New English-Irish Dictionary

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the matter

nounwhat's the matter? cad atá cearr?, cad atá ort?something is the matter tá rud éigin mícheart, tá rud éigin cearrhe asked me what was the matter chuir sé ceist orm cad a bhí orm, chuir sé ceist orm céard a bhí mícheart, d'fhiafraigh sé díom cad é a bhí contráiltethere's nothing the matter with him níl rud ar bith air, níl aon ní mícheart leis, níl má gáinne airwhat do you think is the matter with the book? cén locht atá agat ar an leabhar? → see matter

Phrases and Examples in other entries

actual »

the actual truth of the matter is that ... is é lomchlár na fírinne go ...
adjudicate »

they asked the court to adjudicate upon the matter d'iarr siad ar an gcúirt a breith a thabhairt ar an gceist
agree on »

they agreed between themselves on the matter réitigh siad an cheist eatarthu féin, tháinig siad ar shocrú eatarthu féin faoin gceist
apparent »

their apparent lack of interest in the matter an easpa spéise is cosúil atá acu sa cheist
apropos »

what did he say apropos the matter? céard a bhí le rá aige faoin scéal?, cad a dúirt sé i dtaobh an scéil?
argument »

they settled the matter without argument tháinig siad ar chomhréiteach gan aon argóint
as »

I questioned him as to his views on the matter cheistigh mé é faoina dhearcadh ar an scéal
authority »

she spoke with authority about the matter labhair sí go húdarásach faoin scéal
beginning »

that's the beginning and end of the matter sin tús agus deireadh an scéil, sin bun agus barr an scéil
born »

he has this view on the matter born of experience as a thaithí féin a tháinig an dearcadh seo chuige, mar thoradh ar a thaithí féin atá an dearcadh seo aige
careful »

I gave the matter careful thought rinne mé machnamh domhain ar an scéal
central »

the central points of the matter príomhphointí an scéil
close¹ »

that closed the matter chuir sé sin deireadh leis, thug sé sin an cúram chun críche, b'in deireadh leis mar scéal
come before »

if the matter comes before the board má thagann an cheist faoi bhráid an bhoird
complicate »

the matter is complicated by the fact that ... tá an scéal casta toisc go ...
compound »

that'll only compound the matter déanfaidh sé sin an scéal níos measa fós
conclude »

the matter was concluded without going to court socraíodh an cás gan dul chun cúirte
consider »

he considered the matter objectively smaoinigh sé ar an gceist go fuarchúiseach, rinne sé a mhachnamh go fuarchúiseach ar an gceist
consideration »

the matter is under consideration tá an cheist á meá
contention »

the matter under contention an t-ábhar a bhfuil conspóid faoi, an t-ábhar atá ina chnámh spairne

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