New English-Irish Dictionary

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return to

1 (v + prep) go back to TRANSITIVEfill ar PhrV c m utéigh ar ais chuig c m utar ar ais chuig c m uhe returned to education d'fhill sé ar an oideachas, chuaigh sé ar ais ar scoilI'll return to that question fillfidh mé ar an gceist sin, tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an gceist sin 2 (v + prep) revert to previous state TRANSITIVEthe sky returned to its normal colour tháinig an gnáthdhath ar ais ar an spéir, tháinig a dath féin ar an spéirthings have returned to normality tá cúrsaí ar ais mar a bhíshe has returned to form tá sí ar ais ar a seanléim → see return

Phrases and Examples in other entries

ache »

she ached to return home bhí sí ar bís chun filleadh abhaile, bhí an-fhonn abhaile uirthi, ba é mian a croí filleadh abhaile
attack »

to return to the attack athionsaí a dhéanamh
audacity »

she had the audacity to return bhí de dhánacht inti filleadh, bhí sé d'éadan uirthi filleadh
ballot »

they balloted to return to work vótáil siad filleadh ar an obair
be »

she was never to return home ní raibh sé i ndán di filleadh abhaile arís
belong »

to return to where you belong filleadh ar an áit is dual duit
blanch »

the colour returned to her blanched face tháinig a dath féin ar ais ar a haghaidh gheal, d'imigh dath an bháis dá héadan
bolster »

she returned to bolster the defence tháinig sí ar ais chun an chosaint a dhaingniú
compliment »

to return the compliment1 give compliment in returnhe said she looked well and she returned the compliment dúirt sé go raibh sí ag féachaint go breá agus chuir sí an chomaoin chéanna air, dúirt sé go raibh sí ag amharc go maith agus dúirt sí gurbh amhlaidh dó féin é2 do the same in returnwe'll return the compliment when you come to visit cuirfimid an chóir chéanna ortsa nuair a thiocfaidh tú ar cuairt, roinnfimid an chomaoin leatsa nuair a thiocfaidh tú ar cuairt
conclude »

I'll return to that point in my concluding remarks fillfidh mé ar an bpointe sin ag deireadh mo chuid cainte
day return »

a day return to Bray ticéad fillte lae go Bré
deep »

she returned the volley deep to the backhand bhuail sí an eitleog ar ais go domhain ar an gcúlbhuille
desire »

I have no desire to return to school níl fonn dá laghad orm filleadh ar an scoil
employment »

she returned to employment chuaigh sí ar ais ag obair
favour »

to return a favour to sb an comhar a dhíol le duine
finder »

it was returned to the finder tugadh ar ais é don duine a fuair é
form »

to have a return to form bheith ar ais ar do sheanléim, bheith os cionn do bhuille athuair
former »

to return to its former glory bheith ar ais ar a sheanléim, bheith faoi bhláth arís, bheith in ard a réime arís
harbour »

she harboured a desire to return home bhí sé de rún aici filleadh abhaile
hardly »

he'd hardly got home when he had to return to Galway again ní raibh ann ach go raibh sé sa bhaile nuair a bhí air filleadh ar Ghaillimh arís

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