even
adjective
1 adjective MATH of numbereven number ré-uimhirjust print the even pages ná priontáil ach na leathanaigh a bhfuil ré-uimhreacha orthu 2 adjective equalcothrom adj1 ► (well matched)
the teams were very even bhí na foirne an-chothrom, bhí na foirne inchurtha go maith le chéileit was a fairly even contest comórtas cothrom go maith a bhí annthey started off on a reasonably even footing thosaigh siad agus iad réasúnta cothrom► (equal)
the teams were even at half-time bhí na foirne cothrom ag leath ama, bhí na foirne ar comhscór ag leath amawe competed with the winners on even terms bhíomar buille ar bhuille leis na buaiteoirí, ní raibh dada idir sinn féin agus na buaiteoirí► (fifty-fifty)
they told him he had an even chance of survival dúirt siad leis go raibh seans cothrom aige maireachtáilthere's an even mix of men and women at work tá meascán cothrom d'fhir agus de mhná ag an obair► (not at disadvantage)
she finally got even with him bhain sí cúiteamh amach air ar deireadh thiar, bhain sí díoltas amach air ar deireadh thiar, dhíol sí an comhar leis ar deireadh thiardon't get angry, get even ná bíodh fearg ort, bain díoltas amachhe owed me a favour but now we're even bhí sé faoi chomaoin agam ach roinn sé an comharTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective constantcothrom adj1 seasmhach adj1 rialta adj3 it needs an even temperature teastaíonn teocht sheasmhach uaidhI ran at an even pace rith mé ar luas cothrom 4 adjective level, smoothcothrom adj1 réidh adj1 leibhéalta adj3 the road was straight and even bhí an bóthar díreach agus réidhapply an even coat of varnish to it cuir brat cothrom vearnaise airarrange the slices in an even layer leag amach na slisíní ina sraith chothromit has a nice even surface tá dromchla breá réidh air 5 adjective calmréidh adj1 socair adj my dog has a nice even temperament tá nádúr breá réidh ag mo mhadrashe spoke in a low, even voice labhair sí go ciúin socair 6 adjective of colourcomhchothrom adj1 her tan was perfectly even bhí an dath gréine a bhí uirthi deas cothrom 7 adjective regularly positionedthere's an even space between each tree tá spás cothrom idir gach crannhe had strong even teeth bhí fiacla láidre díreacha aigeeven spacing spásáil chothrom
adverb
8 adverb expressing surprise, emphasisfiú fiú amháin go fiú ► (expressing surprise)
it may even be good for you b'fhéidir go bhfuil sé go maith duit, fiúeven the children speak two languages tá dhá theanga ag na leanaí, fiú amháin; tá dhá theanga ag na leanaí féinthey don't light a fire, even in winter ní lasann siad tine, fiú amháin sa gheimhreadh; ní lasann siad tine sa gheimhreadh féinI said I'd go, even before she asked me dúirt mé go rachainn, fiú sular iarr sí orm éI remember it clearly, even now is cuimhin liom go maith é, fiú anois; is cuimhin liom go maith é, anois féineven today men earn more tuilleann na fir níos mó, go fiú sa lá atá inniu ann; ar na saolta seo féin, tá níos mó á shaothrú ag na fir► (for emphasis)
they can't even dance níl siad in ann rince fiú, níl damhsa féin acuI don't even know your name níl d'ainm féin agamno one even knows I'm here níl a fhios ag aon duine go bhfuilim anseo fiúit's the biggest market, bigger even than France is é an margadh is mó é, níos mó ná an Fhrainc fiú; is é an margadh is mó é, níos mó ná an Fhrainc féinyou'll have to work even harder next year beidh ort oibriú níos déine fós an bhliain seo chugainnthey lit even more candles las siad níos mó coinnle fós, las siad níos mó coinnle arístraffic is even worse in the morning bíonn an trácht níos measa fós ar maidinI'd seen nothing even remotely similar to it ní raibh aon rud i ngiorracht dá leithéid fiú feicthe agamthey stay outside even when it rains fanann siad taobh amuigh, fiú amháin agus é ag cur báistíthey don't help even when you beg them ní chabhraíonn siad leat, fiú nuair a impíonn tú orthu éI took it without even thinking about it thóg mé é gan smaoineamh air fiúwe'll be on time, maybe even early beimid in am, luath b'fhéidir fiú amháinyou can even enter online is féidir leat cur isteach air ar líne fiúI couldn't even leave if I wanted to ní fhéadfainn fágáil fiú dá dteastódh uaimwe may possibly even see one b'fhéidir go bhfeicfimis ceann go fiúeven as a child, he felt it bhraith sé é fiú amháin agus é ina leanbh 9 adverb literary justeven as I have loved you faoi mar a thug mise grá daoibhse