New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bell tower · well born · well done · well fed · well off · well paid · well read · well timed · well tried

well-to-do

adjectivesaibhir adj c m urachmasach adj1 c m u

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best »

to do your best (also to try your best) do dhícheall a dhéanamhI'll do my very best to finish it déanfaidh mé mo mhíle dícheall é a chríochnú
better »

sb would do better to ... (also sb would be better doing ...)he'd do better to think of another career b'fhearr dó smaoineamh ar ghairm eile, bheadh sé chomh maith aige smaoineamh ar ghairm eile
counteract »

she did her best to counteract it rinne sí a dícheall chun cur ina choinne
do »

to do well for yourself déanamh go maith duit féinthey're doing well for themselves tá siad ag déanamh go maith dóibh féin, tá ag éirí go maith leo
do »

to do well out of sth usually pejorative déanamh go maith as rud pejorative , gnóthú ar rud pejorative she did well out of the will rinne sí go maith as an uachthe did well out of the divorce is maith a chuaigh an colscaradh dó
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sb would do well to do sthMary would do well to stay away from her níor chás do Mháire fanacht uaithi, fanadh Máire ar shiúl uaithi má tá fios a leasa aiciJohn would do better to shut his gob b'fhearr do Sheán a chlab a dhúnadh, b'fhearr an mhaise do Sheán a bheith ina thost
event »

it's best to prepare now rather than do it after the event is fearr ullmhú chuige seachas é a dhéanamh tar éis dó tarlú
fall in with »

I did my best to fall in with the celebration rinne mé mo dhícheall glacadh leis an gceiliúradh
fantastic »

it's fantastic to see her doing so well is iontach go bhfuil sí ag cruthú chomh maith sin, tá sé ar fheabhas go bhfuil sí ag déanamh chomh maith sin
have »

you'd have thought he'd have better things to do cheapfá go mbeadh rudaí níos fiúntaí le déanamh aige, nach beag a bhí le déanamh aige
heal »

he did his best to heal the rifts in the party rinne sé a dhícheall na scoilteanna sa pháirtí a réiteach
healthily »

she did her best to live healthily rinne sí a dícheall saol folláin a chaitheamh
hold together »

she did her best to hold the family together rinne sí a dícheall an teaghlach a choimeád le chéile
may »

you may well ask what this has to do with you féadann tú ceist a chur cén bhaint atá aige seo leatsa, is maith mar a d'fhiafraigh tú cén bhaint atá aige seo leatsa
measure »

it's best to do things in small measures is fearr rudaí a dhéanamh ina gcuid is ina gcuid, is fearr rudaí a dhéanamh diaidh ar ndiaidh
nothing »

I've got nothing better to do níl dada níos fearr le déanamh agam, níl a dhath níos fearr le déanamh agam
save »

we did our best to save her rinneamar ár ndícheall í a shábháil, rinneamar ár ndícheall chun í a thabhairt slán
stay »

they did their best to stay dry rinne siad a ndícheall iad féin a choinneáil tirim
thwart »

they did their best to thwart me rinne siad a gcruinn dícheall stop a chur liom, rinne siad a ndícheall mé a chur de dhroim seoil
want »

for want of anything better to do, I went to bed chuaigh mé a chodladh cheal aon rud níos fearr a bheith le déanamh agam, thug mé an leaba orm féin d'uireasa aon rud níos fearr a bheith le déanamh agam

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