New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: come up for · come on to · cosy up to · come up with · come into · come to · come up · come upon · face up to · go up to

come up to

1 approach TRANSITIVEit's coming up to Christmas tá sé ag druidim leis an Nollaig, tá sé ag teannadh leis an Nollaigin the days coming up to the exam sna laethanta roimh an scrúdúit's coming up to completion tá sé geall le bheith críochnaithe, ní fada go mbeidh sé críochnaithe 2 reach, fulfil TRANSITIVEbain amach PhrV c m uit didn't come up to the required standard níor bhain sé an caighdeán cuí amachit didn't come up to our expectations ní raibh sé chomh maith agus a cheapamar a bheadh → see come

Phrases and Examples in other entries

auction »

to come up for auction bheith ar ceant, téigh ar ceanthis gun came up for auction recently bhí a ghunna ar ceant le gairid
beneath »

it comes up to beneath your chin tagann sé suas chomh fada le do smig
brick »

to come up against a brick wall (also to run up against a brick wall, to hit a brick wall)we suddenly came up against a brick wall go tobann bhí fál go haer romhainn
come »

to come up the hard wayI came up the hard way ní bhfuair mé faic go bog, tháinig mé ó áit na leathphingine
come »

the water came up to my ankles tháinig an t-uisce go rúitín orm
come up »

a man came up to me tháinig fear chugam, tháinig fear a fhad liom
come up »

I'll come up to you tiocfaidh mé suas chugat
come up »

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

we need to come up with some funding caithfimid maoiniú éigin a aimsiú
idea »

to have the bright idea of doing sth (also to come up with the bright idea of doing sth) usually ironic who had the bright idea of doing that? cé aige a raibh an smaoineamh iontach é sin a dhéanamh?, cén t-amadán a smaoinigh air sin?
mark »

it's coming up to the hour mark tá beagnach uair an chloig caite
ration »

to come up with the rations MIL, informalmedals certainly didn't come up with the rations ní bhfuair aon duine bonn gan é a shaothrú go maith, ní bhfuair aon duine bonn go héasca
realisation »

she came to a realisation that it was up to herself thuig sí de réir a chéile gur fúithi féin a bhí sé, tháinig sí ar an tuiscint gur uirthi féin a bhí sé ag brath
rose »

to come up smelling of roses (also to come out smelling of roses) informal teacht as go han-mhaith
short »

to come up shortthey came up short sháraigh orthu, níor éirigh leo, theip orthu, chinn orthu
the goods »

she never fails to come up with the goods éiríonn léi i gcónaí, bíonn rath i gcónaí uirthi, ní theipeann riamh uirthi
this »

this big guy came up to me tháinig an balcaire seo faoi mo dhéin, tháinig an fear mór seo ionsorm
trump »

to come up trumps (also to turn up trumps) an beart a dhéanamhthey've come up trumps again tá an beart déanta arís acu
up »

she came up to me tháinig sí chugam, tháinig sí a fhad liom
world »

to come up in the world teacht aníos sa saolshe's come up in the world tá sí tagtha aníos sa saol, tá sí tagtha ar aghaidh sa saol

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