subordinate
1 adjective lower in rankfo- prefsóisearach adj1 a subordinate officer fo-oifigeachdid he work in a subordinate position to you? an raibh post níos sóisearaí aige ná a bhí agatsa?, an raibh sé ag obair fútsa?the army was subordinate to the emperor bhí an t-arm faoi smacht an impire 2 adjective not as importantwomen were seen as subordinate to men ceapadh go raibh na fir níos tábhachtaí ná na mná, measadh nach raibh mná chomh tábhachtach le firShow full entry
3 noun lower-ranking personíochtarán masc1 the boss didn't discuss it with his subordinates níor phléigh an bas é leis na daoine a bhí ag obair faoi 4 verb treat as less important TRANSITIVEa bheag a dhéanamh de cuir sa dara háitshe subordinated everything else to her work chuir sí a cuid oibre roimh gach rud eile, thug sí tús áite dá cuid oibre ar gach rud eile, bhí a cuid oibre níos tábhachtaí aici ná aon rud eilethis rule subordinates the interests of poor countries déanann an riail seo a bheag de leas tíortha bochta