New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: books · brook · ebook · bonk · boo · boob · boom · boon · boor · boot

book

noun

1 noun for readingleabhar masc1 c m ua book of memoirs leabhar cuimhní cinnchildren's books leabhair do pháistíbook publishers foilsitheoirí leabharbook cover clúdach leabhair 2 noun for writing inleabhar masc1 c m uanswer book leabhar freagraí, freagarleabhar masc1sketch book leabhar sceitseála

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3 noun of tickets, stamps, etcleabhar masc1 c m uleabhrán masc1 c m ubook of orders leabhar orduithebook of tickets leabhar ticéad 4 noun (also Book) REL , LIT volume, partLeabhar masc1 c m uBook of Exodus Leabhar Eacsadasthe sixth book of the Aeneid an séú leabhar den Aeinéid 5 noun phone directoryleabhar teileafóin c m ueolaí teileafóin c m ugive me a ring, I'm in the book glaoigh orm, táim sa leabhar teileafóin 6 noun MUS librettoleabhróg fem2 c m u 7 noun in bettingto open a book on sth leabhar a oscailt ar rud 8 noun FIN passbook, bank bookleabhar masc1 c m u

verb

9 verb reserve, make appointment

INTRANSITIVEáirithint a dhéanamháit a chur in áiritheyou have to book in advance ní mór áirithint a dhéanamh roimh ré

TRANSITIVEcuir in áirithe c m ucuir in áirithintbook your room in advance cuir do sheomra in áirithe roimh ré, cuir focal ar do sheomra roimh réwe've booked our places for the trip tá ár n-áiteanna in áirithe againn le haghaidh an turaisthe restaurant is fully booked níl bord le fáil sa bhialannI'm booked solid for the rest of the day tá coinní agam an chuid eile den lá

10 verb POLICE fine, penalise TRANSITIVEfíneáil a ghearradh ar c m uhe booked me for a parking offence ghearr sé fíneáil orm as cion páirceála 11 verb SPOR caution player TRANSITIVEcárta buí a thabhairt do c m uthe referee booked her thug an réiteoir cárta buí di, chuir an réiteoir a hainm sa leabharhe was booked for dissent fuair sé cárta buí as easaontú

phrases

to do sth by the book

rud a dhéanamh de réir na rialacharud a dhéanamh de réir na rúibricí

to throw the book at sb

an leabhar a chaitheamh le duine

to bring sb to book

an dlí a chur ar dhuineduine a thabhairt chun na cúirtethey were brought to book for it bhí orthu cuntas a thabhairt ann

to be in sb's good books

bheith istigh le duinebheith mór le duine

to be in sb's bad books

he's in her bad books níl sí mór leis, tá an cat crochta aici dó, tá cloch sa mhuinchille aici dó, níl sí ar na hóí leis

to close the book on sth

1 end sthrud a fhágáil i do dhiaidhclabhsúr a chur ar rudbheith réidh le rudI've closed the book on all that táim réidh leis sin go léirwe have to close the book on the past ní mór dúinn an t-am atá caite a fhágáil inár ndiaidh 2 stop working on sthrud a fhágáil i do dhiaidhéirí as rudrud a chaitheamh uaitdon't close the book completely on it ná héirigh as ar fad

in sb's book

that's no harm in my book níl aon dochar ann sin dar liomsa, ní haon dochar é sin i dtaca liomsa de, ní dochar ar bith sin de mo dhóighse

to book your place in sth

SPORthey've booked their place in the final tá áit sa chluiche ceannais bainte amach acu

to read sb like a book

bheith in ann duine a léamh go héasca

to be an open book

my life is an open book níl aon rud i bhfolach agam, tá mé mar a fheiceann tú mé

to be a closed book

politics are a closed book to me táimse dall ar an bpolaitíocht, níl aon chur amach agamsa ar an bpolaitíocht

to be one for the book

that's one for the book! sin ceann maith!, cuir sa leabhar é!, cuir ar an gclár é!, cuir eang sa mhaide mullaigh!

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