lot
noun
1 noun fate, destinycinniúint fem3 dán masc1 that 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 séShow full entry
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 baicle fem4 our 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 baisc fem2 lucht masc3 lasta masc4 the 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 he had another lot of chemo bhí babhta eile ceimiteiripe aige 9 noun (US) plot of landlota masc4 gabháltas masc1 paiste masc4 a 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 láithreán masc1 he 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 luchtóg fem2
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 we'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 buíochaspronoun
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 athraithedeterminer
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