Focail chosúla:
watch out
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scratch out
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cash out
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catch at
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catch on
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catch up
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branch out
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latch onto
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launch out
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search out
- EN > GA
- GA > EN
catch
verb
1 verb field ball etc TRANSITIVEceap verb beir ar PhrV greim a fháil ar VP gabh verb he caught the ball rug sé ar an liathróid, fuair sé greim ar an mbál, cheap sé an liathróid'Catch!' she shouted. 'Beir air seo!' a scairt sí. 2 verb stop sb falling TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a fháil ar Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (also catch out) verb SPOR put batsman out TRANSITIVEcuir amach trí cheapadhhe was caught for three cuireadh amach é nuair a ceapadh an liathróid agus trí rith aige 4 verb stop falling liquid, objects TRANSITIVEceap verb beir ar PhrV bailigh verb a bucket will catch the water ceapfaidh buicéad an t-uisce, béarfaidh buicéad ar an uisce 5 verb stop sb escaping TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a fháil ar we couldn't catch him ní rabhamar in ann greim a fháil air 6 verb take hold of sb TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a bhreith ar greim a fháil ar to catch hold of sb/sth breith ar dhuine/rud, greim a fháil ar dhuine/rud, greim a bhreith ar dhuine/rudshe caught him by the throat rug sí greim scornaí air 7 verb find and arrest sb TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV gabh verb greim a fháil ar VP the Gardaí caught them rug na Gardaí orthu, ghabh na Gardaí iadhe got caught with the money rugadh air agus an t-airgead ina sheilbh 8 verb TRANSP get on train etc TRANSITIVEfaigh verb téigh ar PhrV I caught a plane to Cork fuair mé eitleán go Corcaigh, chuaigh mé go Corcaigh ar an eitleán 9 verb TRANSP arrive in time for train etc TRANSITIVEbheith in am do VP faigh verb I barely caught the train is ar éigean a bhí mé in am don traeinexcuse me, I have a bus to catch gabh mo leithscéal, tá bus le fáil agam 10 verb be in time to see or do sth TRANSITIVEfaigh verb bheith in am do VP I just caught the end bhí mé díreach in am don deireadh, ní bhfuair mé ach an deireadhto catch the post bheith in am don phost 11 verb trap, hunt TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV ceap verb greim a fháil ar VP they caught the fox rug siad ar an sionnach 12 verb find sb doing sth wrong or illegal TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV greim a fháil ar he'd kill me if he caught me mharódh sé mé dá mbéarfadh sé orm, mharódh sé mé dá bhfaigheadh sé greim ormshe caught me drinking rug sí orm ag ólI caught myself thinking about it bhí mé ag smaoineamh faoi gan fhios dom féinthey caught him at it rug siad air á dhéanamhdon't let me catch you at that again! ná feicim thú ag dul dó sin arís! 13 verb find sb in unexpected situation TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV beir amuigh ar the fleet was caught unprepared rugadh amuigh ar an gcabhlach, thángthas aniar aduaidh ar an gcabhlachdon't get caught without insurance ná beirtear ort gan árachasyou caught me at a bad time tháinig tú orm in antráth 14 verb see or smellfaigh verb TRANSITIVEwe caught a glimpse of the mountain fuaireamar spléachadh ar an gcnoc, fuaireamar amharc beag ar an gcnocthey caught a whiff of the sea fuair siad boladh na farraigeI caught sight of them leaving fuair mé amharc orthu ag imeacht, chonaic mé iad ag imeacht 15 verb capture attention, imagination TRANSITIVEthe price caught my attention tharraing an praghas m'airdmy imagination was caught by the story mhúscail an scéal mo spéis, spreag an scéal mo shamhlaíocht 16 verb MED get disease TRANSITIVEtolg verb faigh verb tóg verb he caught a virus tholg sé víreas, tháinig víreas airI caught a cold tháinig slaghdán orm, bhuail slaghdán mé, fuair mé slaghdánshe caught the flu from somebody in work fuair sí an fliú ó dhuine éigin ag an obair, tholg sí an ulpóg ó dhuine éigin ag an obairyou wouldn't know what you'd catch off him ní bheadh fhios agat cad a gheofá uaidh siúd 17 verb hear TRANSITIVEclois verb cluin verb he shouted something I didn't catch bhéic sé rud éigin nár chuala méI didn't catch your name níor chuala mé d'ainm, ní bhfuair mé d'ainm, níor thug mé liom d'ainm i gceart 18 verb understandtuig verb TRANSITIVESeán caught his meaning thuig Seán céard a bhí i gceist aigeshe knows the right people, if you catch my drift tá aithne aici ar na daoine cearta, má thuigeann tú leat mé 19 verb find sb you need to talk to TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV tar ar PhrV faigh verb greim a fháil ar VP I'm glad I caught you here is maith mar a tharla anseo thú, is maith gur éirigh liom breith anseo ortyou can catch me after work is féidir leat teacht orm tar éis na hoibre, gheobhaidh tú mé i ndiaidh na hoibreI was lucky to catch her in bhí an t-ádh liom teacht uirthi sa bhaile, bhí an t-ádh liom go raibh sí sa bhaile 20 verb discover problem, illness TRANSITIVEfaigh verb tar ar PhrV beir ar PhrV aimsigh verb they caught the cancer in time tháinig siad ar an ailse in am, fuair siad an ailse in am 21 verb (especially US), informal see film, play, etc TRANSITIVEto catch a film féachaint ar scannán, dul chuig scannánI turned on the radio to catch the news chuir mé an raidió ar siúl le héisteacht leis an nuacht, chas mé air an raidió chun an nuacht a fháil 22 verb get stuck INTRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfostú VP téigh i ngreim VPgreamaigh verb it caught on a bush chuaigh sé i bhfostú i sceach, ceapadh é i sceach, chuaigh sé in achrann i sceachhis shirt caught in the machine chuaigh a léine i bhfostú san inneall, chuaigh a léine i ngreim san inneall 23 verb make sth get stuck TRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb ceap verb he caught his coat on the handle cheap sé a chóta ar an hanlaI caught my finger in the door ceapadh mo mhéar sa doras, chuaigh mo mhéar i ngreim sa doras, chuaigh mo mhéar i bhfostú sa dorasthe hook caught my sleeve chuaigh mo mhuinchille i bhfostú ar an gcrúca 24 verb shine in light TRANSITIVEher hair caught the light cheap a cuid gruaige an solas, bhí loinnir an tsolais ina cuid gruaige 25 verb of light: shine on sth TRANSITIVEthe sun caught her ring lonraigh an ghrian ar a fáinne, bhain an ghrian drithlíní as a fáinne 26 verb of wind, wavebeir ar PhrV gabh verb TRANSITIVEthe wind caught the tent rug an ghaoth ar an bpuball, ghabh an ghaoth an puballthe wave caught him rug an tonn air 27 verb hit sb on part of body TRANSITIVEbuail verb the stone caught her on the head bhuail an chloch sa cheann íhe caught me with a right hook to the chin bhuail sé le húc deasóige ar an smig méshe caught him with three punches bhuail sí trí dhorn air 28 verb hit part of body on sth TRANSITIVEbuail verb she caught her hip on the counter bhuail sí a cromán in aghaidh an chuntair 29 verb describe, portray accurately TRANSITIVEtabhair leat the film catches the spirit of the era tugann an scannán leis spiorad na linne, tugtar léiriú ar spiorad na linne sa scannán 30 verb start to burn INTRANSITIVElas verb adhain verb the paper caught quickly las an páipéar go gasta
noun
31 noun act of stopping ball etcceapadh masc gabháil fem3 it was a great catch an-cheapadh a bhí ann, an-ghabháil a bhí annshe went up for the catch léim sí chun an liathróid a bhreith anuas, léim sí le breith ar an liathróid, léim sí chun an liathróid a cheapadh san aer 32 noun SPOR game of throwing ballthey were playing catch bhí siad ag caitheamh liathróide chuig a chéile 33 noun SPOR in cricketceapadh masc he dropped a catch lig sé ceapadh uaidhit was an easy catch ceapadh éasca a bhí ann 34 noun FISH fish caughtgabháil fem3 gabháil éisc they sold the day's catch dhíol siad gabháil an lae 35 noun fastener for door etclaiste masc4 36 noun hidden problemlúb ar lár fadhb fem2 it's very cheap, there must be some catch tá sé an-saor, caithfidh go bhfuil lúb éigin ar lár ann; tá sé an-saor, céard atá mícheart leis? 37 noun informal desirable partner► (woman)
bean bhreá ► (man)
fear breá he's a good catch is breá an fear a dhéanfadh sé do bhean éigin, ba mhaith ag bean é, is maith an éadáil é 38 noun usually literary emotion in voicetocht masc3 snag masc3 there was a catch in his voice as he sang bhí tocht ina ghlór agus é ag casadh, bhí tocht ina ghlór agus é ag amhrán 39 noun HIST, MUS musical roundrothlam masc1