verb express gratitude or recognition TRANSITIVEbuíochas a ghabháil le c m ubuíochas a ghlacadh lebuíochas a thabhairt do c m uthey thanked us for comingghabh siad buíochas linn as teachthe didn't even thank mení dúirt sé go raibh maith agat liom fiúI can't thank you enough for what you didtáim faoi chomaoin go héag agat as a ndearna tú
phrases
to have sb/sth to thank for ...
1 owe gratitude to sb/sthyou have Róisín to thank for it being paida bhuíochas do Róisín a íocadh é, Róisín faoi deara gur íocadh éI have the helmet to thank for escaping serious injuryis é an clogad a shábháil ar dhrochghortú mé2 owe blame to sb/sthwe have the lawyers to thank for the delayar na dlíodóirí an locht as an moill
I'll thank you to do sth
(also
I'd thank you to do sth
)I'll thank you not to mention this againbheinn buíoch díot ach gan é seo a lua arís; ar mhiste leat gan é seo a lua arís; ná luaigh é seo arís, mura miste leat
sb won't thank you for ...
she won't thank you for that suggestionní bheidh sí róshásta leat mar gheall ar an moladh sin, ní mó ná sásta a bheidh sí leat as an moladh sinthey won't thank you for selling itní bheidh aon bhuíochas acu ort as é a dhíol
thank God
(also
thank goodness
, thank heavens
)buíochas le Diabuíochas do Dhiathank God you didn't tell thembuíochas le Mac Dé nár inis tú dóibh'He was out.' 'Thank God for that!''Ní raibh sé istigh.' 'Buíochas le Dia!'thank heavens for umbrellasis maith againn scáthanna fearthainne, nach maith an rud go bhfuil scáthanna fearthainne againn
to thank your lucky stars
he should thank his lucky stars I didn't hit himbhí an t-ádh dearg air nár bhuail mé é, bíodh sé buíoch beannachtach nár bhuail mé é
thank you
interjectiongo raibh maith agat c m u'Would you like another?' 'No, thank you.''Ar mhaith leat ceann eile?' 'Níor mhaith, go raibh maith agat.'thank you for inviting mego raibh maith agaibh as cuireadh a thabhairt domthank you very muchgo raibh míle maith agat, go raibh céad maith agatsay thank youabair go raibh maith agat
