New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: the closet · the cloth · the cross · the curse · the noose · the cloister · the cooler · enclose · the Flood · the Pope

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1 noun SPOR end of playdeireadh na himeartha 2 noun FIN end of tradingam scoir c m udeireadh an laeat the close ag deireadh an laeat the close of trading faoi dheireadh na trádála → see close

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afoot »

there's a plan afoot to close the school tá plean ann chun an scoil a dhúnadh
after »

close the door after you dún an doras i do dhiaidh
against »

she closed her coat against the wind dhún sí a cóta ar an ngaoth
around »

we had a close look around the house rinneamar mionscrúdú ar an teach
as »

as there's no heating, the school is closed today de bhrí nach bhfuil aon teas ann, tá an scoil druidte inniu; toisc nach bhfuil aon teas ann, tá an scoil dúnta inniu
association »

the two countries had a close association bhí dlúthchaidreamh idir an dá thír
barn »

to close the barn door after the horse has bolted (also to shut the barn door after the horse has bolted) fál a chur ar an ngort tar éis na foghla
behind »

he closed the door behind him dhún sé an doras ina dhiaidh
bone »

close to the bone (also near to the bone)1 painfully true gar don chnámhthat article was too close to the bone bhí an t-alt sin róghar don chnámh, bhí an t-alt sin róghar don fhírinne2 almost offensive gar don chnámh, thar an cheasaíhis joke was close to the bone bhí a chuid magaidh thar an cheasaí, bhí nimh ina chuid magaidh
book »

to close the book on sth1 end sth rud a fhágáil i do dhiaidh, clabhsúr a chur ar rud, bheith réidh le rudI've closed the book on all that táim réidh leis sin go léirwe have to close the book on the past ní mór dúinn an t-am atá caite a fhágáil inár ndiaidh2 stop working on sth rud a fhágáil i do dhiaidh, éirí as rud, rud a chaitheamh uaitdon't close the book completely on it ná héirigh as ar fad
bottommost »

the bottommost floor is closed tá an t-urlár is íochtaraí dúnta, tá an t-urlár is faide síos druidte
close² »

close to the bone gar don chnámh, i ndeas don chnámh
close¹ »

close the door, please dún an doras, más é do thoil é; druid an doras, le do thoil
close¹ »

the gate closes automatically dúnann an geata uaidh féin, druideann an geata as féin
close¹ »

she closed the book dhún sí an leabhar
close¹ »

they're trying to close the hole tá siad ag iarraidh an poll a dhúnadh
close¹ »

they close the bar at midnight dúnann siad an beár ag meán oíche
close¹ »

the bank is closing ten branches tá an banc ag druidim deich mbrainse
close¹ »

the office is closing for lunch tá an oifig ag druidim faoi choinne an lóin
close¹ »

the two hotels have closed tá an dá óstán tar éis dúnadh

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