open up
1 (v + adv) locked door, etc INTRANSITIVEopen up! oscail an doras!
2 (v + adv) make more available TRANSITIVEthis has opened up new areas of research d'oscail sé seo réimsí nua taighdethe new roads have opened up the country for drivers is fusa ag tiománaithe an tír a thaisteal de bharr na mbóithre nuacomputers opened up many new opportunities to people chuir ríomhairí a lán deiseanna nua ar fáil do dhaoineShow full entry
3 (v + adv) become more accessible INTRANSITIVEnew markets are opening up on a daily basis tá margaí nua ag oscailt gach láwork is opening up to them more easily tá teacht níos éasca acu ar obairwe're opening up to other cultures táimid ag glacadh le cultúir eile 4 (v + adv) division, gap TRANSITIVEcruthaigh verb the issue opened up a division in the party chruthaigh an cheist deighilt sa pháirtíWexford opened up a six point lead on Cork chuaigh Loch Garman sé chúilín chun tosaigh ar Chorcaigh 5 (v + adv) about feelings INTRANSITIVElabhair go hoscailteshe opened up to me about the matter labhair sí go hoscailte liom faoin scéal, lig sí a hintinn liom faoin scéal 6 (v + adv) discussion, options, etc TRANSITIVEleathnaigh amach this opened up the discussion leathnaigh sé seo amach an plé 7 (v + adv) school, shop, etc INTRANSITIVEoscail verb we open up at nine osclaímid ag a naoi a chlog 8 (v + adv) shop, facility, etc
INTRANSITIVEoscail verb many new restaurants are opening up tá mórán bialanna nua ag oscailt, tá go leor bialanna nua á n-oscailt
9 (v + adv) AUTO, informal increase speed TRANSITIVEopen her up! scaoil léi!, lig léi! 10 (v + adv) MIL start shooting INTRANSITIVEtosaigh ag scaoileadhtosaigh ar lámhachthey opened up on the crowd thosaigh siad ag scaoileadh leis an slua 11 (v + adv) MED, informal in surgery TRANSITIVEcuir faoi scianthey had to open me up b'éigean dóibh mé a chur faoi scian 12 (v + adv) from folded position → see open