New English-Irish Dictionary

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shelf

1 noun storage unitseilf fem4 c m uit's on the top shelf tá sé ar an tseilf uachtarach, tá sé ar an tseilf ag an mbarrit has glass shelves tá seilfeanna gloine ann 2 noun COMM goods on saleseilf fem4 c m uthe supermarket shelves are empty níl dada ar na seilfeanna sna hollmhargaí

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3 noun GEOL ledge of rock or icelaftán masc1 c m u 4 noun GEOL underwater ledgescairbh fem2 c m usceir fem2 c m u

phrases

sth hits the shelves

COMMtheir new album will hit the shelves by March beidh a n-albam nua ar an margadh faoi Mhárta

on the shelf

1 not being usedthe plan was left on the shelf fágadh an plean ina luí ar an tseilf, ní dhearnadh dada leis an bplean 2 unlikely to marryshe didn't want to be left on the shelf níor mhaith léi go bhfágfaí díomhaoin í, níor theastaigh uaithi go bhfágfaí ar an trá thirim í

sth is flying off the shelves

COMMthe DVD is flying off the shelves tá an-ráchairt ar an DVD, tá an-díol ar an DVD

shelf

sth hits the shelves

on the shelf

sth is flying off the shelves

to take sth off the shelves

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