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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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go for
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do to
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code for
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come for
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look for
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root for
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ask for
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gag for
EN > GA
GA > EN
do for
informal
(
v + prep
)
TRANSITIVE
deireadh a chur le
c
m
u
the computer has done for reading
tá deireadh curtha ag an ríomhaire leis an léitheoireacht
it was the last meeting that did for me
ba é an cruinniú deiridh an buille scoir domsa
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Phrases and Examples in other entries
after
»
we're in your debt after what you did for us
táimid faoi chomaoin agat as ucht an méid a rinne tú dúinn
all right
»
to do all right for yourself
saol maith go leor a bheith agat
,
bheith ag déanamh go maith
she's doing all right for herself
tá saol maith go leor aici
,
tá sí ag déanamh go maith
,
tá ag éirí go maith léi
,
tá sí ag fáil ar aghaidh go maith
another
»
people do that for one reason or another
déanann daoine é sin ar chúis amháin nó ar chúis eile
anything
»
wouldn't do sth for anything
I wouldn't have missed it for anything
ní chaillfinn ar ór ná ar airgead é
,
ní chaillfinn ar ór na cruinne é
he wouldn't work there again for anything
ar Éirinn, ní rachadh sé ag obair ansin arís
anything
»
they'd do anything for him
dhéanfaidís rud ar bith faoin spéir dó
,
dhéanfaidís rud cothrom ar bith dó
apologise
»
he apologised to her for doing it
ghabh sé a leithscéal léi as é a dhéanamh
appearance
»
he's doing it for appearances' sake
chun dea-chuma a chur ar chúrsaí atá sé á dhéanamh
ass
»
what did you do that for, you silly ass?
cén fáth a ndearna tú é sin, a liúdramáin?
atone
»
to do sth to atone for sth
rud a dhéanamh mar chúiteamh ar rud
bear
»
how did you bear him for so long?
conas a chuir tú suas leis chomh fada sin?
bill
»
she billed him for the work she did
chuir sí bille chuige as an obair a rinne sí
breakfast
»
what did you have for breakfast?
cad a d'ith tú don bhricfeasta?
can
1
»
she did all she could for us
rinne sí a raibh ar a cumas dúinn
,
rinne sí a dícheall dúinn
consideration
»
she'll do it for a small consideration
déanfaidh sí é ar luach saothair beag
costing
»
to do the costing for sth
an chostáil a dhéanamh ar rud
criticise
»
to criticise sb for doing sth
duine a cháineadh as rud a dhéanamh
dictate
»
it's not for you to dictate what I should do
ní fútsa atá sé a rá cad ba chóir domsa a dhéanamh
diversion
»
I'd do anything for diversion
dhéanfainn rud ar bith ar mhaithe leis an gcraic
do
»
to do ... for sb/sth
1
bring benefit
bad publicity does nothing for us
ní dhéanann drochphoiblíocht aon mhaitheas dúinn
,
ní cuidiú ar bith againn an drochphoiblíocht
a hammering like that won't do much for their confidence
ní chabhróidh greadadh mar sin mórán lena muinín
the show did a lot for her reputation
chuir an seó go mór lena clú
2
flatter
that dress does nothing for her
ní haon mhaise uirthi an gúna sin
,
is gann an slacht a chuireann an gúna sin uirthi
the tattoo didn't do much for him
níor fheil an tatú dó mórán
,
níor fhóir an tatú beag ná mór dó
,
níor oiriúnaigh an tatú go rómhaith é
3
please, attract
presents don't do much for her
níl spéis rómhór aici i mbronntanais
,
níl mórán airde aici ar bhronntanais
she did nothing for him
ní raibh aon dúil aige inti
,
ní raibh sé tógtha léi beag ná mór
,
ní raibh aird ar bith aige uirthi
do
»
to do it for sb
informal
Italian cuisine does it for him
is breá leis bia na hIodáile
,
tá sé an-tógtha le bia na hIodáile
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