bother
1 verb make effort INTRANSITIVEbac verb she never bothered to reply níor bhac sí le freagra a thabhairt, níor chuir sí de dhua uirthi féin freagra a thabhairtit's a wonder anyone bothers going on holidays is mór an t-ionadh go dtéann aon duine ar saoireI don't know why you bother with it níl a fhios agam cén fáth a mbacann tú leis 2 verb worry, upset sb TRANSITIVEcuir isteach ar cuir as do bheith ag déanamh tinnis dothe traffic bothers him no end cuireann an trácht isteach go mór air, cuireann an trácht soir éit's the long hours that bother me is iad na huaireanta fada atá ag cur as domShow full entry
3 verb inconvenience, disturb sb TRANSITIVEcuir isteach ar cuir as do cráigh verb sorry to bother you tá aiféala orm faoi chur isteach ort, tá brón orm faoi chur as duit, tá mé buartha faoi bheith ag cur as duit 4 verb cause discomfort or pain TRANSITIVEcuir as do his back is bothering him tá an droim ag cur as dó, tá an droim ag dul dó 5 noun trouble, effortdua masc4 stró masc4 trioblóid fem2 it's not worth the bother ní fiú an tairbhe an trioblóid, ní fiú duit do chloigeann a bhodhrú leis 6 noun annoying or disturbing person/thingall the travelling is a bother is crá croí é an taisteal ar fadshe won't be a bother to you ní chuirfidh sí isteach ná amach ort, ní chuirfidh sí chugat ná uait 7 interjection as interjectiondamnú air! a dhiabhail! mo dhiomú dó!