around
adverb
1 adverb with numbers, amountsthart ar tuairim is timpeall is it costs around 4 euro cosnaíonn sé thart ar 4 eurothe rate is around 20% tá an ráta ag bordáil ar 20%, tá an ráta isteach agus amach le 20% 2 adverb with time expressionsthart ar tuairim is timpeall it was around ten when he came home bhí sé thart ar a deich nuair a tháinig sé abhaileit happened around Christmas aimsir na Nollag a tharla sé, i dtrátha na Nollag a tharla sé, um Nollaig a tharla séTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adverb location, movementthart timpeall thart timpeall gather around, men cruinnígí thart, a fhearais Cathal around? an bhfuil Cathal thart?, an bhfuil Cathal abhus?I'll be around for a while beidh mé timpeall na háite go ceann tamaill, beidh mé thart timpeall ar feadh tamaillhe drove around looking for the hotel thiomáin sé thart ag cuardach an óstáinthat dog is always following me around bíonn an madra sin sna sála agam i rith an amathere's a rumour going around that ... tá sé ina ráfla go ...we spent the day splashing around in the water chaitheamar an lá ag lapadaíl san uisce 4 adverb involved in sb's lifethart timpeall you weren't around when I needed you ní raibh tú thart nuair a bhí tú de dhíth orm, ní raibh teacht ort nuair a bhí tú uaimI miss having my father around cronaím m'athair, braithim uaim m'athair 5 adverb turning in another directionthart timpeall she turned around thiontaigh sí thart 6 adverb in different, opposite directionto go the long way around an bealach fada a ghlacadhI didn't hit her - it was the other way around níor bhuail mise í - a mhalairt a tharla 7 adverb to sb's house etcthart timpeall she invited me around to her place d'iarr sí orm dul thart tigh s'aiciseI'll call around tomorrow buailfidh mé isteach amárachI'll be around shortly beidh mé ann ar ball beag 8 adverb one's immediate surroundingshe looked around d'fhéach sé ina thimpeall, d'amharc sé thart 9 adverb sit, lie, etcthart timpeall the men sat around playing cards bhí na fir ina suí thart ag imirt cártaí 10 adverb wasting timethart timpeall don't mess around with that camera ná bí ag útamáil leis an gceamara sin, ná bí ag méiseáil leis an gceamara sin 11 adverb existing, availablethis camera has been around for years tá an ceamara seo ar fáil leis na blianta, tá an ceamara seo ar an margadh leis na bliantaI wish I had been around 30 years ago is mairg nach raibh mé thart 30 bliain ó shin, is mairg nach raibh mé ar an saol 30 bliain ó shinone of the best musicians around duine de na ceoltóirí is fearr dá bhfuil ann 12 adverb look, ask, search etcto hunt around for keys eochracha a chuardachshe asked around and got no joy chuir sí ceist ar lear mór daoine agus ní bhfuair sí sásamh ar bith 13 adverb measuring sth roundthe circle is two metres around tá imlíne an chiorcail dhá mhéadar
preposition
14 preposition all the way roundthart ar timpeall ar timpeall she put her arm around his waist chuir sí a lámh thart ar a choimwe arranged the chairs around the table shocraíomar na cathaoireacha timpeall ar an mbord, shocraíomar na cathaoireacha timpeall an bhoird 15 preposition close to placethart ar timpeall ar timpeall faoi prep the area around the station an ceantar thart ar an stáisiún, an ceantar timpeall an stáisiúinthe roads around Dublin na bóithre timpeall Bhaile Átha Cliathshe lives around here tá sí ina cónaí thart anseo 16 preposition on the other side of sththart timpeall around the corner timpeall an chúinne, thart an coirnéalit's around the back of the house tá sé thart ar chúl an tí 17 preposition involved in sb's lifethe people around you na daoine atá i do thimpeall, na daoine atá thart ortthey're around kids that don't play football bíonn siad i gcuideachta páistí nach n-imríonn peil, bíonn siad ag rith thart le páistí nach n-imríonn peil 18 preposition to different placestimpeall thart ar ar fud they sailed around the world sheol siad timpeall an domhainI walked around the town shiúil mé thart ar an mbaile, shiúil mé ó cheann ceann an bhaile 19 preposition sit, gather, dance, etcthart ar timpeall ar timpeall they gathered around the teacher bhailigh siad thart ar an múinteoirhe was dancing around the room bhí sé ag damhsa timpeall an tseomra 20 preposition in a circletimpeall ar thart ar timpeall the moon goes around the earth téann an ghealach timpeall ar an domhan, téann an ghealach timpeall an domhain 21 preposition to the other side ofthart thart ar timpeall she went around the back of the house chuaigh sí thart ar chúl an tílight can be bent around the sun is féidir solas a lúbadh thart ar an ngrian, is féidir solas a lúbadh timpeall na gréine 22 preposition along side, length of sthI drove around the outskirts of the town thiomáin mé thart ar imeall an bhailethe road sweeps around the estate tá an bóthar ag dul timpeall an eastáitI walked around the side of the house shiúil mé thart le binn an tí 23 preposition in the immediate vicinity of (sb/sth)timpeall thart ar timpeall ar she took a look around the place chaith sí súil timpeall na háite, chaith sí súil thart timpeall na háitewe had a close look around the house rinneamar mionscrúdú ar an teach 24 preposition solving, avoiding a problemthere's no getting around it níl aon dul thairis, níl aon dul timpeall airto get around a problem fadhb a sheachaintyou can't get around that argument! ní féidir an argóint sin a bhualadh! 25 preposition organised in a specified waythe school built rewards around the things pupils like bhunaigh an scoil duaiseanna ar na rudaí a thaitníonn le daltaíto organise your life around your own aims do shaol a eagrú de réir do chuid cuspóirí féinhis life revolves around drinking is é an t-ól tús agus deireadh a shaoil 26 preposition regardingfaoi prep maidir le i dtaca le there's a lot of worry around the new proposals tá imní mhór ann faoi na moltaí nua 27 preposition waiting for sth to happenwhen the day came around nuair a tháinig an láit won't happen this time around ní tharlóidh sé an t-am seo, ní tharlóidh sé an babhta seo, ní tharlóidh sé an geábh seo 28 preposition measuring sth roundtimpeall thart ar faoi prep he's 30 inches around the waist tá sé 30 orlach timpeall a choime, tá sé 30 orlach faoina choim