New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: care for · fake fur · make of · mine for · make up for · make after · base form · cater for · make over · make-work

make for

1 (v + prep) move towards sth TRANSITIVEdéan ar PhrV c m uaghaidh a thabhairt ar c m uthe crew make for the shore rinne an criú ar an gcósta, thug an criú aghaidh ar an gcósta 2 (v + prep) move to attack sb TRANSITIVEtabhair faoi PhrV c m uiarraidh a thabhairt faoithe dog made for Seán thug an madra faoi Sheán, thug an madra iarraidh faoi Sheán 3 (v + prep) result in TRANSITIVEdéan verb c m uit made for an interesting story rinne sé scéal spéisiúil → see make

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allowance »

to make allowances for sb/sth1 (also to make allowance for) take into account duine/rud a chur san áireamhwe made allowances for bad weather chuireamar san áireamh go bhféadfadh drochaimsir a bheith ann2 be tolerant of sbshe was in no mood to make allowances for him ní raibh aon fhonn uirthi a bheith bog air
apology »

I'll make no apologies for that ní ghabhfaidh mé aon phardún faoi sin, ní ghabhfaidh mé leithscéal ar bith faoi sin
argument »

he made a convincing argument for remaining independent rinne sé argóint láidir ar son fanacht neamhspleách, rinne sé cás láidir ar son fanacht neamhspleách
arrangements »

we've made arrangements for paying the fees tá socruithe déanta againn chun na táillí a íoc
asphalt »

the gardens were asphalted over to make room for the cars cuireadh asfalt ar na gairdíní chun spás a dhéanamh do na carranna
atonement »

to make atonement for sth leorghníomh a dhéanamh i rud, cúiteamh a dhéanamh i rud
beeline »

to make a beeline for sth informal dul caol díreach chuig rud, déanamh caol díreach ar rud, dul díreach ionsar rudhe made a beeline for the house rinne sé caol díreach ar an teachshe made a beeline to her mother chuaigh sí caol díreach chuig a máthair
bid »

to make a higher bid for sth tairiscint níos airde a dhéanamh ar rud
bid »

she made a bid for the presidency thug sí iarraidh ar an uachtaránacht, rith sí i dtoghchán na huachtaránachta
bolt »

he made a bolt for the door thug sé áladh ar an doras, thug sé iarraidh ar an doras, bhí léim an dorais aige
break »

to make a break for it informalthey made a break for it thug siad do na boinn é, theith siad leo, bhain siad as
break »

he made a break for the door thug sé ruathar faoin doras, bhí léim an dorais aige
care for »

he makes sure his bicycle is well cared for tugann sé ard-aire dá rothar, déanann sé cúram maith dá rothar, féachann sé i ndiaidh a rothair
case »

to make a case for sth cás a dhéanamh ar son ruda, argóint a chur chun tosaigh ar son ruda
challenge »

she'll make a challenge for the title tabharfaidh sí iarraidh ar an gcraobh
claim »

she made a claim for compensation rinne sí éileamh ar chúiteamh
companion »

good speakers make an ideal companion for a sound system cuireann callairí maithe barr feabhais ar chóras fuaime
convincing »

he made a convincing case for it rinne sé cás áititheach ar a shon
copy »

those stories don't make for good copy níl ábhar maith léitheoireachta sna scéalta sin
dart »

she made a dart for the door thug sí sciuird faoin doras, rinne sí go tobann ar an doras

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