reason
1 noun cause, explanationcúis fem2 fáth masc3 údar masc1 they were all there for the same reason bhí siad ar fad ann ar an gcúis chéanna, bhí an t-údar céanna acu uilig le bheith annfor technical reasons ar chúiseanna teicniúlathere was no reason for it ní raibh aon chúis leis, ní raibh fáth ar bith leisthey explained the main reasons for the delay mhínigh siad na príomhchúiseanna a bhí leis an moillhe left without giving a reason d'imigh sé gan aon chúis a thabhairtthey understand the reasons behind his decision tuigeann siad an t-údar a bhí lena chinneadhthat's one of the reasons why sentences should be short sin ceann de na fáthanna ar cheart d'abairtí a bheith gairidyou don’t need to give us a reason ní gá duit cúis a lua linn 2 noun justificationcúis fem2 fáth masc3 údar masc1 they're happy, and with good reason tá siad sásta, agus cúis mhaith acu; tá siad sásta, agus a údar acu; tá siad sásta, agus a ábhar acuthey were locked up without any reason cuireadh faoi ghlas iad gan fáth gan ábharthey won't pay the fine, and not without reason ní íocfaidh siad an fhíneáil, agus ní gan údar; ní dhíolfaidh siad an fhíneáil, agus a chúis sin acuit gave me reason to work spreag sé chun oibre méthe reason for granting this application an chúis a bhfuil an t-iarratas seo á cheadúthe only reason she comes here is to read the paper is é an t-aon chúis a dtagann sí anseo ná leis an bpáipéar a léamhShow full entry
3 noun common senseciall fem2 réasún masc1 the voice of reason guth na céille 4 noun mental abilityciall fem2 réasún masc1 meabhair fem5 they lost all reason chaill siad a gciall ar fad, chuaigh siad glan as a meabhair 5 verb reach a judgment TRANSITIVEdéan amach we quickly reasoned that it was happening again ba ghearr gur tuigeadh dúinn go raibh sé ag tarlú arís, ba ghearr gur thángamar ar an tuiscint go raibh sé ag tarlú arís 6 verb argue a case TRANSITIVEáitigh verb maígh verb he reasoned that it would be too expensive d'áitigh sé go mbeadh sé róchostasachMonday, he reasoned, would be too soon bheadh an Luan róluath, dar leis 7 verb think rationally INTRANSITIVEréasúnaigh verb