current
1 adjective happening, existing nowreatha gs as adj the current system an córas atá ann faoi láthair, an córas reathathe current edition of the magazine an t-eagrán reatha den iris, an t-eagrán is déanaí den irishis current job an post atá aige faoi láthairat the current price ag an bpraghas reatha, ar an bpraghas atá air faoi láthairshe spoke about the current situation in Africa labhair sí ar chúrsaí mar atá san Afraic faoi láthaircurrent members will have to retire at sixty-five beidh ar na baill atá ann faoi láthair éirí as ag seasca a cúig, beidh ar na baill reatha éirí as ag seasca a cúigchanges will be made during the current year cuirfear athruithe i bhfeidhm i rith na bliana seo, cuirfear athruithe i bhfeidhm sa bhliain reatha 2 adjective generally used or acceptedthat phrase isn't in current usage ní deirtear an frása sin níos mó, níl an frása sin in úsáid anois, níl an frása sin sa chaint níos móthat theory was current in the 1980s bhí an teoiric sin i dtreis sna 1980idíthere was a rumour current at the time bhí ráfla ag dul thart ag an am, bhí ráfla sa timpeall ag an amTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective valid nowbailí adj3 a current driving licence ceadúnas tiomána bailí 4 noun flow, motionsruth masc3
► (of water)
the current was too strong bhí an sruth róláidirthe current swept her away scuab an sruth chun siúil íto swim against the current snámh in aghaidh an easato go with the current imeacht le sruthcoastal current feacht cóstaocean current feacht masc3, feacht aigéin► (of air)
air current sruth aeir► (of electricity)
current of electricity sruth leictreachais 5 noun general idea, feelingmeon masc1 dearcadh masc1 the political current of the time meon polaitiúil na linne sinhis book only reflected one current ní raibh ina leabhar ach dearcadh amháin