fast
adjective
1 adjective quick, rapidtapa adj3 gasta adj3 sciobtha adj3 mear adj he prefers fast cars is fearr leis gluaisteáin thapa, is fearr leis carranna gastathey're coming and going at a fast rate tá siad ag teacht agus ag imeacht go gastashe got off to a very fast start thosaigh sí go han-sciobtha, bhí an-luas fúithi i dtosachall he's interested in is a fast profit níl uaidh ach brabach tapa a dhéanamhhe's a fast reader tá sé in ann léamh go tapa, léitheoir gasta éyou'll get a fast response gheobhaidh tú freagra tapathey had a lovely fast style of play bhí stíl imeartha breá gasta acuI caught the fast train to Cork fuair mé an traein ghasta go Corcaigha fast computer ríomhaire tapa, ríomhaire gasta 2 adjective SPOR playing surfacethese greens are very fast ritheann an liathróid go han-mhear ar na plásóga seoTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective time takentapa adj3 gasta adj3 sciobtha adj3 mear adj that's her fastest time to date sin an t-am is tapúla aici go dtí seo 4 adjective clock, watchluath adj1 tapa adj3 sciobtha adj3 gasta adj3 your watch is fast tá d'uaireadóir luath 5 adjective PHOT film, lenstapa adj3 6 adjective firmly attacheddaingean adj teann adj docht adj a fast knot snaidhm chrua, snaidhm theann 7 adjective firmly closeddruidte go daingeandúnta go dochtthe door was fast bhí an doras dúnta go daingean 8 adjective dye, colour etcbuan adj1 seasmhach adj1 9 adjective sexually predatoryhe was very fast cliúsaí ceart a bhí ann
adverb
10 adverb quickly, rapidlygo tapa go gasta go sciobtha go beoas fast as one is built, another falls chomh luath agus atá ceann amháin tógtha, titeann ceann eile; ní luaithe ceann amháin tógtha ná ceann eile ar lárGalway is fast becoming overcrowded tá Gaillimh ag éirí róphlódaithe go tapawe're fast approaching the big day ní fada uainn anois an lá mór, is gearr uainn an lá mór, tá an lá mór ag druidim linn go tiubhshe was driving too fast bhí sí ag tiomáint róthapa 11 adverb without delay, immediatelyláithreach láithreach bonn ar an toirt gan mhoill ar an bpointe ar an bpointe boise give it to me - fast! tabhair dom é - láithreach!to need sth fast rud a bheith de dhíth ort láithreach bonn 12 adverb firmlygo daingean go docht go dlúth he held her hand fast rug sé greim daingean ar a lámhto be stuck fast bheith greamaithe, bheith sáinnithe, bheith i bhfostúverb
13 verb abstain from food INTRANSITIVEtroisc verb troscadh a dhéanamhare you fasting? an bhfuil tú ag déanamh troscaidh?, an bhfuil tú i do throscadh?noun
14 noun period of abstinencetroscadh masc1 to keep the Lenten fast an Carghas a dhéanamh