seat
noun
1 noun FURN surface or furniture for sittingsuíochán masc1 is that seat free? an bhfuil an suíochán sin saor?we asked for window seats d'iarramar suíocháin cois fuinneoigetake a seat suigh síos, bí i do shuí, buail fútshe resumed her seat shuigh sí síos arísgarden seat suíochán gairdínseat cover clúdach suíocháin 2 noun part of chair, toilet, etc for sittingsuíochán masc1 this chair has a padded seat tá suíochán bog ar an gcathaoir seotoilet seat suíochán leithrisTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun AUTO place for sitting in vehiclesuíochán masc1 the driver's seat suíochán an tiománaífront seat suíochán tosaighrear-facing baby seat suíochán linbh aghaidh ar chúlreclining seat suíochán insínteI have a seat reservation tá suíochán curtha in áirithe agam 4 noun place in theatre, cinema etcsuíochán masc1 we took our seats shuíomar síos, chuamar go dtí ár suíocháinto return to your seat dul ar ais go dtí do shuíochán, filleadh ar do shuíochánfront-row seats suíocháin sa chéad líne 5 noun part of garmenttóin fem3 the seat of his trousers was torn bhí tóin a bhríste stróictheshe gave him a kick in the seat of the pants thug sí cic sa tóin dó 6 noun position of ridersuí masc4 he lost his seat cuireadh as an diallait é 7 noun POL place in parliament, council, etcsuíochán masc1 they won five seats in the last election bhuaigh siad cúig shuíochán sa toghchán deiridhDáil seat suíochán Dálacounty council seat suíochán comhairle contae, suíochán ar an gcomhairle contae 8 noun country estateeastát masc1 9 noun centre or HQceanncheathrú fem5 ceannáras masc1 the Parliament has its seat in Strasbourg is in Strasbourg atá ceanncheathrú na ParlaiminteBangor was a renowned seat of learning b'áit mhór léinn é Beanncharthe seat of power lárionad na cumhachta, croílár na cumhachta 10 noun PSYCH locus of emotion etcforas masc1 the brain is the seat of the personality is í an inchinn foras na pearsantachta 11 noun ENG surface on which component restssuí masc4 valve seat suí comhla
verb
12 verb find sitting place for sb TRANSITIVEcuir ina shuíwe need to seat the family at the front ní mór dúinn an teaghlach a chur ina suí chun tosaigh, caithfimid suíocháin chun tosaigh a thabhairt don teaghlachshe was seated next to me cuireadh ina suí taobh liom í, cuireadh sa suíochán le m'ais í 13 verb be able to accommodate TRANSITIVEthe theatre seats 250 tá suíocháin do 250 duine san amharclannthe kitchen table seats 8 tá áit suí d'ochtar ag bord na cistine, is féidir ochtar a chur ina suí ag tábla na cistine 14 verb sit down TRANSITIVEshe seated herself by the window shuigh sí ag an bhfuinneog, bhuail sí fúithi ag an bhfuinneog 15 verb ENG fit sth into position TRANSITIVEsuigh verb