job
noun
1 noun EMPL employmentpost masc1 obair fem2 jab masc4 she applied for the job chuir sí isteach ar an bpostmany took part-time jobs ghlac go leor daoine le hobair pháirtaimseartha, ghlac go leor daoine le jabanna páirtaimsearthahe decided to leave his job bheartaigh sé éirí as a phost, shocraigh sé éirí as a chuid oibreshe wants to find a proper job tá sí ag iarraidh post ceart a fháilhe was offered a temporary job in a shop tairgeadh post sealadach dó i siopait's a full-time job is post lánaimseartha é, post lánaimseartha atá annshe's looking for a permanent job tá sí ag lorg post buan, tá sí ag iarraidh post buan a fháilthey rarely get the top jobs is annamh a fhaigheann siad na poist is fearrthat was my first teaching job ba é sin mo chéad phost múinteoireachtahe had a job as a technician bhí sé ag obair mar theicneoirthere are few job opportunities is beag deiseanna fostaíochta atá annthere were job losses in the company cailleadh poist sa chomhlachtthe job market is very competitive tá an margadh fostaíochta an-iomaíochshe had a job interview bhí agallamh aici le haghaidh poisthow many job applicants were there? cá mhéad duine a chuir isteach ar an bpost?, an mó iarratasóir a bhí ar an bpost?job vacancy folúntas poist 2 noun duty, responsibilityobair fem2 they're only doing their job níl siad ach ag déanamh a gcuid oibreit's his job to gather the evidence is é a ghnó siúd an fhianaise a bhailiú, is airsean atá sé an fhianaise a bhailiúhe has the job of raising the children caithfidh seisean na páistí a thógáil, eisean a chaithfidh na páistí a thógáilTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun assignmentobair fem2 tasc masc1 he had another job to do bhí obair eile le déanamh aige, bhí tasc eile le déanamh aigecleaning the toilet is a horrible job is obair ghránna é glanadh an leithris, is obair ghránna é an leithreas a ghlanadh 4 noun taskthey did odd jobs for her around the house rinne siad rudaí beaga di thart faoin teach, rinne siad siobáil di timpeall an tí, rinne siad timireacht di thart faoin teachthey concentrated on the job in hand dhírigh siad ar an obair a bhí os a gcomhair amach, dhírigh siad ar an obair a bhí le déanamh acu 5 noun COMP computer operationtasc masc1 the print job wasn't completed níor cuireadh críoch leis an tasc priontála 6 noun role, functioncúram masc1 the stomach's job is to break food down is é cúram an bhoilg bia a bhriseadh síos, is éard a dhéanann an bolg ná bia a bhriseadh síosit's the job of a journalist to tell the truth is é cúram an iriseora an fhírinne a insint 7 noun difficult taskit's a big job you've taken on is mór an cúram atá glactha agat ort féinthey have a real job on their hands tá obair mhór rompuyou'll have a job keeping her quiet rachaidh sé crua ort í a choinneáil ciúin, beidh sé deacair ort í a choimeád ciúin, rachaidh sé rite leat í a choinneáil ciúin 8 noun outcome of taskobair fem2 the staff did a fantastic job rinne an fhoireann éacht, rinne an fhoireann sárobair, rinne an fhoireann gaiscehe did a bad job ní raibh mórán cuma ar a chuid oibre, ní raibh mórán slachta ar a chuid oibre, rinne sé drochjab 9 noun informal especially MED cosmetic workshe wasn't pleased with her nose job ní raibh sí sásta leis an obráid a rinneadh ar a srónit needs a proper paint job tá cóta maith péinte ag teastáil go géar uaidh 10 noun POLICE, informal theft etcthey want to do a bank job tá siad ag iarraidh banc a robáil 11 (also jobby) noun informal thing of specified typeshe sold the old car and got a modern job instead dhíol sí an seancharr agus fuair sí ceann nua-aimseartha ina áit
verb
12 verb EMPL work casually or occasionally INTRANSITIVEbheith ag obair anseo is ansiúdhe was jobbing for the year bhí sé ag obair anseo is ansiúd ar feadh na bliana, bhí sé ag déanamh beagán oibre thall is abhus ar feadh na bliana 13 verb (US) cheat TRANSITIVEthe ref jobbed us! rinne an réiteoir an diabhal orainn!, rinne an réiteoir feall orainn! 14 verb TRANSP hire TRANSITIVEthey jobbed a carriage fuair siad carráiste ar cíos