buy
verb
1 verb pay money for TRANSITIVEceannaigh verb he bought the ticket cheannaigh sé an ticéadshe bought drinks for the group cheannaigh sí deochanna don ghrúpa, sheas sí deochanna don ghrúpashe bought him a ring for €500 cheannaigh sí fáinne dó ar €500, thug sí €500 ar fháinne dóhe bought himself a new car cheannaigh sé carr nua dó féin
INTRANSITIVEceannaigh verb now isn't the time to buy ní hé seo an t-am ar cheart a bheith ag ceannach, ní hé seo an t-am le bheith ag ceannach
2 verb be enough for TRANSITIVE€10 doesn't buy a lot these days ní bhfaighfeá mórán ar €10 sa lá atá inniu ann, ní fiú mórán €10 ar an aimsir seo€200,000 would buy you a decent house gheofá teach breá ar €200,000; cheannófá teach breá ar €200,000; tá teach breá le fáil ar €200,000money can't buy you happiness ní cheannódh an saol an suaimhneas, ní féidir luach a chur ar an sonasTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb bribe TRANSITIVEceannaigh verb anyone can be bought is féidir duine ar bith a cheannach, tá a luach féin ar gach duine 4 verb obtain by sacrifice TRANSITIVEsaothraigh verb ceannaigh verb peace was bought dearly by them is daor a shaothraigh siad an tsíocháin, is daor a cheannaigh siad an tsíocháin, dhíol siad go daor as an tsíocháin 5 verb get more time TRANSITIVEthe government needs to buy more time for the negotiations ní mór don rialtas tuilleadh ama a fháil do na cainteannait bought him the time he needed thug sé an t-am breise dó a bhí ag teastáil uaidh, d'fhág sé an fuíoll ama aige a bhí sé a iarraidh 6 verb informal believe, accept TRANSITIVEcreid verb glac le PhrV they didn't buy it níor chreid siad é, níor chreid siad focal deshe didn't buy the excuse níor ghlac sí leis an leithscéal, thug sí an chluas bhodhar don leithscéal
noun
7 noun informal bargainmargadh masc1 it was a good buy an-mhargadh a bhí ann 8 noun informal sth you can purchasea strong pair of shoes is an essential buy is den riachtanas é péire láidir bróg a cheannacha house will be your biggest buy teach an rud is mó a cheannóidh tú choíchewhat a strange buy! nach ait an rud a cheannaigh tú! 9 noun informal act of purchasingceannach masc1 they witnessed a drugs' buy chonaic siad ceannach drugaí