get off
1 (v + adv) go away, stop touching INTRANSITIVEget off! gread leat!, bailigh leat!, imigh leat!, tóg ort! 2 (v + prep) stop touching sb/sth TRANSITIVEget off me! éirigh díom!, lig dom!get him off me! tóg uaim é!get off the grass! ná siúil ar an bhféar!Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + prep) stop using TRANSITIVEget off that phone now! fág uait an fón sin láithreach!to get off the drink éirí as an ól, stad den ól 4 (v + adv) escape unpunished INTRANSITIVEI got off with a fine scaoileadh saor le fíneáil mé, níor cuireadh orm ach fíneáilhe'll get off with a warning gheobhaidh sé rabhadh, sin an méidwe won't get off with not registering ní ligfear dúinn gan clárúshe got off lightly tháinig sí as go maith, scar sí go maith leis, bhí an t-ádh uirthi 5 (v + adv) set off INTRANSITIVEI must be getting off caithfidh mé imeacht, ní mór dom bóthar a bhualadh, caithfidh mé a bheith ag priocadh liomhe couldn't get off to sleep ní raibh sé in ann titim ina chodladh, ní raibh sé ábalta dul a chodladh 6 (v + adv) finish work
INTRANSITIVEcríochnaigh verb I get off at 5.30 críochnaím ar 5.30she got off early chríochnaigh sí go luath
TRANSITIVEcríochnaigh verb what time do you get off work? cén t-am a gcríochnaíonn tú do chuid oibre?
7 (v + adv) dispatch TRANSITIVEseol verb cuir chun bealaigh VPI got that form off to the bank sheol mé an fhoirm sin chuig an mbancto get the children off to school na páistí a chur chun na scoile 8 (v + adv) informal put to sleep TRANSITIVEto get a child off to sleep leanbh a chur a chodladh 9 (v + prep) dismount TRANSITIVEtar anuas dehe got off the bike tháinig sé anuas den rotharas they got off the stage agus iad ag teacht den ardán
INTRANSITIVEtar anuas PhrV I had to get off and push the bike bhí orm teacht anuas agus an rothar a bhrú
10 (v + adv) disembark 11 (v + adv) informal remove TRANSITIVEbain verb he's trying to get the label off tá sé ag iarraidh an lipéad a bhaint 12 (v + prep) remove from TRANSITIVEcan you get the tar off it? an féidir an tarra a bhaint de?it gets the young people off the streets tugann sé na daoine óga ar shiúl ó na sráideanna 13 (v + adv) informal take clothes etc off TRANSITIVEbain díot get those dirty shoes off! bain díot na bróga salacha sin!I can't get my helmet off níl mé in ann mo chlogad a bhaint díom 14 (v + adv) informal learn TRANSITIVEto get sth off by heart rud a fhoghlaim de ghlanmheabhair 15 (v + prep) informal avoid TRANSITIVEseachain verb she tried to get off music practice rinne sí iarracht an cleachtadh ceoil a sheachaint → féach get