adopt
1 verb plan, position, etc TRANSITIVEglac verb we adopted a common approach to it thángamar ar chur chuige coiteann ina leiththey adopted a new plan ghlac siad plean nua chucu féin 2 verb legislation, standard, etc TRANSITIVEglac le PhrV glac legal verb the amendment was adopted by the Council ghlac an Chomhairle leis an leasúShow full entry
3 verb POL for election TRANSITIVEroghnaigh verb she was adopted as the candidate roghnaíodh mar iarrthóir í 4 verb motto, slogan, etc TRANSITIVEglac le PhrV we adopted this phrase as our motto ghlacamar leis an bhfrása seo mar mhana 5 verb way of behaving TRANSITIVEhe adopted a hostile attitude to me chuaigh sé i m'aghaidh, thosaigh sé ag cur i m'éadanto adopt a posh tone of voice glór móiréiseach a chur ort féinto adopt a stubborn attitude to sb éirí righin le duine 6 verb physical position TRANSITIVEglac verb tóg verb he adopted a non-threatening posture chuir sé gothaí neamhbhagracha air féin 7 verb name, title TRANSITIVEglac verb to adopt a title teideal a thabhairt ort féin 8 verb child 9 verb animal TRANSITIVEthey've adopted a cat tá cat tógtha isteach acu, tá cat faighte acu dóibh féin 10 verb profession etc TRANSITIVEroghnaigh verb I adopted the teaching profession roghnaigh mé an mhúinteoireacht, chuaigh mé leis an múinteoireacht 11 verb as residence TRANSITIVEshe adopted Galway as her home chinn sí ar chónaí a dhéanamh i nGaillimh, shocraigh sí cur fúithi i nGaillimh 12 verb favoured place TRANSITIVEit was adopted as the home of Irish athletics glacadh leis mar cheanncheathrú lúthchleasaíochta na hÉireannwe've adopted this pub as our local is é seo an teach ósta is minice a dtéimid chuige