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question

1 noun asking for informationceist fem2 c m uto ask a question ceist a chur, ceist a fhiafraíto answer a question ceist a fhreagairt, freagra a thabhairt ar cheistshe asked me a question about the party chuir sí ceist orm faoin gcóisir, d'fhiafraigh sí díom faoin gcóisirif you have any questions, you can ask me má bhíonn aon cheist agat cuir orm íyou haven't answered my question níor fhreagair tú mo cheistthe question is ... is é an cheist ...; an cheist atá ann ná ...but the question is what kind of shape is it in ach is é an cheist ná cén bhail atá air 2 noun in exam etcceist fem2 c m uto set a question on an exam paper ceist a chur ar pháipéar scrúdaithe

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3 noun issueceist fem2 c m uábhar masc1 c m uscéal masc1 c m uthe question of cost is an important one ceist thábhachtach í ceist an chostaiswe'll have to deal with the question sooner or later beidh orainn aghaidh a thabhairt ar an scéal sin luath nó mall 4 noun doubtamhras masc1 c m uthere are questions about his role in this case tá amhras faoina ról sa scéal seothe study raises the question as to the suitability of the programme tarraingíonn an staidéar ceist i dtaobh fheiliúnacht an chláir, eascraíonn ceist faoi oiriúnacht an chláir ón staidéarbeyond question gan aon amhras, gan aon agó, gan dabht ar bithhis loyalty was beyond question ní raibh aon amhras faoina dhílseachtthat he was in the photo is beyond question bhí sé sa phictiúr gan aon agóthe plan is open to question tá amhras faoin bplean, tá ceisteanna le cur faoin bpleanhis love for Ireland could never be brought into question ní raibh aon amhras ann faoina ghrá d'Éirinnto call sth into question amhras a chaitheamh ar rudthe strike calls into question the survival of the company tá amhras ann an seasfaidh an comhlacht de bharr na stailceto throw sth into question amhras a chaitheamh ar rud, rud a chur i mbaolthere's no question about sth níl aon amhras faoi rud, níl aon cheist ann faoi rudthere's no question that that's true níl aon amhras ach gur fíor sin, is scéal cinnte é gur fíor sin 5 verb ask questions TRANSITIVEceistigh verb c m uGardaí questioned a number of people about the incident cheistigh na Gardaí roinnt daoine faoin eachtrayou may question him on this matter féadfaidh tú é a cheistiú faoin ábhar seo'What's that?' he questioned. 'Céard é sin?' a d'fhiafraigh sé. 6 verb feel, express doubts TRANSITIVEceistigh verb c m uamhras a chaitheamh ar VP c m uceist a ardú faoi VPI'd have to question her decision bheadh amhras orm faoina cinneadh, bheadh ceist agam faoina cinneadhone could question if he's sincere or not d'fhéadfadh duine a bheith in amhras cé acu atá sé dáiríre nó nach bhfuil

phrases

good question

(also

a good question

, that's a good question

) ceist mhaithsin ceist

in question

1 being considered, discussedfaoi thráchtfaoi chaibidilidir chamáinthe rule in question an riail atá faoi thrácht 2 open to doubther ability has never been in question ní raibh aon amhras riamh faoina cumasto put sth in question amhras a chaitheamh ar rud, rud a cheistiúour idealism was put in question during the war caitheadh amhras ar ár n-idéalachas i rith an chogaidh, ceistíodh ár n-idéalachas i rith an chogaidh

to call sth into question

(also

to call sth into doubt

) amhras a tharraingt ar rudamhras a chaitheamh ar rudtheir honesty has been called into question tá amhras caite ar a n-ionracas

it's a question of sth

it's a question of money ceist airgid atá annit's a question of whether he'll be happy here is é an cheist an mbeidh sé sona anseoit's a question of starting again is amhlaidh a chaithfear tosú as an nua, níl ann ach tosú as an nua

it's just a question of sth

(also

it's only a question of sth

, it's simply a question of sth

, it's merely a question of sth

) níl ann achníl i gceist achit's just a question of time tarlóidh sé amach anseo, ceist ama is ea éit's just a question of time before you're on the team níl ann ach ceist ama sula mbeidh tú ar an bhfoireann, buail am air agus beidh tú ar an bhfoireannit's just a question of you being confident níl ann ach muinín a bheith agat, ní theastaíonn ach muinín a bheith agat

it's out of the question

tá sé dodhéantaní féidir éme getting a job was out of the question with my mother sick ní raibh seans dá laghad go bhféadfainn post a fháil agus mo mháthair tinn

there's no question of sth

there's no question of me not paying you back níl baol ar bith ann nach n-íocfaidh mé ar ais leat é, níl aon amhras ann ach go n-íocfaidh mé ar ais leat éthere's no question of that happening níl aon bhaol ann go dtarlóidh sé sin, níl seans ar bith ann go dtarlóidh sé sin

without question

1 undoubtedlygan dabht c m ugan aon agó c m ugan amhras c m u 2 unquestioninglygan cheist c m ugan ceist ar bith

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question

good question

a good question

, that's a good question

in question

to call sth into question

to call sth into doubt

it's a question of sth

it's just a question of sth

it's only a question of sth

, it's simply a question of sth

, it's merely a question of sth

it's out of the question

there's no question of sth

without question

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