eat
1 verb of food or diet TRANSITIVEith verb eat your vegetables! ith do chuid glasraí!have you eaten enough? an bhfuil do sháith ite agat?, an bhfuil do dhóthain ite agat?I don't eat meat ní ithim feoil
I couldn't eat another thing ní fhéadfainn greim eile a ithe, tá mé lán go béal INTRANSITIVEith verb he started to eat thosaigh sé ag ithewe spent the night eating and drinking chaitheamar an oíche ag ithe agus ag ólwe always ate healthily at home d'ithimis bia folláin i gcónaí sa bhaile, bhíodh bia maith i gcónaí againn sa bhaileto eat sensibly bheith ciallmhar faoina n-itheann tú
2 verb have meal TRANSITIVEith verb caith verb they ate a great meal d'ith siad béile breá, chaith siad béile breáwe eat breakfast after the swim bíonn bricfeasta againn tar éis an tsnámha
INTRANSITIVEith verb I ate earlier d'ith mé níos luaithe, rinne mé mo chuid níos luaithe, bhí greim le hithe agam níos luaithesometimes we eat in ithimid sa bhaile uaireantait's expensive to eat out tá sé daor dul amach ag ithehe's eating tá sé ag ithe, tá sé ag déanamh a choda
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb use lot of informal TRANSITIVEslog verb alp verb that camera eats batteries tá an ceamara sin an-trom ar chadhnraí
eats
noun informalgreim bia scroid fem2to have a bite to eat
I've had a bite to eat bhí greim bia agam, bhí rud éigin le hithe agam, bhí blaiseadh beag agamto eat sb alive
1 (alsoto eat sb for breakfast
) informal criticise, punishduine a fheannadhduine a ithe beo beathachíde na muc is na madraí a thabhairt do dhuine informalduine a ithe gan salann 2 (alsoto eat sb for breakfast
) informal defeat easilyduine a fheannadhslad a dhéanamh ar dhuinebia míoltóg a dhéanamh de dhuine 3 informal insectsduine a itheI'm eaten alive by the midges táim ite ag na míoltógato eat dirt
informal (also US, very informalto eat crap
, to eat shit
) íde na muc agus na madraí a fháil informalto eat, drink and be merry
an gabhar a róstadh informalithe, ól agus ceol go maidinlet's eat, drink and be merry! tá sé in am an gabhar a róstadh!to eat humble pie
do chuid cainte a shlogadhdo chuid dearmad a admháilto eat like a bird
informal Máire eats like a bird níl goile ar bith ag Máire, níl goile spideoige ag Máireto eat like a horse
informal 1 have large appetitegoile mór a bheith agatgoile capaill a bheith agatSeán eats like a horse tá goile capaill ag Seán, d'íosfadh Seán an chros den asal 2 eat lotcraos a dhéanamh she ate like a horse at Christmas rinne sí craos ag an Nollaig, rinne sí an mhuc ag an Nollaigto eat like a king
informal we ate like kings bhí rogha gach bia agus togha gach dí againn, bhí féasta againnto eat the head off sb
(alsoto eat the face off sb
) informalan cloigeann a ithe de dhuineduine a fheannadhsceanairt a dhéanamh ar dhuineto eat your heart out
informalbheith cráitebheith faoi chianhe's eating his heart out over her tá a chroí briste mar gheall uirthi, tá a chroí á réabadh mar gheall uirthieat your heart out
humorous cad a déarfá leis sin?bain an barr de sinto eat sb out of house and home
humorous they'd eat you out of house and home d'íosfaidís an chathaoir féin fút, ní fhéadfá bia a choinneáil leoto eat your words
do chuid cainte a shlogadhdo chuid focal a shlogadhto have sb eating out of your hand(s)
duine a bheith ar do bhos agatduine a bheith ar éill agatduine a bheith ina mhaidrín lathaí agatI could eat a horse
informal tá mé stiúgtha leis an ocrastá mé caillte leis an ocrastá airc ocrais ormI'll eat my hat
informal bain barr na cluaise díomchuirfeadh sé iontas an domhain ormI'll eat my hat if he succeeds bain barr na cluaise díom má éiríonn leiswhat's eating you?
informal céard atá ag cur as duit?cad atá ag déanamh tinnis duit?cad é atá ag déanamh scime duit?cad atá ag dó na geirbe agat?I won't eat you
informal ní íosfaidh mé thúní baol duit méní bhainfidh mé greim asatyou are what you eat
as a ceann a bhlitear an bhóden duine an biaeat away
1 (v + adv) erode TRANSITIVEcreim verb caith verb cnaígh verb the cliff has been eaten away by the sea tá an aill creimthe ag an bhfarraige 2 (v + adv) gradually use up TRANSITIVEídigh verb ith verb it eats away all our money ídíonn sé ár gcuid airgid go léireat away at
1 slowly destroy TRANSITIVEcnaígh verb creim verb the disease eats away at the nervous system cnaíonn an galar an néarchóras 2 diminish TRANSITIVEídigh verb laghdaigh verb creim verb it was eating away at her confidence bhí sé ag creimeadh a cuid féinmhuiníne, bhí sé ag baint dá féinmhuinín 3 worry TRANSITIVEcráigh verb ciap verb that's still eating away at her tá sí cráite aige sin fós, tá sé sin ag déanamh tinnis di go fóillit'll eat away at you that you didn't go beidh tú cráite de bhrí nach ndeachaigh túeat into
1 (v + prep) diminish TRANSITIVEit's eating into my day off tá sé ag cur mo lá saor amú ormany delay will eat into their profits bainfear dá mbrabús má bhíonn moill ar bith ann 2 (v + prep) erode TRANSITIVEcreim verb cnaígh verb ith verbeat up
1 (v + adv) finish food INTRANSITIVEith suas PhrV do chuid a chríochnú I ate up before we left chríochnaigh mé mo chuid sular imíomar
2 (v + adv) use up TRANSITIVEídigh verb caith verb meil verb it eats up your time ídíonn sé do chuid ama ort, caitheann tú go leor ama leis 3 (v + adv) make unhappy TRANSITIVEcráigh verb luigh go trom ar VP ciap verb it's eating you up tá tú cráite aige, tá sé ag luí go trom ortI'm eaten up with worry táim cráite le himní, tagann an imní idir mé agus codladh na hoíche