New English-Irish Dictionary

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the past

nounan t-am atá thartan t-am atá caitein the past san am atá caite, san am a chuaigh thart, san am a caitheadh, san aimsir a caitheadhto recall sth from the past cuimhneamh ar rud a tharla i bhfad ó shinin the distant past i bhfad i bhfad siar, fadó fadó, sa chianaimsirit's all in the past now tá sé ar fad thart anois, tá sé ar fad curtha dínn againn anoisempires are a thing of the past tá ré na n-impireachtaí thart → see past

Phrases and Examples in other entries

advance »

she never advanced past the first round ní dheachaigh sí riamh níos faide ná an chéad bhabhta
ape »

he snuck past the uniformed ape on the door d'éalaigh sé isteach thar an bpogaí faoi éide a bhí ar an doras
blast »

a blast from the past informalthat music was a blast from the past thug an ceol sin siar ar bhóithrín na smaointe mé, chuir an ceol sin na seanlaethanta i gcuimhne dom
burying »

she participated in the burying of the nation's past ghlac sí páirt i stair an náisiúin a chur faoi chois
chug »

the boat chugged past us chuaigh an bád go mall ag puthaíl tharainn
clean break »

it's a clean break with the country's past is briseadh iomlán é le stair na tíre
crater »

stock prices have cratered in the past year tá praghas stoc tite go tobann le bliain, tá an tóin tite as praghas stoc le bliain anuas
cruise »

the car came cruising past chuaigh an carr thar bráid go réidh
dim »

it happened in the dim and distant past tharla sé i bhfad ó shin, tharla sé i bhfad siar
distant »

in the distant past i bhfad i bhfad ó shin, fadó fadó
distant »

they still existed in the not too distant past níl sé chomh fada sin ó bhí siad ann, níl sé i bhfad ó bhí siad fós ann
dry »

she's been dry for the past twenty years níor ól sí braon ar bith le fiche bliain, níor bhain sí don alcól le fiche bliain
evidence »

this evidences a radical break with the past léiriú é seo ar athrú bunúsach ar an am atá caite
evocation »

the novel is an evocation of a time past macalla ó ré atá caite atá san úrscéal
explode »

she exploded past the other runners chuaigh sí thar na reathaithe eile ina cuaifeach
fall to »

I fell to thinking about the past thosaigh mé ag smaoineamh ar an am a chuaigh thart
far »

far into the past i bhfad Éireann ó shin; na cianta cairbreacha ó shin; fadó, fadó
far-distant »

it happened in the far-distant past tharla sé i bhfad ó shin, tharla sé na cianta cairbreacha ó shin, is fada fada an lá ó tharla sé
few »

the past few years have been hard on him tá rudaí dian air le roinnt blianta anuas
few »

it changed a lot in the past few months d'athraigh sé go mór le cúpla mí anuas

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