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conjunction
1 conjunction to add sth newach he did it quickly but well rinne sé é go tapa ach go críochnúilwe played badly but we won d'imríomar go dona ach bhuamarit was hard work but I'm pleased I did it obair chrua ba ea é ach táim sásta go ndearna mé éa popular but, in my opinion, an over-rated book leabhar a bhfuil an-tóir air, ach nach bhfuil chomh maith sin in aon chor, dar liomsa 2 conjunction to contradict, qualifyach it wasn't luck that did it, but hard work ní hé an t-ádh ach obair chrua a rinne é, ní hé an t-ádh ach obair chrua ba chúis leishe wasn't rich but on the contrary he was quite poor ní fear saibhir a bhí ann ach a mhalairt ar fad, bhí sé sách bochtshe's worried but hopefully she'll be fine tá imní uirthi ach le cúnamh Dé beidh sí toghathe offer wasn't what we needed, but far below it ní bhfuaireamar an tairiscint a bhí uainn, is amhlaidh a bhí sí i bhfad níos ísle ná sinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 conjunction to change subject, dismiss pointach I'm busy now, but I'll see you in the morning táim gnóthach anois ach feicfidh mé ar maidin thúbut first tell me your version ach inis do leagan féin dom ar dtús 4 conjunction to introduce questionach but can I tell you something? ach an bhféadfainn rud éigin a rá leat?but how did it happen? ach conas a tharla sé? 5 conjunction before explanation, correctionach excuse me but I've been waiting here for ages gabh mo leithscéal ach táimse ag fanacht anseo le fadaI'm sorry but that's wrong tá brón orm ach tá sé sin mícheart 6 conjunction to express surprise or protestach but you promised! ach gheall tú! 7 conjunction except thatwe can't do anything but someone gives out to us ní féidir linn dada a dhéanamh gan duine éigin a bheith ag tabhairt amach dúinn, is cuma céard a dhéanfaimid ach beidh duine éigin ag tabhairt amach dúinnit never rains but it pours proverb nuair a thagann sé ina bháisteach tagann sé ina dhíle, nuair a thig cith tig tonnchith, nuair a chacann gé cacann siad go léir very informal
preposition
8 preposition other thanach ach amháin diomaite de seachas he has nobody but strangers to talk to níl aon duine seachas strainséirí aige le labhairt leo, níl aon duine cé is moite de strainséirí aige le labhairt leo, níl aige ach strainséirí le comhrá leothe whole truth and nothing but the truth iomlán na fírinne agus an fhírinne amháin, lom na fírinne agus an fhírinne lomand who but a fool would do that? cé eile ach amadán a dhéanfadh a leithéid?what could I do but agree with her? céard eile a d'fhéadfainn a dhéanamh ach aontú léi?last but one an ceann roimh an gceann deireanach, an dara ceann deireanachhe's the last but one níl ach duine amháin ina dhiaidh, is é an dara duine deireanach élast but two dhá cheann roimh an gceann deiridhthe next but one an dara ceann ina dhiaidh sinadverb
9 adverb exceptach ach amháin cé is moiteseachas there was nothing to do but wait ní raibh dada le déanamh ach fanachtyou can't but admire her ní fhéadfá gan meas a bheith agat uirthi, chaithfeadh meas a bheith agat uirthi 10 adverb onlyyou can but try níl agat ach iarracht a dhéanamhto name but a few gan ach cúpla duine a luaif we had but known this dá mbeadh sé sin ar eolas againn, dá mba rud é go raibh sé sin ar eolas againn 11 adverb for emphasisnothing but nothing is going to spoil my day ní mhillfidh rud ar bith mo lá, níl faic ar thalamh an domhain chun mo lá a lot 12 adverb however, thougháfach it's a great shame, but is mór an trua é, áfach; is mór an trua é, mar sin féinnoun
13 noun objection, reservationno ifs, no buts, just do it! ná bíodh aon cheo eile faoi ach déan é!, ná bac le má ná dá ach déan é!