life
1 noun lifetimesaol masc1 beatha fem4 it was one of the best days of my life bhí sé ar cheann de na laethanta ab fhearr i mo shaolthe book was the story of her life scéal a beatha a bhí sa leabhar, is éard a bhí sa leabhar ná scéal a beathaJoyce's life and work saol agus saothar Joyceshe spent her life travelling chaith sí a saol ag taisteal, thug sí a saol ag taistealI have lived here all my life tá mé i mo chónaí anseo i rith mo shaoil, tá mé i mo chónaí anseo ó rugadh méhe was drinking for the first time in his life bhí sé ag ól den chéad uair riamh ina shaolit was the only time in her life she was really afraid ba í seo an t-aon uair riamh ina saol a raibh eagla ó cheart uirthishe was abroad for the rest of her life bhí sí thar lear an chuid eile dá saolthey helped me throughout my life chuidigh siad liom i rith mo shaoil, chabhraigh siad liom i gcaitheamh mo shaoilhe spent most of his adult life in the army chaith sé an chuid is mó dá shaol fásta san armlittle is known of his early life is beag atá ar eolas againn faoina óige, is beag atá ar eolas againn faoi thús a shaoilit's a common illness in children in early life is galar é a bhíonn ar pháistí go minic i dtús a saoil, is galar é a bhíonn ar pháistí go luath ina saolin later life she developed high blood pressure tháinig ardbhrú fola uirthi go mall ina saol, bhuail ardbhrú fola í i dtreo dheireadh a saoil 2 noun lifestylesaol masc1 I make no judgments on other people's lives ní thugaim breithiúnas ar shaol daoine eilehis life is empty níl rud ar bith sa saol aige, tá an saol folamh aigeit changed my life d'athraigh sé mo shaol, chuir sé cor i mo shaolshe led an extraordinary life bhí saol iontach aiciit gave his life meaning mhothaigh sé go raibh a shaol ar fad roimhea life of crime saol an choirpigh, saol coiriúlachtathey were very busy with family life bhí siad an-ghnóthach le saol an teaghlaigh, bhí siad an-ghnóthach le cúrsaí teaghlaighshe started a new life in China thug sí faoi shaol nua sa tSínhe was unhappy with his life as a taxi driver níor thaitin an saol a bhí aige mar thiománaí tacsaí leis, bhí sé míshásta lena shaol mar thiománaí tacsaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun experiencesaol masc1 it prepares them for life after school ullmhaíonn sé iad don saol i ndiaidh na scoileshe loves life in the fast lane is breá léi an saol rua, is breá léi a bheith ag rith is ag ráshe misses the fishing life airíonn sé uaidh saol na hiascaireachtacity life saol na cathrachstudent life saol an mhic léinn 4 noun livingsaol masc1 life was good bhí an saol go maith, bhí an saol maithhow's life? cad é mar atá an saol?, cén chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí?, conas atá cúrsaí?they're enjoying life tá siad ag baint sult as an saol, tá siad ag baint súp as an saolthere are more important things in life tá rudaí níos tábhachtaí sa saol, tá rudaí níos tábhachtaí ar an saol seothat would make my life easier ba mhór an cúnamh é sin dom, dhéanfadh sé sin an saol níos éasca dom, dhéanfadh sé sin an saol níos fusa domhis injury made life hard for him bhí saol crua aige de bharr a ghortaithethere's life after treatment tagann daoine chucu féin tar éis dóibh cóir leighis a fháil, tagann daoine tríd an gcóir leighis 5 noun also REL fact of being alivebeatha fem4 she brought a new life into the world thug sí beatha nua ar an saolpeople's lives are in danger tá beatha daoine i mbaolthe flu has taken five lives tá cúigear maraithe ag an bhfliú, tá cúigear básaithe leis an bhfliúto take sb's life duine a mharú, duine a chur den saolthe disease claimed her life mharaigh an galar í, thug an galar a báshe took his own life chuir sé lámh ina bhás féinhe lost his life fuair sé bás, bhásaigh sé, cailleadh é, d'éag séhe gave his life for Ireland fuair sé bás ar son na hÉireannhe laid down his life for the sins of the world fuair sé bás in éiric pheacaí an domhainthey're putting children's lives at risk tá siad ag cur beatha páistí i mbaol, tá siad ag cur beatha leanaí i gcontúirtthe person who saved my life an duine a shábháil mé ar an mbás, an duine a shábháil mo bheo, an duine a tharrtháil mé ón mbásspeed cameras can save lives is féidir le ceamaraí luais beatha daoine a shábháil 6 noun state of being alivebeatha fem4 he understood that life is precious thuig sé gur luachmhar an rud í an bheathathe right to life ceart chun na beathain life he was generous nuair a bhí sé beo bhí sé flaithiúil, bhí sé flaithiúil lena bheothe attack resulted in loss of life maraíodh daoine san ionsaí, fuair daoine bás san ionsaí, cailleadh daoine san ionsaí 7 noun as destiny etcsaol masc1 life has been kind to her bhí an saol go maith di 8 noun incarnationsaol masc1 she believes she had a past life (also previous life) creideann sí go raibh saol aici roimhe seoin my next life I'll be rich sa chéad saol eile agam beidh mé saibhir 9 noun living thingsbeatha fem4 beathra masc4 animal life beatha ainmhíoch, ainmhithe mpl4he's studying sea life tá sé ag déanamh staidéir ar an mbeatha mhuiríis there life on Mars? an bhfuil beatha ar Mhars?, an bhfuil rudaí beo ar Mhars? 10 noun energy, vitalitybeocht fem3 brí fem4 croí masc4 anam masc3 gus masc3 spreacadh masc he brings life into the music cuireann sé beocht sa cheol, cuireann sé brí sa cheolshe was full of life bhí sí lán le spleodar, bhí sí lán de chroí, ba í croí na cuideachta íthe centre brought new life to the community thug an t-ionad ardú meanman nua don phobal, thug an t-ionad spreacadh nua don phobalthe light colours are lacking life níl mórán beochta sna dathanna éadroma, tá na dathanna éadroma lagthe teacher put life into the lessons chuir an múinteoir beocht sna ranganna, chuir an múinteoir brí sna ranganna 11 noun of machine etcré fem4 saol masc1 cars have a long life maireann carranna i bhfadthe average TV only has a life of five years these days ní mhaireann an gnáth-theilifíseán ach cúig bliana ar an aimsir seobattery life saolré cadhnraservice life ré feidhme 12 noun of project, institution, etcfad masc1 tréimhse fem4 ré fem4 saolré fem4 he resigned early in the life of the new government d'éirigh sé as go luath i ré an rialtais nuashe's in the early life of a two-year research project tá sí díreach tar éis tosú ar thionscadal taighde dhá bhliain 13 noun passionmusic is his life níl ina shaol ach ceol, is é an ceol bun is barr a shaoil 14 noun LAW prison sentencepríosún saoil príosúnacht saoil pianbhreith saoil she's doing life tá sí ag cur isteach príosún saoilhe was sentenced to life gearradh príosún saoil air, gearradh príosún lena shaol air 15 noun ART in artthe students drew models from life tharraing na mic léinn pictiúir d'ábhair bheohe specialised in life drawing rinne sé speisialtóireacht sa líníocht bheo 16 noun LIT biographybeathaisnéis fem2 he wrote a life of Yeats scríobh sé beathaisnéis ar Yeats 17 noun GAMES chance, turnsaol masc1 you have only one life left níl ach saol amháin fágtha agat