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capital

noun
adjective
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noun
1 noun GEOG, POL main citypríomhchathair fem5  c m uardchathair formal fem5  c m uParis is the capital of France is é Páras príomhchathair na Frainceprovincial capital príomhbhaile cúige 2 noun centre of activitythe fashion capital of the world príomhchathair faisin an domhainthe fishing capital of Ireland ceanncheathrú na hiascaireachta in Éirinn
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3 (also capital letter) noun letterceannlitir fem5  c m ulitir mhór  c m uin capitals i gceannlitreacha, i litreacha móra 4 noun COMM, FIN funds, propertycaipiteal masc1  c m u 5 noun COMM, FIN, POL capitalist classlucht caipitil  c m ulucht rachmais  c m u 6 noun ARCHIT of columnmullach colúin  c m u
adjective
7 adjective upper casemór adj1  c m ucapital A A mór, ceannlitir Acapital letter ceannlitir fem5, litir mhór 8 adjective COMM, FIN of funds, propertycaipitiúil adj2  c m ucaipitil gs as adj  c m ucapital investment infheistíocht chaipitiúilcapital tax cáin chaipitil 9 adjective principal, primaryinformation is capital eolas an rud is tábhachtaíit's of capital importance tá sé ríthábhachtach 10 adjective LAW punishable by deathbáis gs as adj  c m ua ngabhann pionós an bháis leis  c m ucapital case cás lena ngabhann pionós báiscapital offence cion báis
phrases

to make capital out of sth

(also

to make capital from sth

) teacht i dtír ar rudleas a bhaint as rudthey're making political capital out of it tá siad ag baint leas polaitiúil as

with a capital A, etc

that film is boring with a capital B tá an scannán sin thar a bheith leadránachhe's trouble with a capital T trioblóid a thús agus a dheireadh