New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bring up · bring upon · build up to · belly up to · bring forth · bring out · kiss up to · lick up to · live up to · ring up

bring up to

1 increase to TRANSITIVEit brings the number of unemployed up to 300,000 fágann sé sin go bhfuil 300,000 duine dífhostaithe anois 2 raise level, quality TRANSITIVEhe brought up the standard d'ardaigh sé an caighdeánshe brought the essay up to scratch chuir sí slacht ar an aiste, chuir sí barr feabhais ar an aiste, chuir sí cuma ar an aiste → see bring

Phrases and Examples in other entries

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to be brought up on charges LAWhe'll be brought up on charges of smuggling tabharfar os comhair cúirte é ar chúiseanna smuglála, cúiseofar é as smugláil
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to bring sb up shortI was brought up short by the film's ending tháinig críoch an scannáin aniar aduaidh orm, bhain críoch an scannáin siar asam, bhain críoch an scannáin stangadh asam
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to bring up the rear bheith thiar ar gcúl, bheith thiar i ndeireadh, bheith thiar ar deireadh
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we were brought up to respect others ba é an tógáil a fuaireamar gur cheart dúinn meas a bheith againn ar dhaoine eile
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he usually brings the food up to his room is iondúil go dtugann sé an bia suas chuig a sheomra, is gnách leis an bia a thabhairt suas go dtí a sheomra
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bring your chair up to the fire tarraing do chathaoir aníos chuig an tine
commitment »

he made a commitment not to bring it up again gheall sé nach labhródh sé arís air
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to bring sth up for discussion rud a thabhairt i dtreis, rud a chur faoi chaibidil
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to bring up a family (also to raise a family, to rear a family) clann a thógáil
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to bring up the rear bheith thiar ar deireadh
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to pull sb up short (also to bring sb up short) stangadh a bhaint as duine, siar a bhaint as duine, croitheadh a bhaint as duine, duine a chur ina chónaí

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