New English-Irish Dictionary

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would-be

1 adjective trying to be sthdealraitheach adj1 c m ua would-be writer duine a bhfuil dúil aige a bheith ina scríbhneoir, duine atá leagtha amach ar an scríbhneoireacht, duine ar mhaith leis a bheith ina scríbhneoira would-be criminal duine a d'fhéadfadh dul le coireacht 2 noun informal personthey're a clique of would-bes cleaicín uaillmhianach is ea iad, sin iad lucht na ngothaí móra agus na mbuillí beaga

Phrases and Examples in other entries

addition »

an index would be a useful addition bheadh sé áisiúil dá mbeadh innéacs leis
against »

that would be against his instincts bheadh sé sin in aghaidh a nádúir
appreciated »

it would be appreciated if people could let us know bheimis buíoch dá bhféadfadh daoine a chur in iúl dúinn
approximate »

Coillte would be its approximate Irish equivalent Coillte an rud is gaire dó in Éirinn
assure »

he assured me that the work would be finished dhearbhaigh sé dom go mbeadh an obair críochnaithe, gheall sé dom go mbeadh an obair críochnaithe
attractive »

a product that would be attractive to young people táirge a thaitneodh le daoine óga, táirge a mbeadh tóir ag daoine óga air
benefit »

it would be to your benefit to take a break dhéanfadh sé maitheas duit sos a ghlacadh, ba chun do leasa é sos a ghlacadh
bet »

would travelling by air not be the best bet? nárbh fhearr dul ar eitleán?
bet »

your best bet would be to go to Dublin ní fearr rud a dhéanfá ná dul go Baile Átha Cliath
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
better »

Tuesday would be better than Monday bheadh an Mháirt níos fearr ná an Luan, b'fhearr an Mháirt ná an Luan
blessing »

that would be a real blessing ba thabhartas ó Dhia é sin
bridge »

that would be a bridge too far for me ní bheinnse sásta dul chomh fada sin; bheadh sé sin ag dul thar fóir, is dóigh liom
chance »

chance would be a fine thing informalI'd love to go on holidays but chance would be a fine thing! ba bhreá liom dul ar saoire ach is caol é mo sheans!, nár mhéanar a bheith ag dul ar saoire!
check out »

it would be well worth checking this one out b'fhiú go mór triail a bhaint as an gceann seo
complete »

no trip to Paris would be complete without seeing the Eiffel Tower ní féidir cuairt a thabhairt ar Pháras gan Túr Eiffel a fheiceáil
crippling »

the cost would be crippling bheadh an costas an-ard go deo
curtain »

it would have been curtains for me only for the life jacket murach an seaicéad tarrthála bhí mise réidh, murach an seaicéad tarrthála bhí mo chosa nite
decide »

it was decided that the school would be closed cinneadh go ndúnfaí an scoil, beartaíodh an scoil a dhúnadh
definite »

experience in this field would be a definite advantage is cinnte gur bhuntáiste é taithí sa réimse seo

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