great
adjective
1 adjective of amount, degreean- pref mór adj1 iontach adj1 it's a great opportunity is deis iontach é, an-deis atá annit was of great benefit to them bhain siad an-tairbhe as, chuaigh sé go mór lena leasshe took great care of it thug sí an-aire dó, bhí sí iontach cúramach leis, thug sí aire na huibhe dóhe had great difficulty understanding her bhí an-deacracht aige í a thuiscint, bhí sé iontach doiligh aige í a thuiscintthey place great emphasis on punctuality tá an-bhéim acu ar an bponcúlacht, is mór acu an phointeáilteachtit's of great importance tá sé an-tábhachtach, tá an-tábhacht ag baint leisthat's a great pity is mór an trua é sinit gives me great pleasure to ... (also it is with great pleasure that I ...) is mór an pléisiúr dom ...; is cúis mhór áthais dom ...this is of much greater interest díol suime i bhfad níos mó is ea é seo, tá sé seo i bhfad níos spéisiúlashe did it with the greatest of ease rinne sí gan stró dá laghad é, rinne sí ar a bogstróc éwith the greatest of respect, you're wrong i gcead duit, tá dul amú ort 2 adjective of size, speed, etcan- pref mór adj1 there's a great distance between them tá achar mór eatarthu, tá siad achar fada ó chéilehe fell from a great height thit sé ó airde an-mhórthe great majority of people formhór mór na ndaoinethey move at great speed gluaiseann siad ar ardluas, bíonn an-siúl fúthuthese shoes are great value an-mhargadh iad na bróga seoa great weight was lifted from her shoulders tógadh ualach mór dá guaillíthe population of Asia is greater than the rest of the world tá daonra na hÁise níos mó ná an chuid eile den domhanShow full entry
3 adjective informal good, enjoyablean- pref iontach adj1 thar cionn thar barr everyone had a great day bhí an-lá ag gach duine, bhí lá iontach ag gach duineit was a great experience eispéireas den scoth ba ea é, eispéireas iontach a bhí annit's a great place to visit áit iontach é le cuairt a thabhairt air, is diail an áit é chun cuairt a thabhairt airwe had a great time bhí an-spórt againn, bhí an-chraic againn, bhí am ar dóigh againnthat's the great thing about it sin é an rud iontach mar gheall air, sin an rud is fearr faoiit's a great way to see the country is bealach iontach é chun an tír a fheiceáilthese shoes are great for walking tá na bróga seo thar barr le haghaidh siúilit's great to hear from you is iontach scéala a fháil uaitit was great to see him b'iontach é a fheiceáil, bhí sé go hiontach é a fheiceáil 4 adjective informal expressing liking for sbiontach adj1 an- pref sár- prefard- prefar fheabhas ar dóigh as a teacher, you were great mar mhúinteoir, bhí tú sármhaith; sármhúinteoir ba ea thúI trust her, I think she's really great tá muinín agam aisti, is dóigh liom go bhfuil sí ar fheabhas ar fadthe doctor was nice and the nurses were just great bhí an dochtúir go deas agus na haltraí thar cionn ar fad 5 adjective of friends: closemór adj1 he's a great friend of mine is cara mór de mo chuid é, is dlúthchara liom é, is páirtí mór dom éthey're great friends tá siad an-mhór le chéileSeán was very great with her bhí Seán an-mhór léi 6 adjective significantmór adj1 mór le rá what's your greatest achievement? cad é an rud is mó atá bainte amach agat?a great event in the country's history imeacht mór i stair na tíreit's not every day you see a great actor ní gach lá a fheiceann tú aisteoir mór le ráshe's one of the world's great artists tá sí ar ealaíontóirí móra an domhain 7 adjective informal very good at sthden scoth iontach adj1 sár- prefar dóigh he's a great dancer rinceoir den scoth is ea é, is sárdhamhsóir éshe's a great player is an-imreoir í, scoth imreora atá intihe's great at fixing things tá sé go hiontach ag deisiú rudaí, tá sé ar fheabhas ag cóiriú rudaíhe's great with children réitíonn sé go hiontach le páistí 8 adjective enthusiastiche's a great fan of traditional music tá sé an-tugtha don cheol traidisiúnta, tá sé an-tógtha leis an gceol traidisiúntashe's a great admirer of yours tá an-mheas aici ort, síleann sí a mhór díotI'm a great believer in starting work early creidim go láidir gur cheart tosú ag obair go luaththat woman's a great reader bean mhór léitheoireachta í sin 9 (also Great) adjective BOT, ZOOL, GEOG, HIST in namesmór adj1 mór- pref
► (animals etc)
great white shark siorc bán mórgreat reed warbler mórcheolaire giolcaí► (places etc)
the Great Barrier Reef an Mhórsceir Bhacainneachthe Great Wall of China Balla Mór na Síne► (historical events)
the Great Depression an Spealadh Mórthe Great Famine an Gorta Mór, an Drochshaoladverb
10 adverb informal very wellgo hiontach thar cionn ar fheabhas you're doing great tá tú ag déanamh thar cionn, tá ag éirí go hiontach leatshe's looking great tá cuma iontach uirthi, tá sí ag féachaint go hiontach, tá sí ag féachaint go diailyou played great d'imir tú thar cionn, d'imir tú ar fheabhas 11 adverb informal used for emphasisgreat big mór millteach, ollmhóra great big house teach mór millteachinterjection
12 interjection informal in approvalgo hiontach ar fheabhas togha go diail you're here - great! tá tú anseo - go hiontach!, tá tú anseo - go diail! 13 interjection informal, ironic in annoyanceiontach ar fheabhas It's raining again? Great! Tá sé ag báisteach arís? Iontach!noun
14 noun personlaoch masc1 she's considered to be one of the greats áirítear í ar na daoine is mó le rá, tá sí sa táinone of football's all time greats duine de laochra móra na peile, duine d'fhathaigh mhóra na peile 15 noun admired workthis novel is one of the year's greats tá an t-úrscéal seo ar mhórshaothair na bliana, tá an t-úrscéal seo ar shárshaothair na bliana