New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: whittle away · hide away · chisel away · boil away · chip away · die away · drive away · fire away · give away · hideaway

while away

(v + adv) TRANSITIVEcaith verb c m ucuir thart PhrV c m uhe watches television to while away the day féachann sé ar an teilifís chun an lá a chaitheamh, breathnaíonn sé ar an teilifís chun an t-am a mheilt, amharcann sé ar an teilifís leis an am a chur isteachwe whiled away the evening by listening to music chaitheamar an tráthnóna ag éisteacht le ceolthe men whiled away their afternoon playing chess chuir na fir an tráthnóna thart ag imirt fichille → see while

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get away from »

it got her away from her computer for a while tharraing sé ar shiúl óna ríomhaire í ar feadh tamaill
hide away »

he hid himself away for a while chuaigh sé i bhfolach ar feadh tamaill
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he minded the dog while I was away thug sé aire don mhadra nuair a bhí mé as baile, thug sé aire don mhadra le linn dom a bheith as baile

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