1 noun outdoorsin the open (also out in the open)taobh amuigh faoin spéir, amuigh faoin aerto eat in the openbheith ag ithe taobh amuigh, bheith ag ithe amuigh faoin aerto sleep in the opencodladh amuigh, codladh faoin aer2 noun without secrecyto do sth out in the openrud a dhéanamh go hoscailteit's out in the open nowníl sé ina rún a thuilleadh, ní rún a thuilleadh éhe came out into the open about what was going ond'inis sé céard a bhí ag tarlú → féach open
