go around
(alsogo round
) 1 (v + adv) habitually do sth INTRANSITIVEtéigh timpeall PhrV gabh thart he went around grinning like an idiot bhí sé ag dul thart agus straois go cluas air 2 (v + adv) move around INTRANSITIVEgabh thart téigh timpeall PhrV they went around from house to house chuaigh siad timpeall ó theach go teach
TRANSITIVEshe goes around the local companies téann sí thart ar na comhlachtaí áitiúla
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3 (v + adv) circulate
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag dul thart bheith ag dul timpeallbheith ag imeacht there's a cold going round tá slaghdán ag dul timpeall, tá slaghdán ag gabháil thartthere's a rumour going around that I'm quitting tá ráfla ag dul thart go bhfuil mé ag éirí as
TRANSITIVEa joke was going around the office bhí jóc ag dul thart san oifig, bhí jóc á reic san oifig
4 (v + adv) be distributed INTRANSITIVEthere was more money to go around bhí níos mó airgid ar fáilwe have enough to go around tá ár ndóthain againn le dul thart, tá riar ár gcáis againn 5 (v + adv) call in INTRANSITIVEtéigh timpeall PhrV gabh thart she went around to her sister's house chuaigh sí timpeall chuig teach a deirféar, bhuail sí thart tigh a deirféarI'll go around to collect it rachaidh mé thart chun é a bhailiú → see go