New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: flood back · blink back · choke back · flick back · knock back · shoot back · sleek back · book bag · come back · drop back

look back

1 (v + adv) remember, reminisce INTRANSITIVEsmaoinigh siar c m uféach siar c m ubreathnaigh siar c m uamharc siar c m uthe article is looking back on his work tá an t-alt ag breathnú siar ar a chuid oibre, súil siar ar a chuid oibre atá san altpeople like to look back to the good old days is maith le daoine a bheith ag smaoineamh siar ar na laethanta a bhí 2 (v + adv) suffer setback INTRANSITIVEsince he moved to London he hasn't looked back ó bhog sé go Londain tá ag éirí thar barr leis, ó bhog sé go Londain tá ag éirí go seoigh leis, ó bhog sé go Londain níl aon stop leis → see look

Phrases and Examples in other entries

departing »

the book looks back at the departing 1980s breathnaítear siar sa leabhar ar na 1980idí atá ag sleamhnú uainn
far »

it depends how far back you look braitheann sé ar cé chomh fada siar agus a théann tú
good »

it's a good time to look back is am maith é chun breathnú siar
juncture »

it's an appropriate juncture to look back is am maith é le súil siar a chaitheamh ar chúrsaí
look up »

if I'm back I'll look you up má bhím ar ais buailfidh mé isteach chugat
nostalgia »

they look back with nostalgia on their youth bíonn cumha orthu i ndiaidh a n-óige, bíonn caitheamh i ndiaidh a n-óige acu
sure »

I looked back and, sure enough, there he was d'fhéach mé siar agus, go deimhin féin, bhí sé ansin

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