New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: countdown · county town · count on · cut down · hound down · hunt down · round down · bolt down · cast down · chest down

count down

1 (v + adv) anticipate eagerly

TRANSITIVEcomhair verb c m ucuntais verb c m uI'm counting down the days until Christmas táim ag comhaireamh na laethanta go dtí an Nollaig

INTRANSITIVEto count down to sth bheith ag tnúth le rud, bheith ag súil le rud, bheith ar bís ag fanacht le rudtwo months to go and we're counting down dhá mhí le dul agus táimid ar bís

2 (v + adv) count in reverse TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVEcomhair síoscuntais síos → see count

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out for the count (also down for the count US)1 asleepI was out for the count bhí mise i mo chnap codlata2 unconsciousshe's out for the count níl meabhair ná mothú inti3 BOXhe's out for the count tá sé sínte amach, níl sé in ann éirí
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the clock was counting down bhí an clog ag comhaireamh síos
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he's counting down the days until he gets out tá sé ag comhaireamh na laethanta go scaoilfear amach é, tá sé ag cuntas na laethanta go ligfear amach é

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