ease
noun
1 noun lack of difficultyéascaíocht fem3 they won the match with consummate ease bhuaigh siad an cluiche go héasca, bhain siad an cluiche gan stróthe room is on the ground floor for ease of access tá an seomra ar urlár na talún ionas go mbeidh sé éasca teacht air, tá an seomra ar urlár na talún ar mhaithe le héascaíocht rochtana 2 noun freedom from worriessócúlacht fem3 sómas masc1 socracht fem3 suaimhneas masc1 to have a life of ease bheith ar do sháimhín só, saol an mhadra bháin a bheith agat, an saol a bheith ar do dheis agatShow full entry
3 noun relaxed, confident mannernádúrthacht fem3 socracht fem3 stuaim fem2
verb
4 verb a process TRANSITIVEéascaigh verb réitigh verb it helps to ease the transition into work cuidíonn sé chun an t-athrú go dtí saol na hoibre a dhéanamh níos éascapreschool eased the way for primary school réitigh an naíonra an bealach don bhunscoil 5 verb problem, difficulty TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb laghdaigh verb this will ease the burden of debt maolóidh sé seo an t-ualach fiachait'll ease the pain maolóidh sé an phian, tabharfaidh sé faoiseamh beag duit ón bpian 6 verb problem etc: become less severe INTRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb lagaigh verb feabhsaigh verb the storm eased a bit mhaolaigh an stoirm de bheagán, lagaigh an stoirm beagáinín, lig an stoirm fúithi de bheagánthe situation has eased tá feabhas tagtha ar an scéal 7 verb rule, punishment, etc TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb laghdaigh verb the rules for immigrants have been eased tá na rialacha d'imircigh maolaithe, tá na rialacha d'imircigh bogtha 8 verb grip: become more relaxed INTRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb bog verb scaoil verb his grip eased slightly bhog a ghreim rud beag, scaoil a ghreim rud beag 9 verb relax (grip) TRANSITIVEbog verb scaoil verb maolaigh verb she eased her grip on my hand scaoil sí a greim ar mo lámh 10 verb move carefully INTRANSITIVEtú féin a scaoileadh go réidhtú féin a ligean go réidhI eased through the morning traffic rinne mé mo bhealach go deas réidh trí thrácht na maidine
TRANSITIVEhe eased himself out of the chair d'éirigh sé as an gcathaoir go deas réidh
11 verb move (sth/sb) carefully TRANSITIVEbog go réidhthe man eased himself in through the window chuaigh an fear isteach san fhuinneog go deas réidh 12 verb gradually achieve sth INTRANSITIVEdo bhealach a dhéanamh go deas réidhdul chun cinn a dhéanamh de réir a chéilethey eased their way to the final rinne siad a mbealach go deas réidh go dtí an cluiche ceannais 13 verb introduce sb gradually to sth TRANSITIVEthe course will ease you back to work cuideoidh an cúrsa leat filleadh ar an obair 14 verb FIN share prices etc: decrease in value INTRANSITIVEísligh verb laghdaigh verb interest rates eased slightly thit rátaí úis beagán