draw
verb
1 verb ART produce image TRANSITIVEtarraing verb to draw a picture of sth pictiúr a tharraingt de rudcan you draw me a cube? an dtig leat ciúb a tharraingt dom?the map was hand-drawn tarraingíodh an mapa de láimh
INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb draw around it with a crayon tarraing timpeall air le crián
2 verb write (about) TRANSITIVEthe author draws the atmosphere of a rural town cruthaíonn an t-údar atmaisféar baile tuaithe► (as pastime)
bheith ag líníochtshe likes to draw is maith léi a bheith ag líníochtShow full entry
3 verb pull TRANSITIVEtarraing verb he drew back his leg tharraing sé siar a chosshe drew a comb through her hair tharraing sí cíor trína cuid gruaigethe carriage was drawn by six horses bhí sé chapall faoin gcóiste 4 verb move INTRANSITIVEshe drew ahead of me chuaigh sí chun tosaigh ormanother boat drew alongside us tháinig bád eile lenár dtaobhthey drew apart scar siadthe rest drew away tharraing an chuid eile siarthe train drew in tháinig an traein isteachhe drew level with me tháinig sé aníos taobh liomwe're drawing near them táimid ag druidim leo, táimid ag teannadh leowe drew over to the side of the road tharraingíomar isteach le taobh an bhóthairthe car drew to a halt stop an carr 5 verb approach, reach
INTRANSITIVEChristmas is drawing near tá an Nollaig ag druidim linn, tá an Nollaig ag teannadh linnit's drawing to an end tá sé ag teacht chun deiridh, tá sé ag druidim chun deiridhthe war drew to a close tháinig an cogadh chun deiridh, tháinig deireadh leis an gcogadh
TRANSITIVEto draw sth to a close críoch a chur le rud, deireadh a chur le rud, clabhsúr a chur ar rudshe drew the meeting to an end chuir sí clabhsúr ar an gcruinniú
6 verb open/close sth TRANSITIVEtarraing verb draw the curtains there tarraing na cuirtíní ansin 7 verb take out weapon etc TRANSITIVEtarraing verb she drew a knife on me tharraing sí scian orm 8 verb extract tooth etc TRANSITIVEtarraing verb stoith verb 9 verb also FIN get sth from source TRANSITIVEtarraing verb he drew more money from his account tharraing sé breis airgid as a chuntasthey draw water from the lake tarraingíonn siad uisce as an lochthe volunteers were drawn from all over bhí oibrithe deonacha as gach cearn ann 10 verb get (confession) TRANSITIVEmeall verb tarraing verb to draw a confession from sb admháil a mhealladh ó dhuine 11 verb pick randomly INTRANSITIVEan tarraingt a dhéanamhto draw for sth rud a chur ar chrainn, crainn a chaitheamh ar rud
12 verb SPOR of team, opponents TRANSITIVEif Ireland are drawn to play Italy más i gcoinne na hIodáile a bheidh Éire ag imirtLaois have drawn Down beidh Laois in aghaidh an Dúinwe've been drawn away from home cluiche as baile a fuaireamar, as baile a bheimid ag imirt 13 verb get, derive TRANSITIVEfaigh verb he draws his inspiration from nature faigheann sé a chuid inspioráide ón dúlra, is é an dúlra a spreagann éI drew great consolation from his letter ba mhór an sólás dom a litir 14 verb run bath TRANSITIVEto draw a bath uisce a chur san fholcadán 15 verb (of fire) pull in air INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb she couldn't get the fire to draw ní fhéadfadh sí an tine a chur ag tarraingt
16 verb (of tea) brew INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb let the tea draw lig don tae tarraingt 17 verb guide sb TRANSITIVEtabhair verb she drew me aside thug sí i leataobh mé 18 verb attract sb TRANSITIVEtarraing verb meall verb the show drew a large crowd tharraing an seó slua mórit draws tourists to the area meallann sé turasóirí chuig an gceantarthe goalie was drawn off his line mealladh an cúl báire amach ón líne 19 verb attract attention etc TRANSITIVEtarraing verb it draws attention to us tarraingíonn sé aird orainnher eyes were drawn to the flowers tharraing na bláthanna a haird 20 verb induce sb TRANSITIVEtarraing verb meall verb we'll not be drawn into this dispute ní tharraingeofar isteach san achrann seo muidwhat draws them into quitting? cad a thugann orthu éirí as? 21 verb get sb to reveal sth TRANSITIVEhe refused to be drawn on the matter dhiúltaigh sé dada a rá faoin gceist 22 verb deduce TRANSITIVEbain verb to draw a conclusion from sth tátal a bhaint as rudwe drew lessons from it d'fhoghlaimíomar ceachtanna uaidhI draw from your reply that ... is é a bhainim as do fhreagra go ...; tuigim as do fhreagra go ... 23 verb make comparison etc TRANSITIVEshe drew a clear distinction between them rinne sí dealú soiléir eatarthuto draw an analogy with sth comparáid a dhéanamh le rud 24 verb provoke response TRANSITIVEtarraing verb it'll draw criticism from the public tarraingeoidh sé cáineadh ón bpobaltheir plight drew sympathy bhí trua ag daoine dóibh mar gheall ar a gcruachásit drew applause from the crowd fuair sé bualadh bos ón slua 25 verb GAMES (in bridge) lead TRANSITIVEimir verb I'll draw trumps imreoidh mé mámh 26 verb make (wire) TRANSITIVEtarraing verb to draw wire sreang a tharraingt 27 verb COOK disembowel TRANSITIVEglan verb na hinní a bhaint as VP 28 verb SPOR tie INTRANSITIVEbheith ar comhscórbheith cothrom críochnaigh ar comhscórwe drew with them chríochnaíomar ar comhscór leothey were drawing at the time bhí siad cothrom ag an amIreland and Scotland drew 0-0 chríochnaigh Éire agus Albain ar comhscór 0-0
TRANSITIVEthey drew the last match bhí comhscór acu sa chluiche deiridh
29 verb NAUT need (depth) TRANSITIVEtarraing verb the ship draws 20 feet tá tarraingt 20 troigh ag an long, tá 20 troigh de shnámh ag an long 30 verb NAUT (of sails) fill with wind INTRANSITIVEtarraing verb her sails were drawing bhí a cuid seolta ag tarraingtnoun
31 noun SPOR tiecomhscór masc1 it was a draw comhscór a bhí ann, cluiche cothrom a bhí anna 1-1 draw with England comhscór 1-1 in aghaidh Shasana 32 noun lotterycrannchur masc1 the Christmas draw crannchur na Nollagprize draw crannchur duaiseanna 33 noun also SPOR random selectiontarraingt fem they're in the draw for the next round tá siad sa tarraingt don chéad bhabhta eilethey hold a draw to pick the pairs bíonn tarraingt acu chun na péirí a roghnú 34 noun pulling of guntarraingt fem 35 noun draggal fem2 she took a draw on my cigarette bhain sí gal as mo thoitín 36 noun sth/sb that attractstarraingt fem the courses are a big draw meallann na cúrsaí a lán daoine, bíonn an-tóir ar na cúrsaí 37 noun power of attractiontarraingt fem the draw of gold tarraingt an óir, dúil san ór