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enough

1. determiner as much/many of sth as required2. pronoun as much/many as required3. pronoun too much4. adverb to required degree5. adverb fairly6. adverb for emphasis
phrases
1 determiner as much/many of sth as requireddóthain  c m ugo leor  c m u
► (with uncountable noun)
I have enough time tá dóthain ama agam, tá mo sháith ama agam, tá mo dhóthain ama agam, tá go leor ama agamshe had just enough water for us both bhí díreach a dóthain uisce aici dúinn beirt, bhí díreach a sáith uisce aici don bheirt againnhe doesn't have enough money níl a dhóthain airgid aige, níl a sháith airgid aigethere isn't enough space here níl dóthain slí anseo, níl go leor spáis anseoI'll go if I have enough time rachaidh mé má bhíonn mo dhóthain ama agam, rachaidh mé má bhíonn an t-am agamthere was more than enough space in the back bhí fuílleach spáis taobh thiar, bhí neart spáis ar cúlthere wasn't nearly enough food ní raibh dóthain bia ann, ná baol airnot nearly enough attention had been paid to it níor tugadh go leor airde air ar chor ar bith, is beag má tugadh dóthain airde in aon chor airI've wasted quite enough time tá mo dhóthain ama curtha amú agam, tá mo sháith ama curtha amú agamhe had quite enough to drink bhí a dhóthain mhór le hól aige; bhí a sháith le hól aige, leoga
► (with plural noun)
he doesn't read enough books ní léann sé a dhóthain leabhar, ní léann sé a sháith leabharare there enough players for a game? an bhfuil go leor imreoirí ann le haghaidh cluiche?leave her alone, she has enough problems of her own lig di, tá dóthain deacrachtaí dá cuid féin aiciwe have more than enough computers tá ár leordhóthain ríomhairí againn, tá ár seacht sáith ríomhairí againn
► (as postpositive adjective)
she was fool enough to believe you bhí sí ina hóinseach chomh mór sin gur chreid sí thúthere'll be time enough for watching TV afterwards beidh am go leor ann le bheith ag féachaint ar an teilifís ina dhiaidh
2 pronoun as much/many as requireddóthain  c m ugo leor  c m u
► (as much as required)
your promises may not be enough seans nach leor do chuid gealltanasI only have €10 - is that enough? níl agam ach €10 - an leor sin?, níl agam ach €10 - an ndéanfaidh sé sin cúis?we did our best, isn't that enough? rinneamar ár ndícheall, nach leor sin?that's enough about me, what about you? is leor sin fúmsa, céard fútsa?she can't get enough of his music is breá léi a chuid ceoil, tá sí scafa chun a chuid ceoilI've had more than enough to eat tá mo sháith agus níos mó ite agam, tá mo sheacht sáith ite agamit's enough to sicken you chuirfeadh sé fonn múisce ort, chuirfeadh sé masmas ort, chuirfeadh sé samhnas ort
► (as many as required)
once is enough is leor aon uair amháinthere wasn't even enough of us to form a team ní raibh dóthain againn ann le foireann a chur le chéile fiú, ní raibh ár sáith ann le foireann a chur le chéile fiú, ní raibh oiread againn ann agus a chuirfeadh foireann le chéile fiúshall I get more chairs, or are there enough? an bhfaighidh mé tuilleadh cathaoireacha nó an bhfuil dóthain againn?
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3 pronoun too much'Enough!' he shouted 'Éirigh as!' ar seisean de bhéic, 'Is leor sin!' ar seisean de bhéicthat's it, I've had enough sin é, tá mo dhóthain agam; sin é, tá mo sháith agamthat's enough of your cheek! sin do dhóthain teallaireachta uaitse!she'd had enough of studying bhí a dóthain den staidéar faighte aici, bhí sí bailithe den staidéar 4 adverb to required degreego leor  c m usách  c m uit'll be there long enough beidh sé ann fada go leorit doesn't go far enough ní théann sé fada go leor, ní théann sé sách fada, ní théann sé fada a dhóthainthe ladder wasn't long enough ní raibh an dréimire fada go leorit has improved, but not nearly enough tá feabhas tagtha air, ach níl a dhóthaindrinking is bad enough without smoking as well tá sé olc go leor a bheith ag ól gan a bheith ag caitheamh, leis; tá ólachán sách dona gan a bheith ag caitheamh freisinit's tough enough without falling as well tá sé deacair go leor gan titim chomh maithshe's old enough to be your grandmother tá sí sean go leor le bheith ina seanmháthair agatand as if that wasn't bad enough ... agus murar leor é sin ...; agus mar bharr ar an donas ...only first place is good enough for them ní shásóidh dada ach an chéad áit iadit was cold enough for snow bhí sé fuar go leor le go mbeadh sneachta ann, bhí sé sách fuar le haghaidh sneachtait was wide enough for two to sit in bhí sé leathan a dhóthain le go suífeadh beirt annshe was badly enough injured that she collapsed bhí sí gortaithe dona go leor gur thit sí as a seasamh, bhí sí gortaithe chomh dona sin gur thit sí as a seasamh 5 adverb fairlygo leor  c m ugo maith  c m ua dhóthain  c m uréasúnta  c m umeasartha  c m uit started off funny enough bhí sé greannmhar go leor ag an tús, bhí sé measartha greannmhar ag an tústhe film was enjoyable enough bhí an scannán réasúnta taitneamhachhe was a nice enough guy fear deas go leor ba ea éit happens often enough tarlaíonn sé minic a dhóthain, tarlaíonn sé go measartha minic, tarlaíonn sé réasúnta minicshe was willing enough to try bhí sí sásta go maith triail a bhaint as, bhí sí sách sásta iarracht a dhéanamh 6 adverb for emphasisfair enough! ceart go leor!, maith go leor!it's bad enough being told you're not welcome tá sé sách dona é a rá leat nach bhfuil fáilte romhat, tá sé olc go leor go ndéarfaí leat nach bhfuil fáilte romhatshe's only small, right enough, but she's strong níl inti ach ruidín beag, is fíor duit, ach tá sí láidirsure enough, there wasn't room for us all gan dabht, ní raibh spás dúinn go léir annhe'd just arrived when, sure enough, he wanted to go again ní raibh sé ach tagtha nuair a theastaigh uaidh imeacht arís, iontas na n-iontasstrangely enough aisteach go leor, ait go leorinterestingly enough, his father was there too spéisiúil go leor, bhí a athair ann chomh maith
phrases

enough is as good as a feast

proverb bíonn blas ar an mbeagán

enough is enough

is leor é sindéanfaidh sé sinit was decided that enough was enough and they were evicted beartaíodh gurbh in deireadh leis agus díbríodh iad

enough said

tá dóthain ráitesin é do dhóthainA 20 mile walk? Enough said! Siúlóid 20 míle? Tá dóthain ráite!the craic was great, enough said about the food bhí an-chraic ann, ná habraimis faic faoin mbia

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