place
noun
1 noun location, positionáit fem2 you can't be in two places at the one time ní féidir a bheith in dhá áit ag an am amháinthere are floods in many places tá tuilte i go leor áiteannathey move from place to place bogann siad ó áit go háit, bogann siad ó áit go chéileit's a perfect place for a picnic is áit iontach é le haghaidh picniceit's no place for a teenager ní haon áit faoi choinne déagóra éthis is neither the time nor the place ní hé seo an t-am ceart ná an áit cheart chuige sinthere of all places ansin thar aon áit eile, ansin thar áit ar bith eilethere's no place else to put the lamp níl aon áit eile ann leis an lampa a chur 2 noun point in larger areaáit fem2 any place on the board aon áit ar an gclárit broke in two places bhris sé in dhá áitit's torn in places tá sé stróicthe in áiteannaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun geographicaláit fem2 we came to a place called Carna shroicheamar áit darb ainm Carnathey went to Newry or some place chuaigh siad chuig an Iúr nó áit éiginit's a dangerous place to live áit chontúirteach é le cónaí annyour place of birth d'áit bhreithe, an áit inar saolaíodh thúno place like home níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin 4 noun set positionáit fem2 put it back in its place cuir ar ais ina áit féin éit clicks into place cliceálann sé isteach ina áitback to your places again! ar ais libh chuig bhur n-áiteanna!everything in its own place gach rud ina áit féin 5 noun residence, accommodationáit fem2 I bought a place in Spain cheannaigh mé áit sa Spáinnshe wants a place of her own tá sí ag lorg a háit féinwe went back to my place chuamar ar ais tigh s'agamsa, chuamar ar ais go dtí mo theachsayour place or mine? tigh s'agatsa nó tigh s'agamsa? 6 noun establishmentáit fem2 we tried a place down the street thriaileamar áit síos an tsráidwe found a place to stay fuaireamar áit le fanacht ann, thángamar ar áit lóistína place to eat áit le hithe, áit itheacháinat your place of work ag d'áit oibreas if she owns the place amhail is gur léi féin an áit 7 noun in text etcáit fem2 I lost my place in the script chaill mé m'áit sa script 8 noun seat, allocated space, etcáit fem2 keep me a place coimeád áit domhe lost his place in the queue chaill sé a áit sa scuainethey've set nine places at the table tá naoi n-áit leagtha ag an mbord acuparking place áit pháirceála 9 noun also SPOR in competition, race, etcáit fem2 they moved up two places bhog siad suas dhá áitshe got third place fuair sí an tríú háitbottom place in the table bun an táblato back a horse for a place geall a chur ar áit 10 noun opportunity to participateáit fem2 to get a place on a course áit a fháil ar chúrsathe demand for nursery places an t-éileamh ar áiteanna naíonrahe got a place on the board fuair sé áit ar an mbordSpain earned a place in the final round ghnóthaigh an Spáinn áit sa bhabhta deiridh 11 noun SOCIOL role, importanceáit fem2 ionad masc1 women's place in society áit na mban sa tsochaímusic has a unique place in their culture tá áit faoi leith ag an gceol ina gcultúrit wouldn't be my place to interfere ní bheadh sé cuí agamsa mo ladar a shá isteachhe should know his place ba cheart go mbeadh fios a bhéas aige 12 noun MATH in numeralionad masc1 give your answer to two decimal places tabhair do fhreagra go dtí dhá ionad de dheachúlacha 13 noun GEOG in street namesplás masc1 Kildare Place Plás Chill Dara
verb
14 verb put TRANSITIVEcuir verb leag verb he carefully placed the frame on the table leag sé an fráma go haireach ar an mbordI was placed in a cell cuireadh i gcillín méwe placed an ad in the paper chuireamar fógra sa nuachtánthe crew was placed in danger cuireadh an criú i mbaolit places them at an advantage tugann sé buntáiste dóibhit places an obligation on us to report it cuireann sé d'oibleagáid orainn é a thuairisciúno restrictions were placed on the march níor cuireadh aon srian ar an mórshiúl 15 verb classify TRANSITIVEcuir verb áirigh verb they're placed on the risk register cuirtear ar an gclár rioscaí iadthey always placed service before profit ba mhó acu seirbhís ná brabús i gcónaíthey were placed fourth cuireadh sa cheathrú háit iadwe're placed among the top ten táimid áirithe ar an deichniúr is fearr 16 verb especially SPOR achieve position INTRANSITIVEshe placed fourth tháinig sí sa cheathrú háit, ghnóthaigh sí an ceathrú háit 17 verb especially SPOR direct TRANSITIVEstiúir verb she placed the ball in the corner stiúir sí an liathróid isteach sa chúinne 18 verb find placement for TRANSITIVEcuir verb we place apprentices with local firms cuirimid printísigh ar socrúchán le gnólachtaí áitiúlathey were placed in care cuireadh faoi chúram iadI was placed with a host family cuireadh faoi chúram teaghlach óstach mé 19 verb record TRANSITIVEcuir verb to place sth on record rud a chur ar an taifeadthey place it on your file cuireann siad ar do chomhad é 20 verb bet, order, etc TRANSITIVEcuir verb to place an order for sth rud a ordúto place a call to sb glao a chur ar dhuine 21 verb attribute TRANSITIVEcuir verb leag verb they placed the blame on me chuir siad an milleán ormsagreat importance was placed on discipline cuireadh an-bhéim ar smacht 22 verb identify sb TRANSITIVEaithin verb