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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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Similar words:
hand around
·
stay around
·
bandy around
·
hand round
·
hang around
·
send round
·
skate around
·
slap around
·
smack around
·
spin around
EN > GA
GA > EN
stand around
(
also
stand about
)
1
(
v + adv
)
loiter
INTRANSITIVE
there were people standing about
bhí daoine ina seasamh timpeall
,
bhí daoine ag crochadh thart
2
(
v + adv
)
gather around
TRANSITIVE
we were standing around the fire
bhíomar inár seasamh timpeall na tine
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stand
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ring
»
we stood in a ring around him
sheasamar i bhfáinne timpeall air
scattered
»
there are standing stones scattered around the area
tá galláin anseo is ansiúd ar fud an cheantair
stand
»
I can't stand being around him
tá col agam lena chomhluadar
,
ní féidir liom é a sheasamh
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