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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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masterwork
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EN > GA
GA > EN
make-work
(
US
)
noun
it's just make-work for her
níl ann ach chun cuma na hoibre a chur uirthi
,
ní fiú dada é ach chun í a choinneáil i bpost
it's only a make-work scheme
níl ann ach scéim le daoine a choinneáil den dól
Phrases and Examples in other entries
bow
1
»
his work makes a bow to Monet
tá lorg Monet ar a shaothar
exertion
»
they made great exertions to finish the work on time
chuir siad an-stró orthu féin an obair a chur i gcrích in am
,
rinne siad a míle dícheall an obair a chríochnú in am
habit
»
they made a habit of walking to work
rinne siad nós de bheith ag siúl chun na hoibre
hand
»
many hands make light work
proverb
ní neart go cur le chéile
hard
»
they made hard work of the second half
ní gan saothar a chuir siad an dara leath díobh
,
thug an dara leath a sáith dóibh
issue
»
she made a big issue of working on Saturday
rinne sí scéal mór faoi bheith ag obair Dé Sathairn
juggling
»
it made the juggling of work and family life easier
rinne sé níos éasca é an obair agus saol an teaghlaigh a ionramháil
light
»
to make light work of sth
rud a dhéanamh gan stró
,
rud a dhéanamh go héasca
I made light work of fixing the shed
dheisigh mé an bothán gan stró
make
»
this will make a real mess of your work
déanfaidh sé seo praiseach cheart de do chuid oibre
make
»
broadband makes it easier for people to work from home
déanann an leathanbhanda obair ón mbaile níos fusa do dhaoine
,
bíonn sé níos éasca ag daoine obair ón mbaile de bharr an leathanbhanda
reproduction
»
to make a digital reproduction of a work of art
macasamhlú digiteach a dhéanamh ar shaothar ealaíne
short
»
to make short work of sb
1
kill
they made short work of the sentries
ba ghearr an mhoill orthu na fairtheoirí a mharú
2
defeat
duine a chur díot gan stró
,
duine a chloí go neafaiseach
short
»
to make short work of sth
1
of task, activity
rud a dhéanamh go pras
,
rud a chur díot go tapa
he made short work of it
níor thóg sé i bhfad air
,
bhí sé déanta gan mhoill aige
2
of eating food
rud a alpadh siar
,
rud a phlacadh
,
rud a shlogadh siar
they made short work of the steak
d'alp siad siar an stéig
,
is gearr a sheas an stéig dóibh
3
of drinking sth
rud a shlogadh
,
rud a chaitheamh siar
,
rud a dhiúgadh
they made short work of the whiskey
chaith siad siar an t-uisce beatha
,
is gearr a sheas an fuisce dóibh
sweaty
»
the work made him sweaty
bhain an obair allas as
,
bhí sé ag cur allais de bharr na hoibre
work
»
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
proverb
is mairg nach saothraíonn an gáire
,
beir bog ort féin, is iomaí lá ag an uaigh orainn
work
»
to make short work of sb/sth
she made short work of her opponent
ní fada a sheas a céile comhraic di
,
rinne sí bia míoltóg dá céile comhraic
we made short work of the food
ní fada a sheas an bia dúinn
,
phlacamar an bia uilig
work
»
they made heavy work of the match
ní raibh siad os cionn a mbuille sa chluiche
,
bhí duainéis orthu leis an gcluiche
work
»
they tried their best to make their marriage work
rinne siad a ndícheall chun go mbeadh rath ar a bpósadh
,
rinne siad a ndícheall chun go n-éireodh lena bpósadh
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