altogether
1 adverb completelyar fad go hiomlán ar fad ar fad he stopped drinking altogether stad sé go hiomlán den ól, d'éirigh sé as an ól ar fad ar fadhe refused to do it altogether dhiúltaigh sé glan é a dhéanamh, dhiúltaigh sé scun scan é a dhéanamhif the signs are absent altogether mura bhfuil na comharthaí ann in aon chor, mura bhfuil na comharthaí ann beag ná mórI'd rather leave it out altogether b'fhearr liom é a fhágáil ar lár ar fadthat's a different matter altogether sin scéal eile ar fad 2 adverb very, muchan- thar a bheith the novel is realistic and altogether interesting tá an t-úrscéal réadúil agus thar a bheith spéisiúilthis is an altogether better film is scannán i bhfad níos fearr é seoit's altogether clearer now tá sé i bhfad Éireann níos soiléire anoisthis was altogether surprising to me chuir sé seo ionadh an domhain ormshe was altogether right bhí an ceart ar fad aici, bhí an ceart go hiomlán aiciShow full entry
3 adverb in totalsan iomlántrí chéile ina iomláine there were ten people there altogether bhí deichniúr ann san iomlán, deichniúr ar fad a bhí ann, deichniúr a bhí ann trí chéilealtogether, there were twenty schools ar an iomlán, bhí fiche scoil ann 4 adverb when summarisingtríd is tríd they smoke and drink and are altogether unhealthy caitheann siad agus ólann siad agus, tríd is tríd, tá siad mífholláinaltogether, it's well worth a read tríd is tríd, is fiú go mór a léamh