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
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
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
``` 1 determiner every one of gach ar fad uilig uile go léir ```
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Allow
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
``` 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
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
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
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Around
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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Arrange
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
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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As
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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Ask
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
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
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Assume
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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At
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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Attend
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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Authority
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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Available
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
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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Awful
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
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Baby
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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Back
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
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Bad
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
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Bag
``` 1 noun container mála masc4 C M U sac masc1 C M U canvas bag mála canbháis sports bag mála spóirt ```
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Balance
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
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Ball
``` 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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Bank
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
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Bar
``` 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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Base
``` 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 ```
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Basis
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
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Be
1 verb stating status, position, appearance, etc of sb/sth INTRANSITIVE bí verb C M U is verb C M U
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Bear
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 ```
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Beat
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
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Beauty
1 noun of person áilleacht fem3 C M U scéimh fem2 C M U maise fem4 C M U
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Becasue
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
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Become
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
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Bed
``` 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 ```
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Before
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
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Begin
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
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Behind
``` 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 ```
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Believe
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
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Benefit
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
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Best
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
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Bet
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
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Between
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
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Big
1 adjective in size, amount, extent mór adj1 C M U a big tall building foirgneamh mór ard
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Bill
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
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Birth
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
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
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Black
dubh adj1 C M U | dorcha adj3 C M U
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Bloke
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
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Blood
noun PHYSIOL body fluid fuil fem3 C M U blood was flowing from the wound bhí fuil ag sileadh ón gcneá
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Blow
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
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Blue
adjective COL | gorm adj1 C M U
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Board
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
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boat
noun NAUT, TRANSP | bád masc1 C M U