between
preposition
1 preposition places, people, thingsidir prep it's situated between Derry and Gaoth Dobhair tá sé suite idir Doire agus Gaoth Dobhairthey ran in between the flowers rith siad idir na bláthanna 2 preposition lines, countries, etcidir prep the border between the two countries an teorainn idir an dá thírTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition connectingidir prep between two places idir dhá áitwe sent messages between us sheolamar teachtaireachtaí eadrainn 4 preposition times, datesidir prep some time between 1987 and 1989 uair éigin idir 1987 agus 1989in between the time I leave home and I start work idir an t-am a bhfágaim an baile agus an t-am a dtosaím ag obair, ón am a bhfágaim an baile go dtosaím ag obair 5 preposition in series, on scaleidir prep choose any number between one and six pioc aon uimhir idir a haon agus a sé, pioc aon uimhir óna haon go dtí a séwe get anything between 100 and 300 calls a day faighimid rud ar bith idir 100 agus 300 glaoch sa láthe price is expected to fall to between 10 and 12 euro ceaptar go dtitfidh an praghas go dtí idir 10 agus 12 euro 6 preposition in contest, relationship, etcidir prep the struggle between good and evil an choimhlint idir an mhaith agus an t-olcthe match between Cork and Kerry an cluiche idir Corcaigh agus Ciarraíthere's a poor relationship between the staff and the managers tá droch-chaidreamh idir an fhoireann agus na bainisteoiríto make connections between different cultures ceangail a dhéanamh idir chultúir éagsúlaa crash between a bus and a lorry tuairt idir bus agus leoraí 7 preposition in differentiatingidir prep the differences between painting and print na difríochtaí idir péinteáil agus priontáilthere wasn't much to choose between them is beag a bhí eatarthu, is beag an difríocht a bhí eatarthuhe was torn between staying and leaving bhí sé idir dhá cheann na meá cé acu a d'fhanfadh sé nó a d'imeodh sé, bhí sé idir dhá thine Bhealtaine cé acu a d'fhanfadh sé nó a d'imeodh sé 8 preposition in sharing, dividingidir prep the work is split between two offices tá an obair roinnte idir dhá oifigwe ate an apple between us d'itheamar úll eadrainnthere was a lot to learn between both the presentation and the questions bhí cuid mhór le foghlaim idir an cur i láthair agus na ceisteanna
adverb
9 adverb in space separating things, people, eventsi lár báirethe truth lies somewhere in between tá an fhírinne áit éigin i lár báire, tá an fhírinne áit éigin idir eatarthuwe had a good day in between bhí lá maith againn idir an dá linn 10 adverb not at either extremeone is cheap, one is dear and I want one in between them tá ceann saor, tá ceann daor agus ba mhaith liomsa ceann idir eatarthu