decide
1 verb reach decision TRANSITIVEcinn verb socraigh verb he has to decide what to do ní mór dó cinneadh a dhéanamh cad a dhéanfaidh sé, caithfidh sé a shocrú cad é a dhéanfaidh séI decided to walk chinn mé siúl, shocraigh mé siúlwe decided it wasn't the right time shocraíomar nárbh é an t-am ceart éit was decided that the school would be closed cinneadh go ndúnfaí an scoil, beartaíodh an scoil a dhúnadh
INTRANSITIVEcinneadh a dhéanamhI haven't decided yet níl cinneadh déanta agam fósyou must decide for yourselves sibh féin a chaithfidh an cinneadh a dhéanamh
2 verb choose INTRANSITIVEcinneadh a dhéanamh VPit's up to her to decide is fúithi féin atá sé cinneadh a dhéanamhwe haven't decided on the colour níl cinneadh déanta againn faoin dath, níl ár n-intinn déanta suas againn faoin dathwhat made you decide on a career in law? céard a thug ort dul leis an dlí?, cén fáth a ndeachaigh tú leis an dlí?they decided against publishing the pictures chinn siad gan na pictiúir a fhoilsiú, shocraigh siad nach bhfoilseoidís na pictiúirI can't decide between the two níl mé in ann ceann a phiocadh thar an gceann eile, tá mé idir dhá chomhairlehe decided in favour of the motion rinne sé cinneadh tacú leis an rún, shocraigh sé vótáil i bhfabhar an rúinthe judge decided against them thug an breitheamh breith ina n-aghaidhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb settle TRANSITIVEsocraigh verb that decided the matter shocraigh sé sin an scéalthey'll decide the fate of the club socróidh siadsan a bhfuil i ndán don chlubit'll be decided by a vote le vóta a shocrófar éthat kick decided the game an cic sin a shocraigh toradh an chluiche