, eadhon, airteagal de éadaí, cineálacha fabraicí, gabhálais agus aon focail eile a ghabhann ábhar Éadaí i mBéarla -. Tá sé go mór go leor ceann i gcúrsa an teanga Béarla, ach níl a fhios é «cosc iomlán».
Baill éadaigh i mBéarla
Ní lipéadú gach cineál de bhaill éadaigh i mBéarla ciall, ós rud é go bhfuil sé an subtleties d'fhéadfadh a bheith ag teastáil chun fear, staidéar an réimse seo go díreach. Ach ar na rudaí bunúsacha go chaitheamh againn, labhairt. Samhlaigh go chuir muid chaocha. Gcéad dul síos, ní mór dúinn éadaí, ar a dtugtar underwear Éadaí bean mannequin roghnú shorts pants agus bra bra Maidir le pants oireann mannequin fireann underpants / boxer agus Mike undershirt Ná déan dearmad faoi stocaí socks agus pantyhose tights Na mná a chaitheamh blúsléinte blouses sciortaí skirts agus gúnaí dresses / gowns Ach is fearr fir léinte shirts pants trousers agus sweaters sweaters Oireann suits agus seaicéid undercoats chomh maith le jeans jeans oireann do gach. Ó bharr is féidir leat a roghnú éadaí cóta coat seaicéad jacket cóta fur coat I samhradh na bliana táimid ag pants cheannach shorts léinte T-shirts feistis snámha bikinis / swimming costumes caipíní caps agus hataí hats Mná tí gúna gúna dressing-gown agus slipéir slippers D'fhéadfadh léinte a bheith sleeves fada agus gearr long — / short-sleeved a sweaters cutout is féidir a bheith v- múnlaithe V-neck nó bhabhta round-neck Ciallaíonn «Éadaí i mBéarla» eolas ar gabhálais agus bróga: Téama. Is iad na príomh-bróga a chaitheamh againn ar an bróga shoes bróga trainers / sneakers bróga boots buataisí high shoes sandals sandals De réir Accessories tá muid na nithe seo a leanas: crios belt comhionannas vótaí tie scarf scarf agus daoine eile.
Tá gach píosa ár wardrobe (lena n-áirítear bróga) a cruthaíodh ó fabraice, cosúil le síoda silk ábhar cadáis cotton olann wool leathar leather veilbhit velvet corduroy corduroy denim denim agus suede suede Ina theannta sin, is féidir leis an creatlach a striped striped cill checked le patrúin Floral flowery chonaic polka-dotted Fabraic monotonous gan aon phatrún ainmnithe mar plain Is féidir le héadaí i mBéarla a chur síos ag focail ar nós galánta elegant faisean smart caite agus grubby scruffy fíneáil chic táirgeadh íomhá trendy Nuair a cur síos againn ar an duine sa éadaí i mBéarla, a mheas muid é chomh maith nó tasteless cóirithe well — / badly-dressed leanúna faisean fashionalble nó nach old –fashioned Ag iarraidh ar éadaí i siopa, a chinneadh againn cé acu tá sé ina shuí scaoilte loose nó go dlúth tight ach b'fhéidir oireann sé snugly baill choirp áirithe close-fitting Tá sé iontach má tá an éadaigh a roghnaigh muid a oireann dúinn to suit / fit / match
Conas is féidir linn a éadaí i mBéarla chaitheamh?
Gcéad dul síos, chuir muid ar aghaidh agus éirí de thalamh a éadaí, is é sin, gúna to dress / to get dressed agus undress to undress / to get undressed I gcás go bhfuil bróga go hiomlán briathra éagsúla, eadhon bróga a chaitheamh — put on éirí de thalamh do bhróga — take off Sa siopa déanaimid ár ndícheall try on píosa ar leith de éadaí, ansin a chur ar to dress up ar aon ócáid. Uaireanta ní mór dúinn a athrú change clothes Nuair a iarraimid go ar dhuine ag caitheamh, nó gur fearr an duine chun éadaí a chaitheamh, úsáidimid an briathar to wear — a chaitheamh (éadaí).
I mBéarla, tá go leor idioms le focail páirteanna nó píosaí éadaigh á chur in iúl. Sonraí diaidh féidir leat iad a fheiceáil sa rannóg «phraseology» iomchuí in ár blog. incorrectly 1 adverb in inaccurate waygo míchruinngo mícheart c m ugo contráilte c m ugo hearráideachher name was incorrectly spelt bhí a hainm litrithe go contráilte, bhí an litriú mícheart ar a hainmwe incorrectly identified him as the captain dúramar i ndearmad gurbh é an captaen é; dúramar gurbh é an captaen é, rud a bhí mícheart 2 adverb in inappropriate waygo míchuígo míchuibhiúilshe behaved incorrectly diompair sí í féin go míchuí he won the prize, much to his delight bhain sé an duais, rud a raibh lúcháir mhór air faoi; bhuaigh sé an duais, rud a thug an-ardú croí dó erroneously adverbtrí bhotúntrí dhearmadthe report erroneously said hed been wounded dúradh sa tuairisc gur gortaíodh é, rud a bhí mícheart; dúradh sa tuairisc, trí dhearmad, gur gortaíodh éhe was erroneously convicted ciontaíodh san éagóir é sackful nounlán málaa sackful costs €10 tá €10 ar lán mála, tá €10 ar mhála lán they sent in letters by the sackful sheol siad na múrtha litreacha isteach, sheol siad an t-uafás litreacha isteachhe was carrying a sackful of toys bhí lán mála bréagán á iompar aige notable 1 adjectivesuntasach adj 1 c m ua notable feature gné shuntasach, gné ar fiú sonrú a chur intiit was a notable success déirigh go hiontach leisa notable family teaghlach oirirca notable historian staraí mór, staraí iomráiteachits notable that ... is suntasach go ...; is sonraíoch go ...that period is notable for the fact there was no violence díol suntais is ea an tréimhse sin sa mhéid nach raibh aon fhoréigean ann, tá an tréimhse sin suaithinseach sa mhéid nach raibh aon fhoréigean ann with a number of notable exceptions le roinnt eisceachtaí suntasacha 2 noun especially humorous boc mór c m ubodach mórduine mór le rálocal notables daoine mór le rá as an gceantar, daoine céimiúla de chuid na háite derange 1 verb PSYCH cause mental illness TRANSITIVEcuir ar saobhchiallsaochan céille a chur ar familiaritll derange your mind cuirfidh sé as do mheabhair thú, cuirfidh sé ar saobhchiall thú, cuirfidh sé soir thú 2 verb disturb action of TRANSITIVEcuir as altcuir as riochtto derange the market an margadh a chur as a riocht 3 verb disturb arrangement of TRANSITIVEathraigh thartbog thartcorraigh verb c m uto derange the furniture an troscán a athrú thart carry forward 1 (v + adv) develop, promote TRANSITIVEcuir chun cinn VPforbair verb c m utabhair chun tosaigh VPwe want to carry this plan forward teastaíonn uainn an plean seo a chur chun cinn 2 (v + adv) ACC, BUS-ADM, MATH amount, total, sum TRANSITIVEtabhair ar aghaidh → féach carry consequence nouniarmhairt fem 3 c m utoradh masc 1 c m uto suffer the consequences of sth bheith thíos le rudto weigh up the consequences na torthaí a mheasthe consequences of government policy iarmhairtí pholasaí an rialtaisas a consequence of an accident de bharr timpiste, de dheasca tionóisce, mar gheall ar thaismeas a consequence dá bhrí sin, mar gheall air sin, dá dhroim sin phrases of consequence tábhachtacha bhfuil tábhacht leisa place of consequence to the Irish áit thábhachtach ag Éireannaigh, áit speisialta ag Éireannaigh, áit a bhfuil tábhacht ar leith ag baint leis i súile mhuintir na hÉireann of great consequence an-tábhachtacha bhfuil an-tábhacht leis of little consequence gan tábhachtsuarachbeagmhaitheasachthe workers were of little consequence to the manager is beag aird a bhí ag an mbainisteoir ar na hoibrithe, ba bheag leis an mbainisteoir na hoibrithe of no consequence gan tábhachtthey consider us to be of no consequence is beag aird atá acu orainne, is beag leo muide Meath noun GEOG, SPORan Mhí c m ushe lives in Meath tá sí ina cónaí sa Mhítheyre going to Meath tá siad ag dul go dtí an Mhíhes from Meath is as an Mí é, is as Contae na Mí dóshe has a Meath accent blas na Mí atá ar a cuid caintea Meath artist ealaíontóir as an MíCounty Meath Contae na Míthe Meath Gaeltacht Gaeltacht na Míthe Meath team foireann na Mí mining 1 noun for minerals INDmianadóireacht fem 3 c m uuranium mining mianadóireacht úráiniammining area ceantar mianadóireachta 2 noun MILcur mianachduring the mining of the canal nuair a bhí mianaigh á gcur sa chanáil 3 noun of information etc COMPmianadóireacht fem 3 c m u butt in 1 (v + adv) interrupt rudely INTRANSITIVEdo ladar a chur sa scéaldont butt in! ná bí ag cur do ladair sa scéal!, éist!dont butt in on a private conversation! ná bris isteach ar chomhrá príobháideach!dont butt in on me like that ná bí ag gearradh romham mar sin, ná bí ag gearradh trasna orm mar sin 2 (v + adv) interfere in situation INTRANSITIVEdo ladar a chur sa scéaldo mheadar a chur isteach sa scéalhe likes to butt in on other peoples affairs is maith leis a ladar a chur i ngnóthaí daoine eile, is maith leis a shrón a shá i ngnóthaí daoine eile → see butt hard by 1 prepositiongar do c m ule taobh c m uhe lived hard by the cathedral bhí sé ina chónaí gar don ardeaglais, bhí sé ina chónaí taobh leis an ardeaglais 2 adverbin aice láimhe c m ushe dwelt hard by bhí sí ina cónaí in aice láimhe, bhí sí buailte ar an áit I measc na ceithre briathra, ach is é an chéad mícheart, agus dá bhrí sin a mhúnlú a mheabhrú: choose — chose — chosen Na trí focail eile — na focail ar an ceart, foirm atá caite a chruthú ed Tá gach focail difriúil óna chéile tréithe den sórt sin eile: an déine an roghnúcháin; Roghnú go cúramach; Fachtóirí a mbíonn tionchar an rogha; infhaighteacht roghanna malartacha. thumping 1. adjective very large 2. adjective easy, decisive 3. adjective MUS with loud beat 4. adjective throbbing painfully 5. adverb very 6. noun thorough defeat 7. noun beating 1 adjective informal very largean-mhór c m uthey had a thumping majority bhí móramh an-mhór acu 2 adjective informal easy, decisiveglan c m uamach is amachits a thumping victory bua glan atá ann, bua amach is amach atá annShow full entry 3 adjective MUS with loud beatthumping dance music ceol damhsa atá ag plancadh 4 adjective throbbing painfullypreabach adj 1 c m ubroidearnúil adj 2I have a thumping headache tá mo chloigeann ag scoilteadh, tá mo chloigeann á réabadh 5 adverb informal veryan- c m ua thumping great ship long ollmhórits a thumping good read is mór is fiú é a léamh 6 noun informal thorough defeatgreadadh masc c m ugreasáil c m ugleadhradh masc to give sb a thumping greasáil a thabhairt do dhuine they got a thumping buaileadh greasáil orthu, buaileadh an cac astu very informal 7 noun informal beatinggreadadh masc c m ugreasáil c m ushe got a thumping buaileadh greasáil uirthi, tugadh lascadh di unemployment is at an intolerably high level tá an ráta dífhostaíochta i bhfad ró-ard, is mór an náire go bhfuil an ráta dífhostaíochta chomh hard sin taut 1 adjective rope etcteann c m ua taut rope rópa teannto keep sth taut rud a choinneáil teannshe pulled the bow string taut tharraing sí sreang an bhogha go dtí go raibh sí teann 2 adjective stomach etcteann c m urite adj 3 c m ua taut stomach bolg teann 3 adjective situation etcits a taut film tá an scannán lán de theannasa taut situation cás íogair, scéal atá lán le teannas ticklish 1 adjective persondingliseach adj 1Im ticklish tá mé lán le dinglis, is furasta dinglis a chur ionam, tá sé furasta mé a chigilt, is furasta cigilt a chur ionam 2 adjective situation, problem informalcáiréiseach adj 1 c m ucigilteach adj 1 c m uíogair adj 1 c m uthe ticklish topic of abortion ceist chigilteach an ghinmhillte, ceist íogair an ghinmhillteit was a ticklish exercise togra cleasach a bhí ann confusing adjectivemearbhlach adj 1 its a confusing situation chuirfeadh an scéal mearbhall ar dhuine, is deacair bun ná barr a dhéanamh den scéalI found the questions confusing chuir na ceisteanna mearbhall orm, bhí mé trína chéile ag na ceisteanna national debt noun FINfiachas náisiúnta c m uwe have to pay off our national debt caithfimid na fiacha atá ar an tír a ghlanadh elevated 1 adjective land, road, etcard adj 1 c m uardaithe c m uthe house is in an elevated location tá an teach suite ar thalamh ard, tá suíomh an tí crochtaan elevated motorway mótarbhealach ardaithe 2 adjective SCI, ECON level etcardaithe c m uan elevated cholesterol level leibhéal colaistéaróil ardaitheShow full entry 3 adjective status etcfeabhsaithe c m uhe was proud of his elevated status bhí sé bródúil as an ardú céime a bhí aige, bhí sé bródúil as stádas níos mó a bheith aigeelevated importance tábhacht níos mó, níos mó tábhachta 4 adjective company, writings, etcmeasúil adj 2 c m uardéirime c m uardintleachtaelevated writings saothar ardéirimein elevated circles i measc na n-uaisle, i measc daoine measúla its contributory to heart disease tá sé ina chúis le galar croí, siocair ghalar croí atá ann, cuireann sé le galar croí cord 1. noun TEXT string, rope 2. noun ELEC electric flex 3. noun ANAT in body 4. noun TEXT, CLOTH fabricphrases 1 noun TEXT string, ropecorda masc 4 c m utéad fem 2 c m u 2 noun ELEC electric flexcorda masc 4 c m ufleisc fem 2 c m u 3 noun ANAT in bodytéad fem 2 c m ucorda masc 4 c m uthe spermatic cord an corda speirmiteach 4 noun TEXT, CLOTH fabriccorda masc 4 c m u phrases to cut the (umbilical) cord seasamh ar do chosa féinseasamh ar do bhoinn féinits high time she cut the cord tá sé thar am aici seasamh ar a boinn féin thresh 1 verb AGR remove grain TRANSITIVEbuail verb c m uto thresh corn arbhar a bhualadh INTRANSITIVEarbhar a bhualadhthey spent the week threshing bhí siad ag bualadh arbhair ar feadh na seachtaine 2 verb move violently INTRANSITIVEbheith do diomlasc féinbheith ag súisteáilhe threshed about on the ground bhí sé á iomlasc féin ar an talamh, bhí sé ag lúbadh agus ag casadh ar an talamh 3 verb cause to move violently TRANSITIVEluasc verb c m ushe threshed her arms about bhí sí ag luascadh a lámha san aer heighten 1 verb make (sth) more intense TRANSITIVEcuir le PhrV c m uitll only heighten tension ní dhéanfaidh sé ach cur leis an teannas, ní dhéanfaidh sé ach an teannas a mhéadú 2 verb become more intense INTRANSITIVEgéaraigh verb c m uardaigh verb c m umy concern heightened tháinig níos mó imní ormher colour heightened las sí san aghaidh, las a haghaidh heightened adjectiveshe had a heightened awareness of it bhí sí ag tabhairt níos mó airde airit creates a heightened sense of fear cuireann sé níos mó eagla ar dhaoine slurp 1 verb INTRANSITIVEbheith ag slogaireacht TRANSITIVEshe was slurping her pint bhí gach slaparnach aici ag ól a piontaI slurped down lunch dalp mé siar an lón, shlog mé an lón go craosach 2 noun noisy drinkslog masc c m ubolgam masc 1 he took a long slurp of the wine dól sé slog maith fíona, dól sé gáilleog mhaith fíona 3 noun DRINK of liquidsteall c m ubraon masc 1 c m ua slurp of olive oil steall ola olóige learning 1 noun process of acquiring knowledgefoghlaim fem 3 c m uthey have a positive attitude towards learning tá dearcadh dearfach acu i leith na foghlamashe discussed issues affecting learning phléigh sí ceisteanna a mbíonn tionchar acu ar an bhfoghlaimthe quality of students learning caighdeán foghlama na mac léinnhe gained a qualification through distance learning bhain sé cáilíocht amach trí chianfhoghlaimthey use an online learning resource úsáideann siad áis foghlama ar línelearning style stíl foghlamaliteracy learning foghlaim na litearthachtaworkplace learning foghlaim san ionad oibreactive learning foghlaim ghníomhach 2 noun knowledge; eruditionléann masc 1 c m ufoghlaim fem 3 c m uit was a place of great learning báit mhór léinn é phrases a little learning is a dangerous thing is namhaid an cheird gan í a fhoghlaimblúirín feasa is measa ar fad beast 1 noun animalbeithíoch masc 1 c m uainmhí masc 4 c m ua wild beast beithíoch allta, ainmhí fiáin 2 noun thinghe has a huge beast of a TV tá teilifís ollmhór aige, tá teilifís mhór mhillteach aigethe media are a very odd beast dream an-aisteach iad lucht na meán 3 noun unkind or depraved personainmhí masc 4 c m ubrúid fem 2 c m u sickening 1 adjective causing disgustgránna adj 3 c m usamhnasach adj 1 c m udéistineach adj 1 c m uit was a sickening crime ba choir shamhnasach éit was sickening to watch bheadh samhnas ort ag breathnú airthis type of journalism is sickening chuirfeadh an saghas seo iriseoireachta déistin orta sickening smell filled the room líon an seomra le boladh gránna 2 adjective painful, unpleasantgránna adj 3 c m ushe took a sickening blow to the head buaileadh buille gránna sa cheann uirthi 3 adjective disappointingto lose all that work would have been sickening bhrisfeadh sé do chroí an obair sin uilig a chailleadh, ba mhór an feall an obair sin go léir a chailleadh knock up informal 1 (v + adv) (BRITAIN) prepare quickly TRANSITIVEcaith le chéileshe knocked up a skirt last night chaith sí sciorta le chéile aréir 2 (v + adv) offensive make sb pregnant TRANSITIVEleag suashes knocked her up tá sí leagtha suas aige → féach knock acceleration 1 PHYS, SPOR, AUTO, ETC noun increase in speedluasghéarú mascwith steady acceleration le luasghéarú seastahe has terrific acceleration tá sé go hiontach ag géarú luaisacceleration zone zón luasghéaraithe 2 noun increase in rategéarú masc c m uluathú mascthe acceleration in the divorce rate an géarú sa ráta colscarthawith the acceleration in development leis an dlús atá curtha leis an bhforbairt the sidelines noun secondary rolebusiness was slow because many investors remained on the sidelines bhí an gnó mall toisc gur fhan go leor infheisteoirí i leataobh uaidh to be left on the sidelines bheith fágtha ar an imeall, bheith fágtha i leataobh → see sideline eagerly adverbar bís c m uar biorgo cíocrachwe were eagerly awaiting the result bhíomar ar bís ag fanacht leis an toradh, bhíomar ag súil go mór leis an toradh, bhíomar ag dúil go mór leis an toradhhe opened the parcel eagerly doscail sé an beart go santach, bhí bís air ag oscailt an bhirt salad noun FOOD, HORT sailéad masc 1 c m utoss the salad gently measc an sailéad go réidhshe ordered a side salad dordaigh sí sailéad ar an taobhpasta salad sailéad pastaseafood salad sailéad bia maramodifiersailéidsalad bowl babhla sailéidsalad sandwich ceapaire sailéid grin 1 nounmeangadh masc c m ustraois fem 2 c m ucár masc 1 c m u she had a wide grin on her face bhí meangadh mór gáire ar a haghaidh, bhí straois go bun na gcluas uirthi to put a grin on sbs face duine a chur ag gáire, gáire a bhaint as duine 2 verb INTRANSITIVEmeangadh a chur ortmeangadh a bheith ortI grinned broadly at her rinne mé meangadh mór gáire léihe was grinning with pride bhí meangadh mór air le teann mórtais, bhí cár gáire air le teann bróidshe grinned with the pain chuir sí strainc uirthi féin leis an bpian grinning adjectivestreilleach adj 1 it looks like a grinning devil tá sé cosúil le diabhal a mbeadh straois air, tá sé cosúil le streilleachán de dhiabhal phrases to grin and bear it youll just have to grin and bear it caithfidh tú cur suas leis, níl de leigheas agat air ach teacht leis to grin from ear to ear straois ó chluas go cluas a bheith ortcár go bun na gcluas a bheith ort to grin like a Cheshire cat bheith chomh sásta le cat a mbeadh póca airbheith chomh sásta le diúc to grin like an idiot straois go cluas a bheith orthe grinned like an idiot bhí streill an amadáin air, bhí cár air mar a bheadh ar amadán to wipe the grin off sbs face an straois a ghlanadh daghaidh duinean straois a athrú ar dhuine Sudan noun GEOG, SPORan tSúdáin c m uthe capital of Sudan príomhchathair na Súdáine → féach For usage examples see France indiscreet 1 adjective tactlessmídhiscréideach adjshe was very indiscreet about the matter bhí sí an-mhídhiscréideach mar gheall ar an ábhar 2 adjective careless about sensitive mattersmíchuí adj 3 c m umí-oiriúnach c m umíchuibhiúil adj 2 c m u give on to (also give onto (v + prep) ) TRANSITIVEoscail amach arthe door gives on to the courtyard osclaíonn an doras amach ar an gclós, tugann an doras amach sa chlós thú → see give godmother 1 noun at Christeningmáthair bhaistícara as CríostSíles my godmother Síle a sheas liom ag mo bhaisteadh, Síle a choinnigh le baisteadh mé, Síle atá ina máthair bhaistí agam 2 noun influential womanceannródaí masc 4 c m uceannaire masc 4 c m ushes the godmother of Irish poetry is í máthair na filíochta Gaeilge í improve 1 verb make (sth) better TRANSITIVEfeabhsaigh verb c m ufeabhas a chur arto improve services seirbhísí a fheabhsú, feabhas a chur ar sheirbhísíto improve your Irish feabhas a chur ar do chuid Gaeilge, slacht a chur ar do chuid Gaeilgeto improve your skill barr feabhais a chur ar do scilto improve a policy polasaí a leasúto improve soil ithir a shaibhriú, leasú a chur san ithirto improve a building foirgneamh a athchóiriúthe new room greatly improves the house cuireann an seomra nua go mór leis an teachto improve sbs appearance cuma níos fearr a chur ar dhuine 2 verb become better INTRANSITIVEfeabhsaigh verb c m utéigh i bhfeabhasthe situation is improving tá an scéal ag feabhsú, tá an scéal ag dul i bhfeabhaswork conditions have improved tá feabhas ar choinníollacha oibre, tá coinníollacha oibre feabhsaithebusiness is improving tá gnóthaí ag teacht chucu féin, tá gnóthaí ag piocadh suasher health is improving tá biseach ag teacht uirthi, tá sí ag bisiú, tá sí ag téarnamhthe weather will improve feabhsóidh an aimsir, tiocfaidh biseach ar an aimsirvisibility improved gheal an spéir, bhí léargas níos fearr againnshe began to improve in spirit thosaigh sí ag glacadh misnigh, bhí giúmar níos fearr uirthi it improves with age feabhsaíonn sé le haois, téann sé i bhfeabhas leis an aois, déanann aois maitheas dóShow full entry 3 verb increase quantity (of) TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m ufeabhsaigh verb c m uméadaigh verb c m uto improve wages pá a fheabhsú, pá a ardúto improve productivity táirgiúlacht a mhéadú INTRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m ufeabhsaigh verb c m uméadaigh verb c m ushare prices are improving tá luach scaireanna ag ardú 4 verb make (yourself) better educated TRANSITIVEto improve yourself feabhas a chur ort féinto improve your knowledge cur le do chuid eolaisthis book will improve your mind foghlaimeoidh tú go leor ón leabhar seo advances nouncluanaireacht fem 3 he made advances to her léirigh sé spéis inti, bhí sé á chur chun tosaigh uirthishe resisted his advances chuir sí suas dá chuid cluanaireachta, dhiúltaigh sí dó → see advance fascinating adjectivean-spéisiúilan-suimiúiliontach adj 1 c m uits a fascinating question ceist an-spéisiúil is ea íhes a fascinating man fear iontach atá ann, fear thar a bheith suimiúil is ea é, chuirfeadh an fear sin draíocht ortits fascinating to watch their antics is mór an spórt bheith ag féachaint ar a gcuid geáitsí, mhairfinn ag breathnú ar a gcuid geáitsí truth 1 noun actual factsfírinne fem 4 c m uthats the truth sin í an fhírinne, sin an fhírinneIm telling the truth tá mé ag insint na fírinnethe truth is that hell never return is é fírinne an scéil nach bhfillfidh sé go bráchto hide the truth from sb an fhírinne a cheilt ar dhuinewe dont know the whole truth níl an scéal ar fad againnnothing could be further from the truth a mhalairt ar fad atá fíortruth is stranger than fiction is iontaí fírinne ná finscéal 2 noun accuracy; reliabilityfírinne fem 4 c m uthere was no truth to the allegations ní raibh aon fhírinne sna líomhaintíthere isnt a grain of truth in it níl focal den fhírinne annTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun sth that is accepted as a fact or truefírinne fem 4 c m uuniversal truth fírinne uilíoch phrases if truth be known (also if truth be told) déanta na fírinneleis an bhfírinne a ráchun an fhírinne a rá in truth déanta na fírinneleis an bhfírinne a ráchun an fhírinne a rá the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth 1 LAW used when swearing an oathan fhírinne, an fhírinne iomlán agus an fhírinne amháin 2 used to emphasise that sb is telling all the facts about sththats the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth sin an fhírinne ghlan the truth will out (also truth will out) tiocfaidh an fhírinne amachní féidir an fhírinne a cheilt narcolepsy noun MEDnarcailéipsegalar Gelineauhe has narcolepsy tá narcailéipse air, tá galar Gelineau airshe got narcolepsy tháinig narcailéipse uirthi, tháinig galar Gelineau uirthipeople with narcolepsy daoine a bhfuil narcailéipse orthu, daoine a bhfuil galar Gelineau orthu monitor 1. verb check and assess 2. verb take readings etc 3. noun person checking and assessing 4. noun (in school) student who helps teacher ED5. noun machine 6. noun viewing screen 7. noun lizard 1 verb check and assess TRANSITIVEmonatóireacht a dhéanamh arsúil a choinneáil arfaireachán a dhéanamh ar legal theyre monitoring the situation tá súil á coinneáil acu ar an scéalto monitor progress súil a choinneáil ar an dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamhhe monitored the patient overnight choinnigh sé súil ar an othar thar oícheto monitor sth for quality monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar chaighdeán ruda 2 verb take readings etc TRANSITIVEmonatóireacht a dhéanamh arthe camera will monitor traffic déanfaidh an ceamara monatóireacht ar an trácht, coinneoidh an ceamara súil ar an tráchtits used to monitor patients úsáidtear é le monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar othairTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun person checking and assessingmonatóir masc c m uelection monitor monatóir toghcháin 4 noun (in school) student who helps teacher EDmonatóir masc c m u 5 noun machinemonatóir masc c m ublood pressure monitor monatóir brú fola 6 noun viewing screenscáileán masc 1 c m umonatóir masc c m ushe sits behind a monitor all day bíonn sí ina suí os comhair scáileáin an lá ar fad 7 noun lizardlaghairt mhonatóra monitor lizard (also monitor) noun ZOOLlaghairt mhonatóra long-lost 1 adjective not seen for a very long timehe met his long-lost friend bhuail sé lena chara nach raibh feicthe le fada an lá aige 2 adjective lost or unseen for a long timeatá caillte le fadaa long-lost book leabhar a bhí caillte le fada, leabhar nach raibh tásc ná tuairisc air le fada ray 1. noun PHYS beam of light or energy 2. noun MATH straight line 3. noun indication 4. noun ZOOL fish 5. noun MUS second note of scale 6. noun line, spur 7. noun benevolent influencephrases 1 noun PHYS beam of light or energyga masc 4 c m u 2 noun MATH straight linegathán mascTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun indicationsmidínruainnín c m ua ray of sense sméaróid chéille 4 noun ZOOL fishroc masc 1 c m u 5 (also re) noun MUS second note of scaleré masc 4 c m u 6 noun line, spurga masc 4 c m uléas masc 1 c m u 7 noun benevolent influenceléas masc 1 c m uit sent out a ray of hope léas dóchais a bhí ann phrases a ray of sunshine 1 also ironic sb who exudes joystóirín aoibhnis 2 positive amongst negativeléas dóchaislóchrann dóchais to catch some rays (also to soak up some rays) informalbolg le gréin a dhéanamhbheith i do luí faoin ngrian titbit 1 noun of foodgreim masc 3 c m ugoblach masc 1 c m u 2 noun of informationblúire eolaispíosa beag eolaisthey look for titbits of scandal bíonn siad ag lorg blúirí beaga scannail finishing 1 noun CRAFT, DIY, CONSTR how piece of furniture etc is finishedbailchríochnú masc 4 c m ubailchríoch fem 2 c m u 2 noun SPOR ability to score goalsscóráil fem 3 c m u → féach finish the story isnt all that important níl an scéal chomh tábhachtach sin ar fad, níl an oiread sin tábhachta leis an scéal terminaladjective 1. MED illness 2. MED patient 3. MED care, phase, etc 4. crisis, decline, etc 5. extreme 6. at end of time periodnoun 7. TRANSP at airport etc 8. IND storage facility 9. COMP computer facility 10. ELECTRIC electrical deviceadjective 1 adjective MED illnessdoleigheasta adj 3 c m unach bhfuil inleighisfoirceanta technical term adj 3 c m uits a terminal disease is galar é nach bhfuil inleighis, is galar é nach féidir a leigheasshe has terminal cancer tá ailse uirthi nach féidir a leigheas, tá sí ag fáil bháis le hailse 2 adjective MED patienta terminal patient othar nach bhfuil aon leigheas i ndán dó, othar atá ag fáil bháis, othar a bhfuil an bás aigethey told him he was terminal dúirt siad leis nach raibh aon leigheas i ndán dó, dúirt siad leis go raibh sé ag fáil bháisShow full entry 3 adjective MED care, phase, etcfoirceanta technical term adj 3 c m uterminal care cúram do dhaoine atá ag fáil bháis 4 adjective crisis, decline, etcsmall retailers are in terminal decline is gearr nach mbeidh aon siopaí beaga fágtha, beidh deireadh ar fad le siopaí beaga gan mhoill 5 adjective pejorative extremecruthanta adj 3 damanta adj 3 c m udéanta adj 3 c m uhes a terminal womaniser is banaí cruthanta é, fear mór ban atá ann 6 adjective at end of time perioddeiridh c m uterminal examination scrúdú deiridhnoun 7 (also terminal building) noun TRANSP at airport etccríochfort masc 1 airport terminal críochfort aerfoirtbus terminal stáisiún busfreight terminal críochfort lastais 8 noun IND storage facilitycríochfort masc 1 gas terminal críochfort gáis 9 noun COMP computer facilityteirminéal masc 1 c m uscáileán masc 1 c m uthey set up 10 terminals shocraigh siad 10 scáileán 10 noun ELECTRIC electrical deviceteirminéal masc 1 c m ulos masc c m u collaborative adjectivecomh-it was a collaborative effort is comhiarracht a bhí annwere interested in collaborative projects tá spéis againn tabhairt faoi chomhthionscadail, tá spéis againn tabhairt faoi thionscadail i gcomhar le daoine eilecollaborative approach cur chuige comhoibríochthe work is collaborative obair i bpáirt atá ann An t-innéacs a bhrabhsáil stewardship 1 noun management and protectionmaoirseacht fem 3 c m ugood stewardship of the habitats dea-mhaoirseacht ar na gnáthóga 2 noun leadershipceannaireacht fem c m uceannas masc 1 c m ustiúir fem 5 c m uunder his stewardship faoina stiúirsean, faoina cheannas-sanher short stewardship was marked by controversy bhí go leor conspóide ag baint lena tréimhse ghearr i gceannas revert 1 verb to previous state INTRANSITIVEshe reverted to bad habits dfhill sí ar a drochnósannahe reverted back to playing music chuaigh sé ar ais ag seinm ceoilthe matter will revert to the committee cuirfear an cheist faoi bhráid an choiste arísthe material reverts from liquid to solid déantar ábhar soladach den leacht arís 2 verb to sth mentioned previously INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar aisfill verb c m uwell revert to this matter later tiocfaimid ar ais chuig an gceist seo níos moille, fillfimid ar an ábhar seo níos déanaí 3 verb BIOL to ancestral type INTRANSITIVEfill verb c m u 4 verb LAW to original owner INTRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfrithdhílsethe land reverted to the other owner chuaigh an talamh i bhfrithdhílse chuig an úinéir eile, chuaigh an talamh ar ais chuig an úinéir eile phrases to revert to type filleadh ar an dúchas bellow 1 verb person TRANSITIVEbúir verb c m ubéic verb c m uhe bellowed instructions bhéic sé treoracha, thug sé treoracha de bhúirshe bellowed curses at him bhúir sí eascainí ina threo, chaith sí mallachtaí ina threo de bhéic INTRANSITIVEbúir verb c m ubéic verb c m ugéim verb c m ushe bellowed when drunk bhúir sí agus í ar deoch, bhéic sí agus í ar meiscehe bellowed with anger bhúir sé le teann feirgeGet out of here! he bellowed. Gabh amach as seo! a bhúir sé.; Gabh amach as seo! ar sé de bhéic. 2 verb ZOOL animal INTRANSITIVEbúir verb c m ubúir a ligeangéim verb c m uthe bull bellowed bhúir an tarbh, lig an tarbh búir asTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun of personbúir fem 2 c m ugéim fem 2 c m uglam fem c m uliú masc 4 c m uhe let out a bellow lig sé búir as, thug sé glam, lig sé béic as 4 noun ZOOL of animalbúir fem 2 c m ugéim fem 2 c m u truthfulness 1 noun honestyionracas masc 1 c m umacántacht fem 3 c m ufírinne fem 4 c m ushe has a reputation for truthfulness tá clú an ionracais uirthiI question the truthfulness of their responses tá amhras orm cé chomh fírinneach agus atá a bhfreagraí 2 noun accuracycruinneas masc 1 c m uhow do you judge the truthfulness of online information? conas is féidir cruinneas an eolais ar líne a mheas? cotton 1 noun CLOTH, TEXT clothcadás masc 1 cotton shirt léine chadáis 2 noun CRAFT, TEXT threadcadás masc 1 snáithe cadáis 3 noun BOT, TEXT plantcadás masc 1 to grow cotton cadás a fhás 4 noun COSM, MED (especially US) cotton woolcadás masc 1 olann chadáisclean the wound with cotton glan an chréacht le holann chadáis welcoming adjective indicating welcomefáilteach adj 1 c m uher people are very welcoming is dream an-fháilteach iad a muintir, tá a muintir an-mhuintearthawe got a welcoming response fuaireamar freagra dearfach → féach welcome perennially adverbde shíorgo buanthe perennially absent headmaster an príomhoide a bhíodh de shíor in easnamh, an príomhoide a bhíodh in easnamh go buan, an príomhoide nach mbíodh i láthair riamhthey perennially complain about the cost bíonn siad de shíor ag gearán faoin gcostas, bíonn siad go buan ag cnáimhseáil faoin gcostas, ní stadann siad ach ag cnáimhseáil faoin gcostas hold out as TRANSITIVEhe was held out as a hero cuireadh chun tosaigh mar laoch é, bhí cáil an laoich airthat industry has been held out as a model tá sé ráite gur eiseamláir é an tionscal sin → féach hold prim 1 adjective pejorative correct and disapprovingceartaiseach adj 1 c m ucúisiúil adj 2 c m ucuí agus ceartdeismíneach adj c m ushe was always prim and proper dhéanadh sí an rud ceart cuí i gcónaí 2 adjective very neat néata cóirithepioctha pointeáiltetheir houses were always prim and proper bhí a dtithe pioctha pointeáilte i gcónaí, ní bhíodh barr cleite isteach ná bun cleite amach ina dtithe mourning 1 noun state, periodbrón masc 1 c m umairgneach fem 2 c m uméala masc 4 caoineadh masc c m ushe was in mourning for her son bhí sí ag caoineadh a micit was a time of grief and mourning tráth cumha agus bróin a bhí ann 2 noun CLOTH clothingéide bhróinshe went into mourning for her husband chuir sí éide bhróin uirthi féin i ndiaidh a fir to come out of mourning an éide bhróin a chur i leataobh imaginary adjectivesamhailteach adj 1 c m uan imaginary friend cara samhailteach, cara cumthathe whole idea is purely imaginary níl sa smaoineamh ar fad ach samhlaíocht, cumadóireacht ar fad atá sa smaoineamh buddy 1 noun (especially US), informal friendcara masc 5 c m ucomrádaí masc 4 c m udlúthchara c m uwere great buddies is cairde móra sinn, táimid iontach mór le chéile, táimid an-chairdiúil lena chéileshe met his college buddies bhuail sí lena chairde ón gcoláistethanks, buddy go raibh maith agat, a chomrádaí; go raibh maith agat, a stócaigh; go raibh maith agat, a chailleach 2 noun informal, US) partnercara masc 5 c m ucomrádaí masc 4 c m ushes meeting her coffee buddies tá sí ag bualadh lena comrádaithe caifehes my drinking buddy bím féin is é féin ag ól le chéileTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun SPOR diving partnerdiving buddy páirtí tumadóireachta 4 noun mentormeantóir cúntathe school runs a buddy system for new pupils tá córas meantóireachta sa scoil do dhaltaí nua overcome 1 verb deal with successfully TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb c m ubua a fháil arhe overcame the difficulties sháraigh sé na deacrachtaíI overcame the problem réitigh mé an fhadhb, dfhuascail mé an fhadhbfirstly, you have to overcome the fear ar dtús, caithfidh tú bua a fháil ar an eagla; ar dtús, caithfidh tú an ceann is fearr a fháil ar an bhfaitíos 2 verb defeat TRANSITIVEbuail verb c m ubuaigh ar PhrV c m ucloígh verb c m uthey overcame the enemy chloígh siad an namhaid, fuair siad an ceann is fearr ar an namhaid INTRANSITIVEbain verb c m ubuaigh verb c m ugnóthaigh verb c m uwe overcame in the end bhaineamar sa deireadh, bhí an bua againn sa deireadhShow full entry 3 verb make sb feel weak, etc TRANSITIVEbua a fháil aran ceann is fearr a fháil arsleep overcame her fuair an codladh bua uirthi, fuair an codladh an ceann is fearr uirthi, fuair an codladh a buahe was overcome by the smoke sháraigh an toit é, chuir an toit dá dhroim éI was overcome by hunger bhí mé marbh ag an ocras phrases to be overcome with sth the boys father was overcome with tears bhris an gol ar athair an bhuachallashe was overcome with shame ní raibh tógáil a cinn aici le náirethey were overcome with fear bhí siad sioctha leis an eagla we will overcome! beidh an bua againn!beidh an lá linn!tiocfaidh ár lá! “ …is mó a shamhlaítear …” + le = is most associated [with], is mó a shamhlaíodh [le] = was most associated [with] srl. day after day (also day in day out) lá i ndiaidh lae, seacht lá na seachtaine, gach uile láhe waited for her day after day dfhan sé léi lá i ndiaidh laewere only here for the day ní bheimid anseo ach an lá inniu, ní bheimid anseo ach ar feadh lá amháinhe went to the beach for the day chuaigh sé chuig an trá don lá, chuaigh sé chun na trá le haghaidh an lae grounded 1. adjective AERO aeroplane 2. adjective NAUT ship 3. adjective young person 4. adjective theory, argument, etc 5. adjective book etc: based on 6. adjective person 7. adjective ELECTRIC 1 adjective AERO aeroplanetalmhaithe c m ua grounded plane eitleán a bhfuil bac eitilte air, eitleán atá tugtha go talamh 2 adjective NAUT shipar talamh c m ui dtalamha grounded ship long ar talamh, long atá ina suíShow full entry 3 adjective young personhe was grounded ní raibh cead aige dul amach 4 adjective theory, argument, etcits grounded in mathematics tá sé bunaithe ar mhatamaitic, tá an mhatamaitic mar bhunús leis, tá bonn matamaitice faoi 5 adjective book etc: based onthe novel is grounded in history tá bunús staire leis an úrscéal, tá an t-úrscéal bunaithe ar an stair 6 adjective personstuama adj 3 c m usiosmaideach adj 1 the hard work keeps him grounded coinníonn an obair chrua a chosa ar an talamh, coimeádann an obair chrua stuaim ann 7 adjective ELECTRICtalmhaithe c m u touring 1 adjective THEAT, ART, SPOR on tourtaistil c m ucamchuairtethey have a touring exhibition tá taispeántas taistil acuthe touring West Indies team foireann na nIndiacha Thiar atá ar camchuairt 2 adjective especially TOUR relating to travel for pleasureturasóireachta c m utouring holiday saoire thurasóireachta 3 noun SPOR, THEAT, ART fact of being on tourcamchuartaíocht c m uthey enjoy the touring is maith leo bheith ar camchuairtI did some touring on the continent rinne mé roinnt camchuartaíochta ar an Mór-Roinn 4 noun especially TOUR travelling for pleasureturasóireacht fem 3 c m uI intend to do some foreign touring táim chun roinnt turasóireachta a dhéanamh thar lear magic number 1 noun target etcfigiúr draíochtacandidates strive to reach the magic number of 200 votes bíonn iarrthóirí ag iarraidh an figiúr draíochta, 200 vóta, a bhaint amach 2 noun having mysterious powers uimhir dhraíochta intercept 1 verb TRANSITIVEtar roimh PhrV c m ustop verb c m uhis mother intercepted him at the door stop a mháthair é ag an doras, chuaigh a mháthair roimhe ag an dorasthe message was intercepted by the gardaí didircheap na gardaí an teachtaireacht, fuair na gardaí greim ar an teachtaireacht faoi bhealachto intercept a pass pas a sciobadh, pas a ghearradh 2 noun interceptionidircheapadhidirghabháil fem 3 c m uan electronic intercept idircheapadh leictreonach 3 noun MATH crossing pointtrasphointe masc 4 4 noun MATH line segmentidirlíne fem breakup 1 noun end of relationshipscaradh masc c m ubriseadh suasshed just come through a breakup bhí sí díreach tar éis briseadh lena páirtíbreakup of a marriage cliseadh pósta 2 noun POL, BUS-ADM of organisation, country etcroinnt fem 2 c m udeighilt fem 2 c m uthe company underwent a breakup rinneadh an comhlacht a dheighilt, roinneadh an comhlacht ina chodannathe country experienced a violent breakup réabadh an tír as a chéile 3 noun physical breaking upbriseadh masc c m ucoscairt fem 3 c m uthe ice breakup started early thosaigh an leac oighir ag coscairt go luath squeaking nounbíogarnach fem 2 c m ucíocáil femgíoglach fem c m uthere was a squeaking coming from the hole bhí bíogarnach ag teacht as an bpoll adjectivedíoscánach adj 1 c m ua squeaking noise torann díoscánachthe squeaking gate kept me awake níor chodail mé néal le díoscán an gheata unattended 1 adjective of luggage etcvaluables shouldnt be left unattended níor cheart nithe luachmhara a fhágáil gan duine ina mbun, níor cheart nithe luachmhara a fhágáil gan faire 2 adjective of childrenthe children were left unattended fágadh na páistí ina n-aonar, ní raibh aon duine i bhfeighil na bpáistí phrases unattended to 1 of taskthe task was unattended to ní dhearnadh cúram den tasc, níor cuireadh an tasc i gcrích 2 of customer etcthe customer was unattended to ní dhearnadh aon fhreastal ar an gcustaiméir lay aside 1 (v + adv) stop using TRANSITIVEcuir i leataobhleag uaitfág i leataobhhe then laid the manuscript aside ansin leag sé uaidh an lámhscríbhinncan you leave that aside for a minute ar mhiste leat é sin a chur i leataobh ar feadh nóiméid 2 (v + adv) abandon TRANSITIVEcúl a thabhairt le rudfág i do dhiaidhdearmad a dhéanamh ar rudyou must leave aside that idea caithfidh tú cúl a thabhairt leis an smaoineamh sin → féach lay supervene MED, LAW verb INTRANSITIVEthey were doing well until the financial crisis supervened bhí ag éirí go maith leo nó gur tharla an ghéarchéim airgeadaisIll do it before old age supervenes déanfaidh mé é sula dtiocfaidh an aois orm supervening adjectivesupervening events eachtraí a tharla ina dhiaidh sin, eachtraí a tharla dá bharr preoccupation 1 noun distraction, concernbuaireamh mascbuairt fem 3 c m uimní fem 4 c m uhe has a preoccupation with his image tá sé gafa lena íomhá, tá sé an-tógtha lena íomhá 2 noun thing that concerns sbábhar buarthaúdar imníthe environment is a constant preoccupation of hers bíonn an timpeallacht ag dó na geirbe aici an t-am ar fad, bíonn sí seasta buartha faoin timpeallacht pester verb TRANSITIVEcráigh verb c m uciap verb c m usáraigh verb c m ushe was pestering me with her questions bhí sí do mo chrá lena cuid ceisteanna, bhí mé ciaptha aici féin agus a cuid ceisteannathe dog pesters us for food all the time bíonn an madra seasta síoraí ag iarraidh bia orainn, bímid sáraithe ag an madra ag iarraidh bia orainn stint 1 noun period of timeseal masc 3 c m utréimhse fem 4 c m uuain fem 2 c m uit happened during my stint with the Times le linn mo sheal leis an Times a tharla sé, le linn dom bheith ag obair leis an Times a tharla séafter stints in Derry and Belfast, he moved to the main office in Cork i ndiaidh dó tréimhsí a chaitheamh i nDoire agus i mBéal Feirste, bhog sé chuig an bpríomhoifig i gCorcaighIve done my stint at the wheel tá mo sheal ar an roth stiúrtha déanta agamIve done my stint of cooking tá mo chuidse den chócaireacht déanta agamshe had a brief stint as a shop assistant before that doibrigh sí scaitheamh mar chúntóir siopa roimhe sin, bhí sí tamall ina cúntóir siopa roimhe sin 2 noun ZOOL birdgobadáinínlittle stint gobadáinín beagShow full entry 3 verb TRANSITIVEcoinnigh ar an ngannchuidhed stint himself to send money home choinneodh sé é féin ar an ngannchuid chun airgead a chur abhaile phrasal verbs stint on (v + prep) TRANSITIVEcoigil verb c m ucum verb c m ucúngaigh ar PhrVspáráil verb c m udont stint on the compost ná spáráil an múirín, cuir neart múirín airhe doesnt stint on gossip ní stopann sé ach ag cúlchaint tapping nouncnagadh masc c m ubualadh masc c m uthey heard a tapping at the window chuala siad cnag ar an bhfuinneog certificated adjectivedeimhnithe c m uteistithe c m ucertificated diamonds diamaint dheimhnitheshes certificated bankrupt is féimheach deimhnithe í, tá sí deimhnithe ina féimheachcertificated teacher múinteoir cáilithe → see certificate impulsive 1 adjective persontaghdach adj 1 c m utallannach adj 1 c m utobann adj 1 c m uhes very impulsive tá sé an-tobann, ní bheadh a fhios agat céard a chaithfeadh sé sin ina chloigeann 2 adjective action, behaviourtobann adj 1 c m ushe gave him a quick impulsive hug rug sí barróg thobann aira lot of shopping is impulsive ceannaítear a lán daon tallann amháin, ceannaítear a lán ar ala na haimsire 3 adjective PHYSríogach adj 1 to talk out of your arse (also to talk out of your backside) very informalyoure talking out of your arse! níl ansin ach deargsheafóid agat!, tá do chac agat! vulgar languish 1 verb in prison etc INTRANSITIVEhe spent ten years languishing in prison chaith sé deich mbliana sa phríosún agus gan aird ag duine ná Dia air, chaith sé deich mbliana sa phríosún i ngan fhios don saol 2 verb in low position INTRANSITIVEmeath verb c m uweve been languishing at the bottom of the league for two seasons táimid inár suí ag bun na sraithe le dhá shéasúr immigrant nouninimirceach masc 1 imirceach familiar masc 1 c m umany immigrants live in the city tá go leor inimirceach ina gcónaí sa chathairEuropean immigrants inimircigh ón Eoraip, inimircigh de chuid na hEorpaillegal immigrant inimirceach mídhleathachthe immigrant community an pobal inimirceach, pobal na n-imirceach traceverb 1. locate 2. establish origin of 3. TELECOM establish source of call 4. describe development of sth 5. using transparent paper 6. follow outline, contours etc 7. produce line etc on sth 8. follow particular pathnoun 9. TELECOM origin of call etc 10. remains of sth 11. very small amount 12. slight hint, indication 13. line, pattern on screen or paper 14. HORSE straps etc on harnessverb 1 verb locate TRANSITIVEaimsigh verb c m uthe guards were able to trace the car bhí na gardaí in ann an carr a aimsiútheyre trying to trace the people who took part tá siad ag iarraidh teacht ar na daoine a bhí páirteachhe was traced to this village leanadh a lorg go dtí an sráidbhaile seo, tá fianaise a léiríonn gur sa sráidbhaile seo a bhí sé 2 verb establish origin of TRANSITIVEaimsigh verb c m utar ar PhrV c m uI managed to trace my family as far back as 1750 déirigh liom mo theaghlach a rianú siar chomh fada le 1750 the game can be traced back to the Fianna tá fianaise ann go n-imríodh na Fianna an cluicheShow full entry 3 verb TELECOM establish source of call TRANSITIVErianaigh verb c m ulorg verb c m uthe call was traced to a local farm fuarthas amach gur ó fheirm sa cheantar a rinneadh an glao, rianaíodh an glao go dtí feirm sa cheantar 4 verb describe development of sth TRANSITIVEríomh verb c m ucur síos a dhéanamh areachtraigh verb c m uhe traces the history of chocolate ríomhann sé stair na seacláide, déanann sé cur síos ar stair na seacláide 5 verb using transparent paper TRANSITIVErianaigh verb c m uto trace an image íomhá a rianú 6 verb follow outline, contours etc TRANSITIVErianaigh verb c m ulean verb c m uhe traced my face with his finger rianaigh sé méadan lena mhéar, chuimil sé méadan lena mhéar 7 verb produce line etc on sth TRANSITIVErianaigh verb c m utarraing verb c m uhe traced her name in the sand scríobh sé a hainm sa ghaineamh 8 verb follow particular path TRANSITIVElean verb c m uto trace the path of the sun conair na gréine a leanúintnoun 9 noun TELECOM origin of call etcrian masc 1 c m ulorg masc 1 c m uthey can put a trace on your line féadfaidh siad rian a chur ar do líne 10 noun remains of sthiarsma masc 4 c m ulorg masc 1 c m urian masc 1 c m uthere are traces of Irish in English tá iarsmaí den Ghaeilge le fáil sa Bhéarlashe didnt leave any trace after her níor fhág sí rian ina diaidhhes disappeared without a trace níl tásc ná tuairisc air, níl dé ná deatach airthe film sank without trace theip glan ar an scannán 11 noun very small amountrian masc 1 c m utrace analysis anailís riantatheres a trace of nuts in the sauce tá rian cnónna san anlann 12 noun slight hint, indicationimir fem 2 c m urian masc 1 c m ua trace of jealousy beagán éada, imir den éadthere was a trace of arrogance in his attitude bhí rian den sotal ina mheonthere was a trace of bitterness in her voice bhí a glór buille beag searbhasach, bhí searbhas le brath ar a glór 13 noun line, pattern on screen or paper lorg masc 1 c m urian masc 1 c m u 14 noun HORSE straps etc on harnesstarrac masc 1 tairneáil femthe horse broke its traces réab an capall a tharrac ripeness noun AGR, HORT, COOKaibíocht fem 3 c m uwhen they reach full ripeness nuair a bhíonn siad lánaibícheck them for ripeness seiceáil cé chomh haibí agus atá siad bowel nounputóg fem 2 c m uinne masc 4 c m uhis bowels are giving him trouble tá trioblóid aige leis na putóga, tá na hinní ag cur as dó, tá na hinní ag cur airshe has bowel cancer tá ailse phutóige uirthi phrases the bowels of íochtarwe heard a noise coming from the bowels of the cave chualamar trup ag teacht ó íochtar na pluaise made adjectiverathúil adj 2 c m uhes a made man now tá a chuid airgid déanta anois aige, fear déanta atá ann anois -made suffix-dhéantahand-made lámhdhéantahomemade butter im baile, im tíhomemade soup anraith de dhéantús baileits factory made rinneadh i monarcha é phrases to be made for each other bheith déanta dá chéileAnna and Peadar were made for each other dá chéile a rugadh Anna agus Peadar, bhí Anna agus Peadar daite dá chéile to be made for life informaldo shaibhreas a bheith déanta agat to be made of money informalbheith lofa le hairgeadbheith déanta dairgeadbheith i do shuí go teyou must think Im made of money! ní foláir nó síleann tú go bhfuil mé lofa le hairgead!, an gceapann tú go bhfuil mise ag déanamh airgid? to be made up with sth informalbheith thar a bheith sásta le rud to have it made (also to have got it made) informal 1 be sure of successbheith ar mhuin na muicebheith ar sheol na braicheif you can do that, youve got it made más féidir leat é sin a dhéanamh, beidh tú ar mhuin na muice; más féidir leat é sin a dhéanamh, beidh leat 2 be in comfortable situation bheith ar mhuin na muicebheith ar sheol na braiche not to be made for sth (also not to be made to do sth) hes not made for teaching ní fheileann an mhúinteoireacht dó, ní oireann an mhúinteoireacht dó, ní fhóireann an mhúinteoireacht dóshes not made to clean floors ní le hurláir a ghlanadh a cruthaíodh í what sb is made of informalshow us what youre made of taispeáin dúinn an mianach atá ionat glacial 1. adjective GEOL relating to ice, glaciers, or glaciation 2. adjective resembling ice 3. adjective extremely cold 4. adjective emotionally cold, hostile 5. adjective extemely slow 6. adjective CHEM in chemistry 7. noun GEOL period 1 adjective GEOL relating to ice, glaciers, or glaciationoighreach c m u 2 adjective resembling iceseaca c m uglacial blue eyes súile gorma seacaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective extremely coldfeanntach adj 1 c m uoighreach c m ua glacial wind gaoth fheanntach 4 adjective emotionally cold, hostiledoicheallach adj 1 fuaránachfuarchúiseach adj 1 c m uhis expression became glacial an doicheall a bhí ar a éadan, tháinig an doicheall ina ghnúis 5 adjective extemely slowan-mhallfadálach adj 1 c m uthey were moving at a glacial pace bhí siad ag gluaiseacht go han-mhall, bhí siad chomh mall le seilide ag gluaiseacht 6 adjective CHEM in chemistryoighreach c m uglacial acetic acid aigéad aicéiteach oighreach 7 noun GEOL periodoighearthréimhse fem 4 c m uduring the last glacial san oighearthréimhse dheiridh horrific 1 adjective shocking, upsettinguafásach adj 1 c m umillteanach adj 1 c m uscáfar adj 1 c m ua horrific tragedy tragóid mhillteanach, tubaiste uafásachwe received horrific news this morning fuaireamar scéala scáfar ar maidinit was an horrific attack ionsaí fíochmhar a bhí ann, ionsaí millteanach a bhí ann 2 adjective shockingly high informalmillteanach adj 1 c m uuafásach adj 1 c m uthe cost is horrific tá costas millteanach ag baint leis, tá costas uafásach ag baint leis, tá costas aisteach air admitted 1 adjective confessedadmhaithe c m ushes an admitted thief tá sé admhaithe aici féin gur gadaí í, géilleann sí féin gur gadaí í 2 adjective allowed to enteran admitted customer custaiméir a ligeadh isteach, custaiméir a scaoileadh isteach, custaiméir a fuair cead isteachhes one of the admitted candidates tá sé ar dhuine de na hiarrthóirí a ligeadh isteach probable 1 adjectivecosúil adj 2 c m udealraitheach adj 1 c m udóchúil adj 2 c m uthe probable cause of the disaster an chúis is dócha a bhí leis an tubaiste, an chúis is cosúil a bhí leis an tubaisteits highly probable that itll happen again tá gach cosúlacht ar an scéal go dtarlóidh sé arís, tá an-seans ann go dtarlóidh sé arís, seans maith go dtarlóidh sé arís 2 nounthere are 20 probables for the course tá 20 duine ann ar dócha go ndéanfaidh siad an cúrsa entirely adverbgo hiomlán c m ugo huile is go hiomlánar fad c m uhe went off in an entirely different direction dimigh sé bealach eile ar fadshes not entirely satisfied with it níl sí go hiomlán sásta leisI entirely agree with you aontaím leat go huile is go hiomlán, tá mé ag teacht leat ar fad ar fad remotely 1 adverb ELECTRON, COMM, COMP from a distanceó chiancian- prefit can be operated remotely is féidir é a oibriú ó chiana remotely controlled vehicle feithicil chianrialaithethe software is remotely installed déantar na bogearraí a shuiteáil ó chian 2 adverb at all, in the slightesthes not remotely interested in politics níl suim dá laghad aige sa pholaitíocht, níl lá spéise aige sa pholaitíochtif this was even remotely connected to the subject dá mbeadh an ceangal is fánaí féin aige seo leis an ábhar, dá mbeadh baint ná páirt aige seo leis an ábharshe doesnt remotely resemble me níl sí cosúil liom beag ná mór, níl dealramh dá laghad aici liomShow full entry 3 adverb of blood relationswere remotely related tá gaol i bhfad amach eadrainn 4 adverb of locationgo hiargúltaar an iargúilthe hotel is remotely located tá an t-óstán suite ar an iargúil sit with (v + prep) suit TRANSITIVEtéigh le PhrV c m utar le PhrV c m ugabh le PhrV c m uoir do PhrV c m uthe picture sits well with the rest of the room téann an pictiúr leis an gcuid eile den seomra → féach sit resonant 1 adjective with memories etcthe old house is resonant with echoes of the past tá macallaí an ama atá caite ar fud an títhe occasion was resonant of a school play chuirfeadh an ócáid dráma scoile i gcuimhne duitthis is particularly resonant for this area baineann sé sin go háirithe leis an gceantar seo, tá sé sin thar a bheith ábhartha maidir leis an gceantar seo, cuid mhór den cheantar seo é sin 2 adjective also PHYS with soundathshondach adj 1 the wood is resonant with birdsong tá ceiliúr na n-éan le cluinstin ar fud na coille she wearied of being on the roade déirigh sí tuirseach de bheith ar an mbóthar, déirigh sí dubh dóite den taisteal, bhí a dóthain aici den bhóthar grandeur 1 noun of style, music, etcgalántacht fem 3 maorgacht fem 3 c m uthe grandeur of the city maorgacht na cathrach, galántacht na cathrachthe grandeur of his music maorgacht a chuid ceoil 2 noun of landscapetaibhseacht femmaorgacht fem 3 c m uthe grandeur of the mountains maorgacht na gcnoc 3 noun in social rankgradam masc 1 ardchéim femtheyve fallen from their ancient grandeur tá a ngradam ársa caillte acu displacement 1 noun SOCIOL from homedíláithriú masc 2 noun from positioncur as áititll cause displacement in the earth cuirfidh sé an chréafóg as a háit, corróidh sé an chréafógweve seen the displacement of the old political elite is é atá feicthe againn an tseanbhunaíocht pholaitiúil curtha as áit 3 noun PHYS volume displacedtoillíocht fem 4 noun PHYS processdíláithriú masc to go back in time (also travel back in time, step back in time) dul siar ar bhóithrín na smaointe, dul siar sna blianta, dul ar ais sna bliantawhen I see children fishing I go back in time téim siar ar bhóithrín na smaointe nuair a fheicim leanaí ag iascachI didnt have time to catch him ní raibh seans agam breith air to lower your guard (also to drop your guard, to let down your guard)she lowered her guard ní raibh sí ar a faichill, ní raibh sí ar a hairdeall, ní raibh sí ar a haire, ní raibh sí ar a coimhéad stark 1 adjective severe, barelom adj 1 c m urite adj 3 c m uhe cut a stark figure bhí sé lom i gcosúlachtthe rooms have stark furnishings tá na seomraí feistithe go lomthe stark beauty of wintertime áilleacht lom an gheimhridh, áilleacht fheidheartha an gheimhridha stark landscape tírdhreach sceirdiúil, tírdhreach feidheartha 2 adjective obvious, extremefollasach adj 1 c m usoiléir adj 1 c m ugéar adj 1 c m utheres a stark difference between them tá difríocht fhollasach eatarthu, tá difríocht shoiléir eatarthu, is mór atá eatarthuits in stark contrast to her first book is mór idir é agus an chéad leabhar aici, tá sé an-difriúil ón chéad leabhar aiciI faced a stark choice bhí cinneadh crua le déanamh agamShow full entry 3 adjective complete, sheerfíor- prefhis stark honesty is obvious is léir gur duine fíormhacánta éshe looked at it with stark horror dfhéach sí air agus uamhan uirthi 4 adjective harsh, bluntgruama adj 3 c m uduairc adj 1 lom adj 1 c m uits a stark portrayal of modern life pictiúr gruama atá ann de shaol an lae inniu, is cuntas duairc é ar shaol an lae inniuthe stark reality is that there are very few jobs is é lomchlár na fírinne nach bhfuil mórán post ann, is í an fhírinne lom nach bhfuil mórán post annit was a stark warning rabhadh lom a bhí ann phrases stark raving mad (also stark raving bonkers, stark staring mad) informal glan as do mheabhairar deargbhuilear mire glanshes stark raving mad tá sí craiceáilte ceart, tá sí glan as a meabhair, is dearg-ghealt í stark naked lomnochti do chraiceann dearg inundate 1 verb with requests, letters, etc TRANSITIVEplúch verb c m ubáigh verb c m uhe was inundated with requests for his photograph bhí plód ag iarraidh a phictiúr, fuair sé na múrtha iarratas ar a phictiúrwe were inundated with work bhí trí bharraíocht oibre le déanamh againn 2 verb GEOG by flooding TRANSITIVEbáigh verb c m ufarms have been inundated by flood waters tá feirmeacha faoi thuilte, tá feirmeacha báite businesslike 1 adjective person, manner, approachcríochnúil adj 2 c m uéifeachtach adj 1 c m ugairmiúil adj 2 c m uproifisiúnta adj 3 c m ushe has a very businesslike manner tá dóigh an-chríochnúil léithey completed the work in a thoroughly businesslike fashion chuir siad an obair i gcrích go críochnúil agus go héifeachtach 2 adjective (of clothes, tool etc) functionalfeidhmiúil adj 2 c m uhe was wearing businesslike clothes bhí éadach feidhmiúil á caitheamh aige night-long adjectivear feadh na hoíchear feadh na hoíche ar fada night-long journey turas a thógann an oíche ar fad, turas a ghlacann an oíche ar fadnight-long negotiations cainteanna a mhair ar feadh na hoíche addicted 1 adjective MED, PSYCH to drugs etcandúilmheara programme for addicted teenagers clár do dhéagóirí andúilmheara, clár le haghaidh déagóirí a bhfuil andúil orthuhes addicted to heroin tá andúil aige i hearóin, tá sé andúilmhear i hearóin, tá sé gafa le hearóin, tá sé tugtha do hearóin 2 adjective PSYCH to harmful activitytugtha do c m ugafa lean addicted gambler duine a bhfuil andúil aige sa chearrbhachas, duine atá gafa le cearrbhachas, duine atá ar slabhra ag an gcearrbhachasyou can become addicted to chat sites is féidir andúil a chur sna láithreáin chomhrá, is féidir éirí tugtha do na láithreáin chomhráShow full entry 3 adjective informal to pastime etcshes addicted to novels is breá lena croí úrscéalta, is aoibhinn léi úrscéalta, tá sí fiáin chuig úrscéalta -addicted adjective MED, PSYCHalcohol-addicted parents tuismitheoirí a mbíonn andúil acu san alcól, tuismitheoirí a bhíonn gafa le halcól, tuismitheoirí a bhíonn andúilmhear san alcól oldest 1 adjective of a greater age than anyone elsean duine is sinean duine is críonnathe oldest daughter came in tháinig an iníon is sine isteachmy oldest brother an deartháir is sine agamtheyre among the oldest eagles alive tá siad ar na hiolair is sine dá bhfuil beowhos the oldest? cé hé an duine is sine?, cé acu is sine? 2 adjective having been in existence longer than anything elseis sine c m u → see old fall off 1 (v + adv, v + prep) break off (from sth)tit verb c m u INTRANSITIVEthe skin is falling off tá an craiceann ag imeacht, tá an craiceann ag scamhadhher hat fell off thit a hata di TRANSITIVEthe fruit fell off the tree thit na torthaí den chrann, thit na torthaí anuas den chranna slate fell off the roof thit scláta den díon, dimigh slinn den díon 2 (v + adv) become smaller or less INTRANSITIVEtit verb c m ulaghdaigh verb c m umatch attendance is falling off níl an oiread daoine ag freastal ar na cluichí níos mó, tá líon na ndaoine a bhíonn i láthair ag na cluichí ag titim → see fall dictionary noun LING, PUBLfoclóir masc 3 c m uto look sth up in the dictionary rud a chuardach san fhoclóirbilingual dictionary foclóir dátheangachIrish-English dictionary foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla walk-in 1 adjective clinic, service, centre etcsiúil isteach c m u 2 adjective wardrobe, shower etcar féidir siúl isteach annwalk-in wardrobe vardrús ar féidir siúl isteach ann surfeit 1 nounfarasbarr masc 1 c m ufuílleach masc 1 c m ufuíoll masc 1 c m uiomarca fem 4 c m uceas masc 3 c m ua surfeit of oil farasbarr ola 2 verb TRANSITIVEplúch verb c m utacht verb c m uthey surfeited viewers with minor details about the athletes phlúch siad an lucht féachana le mionsonraí faoi na lúthchleasaithethe publics been surfeited with books like this tá i bhfad barraíocht leabhar mar seo ar fáil ag an bpobalI surfeited myself with the tomatoes rinne mé craos ar na trátaí reportedly adverbde réir tuairiscícivilians were reportedly killed tuairiscítear gur maraíodh sibhialtaighthe government are reportedly in discussions with them tuairiscítear go bhfuil an rialtas ag plé leo, deirtear go bhfuil an rialtas ag plé leothe search for the reportedly missing girl is on-going táthar ag cuardach an chailín a deirtear atá ar iarraidhshes reportedly unhappy about the article deirtear go bhfuil sí míshásta faoin alt destructive 1 adjective causing damagescriosach adj 1 millteach adj 1 c m ulotmharthe destructive power of waves an scrios a dhéanann na tonntaits destructive to the person déanann sé dochar don duinedestructive behaviour iompar scriosach 2 adjective negative, unhelpfulneamhchuiditheachdiúltach adj 1 c m udestructive criticism léirmheastóireacht neamhchuiditheach enshrine 1 verb ARCHEOL put into shrine TRANSITIVEcuir i scrínthe saints remains are enshrined there tá taisí an naoimh curtha i scrín ansin 2 verb LAW preserve TRANSITIVEcumhdaigh verb c m uthis right is enshrined in the constitution tá an ceart sin cumhdaithe sa Bhunreacht, tá cosaint ag an gceart sin sa Bhunreacht cultural adjectivecultúrtha adj 3 c m ucultúir c m uthe programme includes a wide range of cultural activities tá réimse leathan imeachtaí cultúrtha ar an gclárthe following is a list of cultural centres in the area seo a leanas liosta de na hionaid chultúrtha sa cheantar seo, seo a leanas liosta de na hionaid chultúir sa dúiche seoweve seen a cultural change in respect of womens role tá athrú cultúir tagtha ar ról na mban, chonaiceamar athrú cultúir maidir le ról na mbanteachers need to be aware of cultural differences ba cheart go mbeadh aird ag múinteoirí ar dhifríochtaí cultúirthe language is part of our cultural heritage is cuid dár n-oidhreacht chultúrtha í an teanga fabricated 1 adjective of evidence etcbréagach c m ucumtha adj 3 c m uceaptha c m ufabricated evidence fianaise a cumadh, fianaise bhréagach 2 adjective IND made in factory etcdéanta adj 3 c m ucurtha le chéilefabricated products earraí a cuireadh le chéile, earraí a rinneadh reinterpretation 1 noun MUS, THEAT song, play, role, etcathléiriú masc c m uathleagan masc 1 c m uhe played a reinterpretation of an old song sheinn sé athleagan de sheanamhránits a play that lends itself to reinterpretation is dráma é ar féidir athléiriú a dhéanamh air 2 noun of informationathbhrí fem 4 athléamh mascatuiscintshe brought a reinterpretation to the original research bhain sí athbhrí as an taighde bunaidh, bhí léargas eile aici ar an mbuntaighdeTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun of situation etcathbhrí fem 4 athléamh mascatuiscintthis reinterpretation of the rules confused us chuir an atuiscint seo ar na rialacha mearbhall orainn, chuir an léamh nua seo ar na rialacha mearbhall orainnthe reinterpretation of the past causes disharmony aighneas is toradh dathbhrí a bhaint as an am atá caite, tarraingíonn an t-athléamh ar an stair achrann locality 1 noun position of sthsuíomh masc 1 c m uthe hotels locality is very central tá suíomh an óstáin an-lárnach, tá an t-óstán suite in áit an-lárnach 2 noun particular area or neighbourhoodceantar masc 1 c m udúiche fem 4 c m ua map of the locality can be found here gheobhaidh tú léarscáil den cheantar anseo adapted adjectiveathchóirithe c m uathleasaithe c m ucurtha in oiriúintthe building is adapted for wheelchairs tá an foirgneamh in oiriúint do chathaoireacha rothaíthe louse is adapted for living on man tá an míol tar éis dul in oiriúint le bheith beo ar an duinethis film is adapted from the book of the same name is cóiriú é an scannán seo ar an leabhar a bhfuil an t-ainm céanna air zoo 1 noun ZOOLzú masc 4 c m u 2 noun chaotic placethis place is a real zoo is geall le teach na ngealt an áit seo, níl aon seó beo ach an áit seo zoo- prefix ZOOLzó-zoonotic zónóiseach book up (v + adv) TRANSITIVEcuir in áirithe VPáirithigh verb c m uthese courses get booked up quickly cuirtear na cúrsaí seo in áirithe go tapa, bíonn na cúrsaí seo lán go gastathe band was booked up ní raibh aon dáta saor ag an mbannathe restaurant was booked up ní raibh aon bhord fágtha sa bhialann, bhí an bhialann lán → féach book off limits 1 of placethis rooms off limits níl cead isteach sa seomra seo 2 of subject or activitypolitics are off limits here níl cead cúrsaí polaitíochta a phlé anseo, tá cúrsaí polaitíochta coiscthe anseothat sort of behaviour is off limits here níl iompar den sórt sin ceadaithe anseo, ní ghlactar leis an gcineál sin iompair anseo, níl glacadh le hiompar dá leithéid sin anseo beading CRAFT 1 noun FURN moldingfeirbeadhfeirbín masc 2 noun FASH, CLOTH beads sewn on fabricmaisiú coirníneachornáidiú coirníneach 3 noun FASH creating items using beadscoirníneacht c m u conversely adverbgo contrárthaos a choinne sinar an taobh eile den scéalé sin ráiteshe was a great writer but conversely never had a book published an-scríbhneoir a bhí inti ach os a choinne sin níor fhoilsigh sí leabhar ar bith; an-scríbhneoir ba ea í ach, é sin ráite, níor éirigh léi leabhar a fhoilsiú riamh haulage 1 noun TRANSP businesstarlú technical term masc c m uiompar masc 1 c m uiompar earraía haulage company comhlacht iompair, comhlacht tarlaithe technical term 2 noun transportationiompar masc 1 c m uthat includes haulage to your yard tá iompar na n-earraí go dtí do chlós san áireamh ansin spew 1 verb throw up informal INTRANSITIVEcuir amach c m ucaith amach c m ucaith aníos c m uurlaic verb c m usceith verb c m uit made me want to spew chuir sé fonn urlacain orm, chuir sé fonn múisce orm TRANSITIVEcuir amach c m ucaith amach c m ucaith aníos c m uurlaic verb c m usceith verb c m uhes spewing blood tá sé ag sceitheadh fola 2 verb of liquid, smoke TRANSITIVEsceith verb c m uthe chimney is spewing smoke tá toit ag brúchtadh as an simléar, tá púir dheataigh as an simléar INTRANSITIVEsceith verb c m utheres water spewing from the pipes tá uisce ag sceitheadh as na píopaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 verb of hatred, vitriol TRANSITIVEbrúcht verb c m uspalp verb c m uto spew hatred racht fuatha a chur díot INTRANSITIVEbrúcht verb c m uspalp verb c m uI was shocked by the vitriol spewing from her mouth baineadh siar asam leis an nimh a bhí á spalpadh aici 4 noun vomit very informalcur amach c m umúisc fem 2 c m uurlacan masc 1 c m ucaitheamh amach c m u column 1. noun ARCHIT, GEOL post 2. noun column-shaped 3. noun of people, things 4. noun PUBL vertical list 5. noun PRESS newspaper article 1 noun ARCHIT, GEOL postcolún masc 1 c m u 2 noun column-shapedcolún masc 1 c m ua column of steam ribín gaile, colún gaile 3 noun of people, thingsscuaine fem 4 c m ulíne fem 4 c m ucolún masc 1 c m ua column of soldiers colún saighdiúirí 4 noun PUBL vertical listcolún masc 1 c m u 5 noun PRESS newspaper articlecolún masc 1 c m u weed 1. noun HORT unwanted plant 2. noun BOT near water 3. noun weak person 4. noun weak-willed person 5. noun cannabis 6. verb HORT clear of unwanted plants 1 noun HORT unwanted plantfiaile fem 4 thats a weed is fiaile é sin, níl ansin ach salacharweeds fiailí, luifearnach, lustan, salachar 2 noun BOT near waterbiolar masc 1 c m uTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun informal, pejorative weak personfágálach masc 1 c m uséacla masc 4 c m udonán masc 1 c m u 4 noun informal, pejorative weak-willed personcladhaire masc 4 c m umeatachán masc 1 c m u 5 noun informal cannabisraithneach fem 2 c m u 6 verb HORT clear of unwanted plants TRANSITIVEglan verb c m uto weed the vegetables na glasraí a ghlanadh, gortghlanadh a dhéanamh ar na glasraí, an lustan sna glasraí a bhaint TRANSITIVElustan a bhaintI spent the day weeding chaith mé an lá ag baint lustain, chaith mé an lá i mbun gortghlantacháin rub along informal 1 (v + adv) get along TRANSITIVEthey rub along pretty well together réitíonn siad go breá lena chéileto rub along with sb réiteach le duine 2 (v + adv) manage, get by INTRANSITIVEcoinnigh ag imeacht c m ucoinnigh ag gabháilwe have to rub along with what we have caithfimid teacht lena bhfuil againn chomh maith agus is féidir → féach rub flail 1. noun AGR tool for breaking grain 2. noun weapon 3. verb of limbs, body 4. verb AGR hit and break (grain)5. verb AGR cut, thresh 6. verb hit with weapon 1 noun AGR tool for breaking grainsúiste masc 4 c m umechanical flail súiste meicniúil 2 noun weaponsúiste masc 4 c m u 3 verb of limbs, body INTRANSITIVEcroith verb c m uluasc verb c m uhis arms were flailing wildly bhí a chuid sciathán ag dul thart ar mire, bhí sé ag croitheadh a lámha go fiáin TRANSITIVEcroith verb c m uluasc verb c m u 4 verb AGR hit and break (grain) TRANSITIVEsúisteáil verb c m u 5 verb AGR cut, thresh TRANSITIVEbain le súiste 6 verb hit with weapon TRANSITIVEgread verb c m ulasc verb c m usúisteáil a thabhairt do corollary 1 noun BUS-ADM consequencecomhthoradh masciarmhairt fem 3 c m uthats an inevitable corollary of recession sin a tharlaíonn nuair a bhíonn cúlú eacnamaíochta ann, sin toradh dosheachanta ar chúlú eacnamaíochtaisnt that a natural corollary of the decision? nach iarmhairt nádúrtha é sin ar an gcinneadh?, nach comhthoradh nádúrtha é sin ar an gcinneadh? 2 noun MATH in maths, logicatoradh masc c m u 3 adjective consequentits corollary to your view of rights leanann sé ó do dhearcadh ar cheartathe corollary assertion is that were all damned más mar sin é táimid ar fad damnaithe 4 adjective associatedteagmhasach adj 1 c m usecurity concerns have a corollary effect on spending bíonn dlúthbhaint ag an imní faoin tslándáil le caiteachas, bíonn tionchar teagmhasach ag imní faoin tslándáil ar chaiteachas discoverer nounfionnachtaí mascaimsitheoir masc 3 c m uthe era of voyagers and discoverers ré na dtaistealaithe agus na bhfionnachtaithethe story of Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin scéal Alexander Fleming, a dfhionn an pheinicillinthe new species is named after its discoverer as an té a tháinig air a ainmníodh an speiceas nua avidly adverbgo díograiseachgo dúthrachtach c m ugo díocasachshes avidly seeking a new job tá sí ar a míle dícheall ag lorg post nuatheyre avidly supported tá tacaíocht an-láidir acu, tugtar an-tacaíocht dóibhhe was listening avidly bhí sé ag éisteacht go fonnmhar, bhí a chluasa ar bior ag éisteacht aigeSeán watches that programme avidly is breá le Seán bheith ag féachaint ar an gclár sin helpfully 1 adverbgo cuidiúilgo cúntachgo cabhrachgo garachmy friend helpfully provided me with directions thug mo chara treoracha dom go cuidiúil, thug mo chara treoracha dom le cuidiú liom 2 adverbáisiúil go leorhelpfully , you only have to do it once áisiúil go leor, ní gá duit é a dhéanamh ach aon uair amháin hunting 1 noun HUNTseilg fem 2 c m ufiach masc c m usealgaireacht fem 3 c m uto go hunting dul ag seilghunting prohibited cosc ar sheilgwhale hunting seilg na míolta móramodifierseilge gs as adj c m ufiaigh gs as adj c m uhunting season séasúr na seilge, séasúr an fhiaigh 2 noun searchtóraíocht fem 3 c m ucuardach masc 1 c m u phrases happy hunting (also good hunting) go n-éirí leatádh mór ort occur 1 verb happen INTRANSITIVEtarlaigh verb c m ubheith verb c m uthe event occurs every four years tarlaíonn an ócáid gach ceithre bliana, bíonn an ócáid ar siúl gach ceithre blianathe attack occurred in broad daylight tharla an t-ionsaí i lár an lae ghilproblems occur with that computer bíonn fadhbanna leis an ríomhaire sin, tá an ríomhaire sin fabhtachwell call you when a vacancy occurs cuirfimid scairt ort nuair a bheidh folúntas annmore activity occurs during summer bíonn níos mó ag tarlú sa samhradh, bíonn níos mó ag titim amach i rith an tsamhraidhthese symptoms can occur with many diseases dfhéadfadh na hairíonna seo bheith i gceist le go leor galar 2 verb BOT, ZOOL, SCI, ETC be found INTRANSITIVEbheith verb c m uoakwoods occur on ancient sites bíonn fáil ar choillte darach ar láithreacha ársathis occurs among people who dont eat vegetables bíonn sé seo le fáil i measc daoine nach n-itheann glasraíShow full entry 3 verb cross sbs mind INTRANSITIVErith le PhrV c m urith chuig PhrV c m uthe same idea occurred to me rith an smaoineamh céanna liomsa, smaoinigh mise ar an rud céannait occurred to him that the robbers didnt take his money chuimhnigh sé nár thóg na robálaithe a chuid airgiddid it ever occur to you to ask? ar chuimhnigh tú riamh ar cheist a chur?it had never occurred to her to buy a house níor rith sé riamh léi teach a cheannachit occurs to me that shes lying feictear dom go bhfuil sí ag insint bréige quiz 1 nountráth na gceist c m uquiz foreign he won the table quiz bhuaigh sé an tráth na gceist boirdsports quiz tráth na gceist spóirtquiz winners buaiteoirí thráth na gceist 2 verb ask sb questions in a quiz TRANSITIVEceistigh verb c m uceisteanna a chur arthey quizzed me on music chuir siad ceisteanna ceoil orm 3 verb ask sb a lot of questions about sth TRANSITIVEdiancheistiú a dhéanamh arhe was quizzed over the bomb rinneadh diancheistiú air faoin mbuamaHave you seen Seán? he quizzed her. An bhfaca tú Seán? a dfhiafraigh sé di. miscarriage of justice noun LAWiomrall ceartais miscarriage 1 noun MED of foetusbreith anabaíshe had a miscarriage chaill sí leanbh, scar sí le duine clainneher second pregnancy ended in miscarriage an dara huair a raibh sí ag iompar, chaill sí an leanbh 2 (also miscarriage of justice) noun LAWiomrall ceartais faithfully 1 adverb loyally go dílis c m ushe faithfully carried out her duties rinne sí a cuid dualgas go dílishe served his country faithfully thug sé seirbhís dhílis dá thír 2 adverb exactly go dílis c m uI followed her advice faithfully chloígh mé go dílis lena comhairlethe original building was faithfully rebuilt atógadh an foirgneamh go díreach mar a bhí phrases yours faithfully is mise le measle gach dea-mhéinYours faithfully, Aoife Ní Néill Is mise le meas, Aoife Ní Néill rattle off 1 (v + adv) say effortlessly TRANSITIVErith trí PhrV c m uspalp verb c m uhe rattled off the results of the day rith sé trí thorthaí an lae 2 (v + adv) do quickly and easily TRANSITIVEshe rattled off the next book scríobh sí an chéad leabhar eile gan stró, ní raibh stró ar bith uirthi an chéad leabhar eile a scríobh → féach rattle a dhiúltaigh bogadh who refused to move
á bogadh moving her
Nuair a chuaigh mé anonn le scrúdú a dhéanamh air, chonaic mé gur scaoth beach a bhí ann, iad ar fad i mbun a chéile, ag iarraidh an bhanríon a chosaint agus iad á bogadh go nead eile.
ag bogadh siar moving west
le bogadh to be moved
Bhí roinnt daoine ann nár thaitin a cheangal le Cearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta leo, agus nuair a dúradh leis, tar éis sé mhí, go raibh sé le bogadh go Dún na nGall, thosaigh sé ag faire amach do phost nua.
bogadh to move
Ní fhéadfadh an luichín féin bogadh sa tábhairne.
atá de shíor ag bogadh siar which is forever moving west
bogadh ar aghaidh to move on
bogadh isteach i dteach altranais to move into a nursing home
Tá sé i gceist réimse seirbhísí a chur ar fáil chun nach gá dóibh bogadh isteach i dteach altranais ach gur féidir aire a thabhairt dóibh ina mbaile féin.
Céard a thugann orthu bogadh? What makes them move?
ag bogadh isteach inár gceanncheathrú nua-chóirithe moving into our newly-refurbished headquarters
AÓF: Cad í an uaillmhian is mó ó thaobh an cheoil nó na hamhránaíochta de gur mhaith leat a bhaint amach i 2007? TM: Smacht a fháil ar na diabhal *regulators* ar an bpíb uilleann! AÓF: Cad é an rud is mó go bhfuil tú ag súil leis i 2007? TM: Tá mé ag tnúth go mór leis an lá nuair a bheidh Na Píobairí Uilleann ag bogadh isteach inár gceanncheathrú nua-chóirithe i Sráid Henrietta.
ag bogadh i dtreo na polaitíochta moving towards politics
b'éigean dóibh bogadh they had to move
Shocraigh Tauhara agus Putauaki go rachaidís i dtreo na farraige le mbeidís in ann breathnú amach ar éirí na gréine, ach b'éigean dóibh bogadh in aon oíche amháin.
bogadh, move,
Ní raibh mé in ann análú, bogadh, éirí, screadáil – ní rabhas in ann tada a dhéanamh ach guí.
Baineann sé leis an eagla a bhíonn ar dhaoine roimh a bheith ag bogadh chun cinn.
bíonn a méara beaga ag bogadh chomh gasta. their little fingers move so quickly
Sílim go bhfuil cosúlachtaí idir Tír Chonaill agus Albain ó thaobh theicníc na bpíobairí de - bíonn a méara beaga ag bogadh chomh gasta.
gur cheart do phobal na heaglaise bogadh that the church's congregation should move
Nuair a rinne na dílseoirí ionsaí ar an áit sin i mí Lúnasa 1969 agus nuair a chuir siad cuid mhaith de na tithe trí thine, b'éigean don teaghlach bogadh go Baile Andarsan le dídean a fháil.
ag bogadh suas dréimire moving up the ladder
Cá ndeachaigh an t-am? Idir eatarthu, tá beirt eile ag bogadh suas dréimire na bunscoile.
bogadh moving
Mo mhéaracha ag bogadh go fánach idir nótaí.
Cosúil leis an gcnádán, caithfidh an t-aosach an-chuid ama ar an talamh agus má fheiceann tú an tEarc Luachra ag taisteal nó ag bogadh, mar lapadán, bíonn sé ag lámhacán.
Thóg an suíomh *"38 Degrees"* air féin mar ainm toisc gurb é sin an fhána leitreach a theastaíonn le maidhm shneachta a ghiniúint, ach ar ndóigh is maidhm dhaoine atá á chruthú anseo, iad ag bogadh mar ghluaiseacht ollmhór ar son cúiseanna éagsúla.
bogadh amach move out
Bhí ceamara teilifise de chuid ITN ann, agus ní raibh na póilíní róchrua ar dtús nuair a thosaigh siad ag bogadh na léirsitheoirí den bhóthar.
Nuair a thugas cuairt ar mo neachtanna, déagóirí i gCathair na Gaillimhe, ní rabhadar le bogadh as an teach.
Tháinig Collins ar an saol i gCiarraí - b'as Cill Airne dá mháthair - ach ba mhó an tionchar a d'imir Áth Dara air i ndiaidh don teaghlach bogadh go Luimneach, contae dúchais a athar.
bogadh ag an meandar ceart move at the right second
Níor thaitin an t-ardaitheoir liom áfach agus tharla gur fágadh mé ar an ardaitheoir uair nó dhó tar éis do m'fhear céile tuirlingt! Caithfidh tú bogadh ag an meandar ceart nó fágtar ar an suíochán thú agus bíonn ort dul suas go dtí an chéad fhargán eile chun teacht anuas de.
bhí nithe ag bogadh things were moving
Bíogadh is Bogadh starting up and moving
' Bíogadh is Bogadh Faoin Reophointe ================ De réir mar a bhí sé ag teacht in am don cheol, ba léir nach mbeadh mórán i láthair.
taibhsí ag bogadh spectres moving
Bhí taibhsí ag bogadh tríd an ngail ar chúl an tseomra.
bogadh níos minice to move more often
Tá níos mó tocsainí agus níos lú cothú i nduilliúr na n-eoclaipí mar gheall ar an athrú seo, agus bíonn ar na cóálaí bogadh níos minice ó chrann go crann le bia sa bhreis a fháil.
bogadh was moved
an lánúin ag bogadh the couple moving
Níl ach $5,000 de dhíth orthu chun an togra seo a chur i gcrích! Nuair a smaoiním ar na milliún a chuireann Foras na Gaeilge ar fáil d'eagraíochtaí Gaeilge gach bliain! Chun an togra a chur i gcrích, beidh an lánúin ag bogadh go Tír Chonaill ar feadh dhá mhí chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcúrsa Gaeilge agus máistreacht a aimsiú.
Bogadh were moved
ag bogadh ó thuaidh ina treo moving north in its direction
Bhailigh stoirm mhór fhuar i dtuaisceart an Atlantaigh agus thosaigh Spéirling Sandy, a bhí ag bogadh ó thuaidh ina treo, ag malartú nirt léi.
agus í ag bogadh i dtreo na poblachta while it moved towards becoming a republic
a mheall mé le bogadh amach as which enticed me to move out of
B'í an Ghaeilge a mheall mé le bogadh amach as Bleá Cliath, áit a raibh post innealltóireachta agam le Bord Soláthar an Leictreachais.
nach raibh aon fhonn orm bogadh I didn't want to move
pobail ag bogadh ar aghaidh lena saol communities getting on with their lives
Anuas ar a bhfuil ag titim amach sna nuachtáin, ag Stormont, i Westminster, tá pobail ag bogadh ar aghaidh lena saol in éagmais chórais aibí polaitíochta.
ag iarraidh bogadh trying to move
Faoi cheann tamaill, bhí sí ag iarraidh bogadh go Baile Átha Cliath agus chuir sí iarratas isteach do RTÉ mar aisteoir glór.
i ndiaidh dó bogadh having moved
Polaiteoir agus gníomhaí pobail a bhíodh ina athair, Pól Ó Foighil, fear ar éirigh leis an t-uafás rudaí a bhaint amach lena linn dá phobal altrama, i ndiaidh dó bogadh go Conamara as Tiobraid Árann sna 1960í.
le bogadh to move
slua mór ag bogadh mar thriacla a great crowd moving like treacle
An bhfuil me as mo mheabhar? Tosaíonn muid go mall, slua mór ag bogadh mar thriacla suas an tsráid agus timpeall an choirnéil.
bogadh suas moved up
Mhaígh sí go raibh sí sa rang céanna ón am a chuaigh sí ann an chéad bhliain riamh; go raibh a cuid cairde uilig i ndiaidh bogadh suas go rang eile, ach go raibh sise i ndiaidh fanacht ag an leibhéal céanna i gcónaí, a bhuíochas sin don mhúinteoir a bhí aici, May Mac Ránais.
ba ghnách linn bogadh thart we were usually moving around
Tharla sé i mo chás-sa nuair a bhí mé óg mar bhí m'athair insan Munster and Leinster Bank is ba ghnách linn bogadh thart ó áit go háit. trait 1 noun of personalitytréith fem 2 c m uthats not her greatest trait ní hé sin an tréith is fearr atá aiciits a common trait of teachers is tréith choiteann é a bhaineann le múinteoirícharacter trait tréith charachtair 2 noun GENET genetic characteristicsaintréith fem 2 c m utréith fem 2 c m udominant trait tréith cheannasachrecessive trait tréith chúlaitheach An Foclóir Beag: liathróid
Similar words: leathród · liathróidín · áithrid · cliathóir · liachtóir
lián liarlóg liath liath- liathadh liathán liathreo liathróid liathuisce libhré líbín licéar ligean ligthe lile limistéar lindéar líne línéadach líneáil línéar lingeadh lingeán
liathróid bain2 ball cruinn a n-imrítear cluichí leis ► liathróid láimhe cluiche ina mbuailtear liathróid leis an lámh in aghaidh pinniúir
caitheamh; hapáil (liathróid a bhocáil)
liathróid adhmaid a úsáidtear i gcluiche bollaí nó scidilí
síol arbhair; arbhar go ginearálta (gort gráin; grán agus glasraí); millíní luaidhe le scaoileadh as cartús i ngunna (púdar agus grán); liathróidí beaga ar a n-iompaíonn seafta i meaisín (grán iompair)
leadóg »
clabhta, sceilp; duine nó ainmhí mór ramhar; cluiche idir bheirt nó idir dhá bheirt ina mbuaileann siad liathróid le raicéid de dhroim líontáin chun a chéile
cineál de leadóg a imrítear laistigh ar bhord mór le liathróid agus raicéid bheaga
murlán »
cnap cruinn miotail mar a bhíonn ar chomhla dorais; liathróid bheag
pinniúr »
binn tí; binn a úsáidtear chun liathróid láimhe
rabhnáilte »
cuartha cosúil le ciorcal nó ar dhéanamh liathróide, cruinn
rubar »
ábhar leaisteach a dhéantar as súlach an chrainn rubair (Déantar liathróidí, boinn feithiclí etc., as rubar nádúrtha nó tacair) consequential 1 adjective FIN, LAW occurring as consequenceiarmhartach adj 1 c m uconsequential loss caillteanas iarmhartachconsequential amendment leasú iarmhartach 2 adjective having implications, consequencestábhachtach adj 1 c m utromchúiseach adj 1 c m uit was politically consequential for her bhí an-tionchar aige ar a saol polaitiúil, bhí sé tromchúiseach di ó thaobh na polaitíochta demost of my ideas arent consequential is beag tábhacht a bhíonn le formhór mo chuid smaointe, smaointe fánacha is mó a bhíonn agamTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 adjective important, influentialtábhachtach adj 1 c m ushes a consequential lawyer is dlíodóir mór le rá í, tá an-mheas uirthi mar dhlíodóir 4 adjective pompous, self-importantpostúil adj 2 c m uleitheadach adj 1 c m usotalach adj 1 c m u to get under sbs skin informal 1 annoy (sb) cur isteach go mór ar dhuine, duine a chrá2 make (sb) obsessed duine a bheith faoi gheasa agat, duine a bheith meallta agat 3 begin to understand (sb) tuiscint do dhuine, comhbhá a bheith agat le duine receptive 1 adjective open (to sth)oscailte adj 3 c m ufáilteach adj 1 c m uhe found a receptive audience daimsigh sé lucht éisteachta a bhí sásta éisteacht leisthey were particularly receptive to the proposal chuir siad an-fháilte roimh an moladhshe was less receptive to the idea ní raibh oiread glacadh aicise leis an smaoineamh, bhí sise níos amhrasaí faoin smaoineamhthey werent receptive to advice from locals ní raibh aon fháilte acu roimh chomhairle mhuintir na háite 2 adjective ZOOL ready to mate gabhálach adj 1 glacach c m u 3 adjective LING, ED in linguisticsgabhálach adj 1 glacach c m ureceptive skills scileanna gabhálacha also adverbchomh maith c m ufreisin c m ufosta c m uleis c m u► (giving additional information) they have tea and also cakes tá tae acu agus cístí chomh maithhe also said hed win the race dúirt sé fosta go mbuafadh sé an rásits also called the Kingdom tugtar an Ríocht air, leistheyre not only our neighbours but also our friends ní hamháin gur comharsana dúinn iad ach is iad ár gcairde freisin iadalso, its just too expensive chomh maith leis sin, tá sé ródhaor; mar aon leis sin, tá sé ródhaor; ina theannta sin, tá sé ródhaor► (saying sth applies to another person or thing too) my cousin, also Seán, is younger tá mo chol ceathar, Seán eile, níos óigewe have three and they also have three tá trí cinn againne agus tá trí cinn acu siúd, leishe also plays football imríonn sé siúd peil chomh maith reincarnation 1 noun RELathionchollú masc c m u 2 noun new version of sthleagan nua 3 noun recurrence, act of changing sthathbheochan fem 3 c m uathnuachan fem 3 c m uthe party has gone through many reincarnations is iomaí uair a dathchruthaigh an páirtí é féin, is iomaí cló atá curtha ag an bpáirtí air féin guile noungliceas masc 1 c m uslítheántacht fem c m ucealg femfeall masc 1 c m uyou have to employ guile to get it caithfidh tú bheith glic chun é a fháilhes innocent of guile níl aon chealg ann, níl aon chleasaíocht ag baint leisshes full of guile tá sí lán ceilge, tá sí slítheánta destabilise (also destabilize) verb FIN, GOV TRANSITIVEdíchobhsaighéagobhsaightheir aim was to destabilise the government an rialtas a dhíchobhsú an aidhm a bhí acu, an bonn a bhaint ón rialtas a bhí uathu destabilised (also destabilized) adjective FIN, GOVdíchobhsaithe c m uéagobhsaithe c m ua destabilised society sochaí atá míshocair, sochaí dhíchobhsaithe destabilising (also destabilizing) adjective FIN, GOVdíchobhsaithe c m uéagobhsaithe c m uthese attacks have a destabilising effect on the people tá an pobal míshocair de bharr na n-ionsaithe seo, cothaíonn na hionsaithe seo míshocracht sa phobal muse 1. verb ponder 2. verb say to yourself 3. noun act of pondering 4. noun inspiration for artist 1 verb ponder INTRANSITIVEmachnaigh ar PhrV c m udo mhachnamh a dhéanamh arto muse over the missed opportunities do mhachnamh a dhéanamh ar na deiseanna a cuireadh amú 2 verb say to yourself INTRANSITIVEI wonder where he went? she mused. Meas tú cá ndeachaigh sé? a dúirt sí léi féin. 3 noun act of ponderingmachnamh masc 1 c m uI fell into a muse thosaigh mé ag machnamh, thosaigh mé ag brionglóideach 4 noun inspiration for artistbé fem 4 c m uthe muse of poetry bé na filíochtawill you be my muse? an dtabharfaidh tusa inspioráid dom? Muse noun MYTHbé fem 4 c m uthe muses na béithe, na naoi mbéithe → see muse responsibly adverbgo freagrachgo stuama c m ugo ciallmharplease act responsibly when in the countryside bígí freagrach nuair a bhíonn sibh faoin tuath, le bhur dtoil dodge 1 verb avoid being hit, caught, seen etc TRANSITIVEseachain verb c m uéalaigh ó PhrV c m uthe marchers had to dodge the stones béigean do na máirseálaithe na clocha a sheachainthe dodged the police déirigh leis na póilíní a sheachaint, thug sé an cor do na póilíní INTRANSITIVEcor a thabhairttéigh i leataobhshe dodged to her right thug sí céim i leataobh ar dheis, thug sí cor ar dheishe dodged out of sight déalaigh sé as radharc, dimigh sé as radharcshe dodged behind a tree chuaigh sí i bhfolach taobh thiar de chrannhe dodged through the traffic rinne sé a bhealach anonn is anall tríd an trácht 2 verb avoid duty, question etc TRANSITIVEéalaigh ó PhrV c m useachain verb c m uto dodge your responsibilities éalú ó do chuid freagrachtaíhes dodging the issue tá sé ag seachaint na ceistehe dodged the fare níor íoc sé an táille, déalaigh sé gan an táille a íocyou cant dodge this one! ní féidir leat dul timpeall ar an gceann seo!, níl bealach ar bith thart air seo!to dodge tax cáin a sheachaintTaispeáin iontráil iomlán 3 noun evasive movementcor i leataobhcéim i leataobh 4 noun way to avoid duty etcseachaint fem 3 c m ucor seachantaits a tax dodge cor atá ann le cáin a sheachaint phrases to dodge the bullet na cosa a thabhairt leatteacht as gábhan mhaidhm a scaoileadh tharat briefly 1 adverb conciselygo hachomair c m ugo gonta c m uit was discussed briefly pléadh go hachomair éthe results will only be referred to briefly here ní dhéanfar ach tagairt achomair do na torthaí anseo 2 adverb for a short timear feadh seal gairidar feadh tamaill c m uhe briefly lived there chaith sé seal gairid ina chónaí ann, bhí sé ina chónaí ann ar feadh tamaillín, chónaigh sé ann ar feadh scaithimh 3 adverb in shorti mbeagán focal c m ugo hachomair c m ubriefly, a currach is a type of rowing boat i mbeagán focal, is bád iomraimh í an churach scoresheet SPOR nounclár na scórclár scórálabileog na scór phrases to get on the scoresheet do chéad phointe a fháildo chéad scór a fháilhe didnt get on the scoresheet ní bhfuair sé aon scór, níor éirigh leis aon phointe a scóráil religious REL 1 adjective relating to religioncreidimh c m ureiligiúin c m ureiligiúnach adj 1 c m ureligious matters cúrsaí creidimhreligious service seirbhís reiligiúnachreligious studies léann reiligiúnach 2 adjective devoutcráifeach adj 1 c m udiaganta adj 3 c m u