New English-Irish Dictionary

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measure up

1 (v + adv) meet standard, expectation INTRANSITIVEbheith maith go leor c m ubheith sách maith c m ushe didn't measure up as a teacher ní múinteoir ró-iontach a bhí intihe's the one man who measures up to the job eisean an t-aon fhear atá inchurtha leis an bpost 2 (v + adv) take measurement of

TRANSITIVEtomhais verb c m utomhais amach PhrV c m uthe canvas was measured up for the frame rinneadh an canbhás a thomhas amach don fhráma

INTRANSITIVEtomhais verb c m utomhais amach PhrV c m umeasure up from the hemline tomhais amach ón líne fáithime

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