New English-Irish Dictionary

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existence

1 noun state or fact of existingbheith ann c m ubheith ar marthainbeithsine technical term fem4 c m uare they still in existence? an ann dóibh fós?, an bhfuil siad ann i gcónaí?they came into existence in the 18th century tháinig ann dóibh san 18ú haois 2 noun lifesaol masc1 c m ubeatha fem4 c m u 3 noun PHIL all that existsan saol masc1 c m uan uile familiar fem4

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call »

to call into existence (also to call into being) cruthúthey believe that the world was called into existence by God creideann siad gur Dia a chruthaigh an domhan
carefree »

she lives a carefree existence tá sí chomh haerach leis na héin
drab »

she was tired of her drab existence bhí sí bréan den saol leamh a bhí aici
eke »

eke out a living/existence bheith beo ar an mbeagán, bheith beo ar an anás, do bheatha a thabhairt i dtír más ar éigean éhe ekes out a living on the side of the mountain tá sé beo ar an mbeagán ar thaobh an tsléibhe, saothraíonn sé a chuid ar éigean ar thaobh an tsléibhe
lead¹ »

to lead a sad existence saol beag brónach a bheith agat
monastic »

they lived an almost monastic existence ba gheall le saol manach a bhí acu, mhair siad mar a bheidís ina gcónaí i mainistir
pamper »

a pampered existence saol sócúlach
rapidly »

we're rapidly approaching our tenth year in existence is gearr go mbeimid deich mbliana ar an bhfód
rootless »

homeless children have a rootless existence bíonn saol an-mhíshocair ag páistí gan dídean, saol nach bhfuil aon bhunús daingean faoi a bhíonn ag páistí gan dídean
unconsciousness »

his unconsciousness of our existence is what annoyed me chuir sé as dom nach raibh a fhios aige gurbh ann dúinn
wretchedness »

it captures the wretchedness of their existence léiríonn sé ainnise a saoil

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