1 noun MIL, POL friendly statecomhghuaillí masc4 c m u2 noun friend, supportercara masc5 c m uhe was a great ally of the poorcara mór de chuid na mbocht a bhí ann, ba chrann taca de chuid na mbocht éthey had an ally on the company's boardbhí cara sa chúirt acu ar bhord an chomhlachtashe lost all potential allieschaill sí aon lucht tacaíochta a d'fhéadfadh a bheith aici
)1 MIL, POL go into alliance TRANSITIVEshe allied her soldiers with the guerrillaschuir sí a cuid saighdiúirí i bpáirt leis na treallchogaithehe was allied to the French by marriagebhí ceangal cleamhnais aige leis na Francaighthey allied themselves with Russiachuaigh siad i gcomhghuaillíocht leis an Rúis, rinne siad comhghuaillíocht leis an Rúis2 combine, associate TRANSITIVEceangail le verb c m unasc le verb c m uthat paper was closely allied to the Churchbhí ceangal láidir idir an nuachtán sin agus an Eaglais3 support TRANSITIVEceangail le PhrV c m utéigh i bpáirt le c m uwe don't ally ourselves with any partynílimid i bpáirt le haon pháirtí, níl aon cheangal againn le haon pháirtí
