understanding
1 noun knowledge, comprehensiontuiscint fem3 meabhair fem5 to have an understanding of sth tuiscint a bheith agat ar rudshe only has a basic understanding of Irish níl ach buntuiscint ar an nGaeilge aiciI have no understanding of politics níl tuiscint ar bith agam ar chúrsaí polaitíochta, tá mé dall ar fad ar chúrsaí polaitíochtafor reasons beyond my understanding ar chúiseanna nach dtuigim, ar chúiseanna nach léir dom 2 noun interpretationtuiscint fem3 léamh masc1 she doesn't have the same understanding of the rule ní hí an tuiscint chéanna atá aicise ar an riail, ní hé an léamh céanna atá aicise ar an riailmy understanding is that ... is é an tuiscint atá agamsa go ...; is é a thuigtear domsa go ...Show full entry
3 noun sympathycomhbhá fem4 tuiscint fem3 to show understanding for sb comhbhá a léiriú le duine, tuiscint a léiriú do dhuineto do sth with understanding rud a dhéanamh ar bhealach tuisceanach 4 noun also POL agreementtuiscint fem3 comhthuiscint fem3 socrú masc to come to an understanding with sb on sth teacht ar chomhthuiscint le duine faoi rud, teacht chun réitigh le duine faoi rud 5 adjective sympathetictuisceanach adj1 báúil adj2