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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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Similar words:
spit on
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hit on
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set on
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sit in
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sit down
·
split on
·
stint on
·
visit on
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sign on
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sit for
EN > GA
GA > EN
sit on
1
(
v + prep
)
committee etc
TRANSITIVE
he sat on a committee
bhí sé ar choiste
2
(
v + prep
)
delay
TRANSITIVE
he's sitting on the proposal
tá sé ag cur an togra ar an méar fhada
,
tá sé ag tarraingt na gcos faoin togra
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sit
Phrases and Examples in other entries
ass
»
to sit on your ass
informal
suí ar do thóin
informal
,
bheith ag caitheamh do thóna le rud
informal
canopied
»
she was sitting on a canopied bed
bhí sí ina suí ar leaba théastair
duff
»
she sits on her duff all day
bíonn sí ina suí ar a tóin an lá uilig
edge
»
she sat on the edge of the bed
shuigh sí ar chorr na leapa
,
shuigh sí ar cholbha na leapa
hole
»
he sat on his hole all day
shuigh sé ar a thóin an lá ar fad
knee
»
the child was sitting on her knees
bhí an páiste ina shuí ar a glúine
lap
»
to sit on sb's lap
suí in ucht duine
,
suí ar ghlúin duine
,
suí i ngabhal duine
perch
»
the bird sat on a high perch over the door
bhí an t-éan ina shuí ar fhara ard os cionn an dorais
side-on
»
she sat side-on to us
shuigh sí síos cliathánach linn
sit
»
to sit on the fence
you can't sit on the fence
ní féidir leat fanacht ar an gclaí
sit
»
to sit on your hands
suí ar do thóin
,
bheith díomhaoin
they won't sit on their hands for long
ní shuífidh siad ar a lámha i bhfad
she sat on her hands all day
bhí sí ina suí ar a tóin an lá ar fad
,
ní dhearna sí a dhath an lá uilig
sit
»
the bird sat on his shoulder
sheas an t-éan ar a ghualainn
sit
»
he was ordered to sit down on the ground
ordaíodh dó suí síos ar an talamh
sit
»
they sat him on the couch
chuir siad ina shuí ar an tolg é
sit
»
he has a screen sitting on the floor
tá scáileán ar an urlár aige
,
tá scáileán fágtha ar an urlár aige
sit
»
it sits well on her shoulders
suíonn sé go maith ar a guaillí
sit in
»
he sat in on lectures
shuigh sé isteach ar léachtaí
tack
»
go sit on a tack!
(US)
, informal
, offensive
gread leat!
,
bailigh leat!
,
bain as!
,
crap leat!
that
»
sit on that chair
suigh ar an gcathaoir sin
to
»
here's a comfortable chair to sit on
seo cathaoir chompordach agat le suí uirthi
,
d'fhéadfá suí ar an gcathaoir chompordach seo
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