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pace

1. noun physical speed2. noun CINE, LIT speed of action3. noun step4. verb set rate5. verb stride
phrases
1 noun physical speedluas masc1  c m uthe pace of the race increased ghéaraigh luas an rásahe was beaten by the pace of the shot luas an bhuille a bhuail érun at a steady pace rith ar luas seastastart at a slow pace tosaigh go mallgo at your own pace gabh ar do luas féinthey're moving at a sharp pace tá luas géar fúthu, tá siúl géar fúthuat breakneck pace ar luas lasrach, ar nós na gaoithehis pace quickened in the last mile ghéaraigh a luas sa mhíle deiridhshe has great pace tá sí an-sciobtha, tá sí iontach gasta 2 noun also CINE, LIT speed of actionluas masc1  c m uorders are coming in at a slow pace tá na horduithe ag teacht isteach go mallthe pace of life there is slower tá an saol níos réidhe ansinwe'll never be finished at this pace ní bheimid réidh go brách má théann rudaí ar aghaidh mar seohe did the course at his own pace rinne sé an cúrsa ar a luas féinthe pace of change is too slow níl an t-athrú ag tarlú tapa go leorthey get used to the pace of the game téann siad i dtaithí ar luas an chluiche
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun stepcoiscéim fem2  c m ucéim fem2  c m ushe took a pace backward thug sí coiscéim ar gcúl 4 verb set rate TRANSITIVEto pace yourself in a race do luas féin a ghearradh i rás, dul de réir do choise i rásthe play must be paced properly ní mór an luas ceart a bheith faoin drámahe paced himself through the course chuaigh sé tríd an gcúrsa ar a luas féinthey're pacing themselves for the final tá siad á spáráil féin don chluiche ceannais 5 verb stride
INTRANSITIVEsiúil verb  c m uhe was pacing up and down bhí sé ag siúl síos suas
TRANSITIVEsiúil verb  c m ushe was pacing the room bhí sí ag siúl síos suas an seomra
phrases

at pace

ar luasgo tapa  c m ugo gasta  c m u

at twenty paces

(also

at 100 paces

) i bhfad uaitó chian

to force the pace of sth

dlús a chur faoi ruddeifir a chur le rud

to keep pace

coinneáil suasto keep pace with sb/sth cos a choinneáil le duine/rud, coinneáil suas le duine/rud

to set the pace

dul ar ceann riainan luas a ghearradhthey're setting the pace in recycling iadsan atá ar ceann riain i gcúrsaí athchúrsála

to stand the pace

1 (also

to take the pace

) be able for sthbheith in ann aigebheith ábalta aige
2 SPOR keep upbheith in ann ag an luasbheith ábalta ag an luasshe's well able to stand the pace tá sí breá ábalta ag an luas

to go through your paces

do cheird a chleachtadh

to put sb/sth through their paces

duine/rud a thástáilduine/rud a phromhadhhe put the cadets through their paces chuir sé tástáil ar na daltaíthey put the horse through its paces thástáil siad an capall

to show your paces

do chumas a thaispeáint

to be off the pace

1 in race: falling behind SPORbheith ar gcúlhe's ten seconds off the pace tá sé deich soicind ar gcúlshe looks off the pace today dealraíonn sé nach bhfuil sí i mbarr a maitheasa inniu 2 in ideas, popularity, etc: be behindbheith chun deiridh ar chúrsaíthe series is a bit off the pace tá an tsraith beagán chun deiridh ar chúrsaí

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