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the earth

1 noun GEOG surface of earthan talamh masc  c m u 2 noun informal huge amountit doesn't have to cost the earth ní gá go gcosnódh sé an domhan mór → féach earth

earth

1. noun ASTRON, GEOG planet2. noun REL as opposed to heaven or hell3. noun AGR, HORT soil4. noun PHIL, HIST element5. noun ELECTRIC connection6. noun ZOOL of fox7. noun ZOOL of badger8. verb ELECTRIC connect to ground
phrases
1 (also Earth, the earth, the Earth) noun ASTRON, GEOG planetan domhan masc1  c m uan chruinne fem4  c m u 2 noun REL as opposed to heaven or helltalamh masc  c m uheaven and earth neamh agus talamh
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun AGR, HORT soilcré fem4  c m ucréafóg fem2  c m uithir fem5  c m uúir fem2  c m uhe dug into the earth thochail sé isteach sa chré 4 noun PHIL, HIST elementtalamh masc  c m u 5 noun ELECTRIC connectiontalmhú masc  c m u 6 noun ZOOL of foxleaba dhearg  c m u 7 noun ZOOL of badgerbrocach fem2  c m u 8 verb ELECTRIC connect to ground TRANSITIVEtalmhaigh verb  c m u
phrases

to bring sb back to earth

(also

to bring sb down to earth

) the price brought her back to earth chuir an praghas deireadh lena cuid brionglóidí, dhúisigh an praghas í

to come back to earth

(also

to come down to earth

) she came down to earth with a bang b'in deireadh tobann lena cuid taibhrimh, d'oscail sé sin a súile

to go to earth

dul i bpolldul i bhfolach

to be like nothing on earth

it looked like nothing on earth ní raibh dada faoin spéir cosúil leisthe noise was like nothing on earth bhí an torann dochreidte amach agus amach; a leithéid de thrup, níor chuala mé riamh

on earth

informalfaoin spéir  c m ufaoi Dhiaó thalamh na cruinneó thalamh an domhainwhat on earth is wrong with her? cad é faoin spéir atá uirthi?how on earth did it happen? conas ó thalamh an domhain a tharla sé?where on earth are you? cá bhfuil tú, sa diabhal?; cén áit a bhfuil tú, in ainm Dé?

to run sb/sth to earth

informalteacht ar dhuine/rudduine/rud a aimsiú

the earth moved

humorous euphemistic bhí mé sna flaithis bheagabaineadh croitheadh as an domhan

did the earth move?

humorous euphemistic an bhfuair tú do shásamh?ar baineadh croitheadh as an domhan?

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