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1 noun typecineál masc1 saghas masc1 sórt masc1 the usual form of communication an gnáthchineál cumarsáideform of government córas rialtais, cineál rialtaissome form of sport is recommended moltar spórt de shaghas éigin, moltar spórt de shórt éigin, moltar cineál éigin spóirtform of transport córas iompair 2 noun way sth appearscineál masc1 saghas masc1 sórt masc1 bullying can take many forms is iomaí cineál bulaíochta annit took the form of a witch hunt feachtas géarleanúna a bhí annsupport in the form of sponsorship tacaíocht i bhfoirm urraíochtain digital form i gcruth digiteach, go digiteachin electronic form i bhfoirm leictreonach, go leictreonachin paper form ar pár, ar páipéarin all its forms d'aon chineál, de shaghas ar bith, de gach aon sórt, is cuma cén cineálin any shape or form ar aon bhealach, d'aon chineál, ar dhóigh ar bithin some form or other de chineál éigin, faoi chló amháin nó eileShow full entry
3 noun shapecruth masc3 riocht masc3 human form cruth daonnafemale form cruth baineannin the form of i gcruth, i bhfoirm, i riochtshe appeared in the form of a swan nocht sí i riocht ealato take the form of sth (also to assume the form of) cruth ruda a ghlacadh, cuma ruda a chur ort féin 4 noun vague shapescáil fem2 cruth masc3 they saw a strange form on the horizon chonaic siad scáil aisteach ar fhíor na spéire 5 noun documentfoirm fem2 to fill in a form foirm a líonadh, foirm a chomhlánúregistration form foirm chláraithe 6 noun ability to performto be in outstanding form bheith i mbarr do mhaitheasato have a return to form bheith ar ais ar do sheanléim, bheith os cionn do bhuille athuairhe suffered a loss of form ní raibh sé chomh maith agus ba dhual dó, bhí sé as a bhuille 7 noun mood, healthbail fem2 riocht masc3 giúmar masc1 to recover your form teacht ar ais ar do sheanléim, teacht chugat féin arísto be in bad form drochspion a bheith ort, drochghiúmar a bheith ort, cros an diabhail a bheith ortto be in good form bheith i mbarr do shláinte, dea-bhail a bheith ort, spion maith a bheith ort 8 noun SPOR of horses, dogstaifead rása to study form (also to study the form) súil a chaitheamh ar an taifead rása 9 noun customgnás masc1 gnáthnós masc1 nósmhaireacht fem3 to know the form cur amach a bheith agat ar chúrsaí mar atáI wasn't sure what the form was ní raibh mé cinnte cad é an gnáthnós a bhí i bhfeidhm, ní raibh mé cinnte cén nósmhaireacht a bhí i dtreisthey're sent out as a matter of form is é an gnáthchleachtas iad a chur amach, is iondúil go seoltar amach iadI'm not asking simply as a matter of form ní de ghrá na ceiste atá mé á fhiafraí, ní go díreach ar mhaithe le ceist a chur atá mé 10 noun ED classrang masc3 form teacher múinteoir foirme 11 noun ED yearbliain fem3 12 noun LING of wordleagan masc1 foirm fem2 form of a word leagan d'fhocalthe dative form foirm an tabharthaighthe singular form an uimhir uatha 13 noun ART, LIT, MUS structurefoirm fem2 cineál masc1 form and content foirm agus ábharthis poem is traditional in form tá an dán seo traidisiúnta ó thaobh foirme de, leagan amach traidisiúnta atá ar an dán seo 14 noun ART, LIT genrefoirm fem2 cineál masc1 new literary forms came to the fore tháinig foirmeacha nua liteartha chun tosaigh 15 noun of expressionthey tried to find a form of words acceptable to all rinne siad iarracht friotal a aimsiú a mbeadh glacadh ag cách leis 16 noun informal POLICE criminal recordcúlra coiriúil taifead coiriúil to have form taifead coiriúil a bheith agat 17 noun benchbinse masc4 forma masc4 18 noun hare's lairleaba dhearg gnáthóg fem2
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19 verb develop INTRANSITIVEnew cells form overnight cruthaítear cealla nua thar oíche, déantar cealla nua thar oícheclouds were forming bhí scamaill ag bailiú
20 verb shape TRANSITIVEdéan verb cuir i gcruth VPform the mixture into triangles déan triantáin as an meascán, cuir an meascán i gcruth triantán 21 verb arrange INTRANSITIVEthey formed into a circle rinne siad ciorcalthe crowd formed into three lines rinneadh trí líne den slua, rinne an slua trí líne, cuireadh an slua i dtrí líne
22 verb LING word part TRANSITIVEtabhair verb déan verb these come together to form the plural tagann siad seo le chéile chun an t-iolra a thabhairt 23 verb idea, plan, etc TRANSITIVEto form an idea teacht ar smaoineamh, barúil a fhorbairtto form a plan plean a dhéanamh, plean a chur le chéile, teacht ar phleanto form a picture in your head pictiúr a bheith agat i do cheann
INTRANSITIVEan idea was forming at the back of my mind bhí smaoineamh ag fabhrú i gcúl mo chinnan image of the scene formed in his mind shamhlaigh sé an radharc, taibhsíodh an radharc dó
24 verb relationship TRANSITIVEthey formed a strong bond d'éirigh siad an-mhór le chéile, bhí caidreamh an-mhaith acu le chéile 25 verb constitute TRANSITIVEit forms a vital part of the strategy is cuid lárnach den straitéis é 26 verb group, organisation etc 27 verb influence development of TRANSITIVEmúnlaigh verb their personality is formed early in their life múnlaítear a bpearsantacht go luath ina saol