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Vocab #1 TRANSFERRED Flashcards

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Able

she’s able to use the new system
Tá sí [..] an córas nua a úsáid.

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1 adjective capable
ábalta adj3  
in ann  
she's able to use the new system 
Tá sí ábalta an córas nua a úsáid.
Tá sí in ann an córas nua a úsáid.
Tá ar a cumas an córas nua a úsáid
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About

information about the course: eolas […] gcúrsa

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preposition concerning
faoi prep
information about the course: eolas faoin gcúrsa

i leith
she’s ecstatic about it: tá sí ríméadach faoi, tá sí an-sásta ina Leith

i dtaobh
he was unhappy about his family: bhí sé míshásta i dtaobh a chlainne

mar gheall ar
the book is about a sea voyage: leabhar mar gheall ar thuras farraige atá ann

fá dtaobh de
I know nothing about it: níl aon eolas agam ina thaobh, níl a fhios agam a dhath fá dtaobh de

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Absolute

she’s an absolute beginner: is […] í
to know sth with absolute certainty: bheith […] faoi rud

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adjective complete
iomlán adj1
she’s an absolute beginner: is fíorthosaitheoir í, tá sí ag tosú ón bhfíorthús
to know sth with absolute certainty: rud a bheith ar eolas agat go cinnte dearfa, bheith lánchinnte faoi rud
to have absolute confidence in sb lánmhuinín a bheith agat as duine

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Accept

she accepted my offer: […] sí le mo thairiscint

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verb say yes to offer, invitation etc
TRANSITIVE
glac le PhrV
she accepted my offer: ghlac sí le mo thairiscint
INTRANSITIVE
I got your invitation but I’m unable to accept: fuair mé do chuireadh ach ní bheidh mé in ann glacadh leis

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Account

to open an account with a bank: […] a oscailt i mbanc

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noun FIN with bank
cuntas masc1
to open an account with a bank: cuntas a oscailt i mbanc
it’s paid into my account: íoctar isteach i mo chuntas é
account holder: sealbhóir cuntais

noun report
cuntas masc1
tuairisc
she gave a detailed account of the incident: thug sí mionchuntas ar an eachtra

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Achieve

they achieved their goal of equal pay: […] siad a sprioc amach, is é sin, pá comhionann

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1 verb accomplish, realise TRANSITIVE
bain amach
cuir i gcrích
they achieved their goal of equal pay: bhain siad a sprioc amach, is é sin, pá comhionann
it would achieve the same result: bheadh an toradh céanna air
their protest achieved very little: is beag a bhain a n-agóid amach, is beag a bhí ar son a n-agóide acu
and what would that achieve? agus cad a bheadh le gnóthú air sin?, agus cén mhaith a dhéanfadh sé sin?
all the progress that had been achieved: an dul chun cinn ar fad a bhí déanta

2 verb succeed, gain
TRANSITIVE
gnóthaigh verb
tuill verb
she achieved international recognition ghnóthaigh sí aitheantas idirnáisiúnta
they achieved great fame thuill siad clú agus cáil
INTRANSITIVE
déan go maith
pupils likely to achieve daltaí ar dócha go ndéanfaidh siad go maith, daltaí ar dócha go n-éireoidh go maith leo

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Across

paint was splashed across the wall: bhí péint steallta […] an mballa

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preposition covering
trasna prep
thar prep
ar fud
her makeup was smeared across her face bhí a smideadh smeartha ar fud a haghaidhe
it spread right across the floor leath sé ar fud an urláir
paint was splashed across the wall bhí péint steallta trasna ar an mballa

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Act

they didn’t act quickly enough:
níor […] siad gasta go leor,

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verb take action INTRANSITIVE
gníomhaigh verb
they didn’t act quickly enough
níor ghníomhaigh siad gasta go leor,

beart a dhéanamh
ní dhearna siad beart tapa a dhóthain
they learn to act independently

foghlaimíonn siad conas gníomhú as a stuaim féin
we have to act to protect them
ní mór dúinn gníomhú chun iad a chosaint

she was acting out of compassion
le comhbhá a rinne sí é

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Active

we had a very active weekend: bhí deireadh seachtaine […] againn

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1 adjective person
breabhsánta adj3
beoga adj3
lán brí
she’s still active tá sí breabhsánta i gcónaí, tá sí ag gabháil léi i dtólamh
to be alive and active bheith beo beathach
to keep the brain active an inchinn a choinneáil ag imeacht, an inchinn a choinneáil aibí

2 adjective busy
gnóthach adj1 C M U
we had a very active weekend bhí deireadh seachtaine an-ghnóthach againn

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Actual

I don’t remember his actual words: ní cuimhin liom na […] a dúirt sé

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1 adjective true, exact
fíor adj1
I don’t remember his actual words ní cuimhin liom na fíorfhocail a dúirt sé

dáiríre
that’s the actual situation in Europe is mar sin atá an scéal dáiríre san Eoraip

2 adjective not imaginary
fíor adj1
iarbhír technical term
actual money airgead ceart, fíorairgead
actual cost fíorchostas, costas iarbhír
it’s an actual live baby páiste beo beathach atá ann
the film is based on actual events tá an scannán bunaithe ar eachtraí a tharla, ar fhíor-eachtraí atá an scannán bunaithe

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Add

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1 verb say sth more TRANSITIVE
abair verb C M U
I added that I wouldn’t pay for it dúirt mé freisin nach n-íocfainnse as

3 verb SPOR score TRANSITIVE
scóráil verb  
faigh verb
gnóthaigh verb  C M U
4 verb ED, MATH in maths
INTRANSITIVE
suimigh verb  C M U
when adding or taking away nuair a bhíonn tú ag suimiú nó ag dealú
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Address

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1 noun where sb lives or sth is located
seoladh masc
write your full address scríobh do sheoladh iomlán

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Admit

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1 verb confess TRANSITIVE
admhaigh verb
did she admit it? ar admhaigh sí é?

2 verb MED take in patient TRANSITIVE
tóg isteach
glac isteach
he was admitted to hospital tógadh isteach san ospidéal é

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Advertise

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1 verb present products to the public
TRANSITIVE
fógair verb
there are posters up advertising the school disco tá póstaeir in airde ag fógairt dioscó na scoile

fógraíocht a dhéanamh faoi
it’s not advertised on television ní dhéantar fógraíocht faoi ar an teilifís

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Affect

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1 verb result, situation, etc TRANSITIVE
tionchar a imirt ar
it won’t affect the result ní bheidh aon tionchar aige ar an toradh

téigh i bhfeidhm ar
mortgages are directly affected by interest rates téann rátaí úis i bhfeidhm go díreach ar mhorgáistí

téigh i gcion ar

2 verb person, place, etc TRANSITIVE
cuir isteach ar
cuir as do
don’t let that affect you ná cuireadh sé sin isteach ort, ná cuireadh sé sin as duit
the cutbacks will affect the poor cuirfidh na ciorruithe isteach ar dhaoine bochta, cuirfidh na ciorruithe as do dhaoine bochta, beidh daoine bochta thíos leis na ciorruithe
rain will affect some places tonight beidh báisteach i roinnt áiteanna anocht, beidh sé ag cur fearthainne in áiteanna anocht
the fall adversely affected her chuaigh an titim chun dochair di
the area has been badly affected by flooding tá an ceantar buailte go dona ag na tuilte

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Afford

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1 verb have money for TRANSITIVE
she couldn’t afford to buy it níorbh acmhainn di é a cheannach, ní raibh sé ar a hacmhainn é a cheannach
can you afford it? an bhfuil sé ar d’acmhainn?
I can’t afford the fee tá an táille thar m’acmhainn, ní hacmhainn dom an táille

2 verb spare TRANSITIVE
if you can afford the time you should see it má tá an t-am agat ba chóir duit é a fheiceáil, má tá an t-am le spáráil agat ba chóir duit é a fheiceáil

3 verb risk TRANSITIVE
she can’t afford the risk of losing more money ní féidir léi dul sa seans go gcaillfeadh sí níos mó airgid, níl sé ar a hacmhainn dul i gcontúirt tuilleadh airgid a chailleadh

4 verb provide sb with sth TRANSITIVE
cuir ar fáil
tabhair verb C M U
she afforded him the opportunity to do it thug sí an deis dó é a dhéanamh

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After

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1 preposition following
i ndiaidh
after the war i ndiaidh an chogaidh

tar éis
, tar éis an chogaidh

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Afternoon

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1 noun
tráthnóna masc4 C M U
iarnóin fem3 C M U
at three o’clock in the afternoon ar a trí a chlog tráthnóna, ag a trí a chlog san iarnóin
in the late afternoon mall tráthnóna, déanach tráthnóna, amach san iarnóin
on one afternoon last July tráthnóna amháin i mí Iúil seo caite
on that afternoon an tráthnóna sin

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Again

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1 adverb once more
arís
he sat down again shuigh sé síos arís

athuair

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Against

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1 preposition indicating contact, impact
in aghaidh
in éadan
i gcoinne
it was lying against the wall bhí sé ina luí in éadan an bhalla, bhí sé ina luí leis an mballa
he banged his head against the door bhuail sé a cheann in aghaidh an dorais, bhuail sé a cheann faoin doras

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Age

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1 noun stage in sb’s life
aois fem2
what age is she? cén aois atá aici?, cén aois atá sí?, cén aois í?

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Agent

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1 noun representing company, performer, etc
gníomhaire masc4
intelligence agent gníomhaire faisnéise
sole agent gníomhaire aonair

2 noun SCI substance
oibreán masc1
antifreeze agent oibreán frithreo
blood clotting agent oibreán téachta fola

3 noun person, thing having effect on sth
gníomhaí masc4
siocair fem5
cúis fem2
agent of erosion gníomhaí creimthe
he was an agent of change tharla go leor athruithe dá bharr, ba é ba shiocair le go leor athruithe

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ago

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adverb
ó shin
two days ago dhá lá ó shin

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agree

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1 verb have same opinion
INTRANSITIVE
aontaigh verb
bheith ar aon intinn
bheith ar aon aigne
she says it’s too expensive, and I agree deir sise go bhfuil sé ródhaor, agus aontaímse léi
‘It isn’t worth fixing.’ ‘I don’t agree.’ ‘Ní fiú é a dheisiú.’ ‘Ní aontaím leis sin.’
I couldn’t agree more aontaím go huile agus go hiomlán
they never agree about anything ní aontaíonn siad le chéile riamh faoi aon rud, ní bhíonn siad ar aon intinn riamh faoi aon rud

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Air

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1 noun what we breathe
aer masc1
don’t let the cold air in ná lig an t-aer fuar isteach

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All

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1 determiner every one of
gach  
ar fad  
uilig
uile  
go léir
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Allow

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1 verb permit sb to do sth TRANSITIVE
cead a thabhairt do
they allowed them to play thug siad cead dóibh imirt,

lig do PhrV
lig siad dóibh imirt

2 verb permit sth TRANSITIVE
ceadaigh
is that allowed? an gceadaítear é sin?, an bhfuil sé sin ceadaithe?

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Almost

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1 adverb nearly
beagnach
it almost trebled mhéadaigh sé faoi thrí, beagnach

nach mór
An bhfuil tú críochnaithe fós?’ ‘Nach mór.’; ‘

chóir a bheith
; mhéadaigh sé chóir a bheith faoi thrí

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Along

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1 preposition moving forwards
feadh
we ran along the path ritheamar feadh an chosáin
fold it along the line fill feadh na líne é
we continued along the street leanamar orainn síos an tsráid

2 preposition beside or on sth
le taobh
feadh
there are trees along the path tá crainn le taobh an chosáin
the river meanders along the border sníonn an abhainn léi feadh na teorann
they went down along the fence chuaigh siad síos le taobh an sconsa
they sailed along the coast sheol siad le taobh an chladaigh

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Already

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1 adverb before a particular time
cheana féin
I’ve already seen it tá sé feicthe cheana agam, chonaic mé cheana féin é

cheana
he was already famous bhí clú agus cáil air cheana féin

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Alright

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1 adjective satisfactory
ceart go leor
maith go leor
everything’s all right tá gach aon rud ceart go leor, tá gach rud maith go leor, tá gach rud togha
it looked all right in the shop bhí cuma air sa siopa go raibh sé ceart go leor
the food smelled all right bhí boladh maith go leor as an mbia, bhí boladh maith go leor ar an mbia

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Also

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adverb
chomh maith
he also sings canann sé chomh maith;

freisin
canann sé freisin;

fosta
ceolann sé fosta;

leis
canann sé, leis

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Although

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1 conjunction introducing surprising statement
cé go
ainneoin go
bíodh is go
we stayed although it was late d’fhanamar cé go raibh sé déanach, d’fhanamar ainneoin go raibh sé déanach
although he’s rich, he’s modest cé go bhfuil sé saibhir, tá sé modhúil

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Always

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1 adverb on all occasions
i gcónaí
i dtólamh
he’s always on time bíonn sé i gcónaí in am
the deadlines aren’t always met ní i gcónaí a bhaintear na spriocanna amach
it was always going to be difficult bhí sé i gcónaí ag dul a bheith deacair

2 adverb constantly
i gcónaí
an t-am ar fad
an t-am go léir
they’re always complaining bíonn siad i gcónaí ag gearán, bíonn siad ag síorghearán, ní théann aon stad orthu ach ag cnáimhseáil
he was always messing bhíodh sé i gcónaí ag méiseáil , bhíodh sé ag pleidhcíocht an t-am go léir

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Amount

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noun ACC, FIN sum of money
méid masc4
I don’t have that amount of money níl an méid sin airgid agam

suim fem2
they paid the full amount d’íoc siad an tsuim iomlán,

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And

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1 conjunction joining, linking, etc
agus
► (joining nouns, clauses, etc)
bacon and cabbage bagún agus cabáiste

2 conjunction with negatives, meaning ‘or’
ná
don’t waste your time and money on it ná caith do chuid ama ná do chuid airgid air
she didn’t like hurling and football níor thaitin iománaíocht ná peil léi

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Another

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determiner similar
eile
nua
úr
we don’t want another Iraq níl Iaráic eile ag teastáil uainn
he’s like another Maradona tá sé ar nós Maradona nua

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Answer

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verb reply to question
TRANSITIVE
freagair verb
freagra a thabhairt ar
he wouldn’t answer me ní fhreagródh sé mé, ní thabharfadh sé freagra orm
they answer basic enquiries freagraíonn siad fiosruithe bunúsacha

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Any

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determiner of amount, number
aon
there isn’t any food left níl aon bhia fágtha,

ar bith
níl bia ar bith fágtha

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Apart

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1 adverb with space between
scartha
ó chéile
he had his knees apart bhí a ghlúine scartha aige
she kept them apart choimeád sí ó chéile iad, choinnigh sí scartha iad
keep them 5 cm apart! coimeád 5 cm ó chéile iad!, coinnigh 5 cm eatarthu!

2 adverb at distance
i leataobh
she stood apart sheas sí i leataobh
the house was set apart from the street bhí an teach scoite amach ón tsráid

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Apparent

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1 adjective clear to see

soiléir adj1
her influence on his work is apparent
tá an tionchar a bhí aici ar a shaothar le feiceáil go soiléir

follasach adj1

it’s all too apparent now is róléir anois é,
is maith follasach atá sé anois

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Appear

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1 verb seem INTRANSITIVE
dealraigh verb
she appears to be ill tá cuma bhreoite uirthi, dealraíonn sé go bhfuil sí tinn

breathnaigh verb
► (of physical appearance)
it appears very big breathnaíonn sé an-mhór, tá cuma an-mhór air

he appeared the picture of health bhí cuma na sláinte air

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Apply

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1 verb formally request INTRANSITIVE
iarratas a chur isteach
how many have applied cé mhéad duine a chuir iarratas isteach

cuir isteach
to apply for a job cur isteach ar phost, iarratas a chur isteach le haghaidh poist

3 verb use, put into effect TRANSITIVE
cuir i bhfeidhm VP
he applied the techniques he’d learned chuir sé na teicnící a bhí foghlamtha aige I

úsáid verb
she applied the same method to solve the problem bhain sí úsáid as an modh céanna chun an fhadhb a réiteachshe

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Apply

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1 verb formally request INTRANSITIVE
iarratas a chur isteach
iarratas a chur isteach le haghaidh poist

cuir isteach
to apply for a job cur isteach ar phost,

3 verb use, put into effect TRANSITIVE
cuir i bhfeidhm VP
he applied the techniques he’d learned chuir sé na teicnící a bhí foghlamtha aige I bhfeidhm

úsáid verb
She applied the same method to solve the problem bhain sí úsáid as an modh céanna chun an fhadhb a réiteach

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Appoint

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1 verb give job, position TRANSITIVE
ceap verb C M U
he was appointed as chairman
ceapadh ina chathaoirleach é,

2 verb decide, set TRANSITIVE
socraigh verb C M U
the court appointed a place for the retrial shocraigh an chúirt cá mbeadh an atriail ar siúl,

cinn verb C M U
chinn an chúirt ionad na hatrialach

3 verb decree TRANSITIVE
ceap verb C M U
leag síos C M U

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Approach

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1 verb come closer INTRANSITIVE
tar i dtreo
tar i ngiorracht
tar i bhfoisceacht
tar chuig PhrV C M U
we heard a motorbike approaching chualamar gluaisrothar sé ag teacht inár dtreo, chualamar gluaisrothar sé ag teacht chugainn
he saw a car approaching from the left chonaic sé carr ag teacht ó thaobh na láimhe clé

4 verb draw closer in time to TRANSITIVE
déan ar PhrV  C M U
tarraing ar PhrV  C M U
teann le PhrV  C M U
beir isteach ar
we are rapidly approaching the deadline tá an sprioc-am ag teannadh linn go gasta
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Appropriate

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1 adjective suitable
cuí adj3
to make the appropriate arrangements na socruithe cuí a dhéanamh

oiriúnach adj1
he didn’t get appropriate training ní bhfuair sé oiliúint chuí

ceart adj1
it’s not appropriate for him to be present níor cheart dó bheith i láthair

2 verb take over, steal TRANSITIVE
seilbh a ghlacadh ar
gabh chugat
they appropriated the land ghlac siad seilbh ar an talamh

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Area

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1 noun GEOG region, part of place
ceantar masc1  C M U
dúiche fem4  C M U
limistéar masc1 formal  C M U
I live in the area tá mé i mo chónaí sa cheantar, tá cónaí orm sa dúiche
the people of the area muintir an cheantair
in the local area sa cheantar áitiúil
urban area ceantar uirbeach
residential area ceantar cónaithe
rural area ceantar tuaithe

áit

5 noun topic of study
réimse masc4 C M U
what’s your research area? cén réimse taighde atá agat?

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Argue

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1 verb disagree angrily INTRANSITIVE
bheith ag argóint
to argue with sb about sth
bheith ag argóint le duine faoi rud

2 verb make a case
TRANSITIVE
áitigh verb C M U
they argued that he was guilty d’áitigh siad go raibh sé ciontach

an cás a dhéanamh VP

an argóint a dhéanamh VP
it’s argued that capital punishment is immoral déantar an argóint go bhfuil pionós an bháis mímhorálta

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Arm

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1 noun ANAT part of body
lámh fem2 C M U
lift your arms up cuir do lámha in airde, croch suas do lámha

géag fem2 C M U
sciathán masc1 C M U

52
Q

Around

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1 adverb with numbers, amounts
thart ar C M U
tuairim is C M U
timpeall is C M U
it costs around 4 euro cosnaíonn sé thart ar 4 euro
the rate is around 20% tá an ráta ag bordáil ar 20%, tá an ráta isteach agus amach le 20%

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Q

Arrange

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1 verb event, facilities, measures, etc
TRANSITIVE
eagraigh verb C M U
socraigh verb C M U
they arranged our accommodation d’eagraigh siad lóistín dúinn
we’ve arranged a meeting for planning tá cruinniú pleanála socraithe againn

2 verb in particular order TRANSITIVE
eagraigh verb C M U
leag amach C M U
socraigh verb C M U
cuir i ndiaidh a chéile
the houses were arranged in terraces bhí na tithe leagtha amach ina sraitheanna
the events are arranged by dates tá na heachtraí eagraithe de réir dátaí

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Art

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1 noun ART use of painting, drawing, sculpture etc
ealaín fem2 C M U
I don’t know anything about art níl tuairim agam faoi chúrsaí ealaíne
she’s good at art tá sí go maith ag an ealaín

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Q

As

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1 conjunction while, when
she eats as she talks itheann sí agus í ag caint
he came in as I was leaving tháinig sé isteach agus mé ag imeacht

2 conjunction because
de bharr  C M U
de bhrí  C M U
cionn is  C M U
óir  C M U
toisc  C M U
I had to go home as I was sick bhí orm dul abhaile toisc go raibh mé tinn, bhí orm dul abhaile mar go raibh mé tinn
as there's no heating, the school is closed today de bhrí nach bhfuil aon teas ann, tá an scoil druidte inniu; toisc nach bhfuil aon teas ann, tá an scoil dúnta inniu

4 conjunction in way that
mar C M U
she’d fight, as she had fought before throidfeadh sí, mar a throid sí cheana; throidfeadh sí, an dóigh ar throid sí roimhe
as shown in the table below mar a léirítear sa tábla thíos
he’ll do it, just as his own father did déanfaidh sé é, go díreach mar a rinne a athair féin; déanfaidh sé é, dála a athar roimhe

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Q

Ask

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1 verb inquire
INTRANSITIVE
fiafraigh verb C M U
ceist a chur VP
fiosraigh verb C M U
to ask about sth fiafraí faoi rud, rud a fhiosrú
all you have to do is ask níl le déanamh agat ach fiafraí, níl ort ach ceist a chur

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Associate

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1 noun BUS-ADM colleague or partner
comhghleacaí masc4 C M U
comhlach technical term masc1 C M U
Ó Murchú and Associates Ó Murchú agus a Chomhlaigh

3 verb connect or relate TRANSITIVE
ceangail verb C M U
ceangal a dhéanamh idir
they associate illness with ageing ceanglaíonn siad tinneas le dul in aois
we associate music with you samhlaímid an ceol leatsa

58
Q

Assume

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1 verb suppose TRANSITIVE
talamh slán a dhéanamh de
you can’t assume victory ní féidir talamh slán a dhéanamh den bhua

glacadh leis go…
don’t assume that people will listen ná bí ag glacadh leis go n-éistfidh daoine
, ná déan talamh slán de go n-éistfidh daoine

2 verb take to be true TRANSITIVE
to assume that… glacadh leis go…; oibriú ar an mbonn go…
I assume you know the way there glacaim leis go bhfuil fios na slí agat
we were assuming that there’d be no problems bhíomar ag glacadh leis nach mbeadh aon fhadhb ann, bhíomar ag obair ar an mbonn nach mbeadh aon fhadhb ann
assuming that the whole thing doesn’t fall apart ag glacadh leis nach dtitfidh an rud ar fad as a chéile
assuming that everybody does their best ag glacadh leis go ndéanfaidh gach duine a dhícheall, má dhéanann gach duine a dhícheall

4 verb undertake task TRANSITIVE
glac le PhrV C M U
téigh i PhrV C M U
gabh verb C M U
to assume responsibility for sth glacadh le freagracht as rud, freagracht a ghlacadh ort féin as rud, freagracht a thógáil ort féin as rud
he assumed command of the army chuaigh sé i gceannas an airm, fuair sé ceannas ar an arm
she assumed control of the government ghabh sí ceannas ar an rialtas
he assumed a central role in the debate ghlac sé ról lárnach sa díospóireacht

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Q

At

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1 preposition specific location
ag prep C M U
i prep C M U
at the door ag an doras
I was staying at my friend’s bhí mé ag stopadh ag mo chara, bhí mé ag fanacht le mo chara
enquire at reception cuir ceist ag an deasc fáiltithe
she turned left at the crossroads thiontaigh sí ar chlé ag na crosbhóithre
at home sa bhaile
we’re staying at the Strand Hotel táimid ag stopadh in Óstán na Trá
her dog was walking at her heels bhí a madra sna sála aici

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Q

Attend

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1 verb be present at TRANSITIVE
freastail ar PhrV C M U
bheith i láthair ag
I have to attend two meetings today caithfidh mé freastal ar dhá chruinniú inniu, caithfidh mé dul chuig dhá chruinniú inniu
the meeting was well attended bhí slua maith ag an gcruinniú
his funeral was attended by a big crowd bhí sochraid mhór air, bhí tórramh mór leis, bhí tionlacan mór leis

3 verb give care to TRANSITIVE
aire a thabhairt do
cúram a dhéanamh de
a nurse attended her all day bhí altra ag freastal uirthi an lá ar fad, d’fhéach altra ina diaidh an lá ar fad

4 verb accompany TRANSITIVE
bheith le C M U
bheith i gcuideachta
the bride was attended by her sister a deirfiúr a sheas leis an mbrídeog, a deirfiúr a bhí ina cailín coimhdeachta ag an mbrídeog
her friends attended her to the graveyard thionlaic a cairde chun na reilige í, chomóir a cairde chun na reilige í

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Q

Authority

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2 noun sanction, permission
údarás masc1 C M U
cead masc3 C M U
you have no authority to do that níl aon údarás agat é sin a dhéanamh, níl aon chead agat é sin a dhéanamh
to grant authority to sb to do sth údarás a thabhairt do dhuine rud a dhéanamh
she gave the manager authority to pay the staff thug sí údarás don bhainisteoir an fhoireann a íoc
the licence was granted on the court’s authority ar údarás na cúirte a bronnadh an ceadúnas
she did it on her own authority rinne sí é ar a conlán féin, rinne sí é as a stuaim féin
acting under the authority of the court ag gníomhú faoi údarás na cúirte

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Q

Available

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1 adjective able to be had
ar fáil C M U
there were no tickets available ní raibh ticéid ar bith ar fáil

le fáil C M U
, ní raibh aon ticéad le fáil, ní raibh teacht ar aon ticéad

2 adjective free
ar fáil  C M U
saor adj1  C M U
I'm not available at the moment
 nílim saor faoi láthair
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Aware

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1 adjective knowing, realising
he’s aware of the danger tá sé ar an eolas faoin gcontúirt, tuigeann sé an chontúirt
you need to be very aware caithfidh tú bheith ar an airdeall, is éigean duit bheith ar d’airdeall
I made him aware of it chuir mé ar a shúile dó é, chuir mé ar an eolas é fá dtaobh de
she’s well aware that she’s not fluent tá a fhios aici go maith nach bhfuil sí líofa, tuigeann sí go maith nach bhfuil sí líofa
I’m acutely aware of it tá a fhios agam go rímhaith é, is maith is eol dom é
he’s 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, interested in
feasach adj1 C M U
eolach adj1 C M U
they’re politically aware tá siad feasach ó thaobh na polaitíochta de, tá cur amach acu ar chúrsaí polaitíochta
it’s important to be aware of those matters tá sé tábhachtach bheith ar an eolas faoi na cúrsaí sin

3 adjective noticing
he became aware of someone outside thug sé faoi deara go raibh duine éigin taobh amuigh, ba léir dó go raibh duine éigin taobh amuigh
she was aware that she was alone tuigeadh di go raibh sí léi féin, bhí a fhios aici go raibh sí ina haonar

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Q

Awful

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1 adjective bad, unpleasant
uafásach adj1 C M U
millteanach adj1 C M U
gránna adj3 C M U
droch-
he was an awful person duine uafásach a bhí ann, ba dhrochdhuine amach is amach é
she said an awful thing to him dúirt sí rud gránna leis, ba mhillteanach an rud a dúirt sí leis
there’s an awful smell here tá boladh bréan anseo, tá boladh uafásach anseo

65
Q

Baby

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1 noun child
babaí masc4 C M U
leanbh masc1 C M U
páiste masc4 C M U
she had a baby bhí leanbh aici, rugadh páiste di
baby boy leanbh mic, buachaill beag, gasúr beag
baby girl leanbh iníne, cailín beag, girseach bheag

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Q

Back

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2 noun of animal, motorbike, etc
droim masc3 C M U
cúl masc1 C M U
she went there on the back of his motorbike chuaigh sí ann ar chúl a ghluaisrothair

67
Q

Bad

A

droch- pref
to get bad news drochscéala a fháil

olc adj1 C M U
the rain was bad bhí an bháisteach go holc,

dona adj3 C M U
bhí an bháisteach go dona

68
Q

Bag

A 
1 noun container
mála masc4  C M U
sac masc1  C M U
canvas bag mála canbháis
sports bag mála spóirt
69
Q

Balance

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1 noun person’s equilibrium
cothromaíocht fem3 C M U
seasamh masc1 C M U
his balance was affected by the stroke bhí sé corrach ar a chosa de bharr an stróc, bhí sé bainte dá chothrom ag an stróc

2 noun steady body position
cothrom masc1 C M U
seasamh masc1 C M U
she lost her balance baineadh dá cothrom í
he was thrown off balance cuireadh dá chothrom é
it’s hard to keep your balance on a boat is deacair do chothrom a choinneáil ar bhád, is deacair fanacht ar do chothrom ar bhád

3 noun equal distribution
cothromaíocht fem3 C M U
cóimheá fem4 C M U
to achieve a work-life balance cothromaíocht oibre is saoil a bhaint amach
to restore balance cothromaíocht a thabhairt ar ais
to upset the delicate balance between x and y an chothromaíocht chigilteach idir x agus y a chur as a riocht
gender balance cothromaíocht inscne

70
Q

Ball

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2 noun SPOR in football, rugby etc
liathróid fem2  C M U
peil fem2  C M U
caid fem2  C M U
bál masc  C M U
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Q

Bank

A

1 noun FIN institution
banc masc1 C M U

3 noun storage facility
banc masc1  C M U
stór masc1  C M U
taisce fem4  C M U
seed bank banc síolta

5 noun edge of river, canal etc
bruach masc1 C M U
on the east bank of the lake ar bhruach thoir an locha
the river burst its banks sceith an abhainn thar a bruacha

72
Q

Bar

A 
1 noun DRINK pub, club, or drinking place
beár masc1  C M U
teach ósta  C M U
teach tábhairne  C M U
cocktail bar beár manglam

2 noun DRINK counter for serving drinks
beár masc1 C M U
cuntar masc1 C M U
to have a drink at the bar deoch a ól ag an mbeár, deoch a ól ag an gcuntar
she works behind the bar bíonn sí ag obair taobh thiar den bheár, bíonn sí ag obair ar chúl an bheáir

7 noun level to be achieved
caighdeán masc1 C M U
to set the bar an caighdeán a leagan síos, an sprioc a leagan síos
he’s raised the bar in swimming tá an caighdeán ardaithe aige sa snámh

21 verb forbid or prevent TRANSITIVE
bac a chur ar
stop a chur le
coisc verb  C M U
cros ar PhrV
I was barred from playing football cuireadh cosc orm peil a imirt, crosadh orm peil a imirt
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Q

Base

A 
2 noun bottom surface of container
bun masc1  C M U
íochtar masc1  C M U
tóin fem3  C M U
grease the base of the dish bealaigh tóin na méise
74
Q

Basis

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1 noun underlying foundation
bunús masc1 C M U
the basis of Christian faith bunús an chreidimh Chríostaí,

bonn masc1 C M U
it has no basis in reality níl aon bhonn fírinne leis

bunchloch fem2 C M U

75
Q

Be

A

1 verb stating status, position, appearance, etc of sb/sth INTRANSITIVE
bí verb C M U
is verb C M U

76
Q

Bear

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1 noun ZOOL animal
béar masc1 C M U
spectacled bear béar spéaclach

2 noun large man
fathach masc1 C M U
a bear of a man fathach fir, beithíoch fir

3 noun child’s toy
béirín masc4 C M U
teidí masc4 C M U

6 verb sth very disagreeable TRANSITIVE
fulaing verb  C M U
cuir suas le
seas verb  C M U
I couldn't bear the thought of it any longer ní fhéadfainn smaoineamh air níos faide
77
Q

Beat

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1 noun repetitive striking sound
buille masc4 C M U
to march to the beat of the drum máirseáil le bualadh an druma
the beat of the disco filled the room líonadh an seomra le rithim an dioscó

2 noun MUS tempo, rhythm
buille masc4 C M U
rithim fem2 C M U

11 verb strike to produce sound, rhythm TRANSITIVE
buail verb C M U
to beat drums drumaí a bhualadh

78
Q

Beauty

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1 noun of person
áilleacht fem3 C M U
scéimh fem2 C M U
maise fem4 C M U

79
Q

Becasue

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conjunction for the reason that
mar C M U
I waited because it was cold d’fhan mé mar bhí sé fuar,

mar go C M U
d’fhan mé mar go raibh sé fuar

óir C M U
d’fhan mé óir bhí sé fuar

toisc go C M U
d’fhan mé toisc go raibh sé fuar

de bharr go
,because they have no money
de bharr nach bhfuil aon airgead acu

80
Q

Become

A

1 verb change to different state INTRANSITIVE
éirigh verb C M U
it’s becoming colder tá sé ag éirí níos fuaire, tá sé ag dul i bhfuaire

81
Q

Bed

A 
1 noun piece of furniture
leaba fem  C M U
I made my bed chóirigh mé mo leaba
double bed leaba dhúbailte
single bed leaba shingil
spare bed leaba bhreise
82
Q

Before

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1 preposition earlier than
roimh prep C M U
a few days before Christmas cúpla lá roimh Nollaig

5 preposition in front of (space or time)
os comhair C M U
os coinne C M U
she stood before the house sheas sí os comhair an tí, sheas sí os coinne an tí, sheas sí ar aghaidh an tí amach
my whole life stretched out before me bhí mo shaol go léir os mo chomhair amach, bhí mo shaol go léir amach romham
the match was played before 80,000 people imríodh an cluiche os comhair 80,000 duine; imríodh an cluiche i láthair 80,000 duine

83
Q

Begin

A

1 verb start INTRANSITIVE
tosaigh verb C M U
the meeting began at midday thosaigh an cruinniú ag meán lae, cuireadh tús leis an gcruinniú ag meán lae

84
Q

Behind

A 
1 preposition at or to back of
taobh thiar de
ar chúl  C M U
laistiar de  C M U
he was sitting behind Tadhg bhí sé ina shuí taobh thiar de Thadhg, bhí sé ina shuí ar chúl Thaidhg, bhí sé ina shuí laistiar de Thadhg
85
Q

Believe

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2 verb think TRANSITIVE
creid verb C M U
síl verb C M U
ceap verb C M U
meas verb C M U
I don’t believe she was ever here ní chreidim go raibh sí anseo ar chor ar bith
they’re believed responsible ceaptar gurb iadsan atá freagrach
she believes herself to be an expert síleann sí gur saineolaí í féin; is saineolaí í, más fíor di féin é
he’s believed to be missing creidtear go bhfuil sé ar iarraidh, meastar go bhfuil sé ar iarraidh

86
Q

Benefit

A

1 noun advantage
tairbhe fem4 C M U
leas masc3 C M U
there’s no benefit to be gained níl aon tairbhe le baint as
they’ll enjoy the benefits of the investment bainfidh siad tairbhe as an infheistíocht, bainfidh siad leas as an infheistíocht

2 noun GOV financial help etc
sochar masc1 C M U
liúntas familiar masc1 C M U
to receive benefits sochair a fháil, liúntais a fháil familiar

87
Q

Best

A

1 adjective most excellent
is fearr C M U
that’s the best one so far sin an ceann is fearr go dtí seo
we provide the best possible service cuirimid an tseirbhís is fearr is féidir ar fáil
the best thing about the car an rud is fearr faoin gcarr

88
Q

Bet

A

1 verb SPOR wager
INTRANSITIVE
geall a chur
I have never betted on a match níor chuir mé geall ar chluiche riamh
they were betting heavily on the dogs bhí siad ag cur airgead mór ar na cúnna
TRANSITIVE
he bet 100 euro on it chuir sé geall 100 euro air
I bet him twenty pounds that I’d win chuir mé fiche punt leis go mbuafainn

89
Q

Between

A

1 preposition position with things on either side
idir prep C M U
it’s situated between Derry and Gaoth Dobhair tá sé suite idir Doire agus Gaoth Dobhair
they ran in between the flowers rith siad idir na bláthanna

90
Q

Big

A

1 adjective in size, amount, extent
mór adj1 C M U
a big tall building foirgneamh mór ard

91
Q

Bill

A

2 noun cost
bille masc4 C M U
scór masc1 C M U
the monthly food bill is going up tá an bille míosúil bia ag ardú
we said we couldn’t foot the bill dúramar nach bhféadfaimis an scór a ghlanadh

92
Q

Birth

A

1 noun PHYSIOL of person or animal
breith fem2 C M U
saolú masc C M U
he was present at the birth bhí sé i láthair ag an mbreith
prior to the birth of their son sular rugadh a mac, sular saolaíodh a mac

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Bit

A

1 noun small amount, piece
giota masc4 C M U
blúire masc4 C M U
píosa masc4 C M U
beagán masc1 C M U
a bit of cheese giota cáise
a little bit of information blúire beag eolais
he was looking at a bit of paper bhí sé ag amharc ar phíosa páipéir
there’s only a wee tiny bit of it left níl ach beagán beag bídeach de fágtha
cut the carrot into bits gearr an meacan dearg ina phíosaí

2 noun part, section
cuid fem3 C M U
píosa masc4 C M U
this is the best bit of the day seo an chuid is fearr den lá
the next bit of the film is very funny tá an chéad phíosa eile den scannán an-ghreannmhar

94
Q

Black

A

dubh adj1 C M U

dorcha adj3 C M U

95
Q

Bloke

A

noun informal
boc masc1 C M U
leaid masc4 C M U
diúlach masc1 C M U
ask the bloke with the beard cuir ceist ar bhoc na féasóige
he’s an ordinary bloke gnáthdhuine atá ann, fear cothrom tíre atá ann

96
Q

Blood

A

noun PHYSIOL body fluid
fuil fem3 C M U
blood was flowing from the wound bhí fuil ag sileadh ón gcneá

97
Q

Blow

A

1 noun hard hit
buille masc4 C M U
clabhta masc4 C M U
he got a blow to the head buaileadh buille sa cheann air
she got a blow from a hurl fuair sí buille de chamán
we delivered them the fatal blow bhuaileamar buille maraithe na muice orthu

4 noun act of blowing
séideadh masc C M U

98
Q

Blue

A

adjective COL

gorm adj1 C M U

99
Q

Board

A

1 noun thin piece of wood
clár masc1 C M U
she put wooden boards across the gaps chuir sí cláir adhmaid trasna na mbearnaí
we lifted the carpet and saw the bare boards thógamar an cairpéad agus chonaiceamar na cláir loma
a board knife scian chláir, clárscian

100
Q

boat

A

noun NAUT, TRANSP

bád masc1 C M U

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