full
adjective
1 adjective containing maximum quantitylán adj1 the bag is full tá an mála lánthe pot was full of water bhí an pota lán uisce, bhí an pota lán le huiscea full tank of petrol tanc iomlán peitril, lán tanc de pheitrealdon't talk with your mouth full ná bí ag caint agus do bhéal lánthe glass is full up tá an ghloine lán go barrfull to the brim (also full to the top) lán go barr, lán go béal, lán go bruachfull to overflowing (also full to bursting) ag cur thar maoilthe hall was full to capacity bhí an halla lán go doras, bhí lán an tí sa halla 2 adjective in relative termslán adj1 how full is the car park? cé chomh lán agus atá an carrchlós?it was a quarter full bhí an ceathrú cuid de lánthe glass is only half full níl an ghloine ach leathlánShow full entry
3 adjective after eatinglán adj1 sách adj I'm full tá mé lán, tá mo bholg lán, tá mé sáchthey're full up tá siad lán go béal, tá siad ag pléascadhshe went swimming on a full stomach chuaigh sí ag snámh ar bholg lán 4 adjective having much of sthlán adj1 it's full of holes tá sé lán de phoillthe house is full of pictures tá an teach lán de phictiúir, tá an teach lán pictiúrshe's full of ideas tá sí lán smaointe, tá a lán smaointe aici 5 adjective having much of particular qualitylán adj1 she was full of energy bhí sí lán fuinnimh, bhí sí lán le bríthe garden is full of colour tá an gairdín lán le dathanna, tá mórán dathanna sa ghairdín 6 adjective with emotionthe kids are full of excitement tá na páistí an-tógtha, tá sceitimíní ar na páistíhe was full of hope bhí sé lán dóchais 7 adjective eager to talk about sththey were full of the match bhí siad lán cainte faoin gcluiche, ní raibh as a mbéal ach an cluicheshe's full of it since her course finished tá sí an-tógtha leis ó chríochnaigh a cúrsa 8 adjective having much to saythey were full of praise for the show thug siad ardmholadh don seó, mhol siad an seó go haershe was full of questions bhí go leor ceisteanna aici, bhí airde ceisteanna aici 9 adjective busy, hecticlán adj1 gnóthach adj1 broidiúil adj2 my diary is full tá mo dhialann lánwe have a full day tomorrow tá lá gnóthach romhainn amárach 10 adjective completeiomlán adj1 lán- prefar fad go léir the full range of products an réimse iomlán táirgíhe took full responsibility ghlac sé lánfhreagracht, ghlac sé leis an bhfreagracht iomlánat full cost ar lánchostasthey have a full list of accommodation tá liosta iomlán lóistín acuhe made a full recovery tháinig biseach iomlán air, bhí sé ar ais ar a sheanléim 11 adjective maximumiomlán adj1 lán- prefina iomláine the full force of the wind fórsa iomlán na gaoithe, fórsa na gaoithe ina iomláinehe turned the radio on full blast chas sé air an raidió chomh hard agus ab fhéidirshe was running at full speed (also at full pelt) bhí sí ag rith ar lánluas, bhí sí ag rith an méid a bhí ina corpto take full advantage of sth lántairbhe a bhaint as rudshe reached her full potential bhain sí barr a cumais amach 12 adjective membership, rights, etciomlán adj1 lán- preffull membership ballraíocht iomlán, lánbhallraíocht fem3they became full members of the EU bhain siad ballraíocht iomlán amach san AE 13 adjective description, accountiomlán adj1 we demand a full report táimid ag éileamh tuairisc iomlánthey've got the full story tá an scéal iomlán acu, tá an scéal ina iomláine acu 14 adjective emphasising amountiomlán adj1 he was sick for two full years bhí sé tinn ar feadh dhá bhliain iomlán 15 adjective figure, part of bodytéagartha adj3 toirtiúil adj2 she has a full figure tá sí téagarthathe jacket suits fuller figures oireann an chasóg do dhaoine téagartha 16 adjective FASH skirt, sleeves, etcfairsing adj1 the dress has a full skirt tá sciorta fairsing ar an ngúna, tá sciorta lán ar an ngúna 17 adjective hair: having bodytiubh adj I prefer a slightly fuller style is fearr liom stíl a bhfuil rud beag níos mó téagair inti 18 adjective flavour etcláidir adj this wine has a fuller flavour tá blas níos láidre ar an bhfíon seo 19 adjective informal drunkar meisce ólta adj3
adverb
20 adverb directlydíreach he kissed her full on the lips phóg sé í díreach ar a beolahe was staring at her full in the face bhí sé ag stánadh díreach isteach ina haghaidh