1 noun GEOG of sea etccladach masc1 c m uon the shores of Lough Neaghar bhruach Loch nEathach2 noun informal drainlintéar masc1 c m upoll silteáin
shores
noun especially literary GEOGon distant shoresi dtíortha i gcéin
phrases
on shore
1 locationar tírwe remained on shored'fhanamar ar tír, d'fhanamar ar an talamh tirim2 directioni dtíryou're not allowed to go on shore yetníl cead agat dul i dtír go fóill
off shore
1 locationamach ón gcósta c m ui bhfarraige c m u100 metres off shorecéad méadar i bhfarraige2 directionón gcladachón gcóstai bhfarraige c m u
phrasal verbs
shore up
1 (v + adv) company, confidence, etc TRANSITIVEláidrigh verb c m uneartaigh verb c m uwe need to shore up the team's confidenceis gá dúinn muinín na foirne a neartú2 (v + adv) structure TRANSITIVEfrapa a chur faoi c m utaca a chur le c m udaingnigh verb c m uto shore up sth with wooden planksfrapa maidí a chur faoi rud, frapa adhmaid a chur faoi rud
