listen
1 verb pay attention to sound INTRANSITIVEéist verb are you listening? an bhfuil tú ag éisteacht?if you listen carefully you'll hear it má éisteann tú go cáiréiseach cloisfidh tú éto listen to sth éisteacht le rud, cluas a thabhairt do rudlisten to me! éist liom!I was listening to the music bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an gceol 2 verb pay heed INTRANSITIVEéist verb the government isn't listening níl an rialtas ag éisteachtthey never listen to anybody ní éisteann siad le duine ar bith riamh, ní thugann siad aird ar aon duine riamhShow full entry
3 interjection used to get attention INTRANSITIVEéist! interjListen! Forget it! Éist! Déan dearmad air!listen, we need to talk cogar, níor mhiste dúinn labhairt faoi chúrsaí; breathnaigh, caithfimid an rud a phlélisten here, have some sense! cogar i leith chugam, bíodh ciall agat!; gabh i leith anseo, bíodh ciall agat!; éist anois, bíodh ciall agat! 4 noun act of listeningéisteacht fem3 have a listen to this éist leis seothis might be worth a listen seans gurbh fhiú éisteacht leis seoI didn't hear it on the first listen níor chuala mé é ar an gcéad éisteacht, níor chuala mé é nuair a d'éist mé leis ar dtús