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1 verb respond INTRANSITIVEfreagair verb freagra a thabhairt he didn't reply níor fhreagair sé, níor thug sé freagrawe should reply to his letter ba cheart dúinn a litir a fhreagairt, ba cheart dúinn freagra a thabhairt ar a litir, ba cheart dúinn freagra a chur ar a litirI replied in writing d'fhreagair mé i scríbhinn, thug mé freagra i scríbhinn
TRANSITIVEfreagair verb 'Have you seen him?' 'No,' she replied. 'An bhfaca tú é?' 'Ní fhaca,' a d'fhreagair sí.
2 verb react INTRANSITIVEI shouted at him but he only replied by laughing bhéic mé air ach ní dhearna sé ach gáirethe soldiers replied with plastic bullets scaoil na saighdiúirí piléir phlaisteacha ar aisShow full entry
3 noun responsefreagra masc4 what was the reply? cén freagra a fuarthas?we've received 200 replies to the survey tá 200 freagra faighte againn ar an suirbhéwhat have they to say in reply to that? cén freagra atá acu air sin?in reply to your application mar fhreagra ar d'iarratas 4 noun reactionfreagra masc4 his only reply was to walk out ní raibh de fhreagra aige ach siúl amachthe only reply to the speech was laughter gáire an t-aon fhreagra a tugadh ar an óráidit was set up in reply to public demand bunaíodh é de bharr éileamh ón bpobal