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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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answer to
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v + prep
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TRANSITIVE
bheith freagrach do
c
m
u
they must answer to the public
caithfidh siad a bheith freagrach don phobal
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in answer to
in reply to
mar fhreagra ar
in answer to your question
mar fhreagra ar do cheist
in answer to the case against her
mar fhreagra ar an gcás ina haghaidh
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to answer yes
I answered yes to each question
d'fhreagair mé 'tá' le gach ceist
when asked if he'd go, he answered yes
nuair a fiafraíodh de an rachadh sé, d'fhreagair sé go rachadh
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to answer no
most of them answered no
d'fhreagair a mbunáite 'níl'
if you don't want to go, answer no
mura mian leat dul, abair nach rachaidh tú
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not to take no for an answer
they don't take no for an answer
ní ghlacann siad le diúltú
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to answer your prayers
their prayers were answered
fuair siad a nguí
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the answer to your prayers
that's the answer to all our prayers
is é sin go díreach an rud atá uainn
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to answer a description
(
also
to answer to a description
)
I saw a man who answers that description
chonaic mé fear atá cosúil leis sin
,
chonaic mé a mhacasamhail sin d'fhear
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to strike an answering chord
(
also
to find an answering chord
)
his honesty struck an answering chord within her
mhúscail a mhacántacht dáimh leis inti
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to have a lot to answer for
they have a lot to answer for
tá go leor a gcaithfidh siad cuntas a thabhairt ann
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to answer to the name of
he answers to the name of Brian
Brian atá air
,
Brian is ainm dó
,
Brian an t-ainm atá air
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to have all the answers
(
also
to know all the answers
)
na freagraí uile a bheith agat
,
deireadh gach eolais a bheith agat
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sb's answer to sth
this is Ireland's answer to Lourdes
seo é Lourdes na hÉireann
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I wrote to them but they didn't answer
scríobh mé chucu ach níor fhreagair siad
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to answer the door
an doras a fhreagairt
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they made no attempt to answer their critics
fáir ná freagra níor thug siad ar lucht a gcáinte
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there was no case to answer
ní raibh aon chás ann le freagairt
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to answer a summons
toghairm a fhreagairt
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we're trying to answer the demand
táimid ag iarraidh freastal ar an éileamh
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I didn't get a straight answer to my question
ní bhfuair mé freagra díreach ar mo cheist
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I received no answer to my letter
ní bhfuair mé aon fhreagra ar mo litir
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