New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: come down to · come into · come up to · come over to · come in for · come in at · come on · come out · come to · cotton to

come on to

1 move to TRANSITIVEtar go dtí VPtar chuig PhrV c m utar chomh fada le VP c m uwe'll come on to that later tiocfaimid chuige sin níos déanaíwe came on to the next item thángamar chomh fada leis an gcéad mhír eile 2 flirt with TRANSITIVEhe was coming on to her bhí sé á seansáil, bhí sé á chur chun tosaigh uirthi 3 (v + adv) start to rain etc TRANSITIVEit'll come on to rain soon tosóidh sé ag cur báistí go luath → see come

Phrases and Examples in other entries

brick »

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks (also to be down on sb like a ton of bricks)1 informal scold, reprimand íde béil a thabhairt do dhuine, leadhbairt den teanga a thabhairt do dhuine2 punish bheith anuas sa mhullach ar dhuine
come »

to have sth coming on (also to feel sth coming on)I have a cold coming on tá slaghdán ag teacht ormshe could feel a headache coming on bhraith sí tinneas cinn ag teacht uirthi
come in »

he wanted to come in on it theastaigh uaidh a bheith páirteach ann
come on »

he came on to the stage tháinig sé amach ar an stáitse
come out »

to come out on strike dul amach ar stailc
come up »

the chance came up to work on it tháinig an seans oibriú air
heavily »

to come down heavily on sb (also to crack down heavily on sb) bheith an-dian ar dhuinethey came down heavily on drug pushers bhí siad an-dian ar mhangairí drugaí
leap »

to be coming on by leaps and bounds bheith ag teacht ar aghaidh mar a bheadh éan gé ann
on »

to come on foot teacht de shiúl na gcos
on »

keep on until you come to a big red house gabh ar aghaidh go dtí go dtiocfaidh tú a fhad le teach mór dearg, coinnigh ort go dtiocfaidh tú go dtí teach mór dearg
prevail »

his friends prevailed on him to come with them chuaigh a chairde go bog agus go crua air teacht leo
pull »

there was a pull on her to come home bhí brú uirthi teacht abhaile
stream »

to come on stream1 factory etc dul i mbun oibrethe factory should come on stream soon ba cheart go mbeadh an mhonarcha ag feidhmiú go luath2 product, service, etc bheith ar fáilbroadband is already on stream tá leathanbhanda ar fáil cheana
strong »

to come on strong1 be forceful bheith teanntásach2 intensifythe rain started to come on strong thosaigh an bháisteach ag titim go tréanCork came on strong in the second half neartaigh Corcaigh ar na maidí sa dara leath3 (US) do well bheith ag déanamh go maith
talk »

she came to give us a talk on drugs tháinig sí le labhairt linn faoi dhrugaí
top »

to come out on top (also to come out top) informalthey came out on top bhuaigh siad, bhain siad, bhí an bua acu, ghnóthaigh siad
understanding »

to come to an understanding with sb on sth teacht ar chomhthuiscint le duine faoi rud, teacht chun réitigh le duine faoi rud
who »

a doctor who was on duty came to his aid dochtúir a bhí ar dualgas a tháinig i gcabhair air

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