tender
adjective
1 adjective FOOD easy to eat or cutbog adj1 mín adj1 make sure the meat is tender déan cinnte de go bhfuil an fheoil bog 2 adjective sore, painfulgoilliúnach adj1 leochaileach adj1 frithir adj1 soghortaithe adj3 my foot was tender to the touch bhí mo chos tinn faoi mo lámh, bhí mo chos nimhneach dá mbainfí diShow full entry
3 adjective gentle, caringlách adj macánta adj3 caoin adj1 mín adj1 4 adjective lovingceanúil adj2 grámhar adj1 muirneach adj1 tender smile gáire beag grámhar, meangadh muirneach 5 adjective BOT (of plant) delicateleochaileach adj1 6 adjective (of issue etc) sensitiveíogair adj1 leochaileach adj1 cigilteach adj1 cáiréiseach adj1 a tender subject ábhar cigilteachwe don't want to offend those with tender sensibilities nílimid ag iarraidh cur isteach orthu siúd ar furasta iad a ghortú 7 adjective youngóg adj1 he began at the tender age of eleven thosaigh sé agus gan é ach aon bhliain déag d'aoischildren of tender years leanaí óga
noun
8 noun COMM bidtairiscint fem3 tenders for the work tairiscintí ar an obairthe board invited tenders thug an bord cuireadh chun tairiscintíthey submitted a tender for the contract chuir siad tairiscint isteach ar an gconradh 9 noun COMM process of inviting bidsthe work was put out to tender cuireadh an obair amach ar tairiscintthe contract was won by tender fuarthas an conradh thrí thairiscint 10 noun TRANSP, NAUT boatbád freastailfreastalán masc1 11 (also fire tender) noun TRANSP fire service vehicleinneall dóiteáin 12 noun TRANSP part of steam traincarr breoslaverb
13 verb bid to provide sth INTRANSITIVEtairiscint a chur isteachthey've tendered for the work chuir siad tairiscint isteach ar an obair
14 verb COMM invite bids for TRANSITIVEtairiscintí a lorg le haghaidhthe service was tendered lorgaíodh tairiscintí le haghaidh na seirbhíse 15 verb offer TRANSITIVEtabhair verb tairg verb cuir ar fáil the minister tendered his resignation thairg an t-aire éirí as oifigto tender advice to sb comhairle a chur ar fáil do dhuineyou should tender her an apology ba cheart duit do leithscéal a ghabháil léi 16 verb give money TRANSITIVEtabhair verb tairg verb please tender the correct fare bíodh an táille bheacht agat, le do thoil; tabhair uait an táille bheacht, más é do thoil é