stray
verb
1 verb wander away INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar strae imigh ar seachrán imigh ar fán she strayed into the woods d'imigh sí ar strae isteach sa choillit prevents animals straying stopann sé ainmhithe ag dul ar straea cow had strayed into their garden bhí bó tar éis teacht isteach ina ngairdín, bhí bó ag bradaíl ina ngairdínif sheep stray onto your land má théann caoirigh ar do chuid talúnthey strayed off the path d'imigh siad den chosán, d'fhág siad an cosán 2 verb MIL enter inadvertently INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar strae they strayed into Russian waters chuaigh siad ar strae isteach in uiscí na Rúiseif they stray over the border má théann siad ar strae thar an teorainnTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb depart from subject, task, etc INTRANSITIVEimigh ar seachrán imigh ar fán don't stray from the plot ná himigh ar seachrán ón bplota, cloígh leis an bplotathe discussion strayed into another area d'imigh an comhrá i dtreo eile 4 verb take on particular quality INTRANSITIVEit strayed into personal attacks d'imigh sé bealach na n-ionsaithe pearsantahe didn't stray into controversy ní dheachaigh sé i dtreo na conspóide, d'fhan sé glan ar chonspóidthe criticism strayed beyond what was acceptable chuaigh an cáineadh níos faide ná mar a bhí inghlactha 5 verb of hands, eyes, etc INTRANSITIVEmy eye strayed over the pictures luigh mo shúil go fánach ar na pictiúirdon't let your fingers stray over the lens ná lig do do mhéara sleamhnú thar an lionsa 6 verb take up bad habit INTRANSITIVEshe's strayed from the right path tá sí imithe ar seachrán ón mbealach ceart, tá sí imithe ar bhealach a haimhleasahe strayed into criminality thit sé i ngreim na coiriúlachta, thit sé le coiriúlacht 7 verb be unfaithful INTRANSITIVEbheith ag bradaílimigh thar claíhe was inclined to stray bhí claonadh chun bradaíola ann
adjective
8 adjective of animalfáin gs as adj seachráin gs as adja stray cat cat fáin, cat seachráinstray sheep caoirigh fáin 9 adjective of bullet etcfánach adj1 she was hit by a stray bullet bhuail piléar fánach í 10 adjective of objectfánach adj1 a stray hair ribe fánachnoun
11 noun animalainmhí seachráin ainmhí fáin