all right
informal (alsoalright
)adjective
1 adjective satisfactoryceart go leor maith go leor everything is all right tá gach aon rud ceart go leor, tá gach rud maith go leorit looked all right in the shop bhí cuma air sa siopa go raibh sé ceart go leorthe food smelled all right bhí boladh maith go leor ón mbia, bhí boladh maith go leor ar an mbia 2 adjective well, safeceart go leor maith go leor are you all right? an bhfuil tú ceart go leor?, an bhfuil tú maith go leor?she's all right tá sí ceart go leor, tá sí go breáI'll be all right on my own beidh mé ceart go leor i m'aonar, beidh mé i gceart liom féinShow full entry
3 adjective acceptable, permissibleceart go leor maith go leor is it all right if he comes? an féidir leis-sean teacht?, an miste leat má thagann seisean?it's all right for her tá sé ceart go leor aicise, tá sé ceart go leor ina cás-sanask him if it's all right cuir ceist air an bhfuil sin ceart go leorshe said it's all right to use the photograph dúirt sí gur féidir an grianghraf a úsáidI asked him if it's all right for the girls to stay chuir mé ceist air an dtiocfadh leis na cailíní fanacht, d'fhiafraigh mé de ar mhiste leis dá bhfanfadh na cailíní 4 adjective fit, ablehe's all right to play tá sé ábalta imirtshe's all right to be left alone is féidir í a fhágáil léi féin 5 adjective person: fairly pleasantceart go leor maith go leor he's all right when you get to know him ní hé is measa nuair a chuireann tú aithne air 6 adjective not angry, upsetshe was all right about it níor chuir sé isteach ná amach uirthihe's all right about driving the lorry ní miste leis an leoraí a thiomáint 7 adjective availableare you all right for the concert? an mbeidh tú ar fáil don cheolchoirm? 8 adjective reasonably attractiveceart go leor maith go leor she's no beauty but she's all right ní haon spéirbhean í ach tá sí ceart go leor, ní haon spéirbhean í ach níl caill uirthi 9 adjective suitable, appropriateit's all right for a special occasion bheadh sé ceart go leor ar ócáid speisialta, bheadh sé oiriúnach le haghaidh ócáid speisialta
adverb
10 adverb satisfactorilyeverything went all right bhí gach rud i gceartI got on all right with him réitigh mé go maith leisshe did all right d'éirigh maith go leor léihe was treated all right caitheadh i gceart leis, pléadh mar is ceart leis 11 adverb properlyshe can walk all right tá sí ceart ag siúl, tá siúl maith aicihe could hear all right bhí an éisteacht go maith aige 12 adverb certainlyceart go leor maith go leor it's her all right ise atá ann, ceart go leorinterjection
13 interjection as questionI'll head off now, all right? Tá mé ag imeacht anois, ceart go leor? 14 interjection in agreement, concessionceart go leor maith go leor tá go maith'Help me.' 'All right!' 'Cuidigh liom.' 'Ceart go leor!'oh, all right! ó, maith go leor! 15 interjection asking for attentionall right, can we get on with the meeting? mura miste libh, an féidir linn dul ar aghaidh leis an gcruinniú? 16 interjection in irritation, closureceart go leor maith go leor all right, no need to shout at me! ceart go leor, ní gá a bheith ag scairteadh liom!all right, who wasn't listening? maith go leor, cén duine nach raibh ag éisteacht?all right, I have to go now ceart go leor, caithfidh mé imeacht anoisall right you, out! éist thusa, amach leat! 17 interjection (US) expressing satisfactiongo maith ceart go leor maith go leor 'All right you,' he said, 'that's better!' 'Maith go leor,' ar seisean, 'tá sé sin níos fearr!' 18 interjection (BRITAIN), informal greetingall right, mate! bhuel, a stócaigh!; cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a mhéit?