round
preposition
1 preposition expressing locationtimpeall thart thart faoi the house was round the back of the shop bhí an teach taobh thiar den siopathey never helped round the house níor chabhraigh siad timpeall an tí riamhwe sat round the table shuíomar timpeall an bhoird, shuíomar thart ar an táblais there anything interesting to do round here? an bhfuil dada suimiúil le déanamh thart anseo? 2 preposition enclosing, encirclingtimpeall ar thart ar thart faoi she put a wall round her garden chuir sí balla timpeall ar a gairdín, chuir sí balla thart ar a gairdínI wrapped the bandage round my hand chas mé an bindealán timpeall ar mo lámh, chas mé an bindealán thart ar mo lámhwear it round your neck caith timpeall do mhuiníl é, caith thart ar do mhuineál éthey tied a rope round my waist cheangail siad rópa timpeall ar mo choim, cheangail siad rópa thart faoi mo bhástaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition partially encirclingthart timpeall ar timpeall ar thart ar he put his arm round her chuir sé a lámh thart timpeall uirthi 4 preposition in the vicinity ofthart timpeall ar thart ar timpeall ar in aice we gathered round the fire bhailíomar thart ar an tine, bhailíomar cois tinethe area round the station is quite rough tá an ceantar timpeall an stáisiúin garbh go maithyou're not from round here, are you? ní ón áit seo thú, an ea?; ní as an áit seo duit, an ea? 5 preposition expressing movement around sthtimpeall I live just round the corner tá cónaí orm díreach timpeall an chúinnehe put his head round the door sháigh sé a cheann isteach an doras 6 preposition indicating visit, tourtimpeall thart ar thart faoi mórthimpeall I took them round the whole town thug mé timpeall an bhaile uile iad, thug mé mórthimpeall an bhaile iadshe walked round the hospital checking patients shiúil sí thart ar an ospidéal ag seiceáil ar othairshe showed us round the new flat thaispeáin sí an t-árasán nua dúinn 7 preposition in order to fit in withthart ar timpeall ar it's arranged round our schedules tá sé socraithe timpeall ar ár sceidilmy whole life is organised round basketball tá mo shaol go léir eagraithe timpeall ar an gcispheil 8 preposition on all sides oftimpeall ar thart ar thart timpeall ar mórthimpeall we put leaves round the top chuireamar duilleoga thart timpeall ar barrthere are trees all round the hill tá crainn thart ar an gcnoc go léir, tá crainn mórthimpeall an chnoic 9 preposition from place to placear fud timpeall thart ar I went round the fields chuaigh mé thart ar na goirt, chuaigh mé ó ghort go gortwe went round the estates looking for wood chuamar ar fud na n-eastát ag lorg adhmaidhe wandered round the parish shiúil sé thart ar an bparóiste, thug sé camchuairt an pharóiste 10 preposition expressing idleness, inactivitytimpeall thart ar she just lazes round the house ní dhéanann sí faic ach leisceoireacht timpeall an tíwe used to hang round the shop after school bhímis ag máinneáil timpeall ar an siopa tar éis na scoile, bhímis ag leadaíocht thart ar an siopa tar éis na scoile 11 preposition involving consulting different peopletimpeall thart she phoned round the local employers ghlaoigh sí thart ar na fostóirí áitiúlaI went round the old people of the parish chuaigh mé thart chuig seanóirí an pharóistethe teacher went round the class chuaigh an múinteoir timpeall an ranga 12 preposition in circular motionthart timpeall thart ar timpeall ar mórthimpeall we went round the island chuamar thart timpeall ar an oileán, chuamar mórthimpeall an oileáinthe Earth goes round the Sun téann an Domhan thart ar an nGrian 13 preposition in different areasthart timpeall thart ar timpeall ar fud the houses were scattered round the parish bhí na tithe scaipthe ar fud an pharóiste, bhí na tithe scaipthe thart timpeall an pharóiste 14 preposition search etctimpeall thart ar we searched round the garden chuardaíomar timpeall an ghairdín, chuardaíomar thart ar an ngairdín 15 preposition forming circle aroundtimpeall ar thart ar thart timpeall ar mórthimpeall ar we all gathered round him bhailíomar go léir thart airthe class gathered round the computer chruinnigh an rang thart timpeall ar an ríomhaire 16 preposition by indirect routetimpeall thart thart timpeall I went round the long way chuaigh mé an tslí fhada timpeall, chuaigh mé thart an bealach fadahe went round the other side chuaigh sé an thart timpeall an taobh eile 17 preposition around perimeter, girth ofthart ar timpeall ar it's 60 metres round the base tá sé 60 méadar thart ar a bhun
adverb
18 adverb to sb's house or specific locationthart timpeall thart timpeall I'll be round in half an hour tiocfaidh mé timpeall faoi cheann leathuairebring the car round to meet me tabhair an carr thart timpeall chugamto invite sb round cuireadh chun an tí a thabhairt do dhuineshe invited us round to her house for tea dúirt sí linn bualadh isteach go dtí an teach chuici i gcomhair cupán taeI got dinner round at Seán's place fuair mé mo dhinnéar tigh Sheáin 19 adverb to other sidethart timpeall he ran round to the back door rith sé timpeall chuig an doras cúil 20 adverb present in placethart we have the builders round at the moment tá na tógálaithe sa teach againn faoi láthair 21 adverb to face in opposite directionthart timpeall thart timpeall mórthimpeall she turned round chas sí timpeall, chas sí tharthe was gone when I looked round bhí sé imithe nuair a chas mé thart timpeall 22 adverb from one place to anotherthart timpeall thart timpeall he's been following me round all day tá sé do mo leanúint thart ar feadh an laeI still can't find my way round ní féidir liom mo shlí a dhéanamh timpeall go fóill 23 adverb consulting different people, sourcesthart timpeall I asked round but no one knew d'fhiafraigh mé thart ach ní raibh a fhios ag duine ar bith 24 adverb coming closethart timpeall they gathered round to comfort her chruinnigh siad timpeall le sólás a thabhairt di 25 adverb in idle waythart timpeall he hung round with a rough crowd bhíodh sé ag crochadh thart le drochdhreamshe sat round doing nothing shuigh sí timpeall gan faic ar siúl aici 26 adverb expressing circular movementthart timpeall timpeall thart he looked round at us d'fhéach sé thart timpeall orainnshe handed round the paper thug sí an páipéar amach 27 adverb as part of cycle, processit grows all year round fásann sé ó cheann ceann na bliana, fásann sé i rith na bliana ar fadI'm not sure it'll work this time round nílim cinnte go n-oibreoidh sé an babhta seowe'll do it next time round déanfaimid é an chéad uair eileit'll be ready when winter comes round beidh sé ullamh nuair a thiocfaidh an geimhreadh 28 adverb describing relationship, directiontimpeall thart you work for me, not the other way round tusa a oibríonn domsa, ní an bealach eile thartturn it the right way round cas timpeall sa treo ceart éyour jumper is the wrong way round tá do gheansaí siar agus aniar agat, tá do gheansaí droim ar ais ort 29 adverb in circumferencetimpeall thart timpeall the pond is 20 metres round tá an linn fiche méadar timpeall 30 adverb covering 360-degree angletimpeall thart we walked all the way round shiúlamar an bealach iomlán thartthere's a fence the whole way round tá claí an tslí ar fad timpeallnoun
31 noun regular route, beatturas masc1 cúrsa masc4 timpeall masc1 the postman set off on his round thosaigh fear an phoist ar a thimpeallthe doctor is out on his rounds tá an dochtúir amuigh ar a chuairteanna, tá an dochtúir amuigh ar a chamchuairtthe guard did the rounds of the fence thug an garda cúrsa an chlaí 32 noun GOLF game of golfbabhta masc4 a round of golf babhta gailf 33 noun BOX in boxing, wrestlingbabhta masc4 he got knocked down in the fourth round leagadh é sa cheathrú babhta 34 noun GAMES in bridgedreas masc3 35 noun SPOR of equestrian coursecuairt fem2 36 noun POL of electionbabhta masc4 there are two rounds of voting tá dhá bhabhta vótála ann 37 noun of elimination processbabhta masc4 we got knocked out in the first round díbríodh sinn sa chéad bhabhta, leagadh amach muid sa chéad bhabhtathe second round draw has been made tá an tarraingt don dara babhta déanta 38 noun phase of activitybabhta masc4 dreas masc3 her round of diplomacy proved successful bhí rath ar a babhta taidhleoireachta, d'éirigh lena babhta taidhleoireachta 39 noun recurring sequence of eventsthe daily round gnáthchúrsa an laethere used to be a regular round of parties bhíodh cóisirí ann go rialtawe used to attend the usual round of book signings at the time ba ghnách linn freastal ar na hócáidí sínithe leabhar a bhíodh coitianta ag an am 40 noun of drinkshe bought a round, then I bought a round sheas sé siúd deoch, ansin sheas mise deochshe bought a round of drinks for the band sheas sí deoch don bhanna, cheannaigh sí deoch don bhannawhose round is it? cé atá ag seasamh?, cé leis an babhta? 41 noun MUS songrothlam masc1 canóin rothlamach 42 noun of ammunitionurchar masc1 43 noun of applause etca round of applause bualadh bosa round of laughter babhta gáirea round of cheers gártha molta 44 noun COOK of cheesecruinneán masc1 a round of cheese cruinneán cáise 45 noun circular-shaped piececruinneán masc1 ciorcal masc1 46 noun COOK of meatspóla masc4 a round of beef spóla mairteolaadjective
47 adjective circularcruinn adj1 ciorclach adj1 rabhnáilte adj3 he had a big round face bhí aghaidh mhór chruinn aira round table bord cruinn 48 adjective spherical, curvedcruinn adj1 49 adjective wine, food: mellowmaothlach adj1 50 adjective sound, instrument: full, richlán adj1 51 adjective numbercothrom adj1 a round dozen dosaen cothromcan you give me a round figure? an féidir leat figiúr garbh a thabhairt dom?verb
52 verb go round TRANSITIVEtéigh timpeall ar téigh thart ar I rounded the corner chuaigh mé timpeall an chúinne, chas mé an cúinnewe rounded the cape in a storm chuamar timpeall na rinne le linn stoirme 53 verb form into circular shape TRANSITIVEhe rounded the edges chuir sé cuma chruinn ar na himill