key
noun
1 noun for lock, device, etceochair fem5 where are the car keys? cá bhfuil eochracha an ghluaisteáin?the key to the store is lost tá eochair an stórais cailltethe house keys eochracha an tíignition key eochair adhainteradiator key eochair radaitheoratuning key eochair thiúnálawinding key eochair thochraiste 2 noun button on keypadeochair fem5 cnaipe masc4 press any key to start brúigh eochair ar bith chun tosúAlt key eochair Altkey combination teaglaim eochrachaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun MUS on musical instrumenteochair fem5 the black keys na heochracha dubha 4 noun MUS musical scalegléas masc1 what key is it in? cén gléas ina bhfuil sé?in the key of G major i mórghléas Gto sing in key bheith ag canadh i ngléasoff key as gléasmajor key mórghléas masc1key change athrú gléis 5 noun ED, GEOG on map, diagram, etceochair fem5 a key to the abbreviations eochair na ngiorrúchánpronunciation key treoir fuaimnithe 6 noun BOT, ZOOL list of featureseochair fem5 a key to common trees eochair do chrainn choiteanna 7 noun answerfreagra masc4 keys to exercises were given in class tugadh freagraí na gcleachtaí sa rang 8 noun vital elementfreagra masc4 réiteach masc1 therein lies the key is ansin atá an freagrait's the banks who hold the key is ag na bainc atá réiteach an scéilcommunication is the key to the problem is í an chumarsáid a réiteoidh an fhadhbgood planning is the key to their success is ar an dea-phleanáil atá a rath bunaithethat's the key to happiness sin é bunús an tsonais, as sin a thagann an sonas 9 noun in cryptographyeochair fem5 encryption key eochair chriptiúcháinprivate key eochair phríobháideach 10 noun COMP identifiereochair fem5 eochairmhír fem2 primary key eochair phríomhúil 11 noun CONSTR, DIY rough surfacegarbhán masc1 12 noun TELECOM in circuitscorán masc1 13 noun wooden pegding fem2
adjective
14 adjective crucial, criticalan-tábhachtach adj1 barrthábhachtach adj1 bun- prefeochair- prefit holds key information tá eolas barrthábhachtach annit's a key feature of the scheme is gné an-tábhachtach den scéim éhousing is not a key issue ní croícheist í an tithíochtthese are key documents bundoiciméid is ea iad seoshe's a key player for them is imreoir an-tábhachtach acu íthat's one of the key differences sin ceann de na príomhdhifríochtaí, sin ceann de na difríochtaí is tábhachtaíkey industry eochairthionscal masc1key principle eochairphrionsabal masc1verb
15 verb COMP type TRANSITIVEcuir isteach eochraigh technical term verb key the code into your phone cuir an cód isteach i do ghuthán 16 verb adapt, match TRANSITIVEto key sth to sth rud a chur in oiriúint do rudthe training is keyed to your experience cuirtear an oiliúint in oiriúint don taithí atá agat 17 verb reference TRANSITIVEthe notes are keyed to the text tagraíonn na nótaí don téacs 18 verb informal scratch with key etc TRANSITIVEscríob le heochair