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reach

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1 verb place TRANSITIVEsroich verb  c m utar chomh fada le VP  c m ubain amach PhrV  c m uwe finally reached our destination shroicheamar ár gceann cúrsa faoi dheireadh, bhaineamar amach ár gceann scríbe faoi dheireadh 2 verb also TV-RAD, CINE in broadcasting, cinema, etc TRANSITIVEsroich verb  c m uher last film will reach cinemas soon beidh an scannán is deireanaí uaithi sna pictiúrlanna go luaththat's the only station that reaches us here sin an t-aon stáisiún a thagann chomh fada linn anseo, sin an t-aon stáisiún a fhaighimid anseo
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3 verb time TRANSITIVEwe'll reach a time when this will be forgotten tiocfaidh an lá nuair a bheidh dearmad déanta air seowhen you reach the age of six nuair a bheidh tú sé bliana d'aois 4 verb be communicated to TRANSITIVEsroich verb  c m utar chomh fada le VP  c m uwhen the news reached her nuair a tháinig an scéala chomh fada léi, nuair a fuair sí an scéala 5 verb affect, influence TRANSITIVEsroich verb  c m utéigh chomh fada le VP  c m ufreastail ar PhrV  c m uthe money must reach the poor caithfidh an t-airgead dul chomh fada leis na boichttabloids reach a different audience lucht léite eile a bhíonn ag táblóidigh 6 verb TELECOM contact TRANSITIVEtéigh i dteagmháil le  c m uteagmháil a dhéanamh le  c m uyou'll be able to reach us at this number beidh tú in ann dul i dteagmháil linn ag an uimhir seo 7 verb decision, verdict etc TRANSITIVEtar ar PhrV  c m uthey reached a verdict tháinig siad ar chinneadhthis will help you reach a decision cuideoidh sé seo leat teacht ar chinneadh 8 verb level, stage, etc TRANSITIVEbain amach PhrV  c m usroich verb  c m uI've never reached the final ní raibh mé riamh sa chluiche ceannaistemperatures can reach 32 degrees bíonn an teocht 32 céim uaireanta, d'fhéadfadh an teocht dul chomh hard le 32 céimmorale has reached an all-time low in the country ní raibh meanma mhuintir na tíre riamh chomh híseal 9 verb certain point INTRANSITIVEshe had long hair reaching down to her waist bhí gruaig fhada síos go básta uirthithe mud reached to his shoulders bhí sé go guaillí i bpuiteachthe pier reaches out into the bay síneann an ché amach sa chuan 10 verb in time or sequence INTRANSITIVEthe records reach back 500 years téann na taifid siar 500 bliainthese traditions will reach forward into the future rachaidh na traidisiúin sin ar aghaidh amach anseo, leanfar ar aghaidh leis na traidisiúin sin san am atá ag teacht 11 verb using hand or arm INTRANSITIVEsín verb  c m ushe reached across the table for the bread shín sí a lámh trasna an bhoird chun an t-arán a fháila hand reached down and grabbed him síneadh lámh anuas agus rugadh airhe reached into his pocket and drew out a knife chuir sé lámh ina phóca agus tharraing amach scianhe reached out for my hand shín sé a lámh amach chun breith ar mo lámhsa 12 verb give, hand , pass TRANSITIVEtabhair verb  c m usín chuig PhrV  c m ureach me the candle tabhair dom an choinneal, sín an choinneal chugam 13 verb be able to touch, get to, etc
TRANSITIVEsroich verb  c m utéigh chomh fada le VP  c m uthe children can't reach the window níl na leanaí in ann dul chomh fada leis an bhfuinneog, tá an fhuinneog ró-ard do na páistíthe cable won't reach the socket ní shroichfidh an cábla an soicéad, ní rachaidh an cábla chomh fada leis an soicéad
INTRANSITIVEhe lifted his hand but couldn't reach d'ardaigh sé a lámh ach ní fhéadfadh sé síneadh fada go leorit won't reach níl sé sách fada, níl sé fada go leor
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14 noun touching distancefad masc1  c m uit was within arm's reach of me bhí sé fad láimhe uaimshe ate everything in reach d'ith sí a raibh ina gaobhar, d'ith sí a raibh teacht aici airthe switch was just outside my reach bhí an lasc díreach lasmuigh de raon mo láimhekeep them within reach coinnigh iad in áit a mbeidh teacht orthu 15 noun BOX of boxersíneadh masc1  c m ufad láimhe  c m uhe had a longer reach bhí síneadh níos faide aige 16 noun travelling distancethe school is within easy reach of my house tá mo theach i gcóngar na scoile, níl an scoil i bhfad ó mo theachshe was in reach of the island bhí sí i ngar don oileánthis beach is out of the reach of cars ní féidir carr a thabhairt go dtí an trá sin, níl bealach cairr go dtí an trá sinthe island is beyond the reach of swimmers tá an t-oileán rófhada amach le snámh go dtí é 17 noun capacity to buyschool fees are beyond the reach of a lot of parents tá táillí scoile róchostasach do go leor tuismitheoirí, tá táillí scoile thar acmhainn go leor tuismitheoiríit's priced beyond reach tá sé ródhaorair travel is now within reach of a lot of people tá go leor daoine in acmhainn dul ar eitleáin anois 18 noun attainable rangethat goal put the match out of our reach ní raibh seans againn an cluiche a bhuachan de bharr an chúil sinpainting is beyond my reach téann an phéintéireacht ó scil ormsathe website is within the reach of everyone tá teacht éasca ag gach duine ar an suíomh gréasáin 19 noun scope of influencecumhacht fem3  c m uthis will extend the reach of the government cuirfidh sé seo le cumhacht an rialtaisshe's outside the reach of the law over there níl teacht ag an dlí uirthi thall ansin 20 noun audience, readership, etcfreastal masc1  c m u 21 noun TELECOM extent of broadcasting abilityclúdach masc1  c m uaimsiú masc  c m uhomes that are outside the reach of the transmitters tithe nach bhfuil faoi raon na dtarchuradóirí 22 noun TV-RAD size of television audiencelucht féachana  c m uit has a reach of 1 million tá milliún de lucht féachana aige 23 noun TV-RAD of programme, channel, etclucht éisteachta  c m uthe radio station has a wide reach tá lucht éisteachta mór ag an stáisiún raidió 24 noun GEOG in river, canalréimse masc4  c m uléinseach fem2  c m uthe reaches of the canal are full of boats tá léinseacha na canála lán le báid
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out of reach

1 too high, farI could see the switch but it was out of reach bhí mé in ann an lasc a fheiceáil ach bhí sé rófhada uaimkeep it out of reach of children coinnigh amach ó leanaí é, coinnigh é in áit nach féidir le páistí teacht airtake it out of his reach! tóg as a aice é! 2 unattainablethe house was out of her reach bhí an teach thar a hacmhainn, bhí an teach ródhaor di, ní raibh sí in acmhainn an teach a cheannach

to make a reach for sth

iarracht a dhéanamh ar rudhe made a reach for his gun rinne sé ar a ghunna, thug sé sciuird faoina ghunna

to reach for the sky

figurative aghaidh a thabhairt ar na spéarthabheith uaillmhianach

lower reaches

1 especially GEOG of river, valley, etcréimsí íochtairíochtar  c m uthe lower reaches of the Lagan íochtar an Lagáin 2 of organisation etcíochtar  c m ubun  c m uthe lower reaches of the organisation bunleibhéil na heagraíochta, leibhéil íochtair na heagraíochta

upper reaches

1 especially GEOG of river, valley, etcréimsí uachtairuachtar  c m uthe upper reaches of the valley barr an ghleanna, uachtar an ghleanna 2 of organisation etcbarr  c m uupper reaches of the league barr na sraithethe upper reaches of society an uasaicme, na huaisle

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