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lot

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noun
1 noun fate, destinycinniúint fem3  c m udán masc1  c m uthat was her lot sin é a bhí sa chinniúint aici, sin é a bhí i ndán di, sin é a bhí leagtha amach dithey're happy with their lot in life tá siad sásta lena saol 2 noun drawing straws etcit was decided by lot cuireadh ar crannchur éit fell to my lot is ormsa a thit sé, ar mo chrannsa a thit sé
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3 noun informal whole amountthey bought the lot cheannaigh siad an t-iomlán, cheannaigh siad a raibh annthat's our lot for today tá ár gcuidne déanta don lá inniu, sin é ár gcuidne don lá inniushe's the funniest of the lot is í is greannmhaire ar an iomlán acu, is í is greannmhaire astu ar fad 4 noun informal group of peopledream masc3  c m ubaicle fem4  c m uour lot are fine tá an dream s'againne go breá, tá an mhuintir s'againne go breáwhat about us lot? cad é fúinne?, céard fúinne?well done, you lot! maith sibh féin!they're a smart lot is dream cliste iad 5 noun intake, groupthe first lot of climbers an chéad bhaicle dreapadóirí, an chéad ghrúpa dreapadóirí 6 noun informal entire groupshe was proud of the lot of them bhí sí bródúil as an iomlán acu, bhí sí bródúil astu ar fad 7 noun batch, set, etcbeart masc1  c m ubaisc fem2  c m ulucht masc3  c m ulasta masc4  c m uthe first lot was returned cuireadh an chéad bheart ar aisthat was the last lot of money she got ba í sin an chrág dheireanach airgid a fuair sí, ba í sin an mhám dheireanach airgid a fuair síthey were sold in lots of three díoladh iad i mbearta de thrí cinn; díoladh iad, trí cinn le chéile 8 noun informal MED dose, coursebabhta masc4  c m uhe had another lot of chemo bhí babhta eile ceimiteiripe aige 9 noun (US) plot of landlota masc4  c m ugabháltas masc1  c m upaiste masc4  c m ua lot of land paiste talún, gabháltas talúnit was sold in lots díoladh é ina ghabháltais, díoladh é ina lotaí 10 noun (US) land for specific purposesuíomh masc1  c m uláithreán masc1  c m uhe owns a building lot tá láithreán tógála aigethe car was parked on the lot bhí an carr páirceáilte sa chlós 11 noun CINE in filminga vacant lot in Hollywood láthair fholamh in Hollywood, suíomh folamh in Hollywoodwe couldn't get onto the film lot níor éirigh linn fáil isteach ar shuíomh an scannáin 12 noun auction itemmír fem2  c m uluchtóg fem2  c m u
adverb
13 adverb frequentlyit happens a lot tarlaíonn sé go minic, is minic a tharlaíonn séthey go out a lot téann siad amach go minic 14 adverb significantlyi bhfad  c m uwe're a lot healthier táimid i bhfad níos sláintiúlahis handwriting has improved a lot tá a chuid scríbhneoireachta i bhfad níos fearr, tá feabhas mór ar a chuid scríbhneoireachta 15 adverb great dealhaving a car helps a lot is mór an cuidiú é carr a bheith agatthey talk a lot bíonn go leor cainte acu, déanann siad go leor cainte, déanann siad an-chuid caintethanks a lot go raibh míle maith agat, míle buíochas
pronoun
16 pronoun great deala lot go leor, a lán, mórán, cuid mhórrather a lot cuid mhaith, roinnt mhaith, cuid mhór, an-chuidhe ate a lot d'ith sé go leor, d'ith sé an t-uafáshe knows quite a lot about fishing tá go leor ar eolas aige faoi chúrsaí iascaireachtathere's an awful lot going on tá go leor leor ag tarlú, tá an t-uafás ag tarlú, tá an-chuid ag tarlúshe has a lot left to do tá go leor le déanamh fós aici, tá mórán le déanamh aici go fóillthere's not a lot to say níl mórán le ránot a whole lot has changed níl mórán athraithe, is beag atá athraithe
determiner
17 significant amount or number determinera lot of go leor, lear mór, neartI don't have a lot of time níl mórán ama agam, níl an t-uafás ama agamwhat a lot of rubbish a leithéid de sheafóidthey've made an awful lot of progress tá an-mhórán dul chun cinn déanta acu
phrases

to throw your lot in with sb

(also

to cast your lot in with sb

) dul i bpáirt le duinedul i bpáirtíocht le duine

to draw lots

(also

to cast lots

) to draw lots for sth rud a chur ar chrainn, crainn a chaitheamh ar rudthey drew lots to decide who'd go chuir siad ar chrainn é chun a fháil amach cé a rachadh

to be a bad lot

they're a bad lot is olc an dream iad, is olc an éadáil iad, tá drochbhraon iontu, drochdhaoine atá iontu

to be the best of a bad lot

it's the best of a bad lot níl de rogha ann ach é, rogha an dá dhíogha is ea é

to have a lot on your mind

she has a lot on her mind tá go leor ar a hintinn aici, tá go leor ag déanamh imní di, tá go leor ag cur as di

to have a lot on your plate

he has a lot on his plate tá go leor ar a aire, tá go leor le déanamh aige, tá a sháith ar a ghogán aige

to have a lot to answer for

they have a lot to answer for tá go leor le cúiteamh acu

to make the best of a bad lot

they had to make the best of a bad lot bhí orthu teacht leis, bhí orthu déanamh leis, bhí orthu cuma éigin a chur ar dhrochmhargadh

to be all over the lot

(US), informal bheith ar fud na háitebheith an-trí chéile

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