New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: build-up · bid up · bind up · build in · build on · built-up · build up to · bead up · big up · board up

build up

1 (v + adv) increase INTRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m uméadaigh verb c m utéigh i dtreise VPthe pressure is building up tá an brú ag méadú, tá an brú ag dul i méid 2 (v + adv) increase sth TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m uto build up production táirgeadh a ardú, cur le táirgeadhto build up stamina tú féin a neartú

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3 (v + adv) develop sth TRANSITIVEforbair verb c m ucuir le chéile VP c m uto build up a database bunachar a fhorbairtto build up a reputation for sth cáil a tharraingt ort féin as rud, ainm ruda a bheith ort, cáil a shaothrú de bharr ruda 4 (v + adv) bum up TRANSITIVEa mhór a dhéanamh de c m ucosa a chur faoi c m ubheith ag maíomh as c m ubheith ag maíomh faoithey built him up into a god-like figure rinne siad dia beag de 5 (v + adv) encourage sb TRANSITIVEmuinín a thabhairt douchtach a thabhairt do c m uugach a thabhairt do c m u 6 (v + adv) make sb stronger, healthier TRANSITIVEneartaigh verb c m uláidrigh verb c m u → see build

build

1 verb building, structure

TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m udéan verb c m uto build sth out of sth rud a thógáil as rud, rud a dhéanamh as rudto build sth onto a building rud a chur le foirgneamh

INTRANSITIVEtóg verb c m udevelopers want to build on the land tá forbróirí ag iarraidh tógáil ar an talamh

2 verb vehicle, machine TRANSITIVEdéan verb c m uto build sth to withstand the weather rud a dhéanamh a sheasfaidh an aimsirthese washing machines are built to last déantar na meaisíní níocháin seo chun go seasfaidh siadto build sth for speed rud a dhéanamh ar mhaithe le luas

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3 verb create (reputation, society) TRANSITIVEcuir le chéile VP c m ucruthaigh verb c m udéan verb c m uto build a relationship caidreamh a fhorbairt, caidreamh a chothú (also build up) 4 (also build up) verb develop (trust etc) TRANSITIVEforbair verb c m ucothaigh verb c m uto build confidence muinín a chothú 5 (also build up) verb (of tension, excitement) grow INTRANSITIVEméadaigh verb c m udul i dtreise VPardaigh verb c m utension has been building all day tá an teannas ag méadú an lá ar fad 6 noun shape, sizedéanamh masc1 c m ucruth masc3 c m uthey're similar in build tá an déanamh céanna orthuhe was of slight build fear beag a bhí ann 7 noun IND , COMP version of product, appliance etcleagan masc1 c m u

phrases

to build bridges

síocháin a dhéanamhathmhuintearas a chothú

to be built from/out of sth

bheith déanta as rudbheith tógtha as rud

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