give
verb
1 verb pass sth to sb TRANSITIVEtabhair verb give me that pen tabhair dom an peann sinshe gave the flowers to her mother thug sí na bláthanna dá máthair 2 verb provide TRANSITIVEtabhair verb this gives them a great opportunity tugann sé seo deis iontach dóibhthey give each other support tugann siad tacaíocht dá chéilethey gave her time to think about it thug siad am di le smaoineamh faoiafter all the help we gave them agus an chabhair ar fad a thugamar dóibhthat's what gives the town its name is as sin a fuair an baile a ainmTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb communicate sth TRANSITIVEtabhair verb to give instructions to sb treoracha a thabhairt do dhuinedon't give them any information ná tabhair aon eolas dóibhwould you give her a message? an dtabharfá teachtaireacht di?give a couple of examples tabhair cúpla sampla 4 verb gift etc TRANSITIVEtabhair verb they gave him money for his birthday thug siad airgead dó dá lá breithehe was given a picture by his colleagues fuair sé pictiúr óna chomhghleacaithe 5 verb invest yourself TRANSITIVEtabhair verb such people give a lot of themselves ní spárálann daoine mar sin iad féin, tugann daoine mar sin a lán 6 verb perform an action TRANSITIVEtabhair verb she gave them a kiss thug sí póg dóibhwe'll give the house a good cleaning tabharfaimid sciúradh na cuinneoige don teachshe gave another look in the mirror thug sí sracfhéachaint eile sa scáthán, d'fhéach sí sa scáthán aríshe gave me a push in the back thug sé sonc sa droim dom 7 verb pay, donate
TRANSITIVEtabhair verb I'll give you ten euro for it tabharfaidh mé deich euro duit airhow much did you give? cá mhéad a thug tú?he gave a donation to the campaign thug sé síntiús don fheachtasthe council gave them funding thug an chomhairle maoiniú dóibhwe weren't given adequate funds níor tugadh dóthain airgid dúinn
INTRANSITIVEairgead a thabhairt
they don't give to charities ní thugann siad airgead do chumainn charthanachta 8 verb confer rights, powers, etc TRANSITIVEtabhair verb the bill gives extra powers to the police tugann an bille cumhachtaí breise do na póilíníspecial status was given to the Gaeltacht areas tugadh stádas ar leith do na ceantair Ghaeltachta 9 verb devote time, effort, etc TRANSITIVEtabhair verb I hope they give it the attention it deserves tá súil agam go dtabharfaidh siad an aird chuí airI haven't given it much thought is beag machnamh atá déanta agam airshe didn't give enough time to her studies níor thug sí a dóthain ama dá cuid staidéir, níor chaith sí go leor ama lena cuid staidéir 10 verb allocate time to sth TRANSITIVEtabhair verb give me an hour tabhair uair an chloig domwe were given three days to move out tugadh trí lá dúinn le bogadh amach 11 verb informal estimate the end of sth TRANSITIVEtabhair verb I'll give them three weeks! tabharfaidh mé trí seachtaine dóibh!the doctors gave her a year thug na dochtúirí bliain di, dúirt na dochtúirí nach mairfeadh sí ach bliain 12 verb produce effect, look, etc TRANSITIVEthe spices give it a strong flavour cuireann na spíosraí blas láidir airit gives it the appearance of a boat cuireann sé cuma báid air 13 verb produce sensation, emotion TRANSITIVEtabhair verb the walk gave him an appetite thug an tsiúlóid goile dóit'll give them hope tabharfaidh sé dóchas dóibhchocolate gives me a headache cuireann seacláid tinneas cinn orm, faighim tinneas cinn ó sheacláidshe was given a terrible fright scanraíodh go dona í, baineadh scanradh mór aisti 14 verb produce belief, thought TRANSITIVEtabhair verb he was given a lot of confidence by his parents thug a thuismitheoirí an-mhuinín dóshe gave the impression of being a dog lover thug sí le tuiscint gur thaitin madraí léicartoons gave me the idea fuair mé an smaoineamh ó chartúin, cartúin a spreag an smaoineamh ionam 15 verb transmit illness TRANSITIVEtabhair verb don't give me your cold ná tabhair do shlaghdán domsathe mosquitoes gave him malaria tholg sé maláire ó na muiscítí 16 verb pass sentence TRANSITIVEgearr verb the judge gave him five years ghearr an breitheamh cúig bliana airhe was given a suspended sentence gearradh pianbhreith ar fionraí air 17 verb dispense medicine TRANSITIVEtabhair verb the doctor gave her pills thug an dochtúir piollaí diI was given an injection tugadh instealladh dom 18 verb award mark, grade, etc TRANSITIVEtabhair verb she gave me an A thug sí A domI'd give it five out of ten thabharfainnse cúig as deich dóshe was given a first tugadh céadonóracha di 19 verb pass on greeting TRANSITIVEtabhair verb cuir in iúl VP give my best wishes to your aunt tabhair mo bheannacht do d'aintín, abair le d'aintín go raibh mé ag cur a tuairiscegive my condolences to his family cuir mo chomhbhrón in iúl dá mhuintir 20 verb compromise TRANSITIVEgéill verb lig uait PhrV you have to give a little in any relationship caithfidh tú beagán a ghéilleadh in aon chaidreamh 21 verb yield, bend INTRANSITIVEtabhair uait PhrV géill verb the wall gave under the weight thug an balla uaidh faoin meáchan, d'imigh an balla faoin meáchanmy legs gave thug mo chosa uathu, d'imigh mo chosa fúmnoun
22 noun extent to which sth yieldsligean masc1 géilleadh masc the wing needs to have some give in it caithfidh ligean éigin a bheith sa sciathán