appear
1 verb seem INTRANSITIVEdealraigh verb breathnaigh verb► (of physical appearance)
it appears very big breathnaíonn sé an-mhór, tá cuma an-mhór airshe appears to be ill tá cuma bhreoite uirthi, dealraíonn sé go bhfuil sí tinnhe appeared the picture of health bhí cuma na sláinte air► (by inference)
he won't do anything that appears silly to him ní dhéanfaidh sé dada a cheapann sé atá seafóideachit appeared to be a great idea déarfá gur smaoineamh iontach a bhí ann, ba dhóigh leat gur an-smaoineamh ba ea éit appears that he's not here is cosúil nach bhfuil sé anseoit appears to me that you don't care feictear domsa gur cuma leat► (on evidence)
it initially appeared attractive bhí cuma tharraingteach air i dtosach báirean agreement now appears unlikely níl aon chosúlacht ar an scéal anois go mbeidh comhaontú ann, dealraíonn sé anois nach mbeidh comhaontú annthe government appears unwilling to shoulder the cost tá drogall ar an rialtas an costas a sheasamh, is cosúil; ba dhóigh leat nach bhfuil an rialtas sásta an costas a sheasamhyou appear to have made a mistake is cosúil go bhfuil meancóg déanta agat, dealraíonn sé go bhfuil tú tar éis botún a dhéanamhthe replay appeared to show that his foot crossed the line ag féachaint ar an athimirt, bhí an chuma air go ndeachaigh a chos thar an líneit appears to have been a random attack ionsaí fánach a bhí ann de réir cosúlachta 2 verb give impression INTRANSITIVEshe appeared confident bhí cuma mhuiníneach uirthiI don't want to appear ignorant níl mé ag iarraidh a bheith mímhúintesit up and appear interested suigh suas agus lig ort go bhfuil suim agat i gcúrsaíhe didn't want to appear a fool ní raibh sé ag iarraidh go mbeadh cuma an amadáin airshe didn't want to appear to be eavesdropping ní raibh sí ag iarraidh go gceapfaí go raibh sí ag cúléisteachtTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb become visible INTRANSITIVEa man appeared at the door tháinig fear chuig an doras, nocht fear sa dorascracks appeared in the floor tháinig scoilteanna san urlár, bhí scoilteanna le feiceáil san urlárthe sun appeared tháinig an ghrian amach 4 verb arrive INTRANSITIVEtar verb tar i láthair VPa crowd had appeared by then bhí slua tagtha faoin am sinwounded soldiers started to appear from early morning thosaigh saighdiúirí gortaithe ag teacht i láthair ó luath ar maidin 5 verb begin to exist INTRANSITIVEbheith ar fáil bheith ar an margadhtar ar an bhfódcolour television appeared in the late sixties tháinig an teilifís dhaite ar an bhfód i ndeireadh na seascaidíwhen life first appeared i dtús an tsaoil, an chéad lá riamh 6 verb PRESS, PUBL, TV-RAD be published, broadcast INTRANSITIVEthis story first appeared in the papers a week ago bhí an scéal seo sna páipéir an chéad uair seachtain ó shinhe appeared on the news that evening bhí sé ar an nuacht an tráthnóna sin 7 verb be included or mentioned INTRANSITIVEtar aníos bheith le feiceáil an icon appears on the screen tagann deilbhín aníos ar an scáileán, bíonn deilbhín le feiceáil ar an scáileánher name didn't appear on the list ní raibh a hainm le feiceáil ar an liosta 8 verb CINE, SPOR, TV-RAD, ETC have role in play, film, etc INTRANSITIVEhe appeared at the music festival bhí sé ar stáitse ag an bhféile cheoil, chas sé ag an bhféile cheoilshe appeared in a film bhí sí i scannán, bhí páirt aici i scannánhe appeared as a shepherd in the play bhí sé ina aoire sa dráma, bhí páirt aoire aige sa dráma 9 verb LAW attend court INTRANSITIVEto appear before a court teacht os comhair cúirtehe appeared as a witness tháinig sé i láthair na cúirte mar fhinné 10 verb LAW represent sb in court INTRANSITIVEshe appeared on behalf of the defendant phléadáil sí don chosantóir, tháinig sí i láthair thar ceann an chosantóra 11 verb REL of ghost, angel etc INTRANSITIVEtú féin a thaispeáinttú féin a nochtadhtú féin a fhoilsiúan angel appeared to him in a dream thaispeáin aingeal é féin dó i mbrionglóid, tháinig aingeal chuige i mbrionglóid