New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: keep out · keep in · keep on · keep to · keep up · keepnet · keep after · keep on at · keep away · keep back

keep at

1 (v + prep) persist with TRANSITIVEcoinnigh le PhrV c m ucoimeád le VP c m ukeep at it, girls! coinnígí leis, a chailíní! 2 (v + prep) remind sb TRANSITIVEcoinnigh le PhrV c m ushe kept at me about it bhí sí i gcónaí ag gabháil dom faoi, bhí sí de shíor do mo chrá faoi → see keep

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keep them at arm's length ná lig dóibh teacht róchóngarach duit, coinnigh fad do sciatháin uait iad
bay »

to keep sth at bay rud a choinneáil ó dhoras, rud a sheachaintit keeps colds at bay coinníonn sé slaghdáin ó dhorasit was an attempt to keep trouble at bay iarracht a bhí ann trioblóid a sheachaint
bay »

to keep sb at bay duine a choinneáil ó dhorasit keeps the bailiffs at bay coinníonn sé na báillí ó dhoras
distance »

to keep sb at a distance duine a choinneáil fad láimhe uait, coinneáil amach ó dhuine
freezing »

keep it at or below freezing coinnigh é ag an reophointe nó faoina bhun
hand »

keep your inhaler at hand coinnigh d'análóir in aice láimhe
keep »

to keep sb at it informal duine a choinneáil ag obairI kept them at it all day choinnigh mé ag obair iad an lá ar fad, níor lig mé dóibh staonadh an lá ar fad
keep »

keep them inside at night coimeád laistigh istoíche iad
keep »

don't keep looking over at them stop ag féachaint anonn orthu
keep on at »

don't keep on at me ná bí ag gabháil dom, ná bí do mo chrá
keep on at »

they kept on at him to retire bhí siad de shíor ag tathant air dul ar scor
on »

to be on at sb (also to go on at sb, to keep on at sb) informal bheith ag gabháil do dhuinehe's always on at me about my friends bíonn sé ag gabháil dom de shíor faoi mo chairde, bíonn sé do mo chrá de shíor faoi mo chairde
simmer »

keep it at a simmer coinnigh ar suanbhruith é
vigil »

they kept a constant vigil at her bedside d'fhan siad ina suí cois leapa léi
worry at »

he keeps worrying at his lip bíonn sé i gcónaí ag cogaint a liopa, bíonn sé i gcónaí ag spochadh lena liopa

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