New English-Irish Dictionary

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figure on

informal (v + prep) TRANSITIVEI always figured on going to college bhí sé i gceist agam i gcónaí dul ar an gcoláiste, bhí rún agam i gcónaí dul ar an gcoláistethey didn't figure on the men leaving ní raibh siad ag súil go n-imeodh na fir, níor smaoinigh siad go n-imeodh na fir → see figure

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to put a figure on sth1 FIN, STAT quantify figiúr a chur ar rud2 establish monetary value luach a chur ar rud
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it's too small to figure on the map tá sé róbheag le bheith ar an léarscáil, tá sé róbheag le go mbeadh sé ar an léarscáil
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to put a human face on figures aghaidh dhaonna a chur ar fhigiúirí, cruth daonna a chur ar fhigiúirí
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the figures represent a huge improvement on last year is mór an feabhas iad na figiúirí ar an mbliain seo caite

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