strong
adjective
1 adjective physically powerfulláidir adj tréan adj1 he's strong tá sé láidirshe's getting stronger tá sí ag éirí níos láidre, tá sí ag dul i neartthere was a strong wind bhí gaoth láidir anna strong blow buille láidir, buille tréan 2 adjective unlikely to breakláidir adj you need a stronger rope tá rópa níos láidre uaitstrong shoes bróga láidreTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective dominant, powerfulláidir adj the country needs a strong government tá rialtas láidir ag teastáil ón tírhe took a strong position on the issue ghlac sé seasamh láidir ar an gceist 4 adjective confident, assertiveláidir adj he's a strong person is duine láidir éstrong personality pearsantacht láidir 5 adjective of close relationship etcláidir adj their marriage is strong tá a bpósadh láidirstrong community pobal láidir 6 adjective ECON economically successfulláidir adj the dollar is strong tá an dollar láidira strong economy geilleagar láidir 7 adjective of belief etcláidir adj tréan adj1 it has strong public support tá tacaíocht láidir aige i measc an phobailthey met with strong opposition cuireadh ina n-éadan go tréan 8 adjective of feeling etc: powerfulláidir adj she has a strong sense of history tá an-tuiscint aici ar an stair, tá an-chiall aici don stairit had a strong influence on China bhí tionchar nach beag aige ar an tSínthere's a strong emphasis on computers tá béim mhór ar ríomhairí 9 adjective of argument: persuasiveláidir adj he made a strong case for extra funding rinne sé cás láidir ar son maoiniú breise 10 adjective very likelymaith adj1 there's a strong possibility that she'll win tá seans maith ann go mbainfidh sí, gach seans go mbuafaidh síthe odds are strong that she'll return gach seans go bhfillfidh sí, tá gach cuma ar an scéal go bhfillfidh sí 11 adjective emphaticláidir adj it sent out a strong message teachtaireacht láidir a bhí ann'miraculous' might be too strong a word tá an focal 'míorúilteach' rud beag róláidirto say sth in the strongest terms rud a rá go neamhbhalbh, rud a rá gan fiacail a chur ann 12 adjective likely to succeedmaith adj1 láidir adj they put in a strong performance in the second half thug siad an-taispeántas uathu sa dara leaththe stronger students won't have any problems ní bheidh aon deacrachtaí ag na mic léinn is fearrshe's a strong swimmer is snámhaí láidir í 13 adjective describing aptitudemaith adj1 maths is not a strong subject of mine níl mé go maith ag an matathat programme is strong on current affairs tá an clár sin go maith ó thaobh cúrsaí reatha de 14 adjective noticeableláidir adj it had a strong flavour of garlic bhí blas láidir gairleoige airshe has a strong Kerry accent tá canúint láidir Chiarraí aici, tá blas láidir Chiarraí ar a cuid cainte 15 adjective of drug etcláidir adj strong drugs drugaí láidre 16 adjective FOOD, DRINK concentratedláidir adj a cup of strong coffee cupán caife láidir 17 adjective of colour etcláidir adj it's a strong blue is gorm láidir atá annstrong light solas geal, solas láidir 18 adjective large in numberthere was a strong turnout bhí slua mór i láthair 19 adjective used after numberthe choir was fifty strong caoga duine ar fad a bhí sa chórthey fought a thousand strong army throid siad arm a raibh míle saighdiúir ann 20 adjective LING in grammartréan- preftréan adj1 strong plural tréaniolra masc4 21 adjective LING in phoneticstréan- preftréan adj1