1 noun importance or degreeméid masc4 c m ufairsinge fem4 c m uthe extent of the damage is still unknownní fios fós an méid damáiste a rinneadhthe full extent of the crisis is now clearis léir anois cé chomh tromchúiseach agus atá an ghéarchéim2 noun size or areafairsinge fem4 c m uachar masc1 c m uthe door was open to its full extentbhí an doras ar lánoscailt
phrases
the extent to which
it illustrates the extent to which they rely on himléiríonn sé a oiread agus atá siad ag brath air, taispeánann sé cé chomh mór agus atá siad ag brath air
to a large extent
(also
to a great extent
, to a considerable extent
)den chuid is mó c m utríd is tríd c m ucuid mhaiththat's true, to a large extentis fíor sin, den chuid is mó; tá sé sin fíor, cuid mhaiththey agreed with me to a large extentd'aontaigh siad liom tríd is tríd, d'aontaigh siad cuid mhaith liom
to a greater extent
the same is true of him, but to an even greater extentis ionann an scéal dó siúd, níos mó fós fiú amháin
to a lesser extent
it happens to a lesser extent nowní tharlaíonn sé chomh minic anois
to some extent
(also
to a certain extent
)she's correct, to some extenttá an ceart aici, go pointe áirithe; tá cuid den cheart aici
to the extent that
sa mhéid gothey're similar to the extent that they're both mentá siad cosúil le chéile sa mhéid gur fir iad beirt
to the extent that ...
(also
to such an extent that
)they were poor, to the extent that they were often hungrybhí siad bocht, chomh bocht sin gur mhinic ocras orthu
to what extent
to what extent were they exaggerating?cá mhéad áibhéile a bhí siad a dhéanamh?to what extent was it true?cá mhéad den fhírinne a bhí ann?
