You are here

áirdeall

  1. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    f. (f) act of looking out for.
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Cé air a bhfuil tú ag airdeall (50), who are you watching out for.
  2. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    f. (a) Attention. (i) to pay attention to sth.
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Níl aon airdeall ar a ghhnáithe aige (27) he pays no attention to his work. Bí san airdeall ar do ghnáithe, do your work carefully.
  3. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    f. (a) Attention. (ii) watch over sth.
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Beidh tú san airdeall ar an bpáiste go dtiocfaidh mé ar m'ais (13), you will watch over the child until I return.
  4. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    f. (a) Attention. (iii) beware of sth
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Bíodh airdeall agat ar an gclaidhe seachain an dtitfidh sé, beware of the wall, for fear it might fall. Bí san airdeall ar an teine, beware of the fire.
  5. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    f. (b) In airdeall ruda, watching over sth. Fan in airdeall an tighe go dtiocfaidh mé.
  6. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    f. (c). Duine a chur ar a airdeall (féin) to put s.o. On his guard. Chuir mé ar a airdeall féin é (1)
  7. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    f. (d) Bheith san airdeall ar dhuine ar dhuine, (i) watch out for someone (to see him coming). Bhí sí amuigh san airdeall an dtiocfaidh sé
  8. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    f. (d) Bheith san airdeall ar dhuine ar dhuine, (ii) beware of s.o. Níor mór a bheith san airdeall air, tá sé dallta, one should be on one's guard against him, he is blind drunk.
  9. Iontráil:
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    f. (e) (Mar a, br.) act of watching, minding. Bhí an bodach ag airdeall uirthi (19), the 'brute' was watching her. Ag airdeall ar bhó a bheith bradach, watching a thieving cow.
  10. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    f. (a) Attention.
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Airdeall a bheith agat ar rud; bheith san airdeall ar rud, (i) to pay attention to something.

Pages

Subscribe to áirdeall