New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: get round · bat around · cat around · go around · put around · sit around · get around to · eejit around · fart around · gaze around

get around

1 (v + adv) walk about

INTRANSITIVEbog thart c m ubog timpeall c m uI have a walking stick to get around tá bata siúil agam chun bogadh thart

TRANSITIVEbog timpeall c m ubog thart faoishe can get around the house tá sí in ann bogadh timpeall an tí, tig léi bogadh thart faoin teach

2 (v + adv) travel about

INTRANSITIVEtaistil timpeall c m utéigh thart c m uthe trams are a good way to get around is slí mhaith chun taisteal timpeall iad na tramanna

TRANSITIVEtaistil timpeall c m utéigh thart ar PhrV c m uthey use taxis to get around town úsáideann siad tacsaithe chun taisteal timpeall an bhaile

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3 (v + adv) spread

INTRANSITIVEscaip verb c m uleath verb c m utéigh thart PhrV c m uthe news soon got around ba ghearr gur scaip an scéal, ba ghairid gur leath an scéal

TRANSITIVEword got around the area that he was dead scaip an scéal ar fud an cheantair go raibh sé marbh

4 (v + prep) circumvent TRANSITIVEtéigh timpeall ar c m utéigh thart ar c m useachain verb c m uthese are difficult problems to get around níl sé éasca gabháil timpeall ar na fadhbanna seothere's no getting around it ní féidir é a sheachaint, caithfear aghaidh a thabhairt air, níl dul taobh anonn de 5 (v + prep) persuade TRANSITIVEmeall verb c m uhe got around her with flattery mheall sé le plámás í 6 (v + adv) be promiscuous INTRANSITIVEhe gets around fear mór ban é, fear mór leathair é → see get

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