support
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1 verb assist, fund activity TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV tacaíocht a thabhairt do the foundation supports arts projects tacaíonn an fhondúireacht le tionscadail ealaíon, maoiníonn an fhondúireacht tionscadail ealaíonthey have a budget to support research tá buiséad acu le tacú le taighde, tá buiséad acu le caitheamh ar thaighdehe supported the campaign financially thug sé tacaíocht airgid don fheachtas 2 verb assist, help maintain person TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV tacaíocht a thabhairt do cabhraigh le PhrV cúnamh a thabhairt do funding is available to support children with disabilities tá maoiniú ar fáil le tacú le páistí faoi mhíchumashe supported the students by providing them with equipment thacaigh sé leis na mic léinn trí threalamh a chur ar fáil dóibhShow full entry
3 verb be able to pay for TRANSITIVEto support yourself tú féin a choimeád ag imeacht, tú féin a choinneáil beo, an dé a choinneáil ionat féinhe had a wife and kids to support bhí bean agus clann le cothú aige, bhí cúram mná agus clainne airhe steals to support his drug habit bíonn sé ag goid le drugaí a cheannach 4 verb sustain (life, species) TRANSITIVEpoor soil supports few plants is beag planda a fhásann i ndroch-chréa planet without water could not support life ní chothódh pláinéad gan uisce aon rud beo 5 verb help to advance cause, effort TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV they all supported the initiative thacaigh siad ar fad leis an tionscnamhthe organisation actively supports the struggle for freedom tugann an eagraíocht tacaíocht ghníomhach don troid ar son na saoirse 6 verb agree with, endorse TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV bheith i bhfabharnobody supported the motion níor thacaigh aon duine leis an rún, ní raibh duine ar bith i bhfabhar an rúinthe strike was supported by 99% of the population bhí 99% den daonra ag tacú leis an stailc, bhí 99% den daonra ag aontú leis an stailc, bhí 99% den daonra taobh thiar den stailcshe supports having a king tá sí i bhfabhar rí a bheith annI don't support attacking people ní aontaím le bheith ag ionsaí daoine 7 verb especially SPOR, POL favour team, party TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV tacaíocht a thabhairt do which team do you support? cén fhoireann a dtugann tú tacaíocht dóibh?, cén fhoireann a bhfuil tú leo?he supports Fianna Fáil bíonn sé ag tacú le Fianna Fáil, tá sé le Fianna Fáil 8 verb corroborate TRANSITIVEtar le PhrV the new evidence supports this view tagann an fhianaise nua leis an dearcadh seothat statement is not supported by the facts níl an ráiteas sin ag teacht leis na fíricí 9 verb COMP offer technical help TRANSITIVEtacaigh le PhrV we no longer support that version of the program ní thacaímid leis an leagan sin den chlár níos mó 10 verb COMP be compatible with TRANSITIVEyour current browser does not support this feature níl an ghné seo ar fáil faoi do bhrabhsálaí reatha 11 verb bear weight TRANSITIVEthat bone supports the weight of the leg iompraíonn an chnámh sin meáchan na coise, tá meáchan na coise ar an gcnámh sinthe roof is supported by pillars tá an díon ina luí ar philéirhis leg was supported by a cushion bhí cúisín faoina chos 12 verb hold yourself up TRANSITIVEto support yourself tú féin a choinneáil i do sheasamh, tú féin a choimeád suashe supported himself with a crutch choinnigh sé é féin ina sheasamh le maide croiseshe supported herself against the stairs choimeád sí í féin suas i gcoinne an staighre, bhain sí taca as an staighre 13 verb CINE, THEAT act in smaller role TRANSITIVEshe supported Tom Cruise in his last film bhí páirt aici taobh le Tom Cruise sa scannán deireanach a rinne sé 14 verb MUS perform before main act TRANSITIVEthey supported Clannad bhí siad ina mbanna tacaíochta ag Clannad 15 verb MUS play along with TRANSITIVEtionlacan a dhéanamh VPtionlaic verb I supported them on piano rinne mé tionlacan leo ar an bpianó 16 verb endure TRANSITIVEhe couldn't support the thought of a separation ní fhéadfadh sé smaoineamh ar scaradh fiú
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17 noun assistancetacaíocht fem3 it provides support to the organisations cuireann sé tacaíocht ar fáil do na heagraíochtaíthey received technical support cuireadh tacaíocht theicniúil ar fáil dóibhwe can rely on government support is féidir linn brath ar thacaíocht an rialtaiswe launched a support programme chuireamar clár tacaíochta ar bun 18 noun help, encouragementtacaíocht fem3 we should offer them support ba cheart dúinn tacaíocht a thabhairt dóibh, ba cheart dúinn tacú leowe're depending on the ongoing support of the public táimid ag brath ar thacaíocht leanúnach an phobail, táimid ag brath ar thacaíocht leanúnach ón bpobalthey need appropriate support tá an tacaíocht chuí de dhíth orthu, tá an tacaíocht chuí ag teastáil uathuthese patients require moral support teastaíonn tacaíocht mhorálta ó na hothair seoit provides support for drug users cuireann sé tacaíocht ar fáil d'úsáideoirí drugaí, cuireann sé cúnamh ar fáil d'úsáideoirí drugaíhe had great support from his friends bhí an-tacaíocht aige óna chairde, thug a chairde an-tacaíocht dó 19 noun MIL reinforcementtacaíocht fem3 cúltaca masc4 the colonel requested support d'iarr an coirnéal go gcuirfí tacaíocht ar fáil dóshe sailed with two warships in support sheol sí agus dhá long chogaidh mar chúltaca aicithe attack won't succeed without air support ní éireoidh leis an ionsaí gan tacaíocht ón aersupport battalion cathlán tacaíochta 20 noun COMP, COMM technical helptacaíocht fem3 he works in customer support tá sé ag obair sa rannóg tacaíochta do chustaiméirísoftware support tacaíocht bogearraí 21 noun endorsement, approvaltacaíocht fem3 he won support in France d'éirigh leis tacaíocht a fháil sa Fhraincmost people were expressing support bhí formhór na ndaoine ag cur a gcuid tacaíochta in iúlshe offered me her full support thug sí lántacaíocht domhe had the support of his friends bhí tacaíocht aige óna chairdethey showed little support for the rebellion ba bheag tacaíocht a léirigh siad don éirí amachthey enjoy support among the local population tugann muintir na háite tacaíocht dóibh, tá tacaíocht acu ón bpobal áitiúil 22 noun especially SPOR, POL for team, partytacaíocht fem3 they had the support of the crowd bhí tacaíocht acu ón slua, bhí an slua ag tacú leothere was support for both boxers bhí lucht tacaíochta i láthair don bheirt dornálaithetheir support is higher among men tá níos mó tacaíochta acu i measc na bhfear 23 noun especially SPOR, POL supporterslucht leanúna lucht tacaíochta we bring good support with us to away matches tugaimid lucht tacaíochta maith linn chuig cluichí as bailethe party's support is middle class is den mheánaicme iad lucht leanúna an pháirtí, baineann lucht leanúna an pháirtí leis an meánaicme 24 noun corroborationthat lends support to my argument cuireann sé sin le m'argóint, neartaíonn sé sin m'argóintresearch provides little support for this proposal is beag tacaíocht a léiríonn an taighde don mholadh seo 25 noun COMP compatibilitytacaíocht fem3 26 noun holding sb/sth uprighttaca masc4 I leaned against the wall for support bhain mé taca as an mballa, luigh mé i gcoinne an bhalla le taca a fháilit gives good support to your back tugann sé taca maith don droimthe straps give you extra support tá taca breise sna strapaí 27 noun proptaca masc4 frapa masc4 teannta masc4 crann taca there's a support holding it up tá taca á choinneáil in airde 28 noun source of help, encouragementcrann taca they were a great support to me bhí siad ina gcrann taca agam, ba mhór an chabhair dom iad, bhí siad ina gcuidiú mór agam 29 noun thing that gives assistancetacaíocht fem3 the government provides financial and other supports cuireann an rialtas tacaíocht airgid agus tacaíocht eile nach é ar fáilbooks are used as supports for teaching úsáidtear leabhair mar áiseanna teagaisc 30 noun MED, SPOR protectiontaca masc4 ankle support taca rúitín, taca murnáin 31 noun CINE, THEAT, MUS supporting actthe group played as support for them sheinn an grúpa rompusupport band banna tacaíochta