New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: run-up · bung up · burn up · rein up · run out · turn up · buy up · crunch up · cue up · cut up

run up

1 (v + adv) accrue costs, debts, etc TRANSITIVEtarraing ort féin PhrVtabhaigh verb c m uyou could run up a lot of expenses d'fhéadfá go leor costas a thabhúthey ran up bills tharraing siad billí orthu féinthe company ran up debt tharraing an comhlacht fiacha air féin 2 (v + adv) make, sew TRANSITIVEdéan de láimhshe ran up a dress rinne sí gúna 3 (v + adv) raise flag TRANSITIVEcroch verb c m ucuir in airde VP c m uardaigh verb c m uthey ran up a white flag chroch siad bratach bhán → see run

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brick »

to come up against a brick wall (also to run up against a brick wall, to hit a brick wall)we suddenly came up against a brick wall go tobann bhí fál go haer romhainn
flagpole »

to run sth up the flagpole (also to run sth up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it)let's run the idea up the flagpole to see who salutes scaipimis an smaoineamh go bhfeicfimid céard a cheaptar faoi
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the run up to sth an tréimhse díreach roimh rudin the run up to Christmas sa tréimhse roimh an Nollaig, i mbéal na Nollag
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to be up and running bheith ag obair, bheith faoi lánseol
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he's gearing up for a presidential run tá sé ag réiteach le rith don uachtaránacht, tá sé ag réiteach le seasamh i dtoghchán na huachtaránachta
run-up »

the run-up to ... an tréimhse roimh ...
run-up »

in the run-up to Christmas ag druidim leis an Nollaig, ag tarraingt ar an Nollaig
run up against »

they ran up against problems bhí deacrachtaí sa bhealach orthu
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she could run up against opposition d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh freasúra aici, d'fhéadfadh sé go mbeifí ag cur ina héadan
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I get up early so as to go for a run éirím go moch chun dul ag rith, éirím luath le dul ag rith
steps »

he ran up the steps to his room rith sé suas an staighre chuig a sheomra
up »

up and running ar a bhoinn, ag feidhmiúthe new system is up and running tá an córas nua ag feidhmiúthe business is up and running again tá an gnó ar a bhoinn arís
up »

the girl ran straight up to him rith an cailín caol díreach chuige
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the system is up and running tá an córas ag rith
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he ran up the mountain rith sé suas an sliabh
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he ran up the road rith sé suas an bóthar

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