New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: look up to · come up to · cosy up to · go up to · lick up to · suck up to · wake up to · work into · work to · work up

work up to

TRANSITIVEréitigh do c m uprapáil doshe's working up to the national competition tá sí ag réiteach don chomórtas náisiúntaI have to work myself up to speak in public bíonn orm mé féin a réiteach le labhairt go poiblí → see work

Phrases and Examples in other entries

build up to »

she's building up to going back to work tá sí á prapáil féin chun dul ar ais ag obair
catch up »

I work at night to catch up oibrím san oíche chun teacht suas leis an obair, oibrím istoíche chun an bhearna a dhruidim
catch up with »

to catch up with your work breith suas le do chuid oibre
come up »

the chance came up to work on it tháinig an seans oibriú air
fever pitch »

the crowd worked themselves up to a fever pitch d'éirigh an slua an-suaite ar fad
fool »

he'd been a fool to get himself so worked up ba mhór an amaidí dó a bheith chomh hoibrithe sin
free up »

you need to free up time to finish this work caithfidh tú am a dhéanamh leis an obair seo a chríochnú, caithfidh tú am a fháil leis an obair seo a chríochnú
furiously »

she worked furiously to build up the business d'oibrigh sí ar theann a díchill chun an gnó a fhorbairt, bhí sí ar a croídhícheall ag iarraidh an gnó a fhorbairt
gum »

to gum up the works informal an scéal a chur ó mhaiththey could easily gum up the works b'éasca dóibh an scéal a chur ó mhaith, b'fhurasta dóibh an rud uilig a mhilleadh
open up »

work is opening up to them more easily tá teacht níos éasca acu ar obair
price »

we'll have to price up all the work required caithfimid praghas a chur ar an obair uile atá le déanamh
standard »

his work isn't up to standard níl a chuid oibre ag an gcaighdeán cuí, níl a chuid oibre maith go leor
work up »

he finds it impossible to work up any enthusiasm for studying cinneann air aon fhonn staidéir a spreagadh ann féin
work up »

to work up the courage to do sth misneach a fháil le rud a dhéanamh, uchtach a fháil le rud a dhéanamh
work up »

to get worked up éirí corraithe, éirí tógtha, éirí oibrithe
wrap up »

they want to wrap up the restoration work tá siad ag iarraidh an obair athchóirithe a chur i gcrích

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