put
verb
1 verb place TRANSITIVEcuir verb she put the key in the lock chuir sí an eochair sa ghlasput a stamp on it cuir stampa airdon't put jam on it ná cuir subh airshe put her arms around me chuir sí a lámha thart ormhe put his fist through it chuir sé a dhorn trídshe put the phone to her ear chuir sí an fón lena cluas 2 verb assign TRANSITIVEcuir verb they were put onto part-time contracts cuireadh ar chonarthaí páirtaimseartha iada new detective was put on the case cuireadh bleachtaire nua ag obair ar an gcásTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb into situation TRANSITIVEcuir verb they were put to work in the kitchen cuireadh ag obair sa chistin iadit'd put you to sleep chuirfeadh sé a chodladh thúhe put his life at risk chuir sé a bheatha i mbaol, chuaigh sé i gcontúirt a anamait puts us at a disadvantage cuireann sé faoi mhíbhuntáiste muidthat put us all in a good mood chuir sé sin dea-ghiúmar orainn uiligthey were put on trial cuireadh ar a dtriail iadhe was put in prison cuireadh sa phríosún éshe was put into care cuireadh faoi chúram íthey were put on the train cuireadh ar an traein iadthat put us ahead by two points chuir sé sin dhá chúilín chun tosaigh muid 4 verb visualise TRANSITIVEput yourself in my position cuir thú féin i mo bhrógasa, cuir thú féin i m'áitse, féach air ó mo thaobhsa de 5 verb invest, devote TRANSITIVEhe put a lot into it chuir sé a chroí ann, rinne sé a dhícheall leisthey put a lot of money into marketing caitheann siad go leor airgid ar an margaíochtshe puts a lot of time into preparation caitheann sí go leor ama ag ullmhúhe puts a lot of thought into the layout déanann sé a lán machnaimh ar an leagan amach 6 verb wager TRANSITIVEto put a bet on sth geall a chur ar rudto put a bid on a house tairiscint a dhéanamh ar theach 7 verb impose ban, tax, etc TRANSITIVEcuir verb they put a ban on gambling chuir siad cosc ar chearrbhachasthat puts an extra burden on them cuireann sé sin ualach breise orthu 8 verb entrust hope etc TRANSITIVEcuir verb I wouldn't put any faith in them ní chuirfinn aon mhuinín iontusan 9 verb combine (sth) with sth TRANSITIVEcuir verb he put his pink tie with a blue shirt chuir sé a charbhat bándearg le léine ghormwhat will we put with the pork? céard a bheadh go deas leis an muiceoil?she put the poem to music chuir sí ceol leis an dán 10 verb express TRANSITIVEabair verb how will I put it? cén chaoi a gcuirfidh mé é?, conas a déarfaidh mé é?let me put it this way cuirfidh mé mar seo é, déarfaidh mé mar seo éthat's one way of putting it! sin slí amháin le cur síos air!it was put to her in no uncertain terms tugadh le fios go han-soiléir di éto put it in a nutshell i mbeagán focalit's hard to put into English is deacair Béarla a chur airto put sth into verse rud a chur i bhfoirm véarsaíochtato put sth in writing rud a chur i scríbhinn, rud a chur ar pár 11 verb present opinion etc TRANSITIVEcuir in iúl cuir i láthair to put your point of view to sb do dhearcadh a chur i láthair duinehe put the argument for the fee rinne sé an cás ar son na táilleI put it to them that ... chuir mé in iúl dóibh go ... 12 verb write, record TRANSITIVEcuir verb put your signature there cuir do shíniú ansinwhat will I put on the form? cad a chuirfidh mé ar an bhfoirm?to put sth on record rud a chur ar taifead 13 verb rank, position TRANSITIVEcuir verb they put cricket on a par with other sports chuir siad an cruicéad ar aon chéim le spóirt eilethat puts him among the best cooks in the country fágann sé sin ar na cócairí is fearr sa tír éthat put us in the lead chuir sé sin chun tosaigh muidthat win put her in the top five d'fhág an bua sin ar an gcúigear is fearr í 14 verb estimate TRANSITIVEthey put their value at about two million measann siad gur fiú timpeall dhá mhilliún iadI'd put him at sixty déarfainn go bhfuil sé na trí scór 15 verb add TRANSITIVEcuir verb put it on my bill cuir ar mo bhille éwe'll put the money towards a holiday cuirfimid an t-airgead i dtreo saoire 16 verb attribute TRANSITIVEcuir verb you can't put a price on friendship níl dada chomh luachmhar le cairdeasto put a label on sth lipéad a chur ar rudto put a value to sth luach a chur ar rud 17 verb MED on medication etc TRANSITIVEthey put me on painkillers chuir siad ar phianmhúcháin mé 18 verb ATH throw (shot) TRANSITIVEcaith verb to put the shot an iarraidh a chaitheamh 19 verb AGR mate (animal) with TRANSITIVEcuir le PhrV cúpláil verb the mare was put in foal to our stallion thug an láir searrach léi ón stail s'againne