mate
noun
1 noun informal friendcara masc5 comrádaí masc4 he's meeting his mates tá sé ag bualadh lena chairdehe's a good mate of his is cara mór leis é, comrádaí mór dá chuid is ea é, tá siad an-mhór le chéilewe became mates d'éiríomar mór le chéilethey were best mates ba dhlúthchomrádaithe iad, ba chairde cléibh iad 2 noun informal form of addressa charaa chomrádaísorry, mate tá brón orm, a chomrádaí; tá mé buartha, a charaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun (also -mate) colleague, partnercomrádaí masc4 comhghleacaí masc4 they were cell-mates bhí siad in aon chillín le chéile, bhí siad sa chillín céannashe didn't tell her band-mates ní dúirt sí lena comhghleacaithe sa bhanna 4 noun sexual partnerpáirtí masc4 céile masc4 5 noun ZOOL one of animal couplecéile masc4 if a bird loses its mate má chailleann éan a chéile, má chailleann éan a leathéan 6 noun one part of pairleathcheann masc1 leathbhreac masc1 can you find the mate of this cable? an féidir leat leathcheann an chábla seo a fháil?I've lost the mate of this glove tá leathlámhainn an chinn seo caillte agam 7 noun NAUT naval officermáta masc4 ship's mate máta loinge 8 noun junior workercúntóir masc3 builder's mate cúntóir tógálaí 9 noun checkmatemarbhsháinn fem2
verb
10 verb ZOOL, AGR reproduce INTRANSITIVEcúpláil verb the female mates with the male cúplálann an baineannach leis an bhfireannach
TRANSITIVEcúpláil verb
11 verb checkmate TRANSITIVEmarbhsháinnigh verb