read
verb
1 verb look at text, book, newspaper, etc TRANSITIVEléigh verb you should read this book ba cheart duit an leabhar seo a léamhwhat newspapers do you read? cad iad na nuachtáin a léann tú?read the information on this page léigh an t-eolas atá ar an leathanach seohas Nan anything to read? an bhfuil a dhath le léamh ag Mamó?what authors have you read? cé na húdair a bhfuil a saothar léite agat?
INTRANSITIVEléigh verb bheith ag léamh VPshe likes to read on the train is maith léi a bheith ag léamh ar an traeinhe read over his notes chaith sé súil ar a chuid nótaíthey read through all the conditions léigh siad trí na coinníollacha ar fadshe read on to see what would happen léigh sí léi go bhfeicfeadh sí cad a tharlódh
2 verb decipher writing, print, etc TRANSITIVEléigh verb déan amach PhrV she couldn't read his handwriting ní raibh sí in ann a chuid scríbhneoireachta a léamhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb decipher lip movements TRANSITIVEléigh verb they can read lips is féidir leo beola a léamh, tá siad ábalta liopaí a léamhread my lips - I'm not going to work níl mé ag dul ag obair agus sin sin, níl mé ag dul ag obair agus sin a bhfuil de 4 verb have ability to read
INTRANSITIVEléigh verb léamh a bheith agat VPthey can't read níl léamh acu, níl siad in ann léamhshe reads well tá sí go maith ag léamhthey know how to read and write tá léamh agus scríobh acu, tá siad ábalta léamh agus scríobhhe reads with difficulty tá deacracht aige ag léamh
TRANSITIVEléigh verb she can read music tá sí in ann ceol a léamh, tá léamh an cheoil aiciI can't read German nílim in ann Gearmáinis a léamh
5 verb learn from reading TRANSITIVEléigh verb see the local paper to read more is féidir tuilleadh a léamh faoi sa nuachtán áitiúil
6 verb say printed words aloud TRANSITIVEléigh verb the medical report was read to the jury léadh amach an tuairisc leighis don ghiúiréhe read them a story léigh sé scéal dóibhthe actors read the script through léigh na haisteoirí an script go deireadh 7 verb substitute as correction TRANSITIVEléigh verb for 'coir' read 'cóir' léigh 'cóir' in áit 'coir'they take the right-wing view (for which, read: don’t like foreigners) tá dearcadh na heite deise acu (i bhfocail eile, ní maith leo eachtrannaigh) 8 verb interpret map, graph, instrument, etc TRANSITIVEléigh verb he read the meter léigh sé an méadar 9 verb GOV present in parliament TRANSITIVEléigh verb the bill was read a second time léadh an bille an dara huair, rinneadh an dara léamh ar an mbille 10 verb ED study TRANSITIVEdéan verb staidéar a dhéanamh ar VP she's reading law tá sí i mbun céim sa dlí, tá sí ag gabháil don dlí 11 verb situation, expression, meaning, etc TRANSITIVEléigh verb she tried to read his expression rinne sí iarracht an dreach a bhí air a léamhhe read the disappointment on my face chonaic sé ar m'aghaidh go raibh mé meallta, thuig sé ó m'aghaidh go raibh díomá ormhow did you read the ending of the film? cén léamh a bhí agat ar dheireadh an scannáin?, cén chiall a bhain tú as deireadh an scannáin?they read that as a sign that he was leaving is é an léamh a bhí acu air sin ná go raibh sé ag imeachtthe article could be read as a condemnation of violence d'fhéadfaí a rá gur cáineadh ar an bhforéigean atá san alt 12 verb ELECTRON, COMP use data TRANSITIVEléigh verb to read back data sonraí a léamh ar ais 13 verb of text etc: be read INTRANSITIVEmost languages read from left to right ó chlé go deas a léitear formhór na dteangacha 14 verb give particular reading experience INTRANSITIVEthe book reads well is leabhar dea-scríofa éthe text reads like a prose poem tá an téacs mar a bheadh dán próis ann 15 verb have particular wording TRANSITIVEthe sign read 'For Sale' bhí 'Le Díol' scríofa ar an gcomhartha 16 verb of instrument: produce reading TRANSITIVEthe thermometer read 43˚C 43˚C an léamh a bhí ar an teirmiméadar 17 verb hear over radio TRANSITIVEclois verb cluin verb I read you loud and clear cloisim sibh go breá soiléiradjective
18 adjective in compoundsshe's well-read tá go leor léite aici, tá an-chuid léitheoireachta déanta aicithey're not widely-read in Irish literature níl mórán de litríocht na hÉireann léite acu, níl mórán cur amach acu ar litríocht na hÉireannnoun
19 noun act of reading book etcit's worth a read is fiú é a léamhit's a perfect place for a quiet read is áit bhreá é le bheith ag léamh ar do shuaimhneashe had a read of the poem thug sé spléachadh ar an dán 20 noun particular type of reading experienceábhar léitheoireachta the book was a good read bhí ábhar maith léitheoireachta sa leabharit's an easy read tá sé furasta a léamh 21 noun (US) interpretation, takeléamh masc1 tuiscint fem3 he has a unique read on history tá a léamh féin aige ar an stairmy read of that statement is that they agree with us is é mo thuiscint ar an ráiteas sin ná go n-aontaíonn siad linn