well
adverb
1 adverb to high standard; successfullygo maith it's well written tá sé scríofa go maithI don't speak Irish well níl mé go maith ag labhairt na Gaeilge, níl Gaeilge rómhaith agamthey're doing really well tá siad ag déanamh go han-mhaith, tá ag éirí go han-mhaith leohe played reasonably well d'imir sé go measartha maith, d'imir sé sách maith 2 adverb thoroughly, completelygo maith shake it well croith go maith é, bain croitheadh maith asthe flour and eggs were well mixed bhí an plúr agus na huibheacha measctha go maiththe place suits him well oireann an áit go maith dó, fóireann an áit go maith dó, feileann an áit go maith éShow full entry
3 adverb very, to great degreeit was well worth it b'fhiú go mór éthey're well aware of it is maith atá a fhios acu faoi, tá a shárfhios acushe's well able to do it tá sí breá ábalta é a dhéanamh, tá sí go maith in ann é a dhéanamhKilkenny are well ahead at the moment tá Cill Chainnigh i bhfad chun tosaigh faoi láthair
adjective
4 adjective in good healthgo maith ar fónamh are your parents well? an bhfuil do thuismitheoirí go maith?, an bhfuil do thuismitheoirí ar fónamh?they're looking well tá an chuma orthu go bhfuil siad go maith, tá cuma na sláinte orthuhe's not a well man níl sé go maith, níl an tsláinte go maith aigeI don't feel well ní airím go maith 5 adjective goodgo maith go breá the lasagne looks well tá cuma mhaith ar an lasagne, tá cuma bhreá ar an lasagneall is well tá gach rud go maith, tá gach rud go breá, tá gach rud ag dul i gceartthat jacket looks well on you tá an seaicéad sin ag breathnú go breá ort, feileann an seaicéad sin go maith duit, tá an seaicéad sin go deas ortinterjection
6 interjection hesitating, hedgingbhuel well ... I'm not sure bhuel ... níl mé cinnte 7 interjection introducing explanation etcbhuel well, I worked there for a while bhuel, bhí mé ag obair ansin ar feadh tamaill 8 interjection when linking two ideas, statements, etcwell, why don't you answer the question? bhuel, cén fáth nach bhfreagraíonn tú an cheist?; cén fáth nach bhfreagraíonn tú an cheist, mar sin? 9 interjection introducing opinionbhuel 'Is it any good?' 'Well, I think so.' 'An bhfuil maith ar bith ann?' 'Bhuel, sílimse go bhfuil.'; 'An bhfuil maith ar bith leis?' 'Sílimse go bhfuil, cibé ar bith.' 10 interjection insisting on answer, explanation, etcbhuel well, have you anything to say? bhuel, an bhfuil rud ar bith le rá agat? 11 interjection expressing shock, surprise, etca thiarcais a Dhia a Mhaighdean m'anam ón diabhalWell! The room is lovely! A thiarcais! Tá an seomra go hálainn!Well! What rudeness! A Dhia! A leithéid de dhrochmhúineadh!, D'anam don diabhal! Cad é mar dhrochbhéasa!noun
12 noun of watertobar masc1 they sunk a well thochail siad tobar 13 (also oil well) noun MINtobar ola 14 noun of knowledge, talent, etctobar masc1 foinse fem4 she's a well of knowledge an-tobar eolais atá inti, is í foinse gach eolais í, is an-údar íhe has a deep well of experience tá taithí na mblianta aige 15 noun LAW, POL in courtroomlog masc1 he stood in the well of the court sheas sé i log na cúirte, sheas sé ar urlár na cúirte 16 noun ARCHIT in centre of buildinglog masc1 verb
17 verb water, tears, etc: collect, build up INTRANSITIVEcruinnigh verb bailigh verb the rain welled on the road bhí an bháisteach ag cruinniú ar an mbóthar 18 verb eyes INTRANSITIVElíon verb bog verb his eyes welled with tears líon a shúile le deora 19 verb feeling INTRANSITIVEborr verb pity welled in their hearts bhorr a gcroí le trua, bhí a gcroí lán le trua