dead
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1 adjective of personmarbh adj1 caillte adj3 her father is long dead tá a hathair marbh le fada an lá, tá a hathair caillte le fadathe dead woman hasn't been named níor ainmníodh an bhean atá marbh, níor ainmníodh an bhean atá básaitheI hear that a friend of hers is dead cluinim go bhfuil cara léi tar éis bháis, cluinim go bhfuil cara léi i ndiaidh bás a fháilthey found a dead body tháinig siad ar chorpánthey were shot dead scaoileadh marbh iadshe dropped dead from a heart attack thit sí fuar marbh de thoradh taom croíhe was pronounced dead fógraíodh go raibh sé marbhshe was found more dead than alive thángthas uirthi agus í leathmharbhwe pray for those who are dead and gone guímid ar a son siúd atá imithe ar shlí na fírinnethey were given up for dead glacadh leis go raibh siad caillte, glacadh leis go raibh siad marbhhe played dead lig sé air féin go raibh sé marbhwanted dead or alive á lorg beo nó marbh 2 adjective BIOL, BOT of animal, plant, cells, etcmarbh adj1 some of the flowers are dead tá roinnt de na bláthanna marbhthe river is full of dead fish tá an abhainn lán d'éisc mharbhathey were gathering the dead leaves bhí siad ag bailiú na nduillí feoiteit removes the dead skin baineann sé an craiceann marbhShow full entry
3 adjective exhaustedtraochta adj3 spíonta adj3 tugtha adj3 we were dead after the trip bhíomar traochta i ndiaidh an turaisthey were dead on their feet bhí siad spíonta, bhí siad sáraithe, bhí siad ar an dé deiridhher legs were dead ní raibh aon bhrí fágtha ina cosa 4 adjective PHYSIOL numbgan mhothú bodhar adj my legs were dead ní raibh aon mhothú i mo chosamy arm went dead d'imigh an mothú as mo sciathán, d'éirigh mo sciathán bodhar 5 adjective inexpressivemarbhánta adj3 gan anam his voice was dead ní raibh aon mhothú ina ghuth, sách caillte a labhair sédead eyes súile marbhánta 6 adjective of device, battery, etcmarbh adj1 the battery was dead bhí an cadhnra marbh, bhí an ceallra caitemy phone went dead on me chlis an fón orm, chlis ar mo ghuthánthe engine was completely dead ní raibh smeach san inneall 7 adjective without activity, desertedmarbh adj1 bánaithe adj3 tréigthe adj3 the place is dead tá an áit marbhthe streets were dead bhí na sráideanna bánaithe, ní raibh duine ná deoraí ar na sráideanna 8 adjective finished, abandonednationalism is dead tá an náisiúnachas marbh, tá ré an náisiúnachais thartwho says religion is dead? cé a deir go bhfuil port an chreidimh seinnte? 9 adjective (of land) barrenneamhthorthúil adj2 seasc adj 10 adjective FIN (of money) unproductivemarbh adj1 dead money airgead marbh 11 adjective LING of languagemarbh adj1 a dead language teanga mharbh 12 adjective SPOR of ball: out of playmarbh adj1 as an imirt the ball was dead bhí an liathróid marbhthe ball went dead chuaigh an liathróid as an imirtit's not dead if it's on the line níl sí as an imirt má tá sí ar an líneput her dead fág marbh í 13 adjective SPOR of ball: stationarysocair adj 14 adjective informal finishedfolamh adj I collected the dead glasses bhailigh mé na gloiní folmhaare these glasses dead? an bhfuil sibh réidh leis na gloiní seo? 15 adjective informal (of matches etc) spentdóite adj3 caite adj3 16 adjective informal completeiomlán adj1 there was a dead calm bhí ciúnas iomlán annthe work came to a dead stop tháinig stad iomlán leis an obairit's a dead shame the school was closed is mór an náire gur druideadh an scoilwe greeted the news in dead silence níor fágadh focal againn nuair a chualamar an nuachtthat horse was a dead cert bhíothas cinnte dearfa go mbeadh an bua ag an gcapall sinwe were in dead trouble bhíomar i dtrioblóid cheart, bhíomar i bponc ceart
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17 noun dead peoplethey came to bury their dead tháinig siad chun na mairbh a adhlacadhthe number of Iraqi dead líon na nIarácach a fuair bás, an líon Iarácach a cailleadh 18 noun middle of night, winterin the dead of night in uair mharbh na hoíchethe dead of winter dúluachair an gheimhridh, dúlaíocht an gheimhridhadverb
19 adverb informal really, totallythar a bheith iontach ar fad it's dead easy tá sé an-éasca go deo, tá sé thar a bheith furasta, ní haon nath éit's dead handy tá sé an-áisiúil ar fad, tá sé iontach sástayou're dead right tá an ceart ar fad agatshe's dead scared of them tá eagla an domhain uirthi rompuhe was dead drunk bhí sé ar deargmheisce, bhí sé stiúgtha óltaI'm dead against that táim glan ina choinne sin, tá mé go dubh ina éadan sinhe stopped dead stad sé in áit na mbonn 20 adverb informal exactlygo díreach díreach cruinn díreach we finished dead on time chríochnaíomar go díreach in amdead on target cruinn díreach ar an sprioche hit it dead in the middle bhuail sé cruinn díreach sa lár éit's dead in the centre of town tá sé i gceartlár an bhaile, tá sé i gcroílár an bhaile 21 adverb directlygo díreach díreach the hotel is dead ahead tá an t-óstán díreach romhatit stopped dead in front of the hole stad sé go díreach os comhair an phoill