New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: hand over · start over · stay over · bind over · board over · handover · hang over · scab over · sign over · skate over

stand over

1 (v + prep) watch carefully TRANSITIVEfair verb c m usúil ghéar a choinneáil ar VPcoimhéad verb c m uhe stood over me as I did the exam choinnigh sé súil ghéar orm agus mé ag déanamh an scrúdaithe, bhí sé ag faire go géar orm agus mé ag gabháil don scrúdú 2 (v + adv) postpone

INTRANSITIVEcuir ar athlá c m ucuir siar c m uthe case was ordered to stand over till Friday cuireadh an cás ar athlá go dtí an Aoine, cuireadh siar an cás go dtí an Aoine

TRANSITIVEcuir ar athlá c m ucuir siar c m u

3 (v + prep) defend TRANSITIVEseas le PhrV c m uhe stood over his decision sheas sé lena chinneadh, chosain sé a chinneadh → see stand

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he stood over me bhí sé ina sheasamh os mo chionn
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to keep watch over sb (also to stand watch over sb) súil a choinneáil ar dhuine, súil a choimeád ar dhuine, duine a choimhéad, duine a fhaire
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we stood with our coats over our shoulders sheasamar agus ár gcótaí thar ár nguaillí againn

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