low
adjective
1 adjective in value, numberíseal adj the temperature was low bhí an teocht íseallow interest rates rátaí ísle úisthe temperature is in the low twenties tá an teocht sna fichidí íslethe rent is lower tá an cíos níos íslecook it on a low heat (also cook it over a low heat) cócaráil ar theas íseal é 2 adjective on list, hierarchy, etcíseal adj education is low on the list of priorities tá an t-oideachas ag bun an liosta tosaíochtaí, is beag tosaíocht a thugtar don oideachaswe finished the season in a low position in the league bhíomar íseal sa tsraith ag deireadh an tséasúir, bhíomar gar do bhun na sraithe ag deireadh an tséasúirShow full entry
3 adjective poor, inferiordona adj3 droch- prefthe standard of play was low bhí droch-chaighdeán imeartha ann, bhí caighdeán na himeartha go dona 4 adjective containing little of sthar bheagán beag- prefa low cholesterol diet aiste bia nach bhfuil mórán colaistéaróil inti, aiste bia ar bheagán colaistéaróilthis milk is lower in fat tá níos lú méathrais sa bhainne seo, bainne é seo nach bhfuil mórán saille ann 5 adjective supply, stocks, etcgann adj food and drink are running low tá bia agus deoch ag éirí gannthey were low in money bhí ganntanas airgid orthu, bhí siad ar an ngannchuid ó thaobh airgid de 6 adjective especially ELECTRIC producing little brightness, energyíseal adj lag adj1 the batteries are running low tá na cadhnraí beagnach ídithe, tá na ceallraí ag éirí lag 7 adjective not deepíseal adj tanaí adj3 the river was low ní raibh mórán uisce san abhainn, bhí an t-uisce san abhainn tanaí, bhí an t-uisce san abhainn ísealthe tide was low bhí lag trá ann, bhí sé ina dhíthrá, bhí sé ina iarthrá 8 adjective in heightíseal adj they built a low wall thóg siad balla íseal 9 adjective depressed, lacking confidencehe was feeling low bhí sé in ísle brí, bhí sé lagbhríoch, bhí sé íseal ann féinshe had low expectations about her results ní raibh sí ag dúil le torthaí maithe, cheap sí gur drochthorthaí a gheobhadh síshe has low self-esteem is beag féinmheas atá aici, níl mórán féinmhuiníne aici 10 adjective not loudíseal adj fann adj faon adj1 her voice was very low bhí a glór an-íseal 11 adjective MUS in pitchíseal adj he played a lower note sheinn sé nóta níos ísle 12 adjective FASH neckíseal adj bráidíseal adj1her dress had a low neck bhí muineál íseal ar a gúna, bhí a gúna íseal ar a bráid 13 adjective dishonest, unfairsuarach adj1 cloíte adj3 táir adj1 it's pretty low of him to say that is suarach an mhaise dó é sin a ráthat's a low trick to pull is cloíte an beart é sin, is beart suarach é sin
adverb
14 adverb in value, levelíseal the value of the shares is lower today tá luach na scaireanna níos ísle inniuthe price of computers is much lower now tá praghas ríomhairí i bhfad níos ísle anois, tá ríomhairí i bhfad níos saoire anois 15 adverb especially ELECTRIC light, volume, etcgo híseal go lag turn the lamp down low ísligh an solas ar an lampa, ísligh an lampashe told me to turn the volume down low dúirt sí liom an fhuaim a chasadh síos go híseal 16 adverb near to ground, horizon etcgo híseal the sun was low in the sky bhí an ghrian go híseal sa spéirthey live low down in the valley tá siad ina gcónaí in íochtar an ghleanna, tá siad ina gcónaí thíos sa ghleannthe geese flew low over the lake d'eitil na géanna go híseal thar an lochhe bent down low to look under the bed chrom sé síos ar fad chun féachaint faoin leaba 17 adverb quietlygo híseal os íseal go ciúin he spoke low and I asked him to say it again labhair sé go híseal agus d'iarr mé air é a rá arís, labhair sé i gcogar agus d'iarr mé air é a rá arís 18 adverb dishonestly, unfairlyto stoop so low (also to sink so low) bheith chomh suarach sin, bheith chomh tútach sin, bheith chomh táir sinshe hadn't expected him to sink so low níor mheas sí go n-éireodh sé chomh suarach sinhow could you stoop so low as to steal money from her? cén chaoi a bhféadfá a bheith chomh suarach agus go ngoidfeá airgead uaithi?, nach náireach an mhaise duit airgead a ghoid uaithi?noun
19 noun on scaleíseal masc1 rates are at a record low of 1% tá na rátaí ag 1%, an ráta is ísle riamhthe temperature reached a low of two degrees bhí an teocht chomh híseal le dhá chéim 20 noun MET pressurelagrach masc1 area of low pressure réimse lagbhrú 21 noun depression, lack of confidenceI was experiencing a low at that time bhí mé in ísle brí san am, bhí beaguchtach orm ag an amhe has his share of highs and lows bíonn sé thuas seal thíos seal 22 noun cow soundgéim fem2 búir fem2 verb
23 verb INTRANSITIVEgéim verb búir verb she heard the cows lowing chuala sí na ba ag géimneach