New English-Irish Dictionary

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reach for

(v + prep) retrieve TRANSITIVEhe was too lazy to reach for a dictionary bhí sé róleisciúil le foclóir a fháil, bhí sé rófhalsa le breith ar fhoclóir → see reach

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moon »

to reach for the moon (also to shoot for the moon)I'll be reaching for the moon ní bheidh stad ar bith liom, ní bheidh bac ar bith orm
reach »

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
reach »

to reach for the sky figurative aghaidh a thabhairt ar na spéartha, bheith uaillmhianach
reach »

she reached across the table for the bread shín sí a lámh trasna an bhoird chun an t-arán a fháil
reach »

he reached out for my hand shín sé a lámh amach chun breith ar mo lámhsa
ready »

by the time we reached the top, we were ready for a cup of tea faoin am ar bhaineamar an barr amach, bhíomar réidh le cupán tae a bheith againn; faoin am ar shroicheamar an barr, bhí cupán tae ag teastáil uainn
smelling salts »

to reach for the smelling salts humorous her poor mother will reach for the smelling salts when she hears titfidh an t-anam as a máthair nuair a chloisfidh sí faoi
star »

to reach for the stars bheith uaillmhianach
within »

he spoke while reaching within his coat for a pen labhair sé agus peann á lorg aige ina chóta

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