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1 verb begin INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb the work is about to start tá an obair ar tí tosústart at paragraph 5 tosaigh ag paragraf 5the show starts with a song tosaíonn an seó le hamhránit started as a bit of fun píosa spraoi a bhí ann ar dtúsI didn't know where to start ní raibh a fhios agam cá dtosóinnyou can start by reading the book féadfaidh tú an leabhar a léamh ar dtús
TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb I started running thosaigh mé ag riththe bills started arriving thosaigh na billí ag teachtit started to rain thosaigh sé ag cur báistípeople started to say he was sick thosaigh daoine ag rá go raibh sé tinnI started work thosaigh mé ag obair
2 verb also BUS-ADM, ED embark on TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb tosaigh ar VP tús a chur le VP I'm starting a new job táim ag tosú ar phost nuawhen they start school nuair a thosaíonn siad ar scoilstart your day by having a swim téigh ag snámh chun tús a chur le do láit's a good way to start the season bealach maith é chun an séasúr a thosú
INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb I start on Monday beidh mé ag tosú Dé Luainshe started as an assistant mar chúntóir a thosaigh síthey start at a young age tosaíonn siad go hóg
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3 verb especially MED begin taking medicine TRANSITIVEtosaigh ar I've started my new medication thosaigh mé ar mo chógas nua 4 verb set sth in progress TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb tús a chur le VP press the button to start the game brúigh an cnaipe chun tús a chur leis an gcluiche, brúigh an cnaipe leis an gcluiche a thosúwho started the fire? cé a thosaigh an tine?it could start a war d'fhéadfadh sé cogadh a thosúshe started the meeting by welcoming us all mar thús leis an gcruinniú, chuir sí fáilte romhainn go léir 5 verb establish, found TRANSITIVEbunaigh verb tús a chur le VP she started her own company bhunaigh sí a comhlacht féinthey're starting a new service tá siad ag cur tús le seirbhís nua 6 verb prompt TRANSITIVEcuir verb that started him on the road to success chuir sé sin ar bhealach a leasa éit started me thinking chuir sé ag smaoineamh mé 7 verb begin journey
INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb the walk starts here tosaíonn an tsiúlóid anseostarting from the shop continue 100 metres tosaigh ag an siopa agus gabh ar aghaidh 100 méadarI started for home thug mé aghaidh ar an mbailewe need to start back ní mór dúinn ár n-aghaidh a thabhairt ar ais
TRANSITIVEtosaigh ar PhrV tabhair faoi PhrV tús a chur le VP before you start the journey sula dtosaíonn tú ar an turas, sula dtugann tú faoin turasthey started their trip in Galway i nGaillimh a chuir siad tús lena dturas
8 verb especially SPOR begin race, game, etc TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb just five cars started the race níor thosaigh ach cúig charr an rás30 teams started the competition bhí 30 foireann sa chomórtas ag an tús
INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb she started at midfield thosaigh sí i lár na páircehe didn't start in the last match níor thosaigh sé sa chluiche deiridh
9 verb begin extent, range INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb their land starts here tosaíonn an talamh s'acusan anseoprices start from €20 tosaíonn na praghsanna ag €20words that start with a 'y' focail a thosaíonn le 'y' 10 verb ENG, ELECTRON begin operating 11 verb jump, startle INTRANSITIVEgeit verb it made her start bhain sé geit aisti, bhain sé preab aistihe started at every sound gheit sé le gach fuaimnoun
12 noun beginningtús masc1 tosach masc1 I was cold at the start bhí mé fuar ar dtús, bhí mé fuar ag an tús, bhí mé fuar i dtosach báireright from the start ón bhfíorthúsat the start of the scheme ag tús na scéimesince the start of the year ó thús na bliana, ó thosach na blianaI missed the start of the programme chaill mé tús an chláirit delayed the start of the race chuir sé moill ar thús an rásathat's a month before the start of the course sin mí sula dtosaíonn an cúrsa, sin mí roimh thús an chúrsaafter the start of the show tar éis don seó tosúthis is only the start níl ann seo ach an túsit's not perfect but it's a start níl sé foirfe ach is tús élistening to us would be a start níor mhiste éisteacht linn mar thúswe have a 10 a.m. start beimid ag tosú ar 10 a.m.we'd best make a start b'fhearr dúinn tosúthey've made a start on the plastering tá siad tosaithe ar an bplástráilthat was the start he needed b'in an tús a theastaigh uaidhit didn't get off to the best of starts níor thosaigh sé go rómhaithshe got a good start thosaigh sí go maitha good start is half the battle tús maith leath na hoibrea bad start to the day drochthús leis an lápress the start button brúigh an cnaipe tosaithethe start time is nine o'clock naoi a chlog an t-am tosaithe, tosaítear ar a naoi a chlog 13 noun SPOR starting role in gamehe doesn't get enough starts ní thosaíonn sé sách minicthis'll be her first start of the season seo an chéad uair a thosóidh sí an séasúr seo 14 noun opportunitydeis fem2 he gave me a start in the business thug sé deis dom oibriú sa ghnóit gave us a great start in life chabhraigh sé go mór linn ag dul i gceann an tsaoilshe's looking for a fresh start tá sí ag iarraidh tosú as an nua 15 noun departuretús masc1 we had an early start that day thosaíomar go luath an lá sinwill we make a start? an imeoimid?, an dtabharfaimid faoi? 16 noun advantagethey get a 10 second start faigheann siad buntáiste 10 soicindI gave him bit of a start lig mé dó imeacht píosa beag romham 17 noun starting placetús masc1 tosach masc1 we waited at the start d'fhanamar ag an tústhere's a number at the start of every line tá uimhir ag tús gach línethis is the start of the demilitarised zone seo an áit a dtosaíonn an crios dímhíleataithestart line líne thosaithe 18 noun jerk, shockgeit fem2 preab fem2 I had quite a start baineadh geit nár bheag asamshe woke with a start dhúisigh sí de gheit, chlis sí as a codladhthe horse gave a start scanraigh an capallit gave him a start bhain sé geit as, bhain sé léim as