1 noun period of twelve monthsbliain fem3 c m ua year laterbliain ina dhiaidh sinshe spent a year therechaith sí bliain anna year's breaksos blianait's a year latetá sé bliain mall, tá sé bliain déanachwe've been waiting for a yeartáimid ag fanacht le bliainit lasted a yearmhair sé bliainin a year's timei gceann bliana, faoi cheann blianawithin a yeartaobh istigh de bhliain, laistigh de bhliainduring the first yearle linn na chéad bhliana, i gcaitheamh na chéad bhlianathroughout the yeari rith na bliana, i gcaitheamh na blianawe'll be there for a yearbeimid bliain ann, beimid ann ar feadh blianaI haven't seen her for a yearní fhaca mé í le bliainit took a year to fix itthóg sé bliain é a dheisiú, ghlac sé bliain é a dheisiúa year agobliain ó shina year ago last Fridaybliain agus an Aoine seo caiteit'll be finished a year from todaybeidh sé críochnaithe bliain ón lá inniuonce a yearuair sa bhliain, uair in aghaidh na bliana€1000 per year€1000 sa bhliain, €1000 in aghaidh na blianathey're paid by the yearíoctar iad de réir na blianaas the years go byde réir mar a shleamhnaíonn na blianta thartover the yearsi gcaitheamh na mbliantafrom year to yearó bhliain go bliainfrom one year to the nextó bhliain go chéilehe was sentenced to three yearsgearradh trí bliana air2 noun (also calendar year) 1st January to 31st Decemberbliain fem3 c m uthis yeari mbliananext yearan bhliain seo chugainnlast yearanuraidh, an bhliain seo caite, an bhliain seo a chuaigh thart, an bhliain seo a d'imigh tharainnin the year 1991sa bhliain 1991in the year two thousandsa bhliain dhá mhílein the year of our Lord 1979sa bhliain d'aois ár dTiarna 1979
3 noun when counting timebliain fem3 c m uI've known her for twenty yearstá aithne agam uirthi le fiche bliainhe's eight years of agetá sé ocht mbliana d'aoisshe's three years oldtá sí trí bliana d'aois4 noun ED group of studentsbliain fem3 c m urang masc3 c m uYear 10 pupilsdaltaí Bhliain 10Year 5 childrenpáistí Rang 5the third years will remain in the hallfanfaidh daltaí an tríú bliain sa halla5 noun ED stage in educationbliain fem3 c m ushe's in the second year of the degreetá sí sa dara bliain den chéimhe's the youngest in his yearis é is óige ina bhliain, is é is óige ina rangwe were in the same year at schoolbhíomar in aon bhliain le chéile ar scoil6 noun ASTRONbliain fem3 c m u
phrases
all year round
(also
all the year round
)ó cheann ceann na blianaó thús deireadh na bliana
the best years of your life
na blianta is fearr de do shaol
never in a million years
(also
not in a million years
)never in a million years did I think that he'd do itníor smaoinigh mé riamh go ndéanfadh sé é'Would you wear a hat like that?' 'Not in a million years!''An gcaithfeása hata mar sin?' 'Seans na ngrást!'
the ... of the year
... na blianathe young entrepreneur of the yearfiontraí óg na blianaplayer of the yearscothimreoir na bliana
to put years on sb
this carry on would put years on youchuirfeadh an tseafóid seo na blianta ortthe beard puts ten years on himcuireann an fhéasóg deich mbliana air, fágann an fhéasóg cuma deich mbliana níos sine air
to take years off sb
the short hair takes years off hercuireann an ghruaig ghairid cuma i bhfad níos óige uirthiit has taken ten years off meairím deich mbliana níos óige dá bharr
the year dot
informaltús amapeople have lived here since the year dottá daoine ina gcónaí anseo ó thús amaI've known him since the year dottá aithne agam air leis na cianta
year by year
1 as time goes bybliain ar bhliainle himeacht aimsiremembership is growing year by yeartá an bhallraíocht ag méadú bliain ar bhliain, tá líon na mball ag fás le himeacht aimsire2 looking at each year one by onebliain ar bhliainwe'll look at the figures year by yearféachfaimid ar na figiúirí bliain ar bhliain3 every yeargach bliaingach uile bhliaingach aon bhliaincosts are rising year by yeartá na costais ag méadú gach aon bhliain, tá na costais ag méadú bliain ar bhliain
year after year
(also
year in year out
)bliain i ndiaidh bliana
year on year
(also
year by year
) especially COMM, FINbliain ar bhliainyear on year increaseméadú bliain ar bhliain