New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: nothing · soothing · anything · clothing · frothing · loathing · something · good-for-nothing · close thing

do-nothing

adjective pejorative we're sick of their do-nothing policy táimid tinn den pholasaí atá acu gan dada a dhéanamh, táimid bréan dá bpolasaí gach rud a chur ar an méar fhada

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to do nothing about sth (also to not do anything about sth)I can't do anything about the weather ní féidir liom dada a dhéanamh faoin aimsir, níl aon neart agam ar an aimsirhe did nothing about the leak in the roof ní dhearna sé faic faoin mbraon anuas
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it did nothing to alleviate the situation níor éascaigh sé cúrsaí in aon slí
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great, and apropos of nothing, did you get a job? iontach, agus dála an scéil, an bhfuair tú post?; iontach, agus scéal eile ar fad, an bhfuair tú post?
attendance »

she does nothing but dance attendance on him ní dhéanann sí dada ach ag rith ina dhiaidh mar a bheadh cearc le héillín ann, tá sí ina dhá cuid déag timpeall air, tá sí ina codanna beaga fá dtaobh dó
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there was nothing to do but wait ní raibh dada le déanamh ach fanacht
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she did nothing to cool his enthusiasm ní dhearna sí rud ar bith lena dhíocas a mhaolú
destiny »

we can do nothing to change destiny níl aon smacht againn ar an gcinniúint, is é an saol an máistir, is deacair an saol a bharraíocht
disreputable »

you've done nothing disreputable níl aon rud as an mbealach déanta agat
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to have nothing to do with sb/sth (also to be nothing to do with sb/sth)1 not be involved withhe has nothing to do with the Church ní bhacann sé leis an Eaglais, ní bhíonn aon phlé aige leis an Eaglaisshe wanted nothing to do with that crowd ní raibh sí ag iarraidh aon bhaint a bheith aici leis an dream sin2 not be related, linked toit had nothing to do with money ní raibh aon bhaint aige le hairgead, níor bhain sé le hairgead beag ná mór, ní raibh airgead i gceistwhat has that got to do with it? cén bhaint atá aige sin leis?that's nothing to do with anything níl baint aige sin le rud ar bith, scéal thairis is ea é sinwe have nothing to do with those Burkes níl gaol ná ceangal againn leis na Búrcaigh sin3 have no part inthe argument was nothing to do with me ní raibh aon bhaint agamsa leis an argóint, ní raibh ladhar ná lámh agamsa san argóint, ní raibh baint ná páirt agamsa leis an argóint4 not be sb's businessstay out of this, it has nothing to do with you fan amach as seo, ní bhaineann sé leatwhat has this got to do with you? cén bhaint atá aige seo leatsa?, cad é de do ghnósa é seo?, cén chaoi a mbaineann sé seo leatsa?
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nothing doing informal1 nothing happeningthere's nothing doing here níl dada ag tarlú anseo, níl a dhath ag tarlú anseo, níl faic na ngrást ag tarlú anseo2 nothing availableI looked everywhere but nothing doing chuardaigh mé gach áit ach ní raibh dada le fáil, chuardaigh mé gach áit ach b'fhánach an mhaise dom é3 used as firm refusal seans dá laghad, seans ar bith
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I've done nothing ní dhearna mise dada, ní dhearna mise aon ní
do »

she has nothing to do níl aon rud le déanamh aici, níl dada le déanamh aici
do »

they did nothing for the language ní dhearna siad faic ar son na teanga
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there's nothing I can do except keep her comfortable níl faic is féidir liom a dhéanamh ach í a choinneáil compordach
get away with »

she gets away with doing nothing ní dhéanann sí faic agus ní tharlaíonn dada mar gheall air
lazy »

there was nothing lazy about the way he did that ní raibh aon rud réchúiseach faoin tslí a ndearna sé é sin, rinne sé é sin breá scafánta
moan »

she does nothing but moan about work níl stad uirthi ach ag gearán faoin obair
neither »

she said nothing and neither did her friend níor labhair sí ná níor labhair a cara ach oiread
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nothing doing informal1 no prospect of successnothing doing! seans ar bith!, baol orm!nothing doing without a licence ní féidir a dhath a dhéanamh gan cheadúnas2 nothing happeningthere's nothing doing here níl rud ar bith ag tarlú anseo
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nothing has been done níl rud ar bith déanta, níl a dhath déanta

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