contain
1 verb of container: hold TRANSITIVEcoinnigh verb each box contains twelve pens coinníonn gach bosca dhá pheann déag, tá dhá pheann déag i ngach boscathe bottle contains a litre of water tá lítear uisce sa bhuidéalthe envelope contains a letter tá litir sa chlúdach 2 verb have ingredient TRANSITIVEit contains salt tá salann annI can't eat bread containing gluten ní féidir liom arán a bhfuil glútan ann a itheTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb of document etc TRANSITIVEthe file contains all the relevant information tá an t-eolas ábhartha ar fad sa chomhadit doesn't contain any spelling mistakes níl aon bhotún litrithe ann 4 verb control (fire, riots etc) TRANSITIVEsrian a choinneáil ar srian a choimeád ar coinnigh faoi smacht coimeád faoi smachtthe protests were contained coinníodh srian ar na hagóidí, coimeádadh na hagóidí faoi smachtshe couldn't contain the blaze ní raibh sí ábalta an dóiteán a choinneáil faoi smacht 5 verb control emotions TRANSITIVEto contain yourself guaim a choinneáil ort féin, guaim a choimeád ort féinshe couldn't contain herself ní raibh sí in ann guaim a choinneáil uirthi féinshe could barely contain her grief ar éigean a bhí sí in ann srian a choimeád ar an mbrón, ar éigean a bhí sí ábalta an brón a chloí 6 verb MIL, POLICE control militarily TRANSITIVEsmacht a choinneáil ar srian a choimeád ar 7 verb MATH have angle TRANSITIVEa triangle contains the following angles tá na huillinneacha seo a leanas i dtriantán