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1 adverb before a particular timecheana féin cheana he was already famous bhí clú agus cáil air cheana féinI've already seen it tá sé feicthe cheana agam, chonaic mé cheana féin é 2 adverb indicating ongoing situationcheana féin cheana we already use them táimid á n-úsáid cheana féinthere's already a lot of trouble there tá go leor trioblóide ansin cheana féinas you may already know ... mar is eol duit cheana féin, b'fhéidir ...Show full entry
3 adverb sooner than expectedcheana féin cheana calls are already coming in tá glaonna ag teacht isteach cheana féinalready most of them had left bhí formhór acu tar éis imeacht cheana féinI've been paid already íocadh cheana méshe's here already tá sí anseo cheana féin 4 adverb emphasizing bad situationcheana féin we're already late táimid déanach cheana féinit'll make an already bad situation worse déanfaidh sé drochscéal níos measait's hard enough already to pay the bills tá sé deacair go leor na billí a íoc mar atá