measure
noun
1 noun action, procedurebeart formal masc1 céim fem2 seift fem2 the first measure relates to climate change baineann an chéad bheart le hathrú aeráideto implement measures for the prevention of bullying bearta a chur i bhfeidhm chun bulaíocht a choscmeasures to combat homelessness bealaí le dul i ngleic le heaspa dídineas an emergency measure mar bheart éigeandála, mar ghníomh éigeandálathey took measures to protect the building ghníomhaigh siad chun an foirgneamh a chosaintausterity measure beart déinesecurity measure beart slándála 2 noun LAWbeart masc1 the EU introduced measures against racism thionscain an AE bearta in éadan ciníochaisShow full entry
3 noun devicefearas masc1 gaireas masc1 gléas masc1 a number of safety measures were fitted feistíodh fearais sábháilteachta éagsúla 4 noun means of assessingslat tomhais that's only one measure of the quality of a school níl ann sin ach bealach amháin le caighdeán scoile a thomhasperformance measures slata tomhais feidhmíochta 5 noun indicationléiriú masc comhartha masc4 the prize was a measure of their creativity léiriú ba ea an duais ar a gcruthaitheacht 6 noun MEAS unit, systemtomhas masc1 imperial measure tomhas impiriúilmetric measure tomhas méadrachweights and measures meáchain agus tomhais 7 noun unit of drinktomhas masc1 miosúr masc1 a measure of spirits tomhas biotáille, miosúr biotáilleshort measure tomhas gearr, ceann beag familiar 8 noun amount, extentit's best to do things in small measures is fearr rudaí a dhéanamh ina gcuid is ina gcuid, is fearr rudaí a dhéanamh diaidh ar ndiaidhthey still have a small measure of hope tá beagán dóchais acu go fóill, tá roinnt dóchais acu fósthey didn't all feel the pain in equal measure ní mar a chéile a ghoill sé orthu ar fadthe award was due in no small measure to your efforts bhí baint nár bheag ag d'iarrachtaí féin leis an ngradamthe full measure of support an tacaíocht ar fad, an tacaíocht iomlán 9 noun minimal amountit gives a measure of protection from the rain tugann sé cosaint áirithe ón mbáisteach, tugann sé cosaint de chineál éigin ón mbáisteach 10 noun instrument for measuringmiosúr masc1 11 noun MUS barbarra masc4 12 noun GEOL stratumcomhstratam masc1 coal measures comhstrataim ghuail
verb
13 verb establish size, quantity, etc TRANSITIVEtomhais verb tomhas a dhéanamh ar VP the volume of sound is measured in decibels is ina deicibeilí a thomhaistear airde fuaimehow do they measure the distance in long jump? conas a thomhaiseann siad an fad sa léim fhada?she measured how much sand was moved thomhais sí an méid gainimh a bogadhhe was measuring the milk into jugs bhí sé ag tomhas an bhainne isteach i gcrúiscíní 14 verb assess quantitatively TRANSITIVEtomhais verb meas verb ríomh verb meáigh verb they're measuring the effectiveness of the trials tá siad ag tomhas cé chomh héifeachtach agus atá na trialachayou can't measure success in terms of wealth alone ní féidir rath a mheas i dtéarmaí maoine amháinclass sizes are measured in the hundreds bíonn na céadta sna ranganna 15 verb be used to quantify TRANSITIVEríomh verb tomhais verb it measures the value of all spending déanann sé luach an chaiteachais ar fad a ríomh 16 verb as numerical value TRANSITIVEthe window measures a metre and a half long tá an fhuinneog méadar go leith ar fadthe garden measured 80 square feet 80 troigh chearnach a bhí sa ghairdín 17 verb body size TRANSITIVEtomhais verb the tailor measured me for a suit rinne an táilliúir mé a thomhas le haghaidh culaithe, thóg an táilliúir mo mhiosúr le culaith a dhéanamh dom