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1 verb express in words TRANSITIVEabair verb say 'thank you!' abair 'go raibh maith agat!'I said nothing ní dúirt mise dadawhat will you say? cad a déarfaidh tú?they say it's too dear deir siad go bhfuil sé ródhaorI'd say she was annoyed déarfainn go raibh sí míshástawho says you can't? cé a deir nach féidir leat?he said a couple of words to me dúirt sé cúpla focal liom, labhair sé cúpla focal liomwhat a thing to say a leithéid de rud le ráI don't believe a word he says ní chreidim focal dá ndeir séthey can't say what caused it níl siad in ann a rá céard ba chúis leisI must say I was surprised caithfidh mé a rá go raibh ionadh ormhe said 'Wait!' dúirt sé 'Fan!''Wait!' said Colm. 'Fan!' arsa Colm. 2 verb recite prayer, poem, etc TRANSITIVEabair verb say a prayer for me abair paidir ar mo shonTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb informal tell sb to do sth TRANSITIVEabair verb she said to leave it here dúirt sí é a fhágáil anseoif he says not to wait má deir sé gan fanachtyou'll do as I say déanfaidh tú mar a déarfaidh mise leat 4 verb give opinion TRANSITIVEceap verb síl verb I say we should wait ceapaimse gur chóir dúinn fanacht, sílimse gur chóir dúinn fanachtI would say so déarfainn é, is dóigh liom éIs that the reason? I'd say not! An é sin an chúis? Ní déarfainn é!, An é sin is cúis leis? Ní dóigh liom é!what do you say we go back? fillfimid, céard a cheapann tú?; rachaimid ar ais, cad é do bharúil? 5 verb what people think
TRANSITIVEabair verb people said that it was haunted deirtí go raibh taibhsí ann, bhí sé ráite go raibh taibhsí annit's said that the climate is changing deirtear go bhfuil an aeráid ag athrú, tá sé ráite go bhfuil an aeráid ag athrúI don't care what anyone says is cuma liom céard a deir aon duinethey say you shouldn't swim alone deirtear nár cheart duit snámh i d'aonar
INTRANSITIVEabair verb as they say mar a deirtear, mar a deir siad, mar atá ráiteso they say sin é a deirtear, sin é atáthar a ráhe's got problems or so they say tá fadhbanna aige nó sin é a deirtear; tá fadhbanna aige, más fíor
6 verb mean, imply TRANSITIVEabair verb maígh verb I'm not saying they're bad people níl mé ag rá gur drochdhaoine iad, níl mé ag maíomh gur drochdhaoine iadwhat exactly are you saying here cad go díreach atá á rá agat anseo, cad é go díreach atá tú a mhaíomh anseo 7 verb convey idea TRANSITIVEcuir in iúl what does this decision say about the association's values? cad a deir an cinneadh seo maidir le luachanna an chumainn?what the film is saying is that ... is é atá á rá sa scannán ná go ...what does it say when they don't even respond? cad atá le tuiscint as nuair nach bhfreagraíonn siad fiú? 8 verb give information TRANSITIVEabair verb I got a message saying the match was off fuair mé nóta ag rá go raibh an cluiche ar cealit doesn't say what time ní deir sé cén t-am 9 verb show indirectly TRANSITIVEinis verb léirigh verb your clothes say a lot about you insíonn do chuid éadaí go leor fútwhat does its colour say about its condition? cad a insíonn a dhath duit faoin riocht ina bhfuil sé?I won, which says a lot for the rest of them bhuaigh mise, rud a insíonn a scéal féin faoin gcuid eilenoun
10 noun voice, inputpeople will have their say beidh cead cainte ag daoine, beidh deis labhartha ag daoinewe had little say in it ní raibh mórán d'ionchur againne ann, is beag tionchar a bhí againne airI have no say in the matter níl aon neart agamsa aireverybody is having a say about the team tá gach duine ag tabhairt a dtuairimí faoin bhfoireanninterjection
11 interjection (US) listenéist cogar