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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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-ways
is a grammatical form of:
way
»
-ways
1
adverb
combines to form adverbs
crossways
trasna
frontways
chun tosaigh
upways
in airde
widthways
ar leithead
2
adjective
combines to form adjectives
the widthways spacing
an spásáil ar leithead
a sideways motion
bogadh ar an taobh
,
bogadh i leataobh
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way
Phrases and Examples in other entries
accommodate
»
they accommodated to new ways of working
chuaigh siad i dtaithí ar mhodhanna nua oibre
and
»
there are ways and ways of getting things done
tá slite agus slite ann le rudaí a dhéanamh
before
»
we talked for hours before going our separate ways
bhíomar ag comhrá ar feadh uaireanta fada sular imigh gach duine againn ár mbealach féin
both
»
to have it both ways
informal
an craiceann is a luach a bheith agat
you can't have it both ways
ní féidir leat an craiceann is a luach a bheith agat
,
ní thig leat é a bheith ina ghruth is ina mheadhg agat
brainstorm
»
to brainstorm creative ways to teach
teacht ar bhealaí úra múinteoireachta trí sheisiúin tobsmaointeoireachta
bullheaded
»
I've had enough of his bullheaded ways
tá mo sháith agam dá chuid stuacachta
cat
»
there are more ways than one to skin a cat
(
also
there are more ways than one to kill a cat
)
proverb
is iomaí bealach le cat a mharú seachas é a thachtadh le him
,
is iomaí slí chun beithíoch a fheannadh
change
»
to change your ways
do bhéasa a athrú
she's changed her ways
tá a béasa athraithe aici
cut
»
to cut both ways
that argument cuts both ways
tá dhá thaobh ar an argóint sin
error
»
to see the error of your ways
1
realise you're wrong
a thuiscint go bhfuil dul amú ort
2
repent of behaviour
a aithint nach raibh sé ceart agat
to help sb to see the error of their ways
duine a chur ar bhealach a leasa
find
»
we must find ways to motivate the staff
caithfimid teacht ar bhealaí leis an bhfoireann a spreagadh
force
»
the recession forced us to change our ways of working
chuir an cúlú faoi deara dúinn ár modhanna oibre a athrú
from
»
there has been a change from the old ways
táthar tar éis athrú ó na seanslite
,
tá athrú air ó na seandóigheanna
look
»
take a look at ways to improve it
féach ar shlite chun feabhas a chur air
,
scrúdaigh bealaí chun é a fheabhsú
manifest
»
the disease manifests itself in many different ways
is iomaí comhartha sóirt a bhaineann leis an ngalar
mend
»
to mend your ways
he's mended his ways
tá a chuid iompair leasaithe aige
,
tá sé éirithe as an drochiompar
minimise
»
ways to minimise costs
bealaí chun na costais a íoslaghdú
,
slite chun na costais a choimeád chomh híseal agus is féidir
myriad
»
in myriad ways
ar an iliomad bealaí
,
ar go leor bealaí
mysterious
»
the Lord moves in mysterious ways
tá a bhealach rúndiamhair féin ag an Tiarna
number
»
you could have problems in any number of ways
d'fhéadfadh fadhbanna a bheith agat ar go leor bealaí
,
is iomaí bealach a bhféadfadh fadhbanna a bheith agat
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