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1 preposition inside, withini prep istigh i ► (container, vehicle, room)
it's in a box tá sé i mboscathe woman in the car an bhean atá sa charrhe's in the house tá sé istigh sa teachwhat else is in those cupboards? cad é eile atá sna cófraí sin?the dog isn't allowed in here níl cead ag an madra a bheith istigh anseo, níl cead ag an madra teacht isteach anseohe's in there now tá sé istigh ansin anoisthe drawer that had the money in it an tarraiceán a raibh an t-airgead ann, an tarraiceán ina raibh an t-airgead► (town, country or other area)
I met him in town casadh orm ar an mbaile mór é, bhuail mé leis sa bhaile mórhe was in Spain bhí sé sa Spáinnin Belfast i mBéal Feirsteshe's in Dublin tá sí i mBaile Átha Cliathin Limerick i Luimneachin Knock ar an gCnocin Strabane ar an Srath Bán► (institution)
she's in hospital tá sí san ospidéalhe's in school at the moment tá sé ar scoil san am i láthairshe's in prison tá sí sa phríosún► (object, space, substance)
the sun was high in the sky bhí an ghrian go hard sa spéirhe put some oil in the water chuir sé roinnt ola san uiscehe asked for a whiskey with a little water in it d'iarr sé uisce beatha agus deoir uisce tríd► (book, document, film, etc)
that's in the next chapter tá sé sin sa chéad chaibidil eilewas he in that film? an raibh sé sa scannán sin?she read it in the newspaper léigh sí ar an nuachtán é, léigh sí sa pháipéar é► (held in, enclosed by)
it was in his hand bhí sé ina lámh 2 preposition intoisteach i she put it in her bag chuir sí isteach ina mála éShow full entry
3 preposition activity, occupation, etci prep she has a diploma in journalism tá dioplóma san iriseoireacht aicithey discussed developments in medicine phléigh siad forbairtí i gcúrsaí leighishe's in publishing tá sé ag obair i gcúrsaí foilsitheoireachta, tá sé ag gabháil don fhoilsitheoireachtshe's in the Civil Service tá sí sa Státseirbhís, tá sí ag obair sa Státseirbhís 4 preposition people, animals etci prep i measc i gcás what's the cause of this disease in humans? cad is cúis leis an ngalar seo i measc daoine?, cad is cúis leis an ngalar seo sa duine?she hated to see suffering in animals b'fhuath léi ainmhithe a fheiceáil ag fulaingt 5 preposition person with particular qualitieshe has a good friend in Seán is maith an cara dó Seán, is cara mór leis é Seánthey picked a good forward in de Paor roghnaigh siad tosaí maith, mar atá, an Paorach 6 preposition with expressions of time
► (month, year, season, etc)
he was here in April bhí sé anseo i mí Aibreáinshe died in 2003 fuair sí bás in 2003, d'éag sí sa bhliain 2003I get up at eight in the morning éirím ar a hocht ar maidinthey'll be back in the winter beidh siad ar ais sa gheimhreadh► (period of time in future)
faoi cheann i gceann I'll see you in a week's time feicfidh mé faoi cheann seachtaine thúhe'll be here in a few days beidh sé anseo i gceann cúpla lá► (within period of time)
he managed to do it in an hour d'éirigh leis é a dhéanamh taobh istigh d'uair an chloig, d'éirigh leis é a dhéanamh laistigh d'uair an chloig, níor ghlac sé ach uair an chloig air lena dhéanamhshe hasn't seen him much in the last two months ní fhaca sí mórán de le dhá mhí anuas► (indicating lapse of time)
le prep I haven't seen you in years ní fhaca mé thú leis na bliantathat's the best film I've seen in ages sin é an scannán is fearr dá bhfaca mé le fada an lá► (during)
le linn i gcaitheamh i rith more than a million people died in the famine fuair breis agus milliún duine bás le linn an ghorta, cailleadh breis agus milliún duine i gcaitheamh an drochshaoilnever in all my life riamh i mo shaol, le mo bheo 7 preposition within particular rangei prep the temperature was in the 20s bhí an teocht sna 20idía woman in her early forties bean sna luathdhaichidíhe's still only in his teens níl sé ach sna déaga fós 8 preposition state, condition, situationthe company's in a bind because of its debts tá an comhlacht i bponc mar gheall ar na fiacha atá airher hair's in good condition tá dea-bhail ar a cuid gruaige, tá dóigh mhaith ar a cuid gruaigein all the fuss I lost my purse sa ruaille buaille ar fad chaill mé mo sparánin my haste I forgot my bag mar gheall ar an deifir a bhí orm a bhí orm, rinne mé dearmad ar mo mhála; de bharr an deabhaidh a bhí orm, rinne mé dearmad ar mo mhála; rinne mé dearmad de mo mhála ar mhéad a bhí de dheifir ormshe was injured in the panic gortaíodh í sa tamhach táische was in the prime of life bhí sé i mbláth a mhaitheasahe was in tears when they lost the match bhris an gol air nuair a chaill siad an cluiche, nuair a chaill siad an cluiche bhí na deora leishe's in trouble, isn't he? tá sé i dtrioblóid, nach bhfuil?I'm so busy that my brain is in a turmoil tá mé chomh gnóthach sin go bhfuil mé go hiomlán trí chéile'Was anyone following you?' he asked in a whisper. 'An raibh duine ar bith do do leanúint?' ar seisean de chogar. 9 preposition of relationshipi prep the classes are run in association with the university eagraítear na ranganna i gcomhar leis an ollscoilwe work in partnership with other agencies oibrímid i gcomhpháirt le gníomhaireachtaí eilehe was falling in love with her bhí sé ag titim i ngrá léi 10 preposition clothinga man in a suit was at the door bhí fear a raibh culaith air ag an dorasthe children were dressed in sailor suits bhí cultacha mairnéalaigh ar na páistíask the lady in green cuir ceist ar an mbean a bhfuil na héadaí glasa uirthi 11 preposition colourthe words were written in red le litreacha dearga a bhí na focail scríofado you have this jumper in blue? an bhfuil an geansaí seo agaibh i ngorm?, an bhfuil an geansaí seo agaibh agus dath gorm air? 12 preposition material, substancecurtains in white silk cuirtíní de shíoda bán 13 preposition method, style, mediumthey're paid in cash íoctar iad le hairgead tirim, is in airgead tirim a íoctar iadwe can print in colour is féidir linn priontáil dhaite a dhéanamhthe form should be completed in black ink ba chóir an fhoirm a chomhlánú le dúch dubh, ba chóir dúch dubh a úsáid chun an fhoirm a chomhlánú 14 preposition order, arrangementi prep they're in chronological order tá siad in ord croineolaíochthe pupils stood in twos bhí na daltaí ina seasamh ina mbeirteanna 15 preposition languagei prep as prep say that in French abair é sin i bhFraincisshe spoke to me in Irish labhair sí liom i nGaeilge, labhair sí liom as Gaeilge, as Gaeilge a labhair sí liom 16 preposition group, organisationshe's in the Gardaí tá sí sna Gardaí, tá sí leis na Gardaíyou're not in the team níl tú ar an bhfoireann 17 preposition as regardsthere's a difference in their attitude to clothes ní hionann an dearcadh atá acu ar éadaí, tá tuairimí éagsúla acu faoi éadaíthere was an improvement in the quality of their work tháinig feabhas ar chaighdeán a gcuid oibrethere has been a rise in student numbers tá méadú tagtha ar líon na mac léinn 18 preposition measurementthis insect is one centimetre in length tá an fheithid seo aon cheintiméadar ar fada fish of more than four kilograms in weight iasc a bhfuil breis agus ceithre chileagram meáchain annit comes in half-litres or pints tá sé ar fáil ina leathlítir nó ina phiontaí 19 preposition doing sththe council was right in refusing planning permission bhí an ceart ag an gcomhairle cead pleanála a dhiúltúshe spoke publicly about it and in doing so was criticised labhair sí go poiblí faoi agus cáineadh í dá bharr 20 preposition quantity, numberi prep how many cents are there in three euro? cá mhéad cent atá i dtrí euro? 21 preposition ratiosas prep in aghaidh there's a one in four chance we'll reach the final tá seans as ceathair againn an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amachadverb
22 adverb into room, container, etcisteach bring him in tabhair isteach éhe went in chuaigh sé isteach, isteach leisthe man followed her in lean an fear isteach íthe manager asked him to come in for an interview d'iarr an bainisteoir air teacht isteach le haghaidh agallaimhit was raining so she asked him in bhí sé ag cur báistí agus d'iarr sí air teacht isteach 23 adverb within institutionistigh to keep sb in duine a choinneáil istigh, duine a choimeád istigh 24 adverb at home, place of work, etcistigh to stay in fanacht istighdrop in any time buail isteach am ar bithis your mother in? an bhfuil do mháthair istigh?, an bhfuil do mháthair sa bhaile?I'll be in at nine tomorrow beidh mé istigh ar a naoi amárach, tiocfaidh mé isteach ar a naoi amárachwhat time did you get in last night? cad é an t-am ar tháinig tusa isteach aréir 25 adverb submittedthe form has to be in by Friday ní mór an fhoirm a chur isteach faoin Aoine, caithfidh an fhoirm a bheith istigh Dé hAoine ar a mhoille 26 adverb available in shopar fáil istigh they're getting more in tomorrow beidh níos mó istigh acu amárach, beidh níos mó ar fáil uathu amárachhe wants to buy it but the shop has none in is mian leis é a cheannach ach níl sé ar fáil sa siopa 27 adverb to destinationwhat time does the flight get in? cén t-am a dtiocfaidh an t-eitleán isteach?, cén t-am a mbeidh an eitilt istigh?the seven o'clock train is in tá traein a seacht a chlog tagtha isteach, tá traein a seacht a chlog istigh 28 adverb SPOR within area of playistigh 29 adverb SPOR in cricketistigh 30 adverb POL in office, electedi réim i gcumhacht istigh the party was in for four years bhí an páirtí i gcumhacht ar feadh ceithre blianahe stood in the election and got in sheas sé sa toghchán agus toghadh é, sheas sé sa toghchán agus d'éirigh leis 31 adverb onto form etcisteach fill the form in líon isteach an fhoirmtype in the product you're looking for scríobh isteach an táirge atá uait, clóscríobh an táirge atá de dhíth ort 32 adverb inwardsisteach the roof fell in thit an díon isteach, thug an díon uaidhshe kicked the door in chiceáil sí an doras isteach, chiceáil sí síos an doras 33 adverb tidethe tide is coming in tá sé ag líonadh, tá an taoide ag teacht isteach, tá sé ag tuilethe tide is in tá sé ina lán mara, tá sé ina bharr láin, tá an taoide istigh, tá sé ina thuileadjective
34 adjective informalsan fhaisean faiseanta adj3 mini skirts are in at the moment tá mionsciortaí san fhaisean faoi láthairthe in thing an nós atá i réim anois, an rud a bhfuil tóir air faoi láthairthe in place an áit a dtéann gach duine, an áit atá san fhaisean