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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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Similar words:
tee off
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tie off
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take off
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tape off
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the buff
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time off
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die off
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lie off
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pee off
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see off
EN > GA
GA > EN
the off
noun
informal
tús
masc1
c
m
u
tosach
masc1
c
m
u
she was unhappy from the off
bhí sí míshásta ón tús
,
bhí sí míshásta ón gcéad lá
the race is ready for the off
tá an rás réidh le tosú
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Phrases and Examples in other entries
accelerator
»
to take your foot off the accelerator
1
in vehicle
do chos a bhaint den luasaire
2
decrease pace of activity
lagú ar na maidí
,
é a thógáil níos réidhe
acceptance
»
confirm your acceptance of the offer
deimhnigh go bhfuil tú ag glacadh leis an tairiscint
air
»
off air
(
also
off the air
)
den aer
we're off air since the storm
táimid den aer ó bhí an stoirm ann
the station went off the air
d'imigh an stáisiún den aer
alarm
»
he woke when the alarm went off
dhúisigh sé nuair a bhuail an t-aláram
anchor
»
he anchored the boat off Tory Island
chuir sé an bád ar ancaire amach ó Thoraigh
anxious
»
he was anxious for me to accept the offer
theastaigh uaidh go nglacfainn leis an tairiscint
,
ba mhaith leis go nglacfainn leis an tairiscint
at
»
she got off the train at Belfast
tháinig sí den traein i mBéal Feirste
awake
»
I awoke before the alarm went off
dhúisigh mé sular thosaigh an t-aláram ag baint
,
bhí mé múscailte sular bhuail an t-aláram
back
»
off the back of a lorry
informal
, euphemistic
the fair was full of goods that had fallen off the back of a lorry
bhí an t-aonach lán le hearraí goidte
back off
»
she asked the reporters to back off
d'iarr sí ar na tuairisceoirí fanacht amach
back off
»
they backed off at the last moment
tharraing siad siar ag an nóiméad deireanach
back off
»
the workers backed off from striking
tharraing na hoibrithe siar ó dhul ar stailc
bad
»
he was drunk and fell off the bike, too bad
bhí sé ar meisce agus thit sé den rothar, rómhaith aige
balance
»
she was knocked off balance by the news
bhain an scéala croitheadh aisti
,
chuir an scéala dá stiúir í
bat
»
right off the bat
(US)
, informal
láithreach
,
láithreach bonn
,
ar an bpointe boise
bead up
»
the rain water beads up and falls off
déanann an bháisteach braoiníní beaga agus titeann sí
beat
»
to beat the socks off sb
(
also
beat the pants off sb
)
informal
buachan ó thalamh ar dhuine
,
buachan caoch ar dhuine
beaten
»
off the beaten track
(
also
off the beaten path
)
1
place
iargúlta
,
ar chúl éaga
,
as bealach
the hotel was well off the beaten track
bhí an t-óstán ar chúl éaga
,
bhí an t-óstán iargúlta go maith
we're a bit off the beaten track here
táimid ar an leathimeall anseo
,
táimid as an mbealach anseo
2
music, painting, etc
as an ngnáth
,
neamhghnách
,
neamhchoitianta
bench
»
she came off the bench
tháinig sí isteach mar ionadaí
better off
»
you'll be better off after the changes announced in the budget
beidh tú níos fearr as de thoradh na n-athruithe a fógraíodh sa cháinaisnéis
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