New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: run in · run down · run for · run off · run out · rundown · turn on · pin on · put on · rat on

run on

1 (v + adv) continue longer than planned INTRANSITIVElean ar aghaidh c m utéigh ar aghaidh c m uthe meeting ran on until 6 p.m. lean an cruinniú ar aghaidh go dtí 6 p.m.; chuaigh an cruinniú ar aghaidh go dtí 6 p.m. 2 (v + adv) keep talking INTRANSITIVElean ort ag caintcoinnigh ort ag cainttéigh i bhfadscéalwe let him run on a bit ligeamar dó coinneáil air ag caint tamall 3 (v + prep) use as fuel TRANSITIVErith ar PhrVdóigh verb c m uthis car runs on diesel ritheann an carr seo ar dhíosal, dónn an carr seo díosal → see run

Related Entries

Phrases and Examples in other entries

aground »

the boat ran aground on the shore shuigh an bád ar an gcladach
empty »

to be running on empty bheith ar an ngannchuid, bheith beo bochtwe're running on empty tá ár gcuid airgid caite, táimid ar an ngannchuid, táimid sportha
flashback »

there was a flashback of someone running on the beach bhí spléachadh siar ann de dhuine ag rith ar an trá
fresh air »

the engine was running on fresh air ní raibh ola ar bith san inneall
inside »

she's running on the inside lane tá sí ag rith sa lána istigh
on »

this car runs on diesel ar dhíosal a ritheann an carr seo, díosal atá sa charr seo
on »

on seeing me, she ran into a shop chomh luath agus a chonaic sí mé rith sí isteach i siopa, a luaithe a chonaic sí mé rith sí isteach i siopa
on-site »

courses are run on-site cuirtear cúrsaí ar fáil ar an láthair, bíonn cúrsaí ar siúl ar an láthair
platform »

he ran on an anti-immigration platform sheas sé ar pholasaí frith-inimirce
run »

to have sb on the runwe've got them on the run tá eagla orthu romhainn, tá siad scanraithe romhainn
run »

on the run1 escaping from police etc ar do sheachaint, ar do theitheadhhe's on the run tá sé ar a sheachaint, tá sé ar a theitheadhthey had to go on the run bhí orthu dul ar a seachaint, b'éigean dóibh dul ar a dteitheadh2 busy and active ag dul ó áit go háithe works on the run bíonn sé ag deifriú thart ag obair, bíonn fíbín air ag dul thart ag obair
run »

to be running low on sth (also to be running short of sth, to be running short on sth) bheith ag rith as rud, bheith ag teacht gann i rudwe're running low on water táimid ag rith as uisce, níl mórán uisce fágtha againn, tá an t-uisce ag éirí gann orainn
run »

a run on ... COMM1 on items in shops éileamh ar ..., ráchairt ar ..., tóir ar ...there was a run on raincoats bhí ráchairt ar chótaí báistí2 FIN on currency olléileamh ar ...it caused a run on the euro thionscain sé olléileamh ar an euro3 FIN on banksa run on the banks would be catastrophic bheadh sé tubaisteach dá dtarlódh oll-aistarraingt as na bainc
run »

it was running on time bhí sé in am
run »

it runs on rails ritheann sé ar ráillí, gluaiseann sé ar ráillí
run »

to run a program on a computer ríomhchlár a rith ar ríomhaire
run »

it runs on batteries ritheann sé ar chadhnraí, oibríonn sé le cadhnraí
run »

they had a run on the beach rith siad ar an trá
run »

we're on a good run tá rudaí ag dul go maith dúinn le tamall, táimid ag déanamh go maith le tamall
run down »

if you leave the lights on, it will run down the battery má fhágann tú na soilse lasta, ídeoidh sé an cadhnra; má fhágann tú na soilse ar obair, caithfidh sé an bataire

See more results »

Browse index

run for
run in
run into
run off
run off with
run on
run out
run out on
run over
run through
run to