thing
1 noun object, itemrud masc3 ní masc4 try a couple of those other things bain triail as cúpla ceann de na rudaí eile sin, triail cúpla ceann de na nithe eile sinI only need a few small things níl uaim ach dornán rudaí beaga, níl uaim ach roinnt nithe beagawhat was that thing your man gave you? cad é an rud sin a thug mo dhuine duit?she was looking at that big red thing bhí sí ag féachaint ar an rud mór dearg sin 2 noun event, fact, situation, etcrud masc3 the first thing I saw an chéad rud a chonaic méthe last thing I want to see an rud deireanach atá mé ag iarraidh a fheiceáilit's all the same thing is mar a chéile uile é, is é an rud céanna ar fad é, is é an dá mhar a chéile éto do the right thing an rud ceart a dhéanamh, an ceart a dhéanamh, an ní is cóir a dhéanamhshe did the sensible thing and had her lunch rinne sí an rud ciallmhar agus d'ith sí a lónit's nice to be able to do this sort of thing tá sé go deas a bheith in ann an cineál seo ruda a dhéanamh, tá sé go deas a bheith in ann an saghas seo ruda a dhéanamhthings like ... leithéidí...; rudaí mar...; nithe cosúil leyou have to cope with things like work and kids caithfidh tú déileáil le rudaí ar nós obair agus leanaí, caithfidh tú déileáil le leithéidí obair agus leanaíthe funniest thing about it is that no one said anything is é an rud is barrúla faoi nach ndúirt aon duine dadathe thing that really struck me was how bright it was an rud is mó ar thug mé suntas dó a ghile agus a bhí séthe one thing (also the only thing) an t-aon rud, an t-aon ní, an t-aon rud amháinShow full entry
3 noun as opposed to person or abstractionearra masc4 rud masc3 she was being treated as if she was just a thing bhíothas ag caitheamh léi amhail is nach raibh inti ach earra, bhíothas ag caitheamh léi amhail is nach raibh inti ach rudlife isn't a thing but a process ní earra é an saol ach próiseas, is amhlaidh gur próiseas agus nach earra é an saol 4 noun pejorative conveying disapprovalrud masc3 take that thing away tabhair leat an rud sin 5 noun living creaturecréatúr masc1 rud beo dúil fem2 we searched for things that lived on the reef bhíomar ag cuardach rudaí beo ar an sceira living thing rud beo, dúil bheo 6 noun informal significant issue, eventrud masc3 ní masc4 it's quite a thing to win is rud mór é buachan, is mór an ní buachanto make a thing out of sth (also to make a thing of sth, to make a big thing out of sth) scéal mór a dhéanamh as rud, rud mór a dhéanamh de rud, scéal an ghamhna bhuí a dhéanamh de rud 7 noun term of affectioncréatúr masc1 rud masc3 poor thing créatúr bocht, créatúirín bochtit was the cutest thing I ever saw ba é an ruidín ba ghleoite é dá bhfaca mé riamh
all good things come to an end
(alsoall good things must come to an end
) ní thugann gach rud maith ach a shealní mhaireann an rith maith don each i gcónaíall things ...
gach ní a bhaineann le ...gach rud beo a bhaineann le ...gach a mbaineann le ...all things Irish gach a mbaineann le hÉirinnto be all things to all men
(alsoto be all things to all people
) bheith in ann gach aon duine a shásamhamong other things
i measc nithe eilei measc rudaí eilechomh maith le rudaí eileand things
(alsoand things like that
) agus a leithéidíagus rudaí mar sinagus nithe dá leithéidto be a bad thing
bheith ina dhrochrudbheith ina dhrochníthat isn't a bad thing ní haon drochrud é sinto be a good thing
bheith ina rud maithbheith ina dhea-rudbheith ina dhea-níthis must be a good thing ní foláir nó gur rud maith é seoto do your own thing
informal do bhealach féin a leanúintdo chomhairle féin a dhéanamhdo rogha rud a dhéanamhto do your thing
informal he was doing his thing bhí sé ag déanamh an rud a bhfuil sé go maith chuigeto do things to sb
informal dul i bhfeidhm ar dhuinedul i gcion ar dhuineloneliness does things to you téann an t-uaigneas i bhfeidhm ortfirst thing
1 (alsofirst thing in the morning
) in morningar béal maidinean chéad rud ar maidinI'll be there first thing tomorrow beidh mé ann ar béal maidine, beidh mé ann an chéad rud amárach 2 immediatelyláithreach ar an bpointe boise she called me first thing ghlaoigh sí orm ar an bpointe boise, ghlaoigh sí orm lom díreachfirst thing after lunch cruinn díreach i ndiaidh lóinfor one thing
ar an gcéad dul síos ar an gcéad rudthey won't understand it for one thing ar an gcéad dul síos ní thuigfidh siad éto have a thing
informal► (romantic relationship)
they're having a thing, apparently tá siad ag siúl amach le chéile, de réir dealraimh; tá siad mór le chéile, de réir dealraimh► (sexual relationship)
he's having a thing with his boss tá cogar an bhlaincéid idir eisean agus a bhas to have a thing about sb/sth
informal spéis a bheith agat i nduine/rudsuim a bheith agat i nduine/rudbheith tógtha le duine/rudhe has a thing about global warming tá sé an-tógtha faoin téamh domhandahe has a thing about cats is fear mór cat é► (negatively)
he has a thing about cats is fuath leis na cait