through
preposition
1 preposition from one side to othertrí prep the bus goes through the estate téann an bus tríd an eastátthe railway line goes through a tunnel téann an t-iarnród trí thollána stone was thrown through the window caitheadh cloch tríd an bhfuinneog, caitheadh cloch isteach an fhuinneogI walked through the door shiúil mé isteach ar an doras, shiúil mé an doras isteachshe was looking through the window bhí sí ag amharc amach ar an bhfuinneog, bhí sí ag féachaint amach an fhuinneoga needle was inserted through his skin cuireadh snáthaid trína chraiceannwe heard sounds through the walls chualamar fuaimeanna trí na ballaíthe knife went right through it chuaigh an scian díreach tríd, chuaigh an scian an tslí ar fad tríd 2 preposition expressing rotationtrí prep it can be rotated through 360° is féidir é a rothlú trí 360°Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition by particular methodtrí prep ar prep he spoke through the microphone labhair sé tríd an micreafónI contacted him through the internet rinne mé teagmháil leis ar an idirlíon 4 preposition from beginning to end of sthar feadh she slept through the night chodail sí ar feadh na hoíche, chodail sí an oíche ar fadthe shops are open right through the day tá na siopaí ar oscailt an lá ar fadwe had to drive through the night to be there on time b'éigean dúinn tiomáint i rith na hoíche le bheith ann in amI was laughing all the way through the film bhí mé ag gáire ó thús deireadh an scannáinshe's half-way through the course tá sí leath bealaigh tríd an gcúrsa, tá sí leath slí tríd an gcúrsa 5 preposition to every part oftrí prep ar fud the news spread through the country scaip an scéala tríd an tír, leath an nuacht ar fud na tírethe adrenalin was rushing through me bhí an t-aidréanailín ag cúrsáil tríom, bhí mo chroí agus m'aenna ag rith ar a chéile familiar 6 preposition via intermediary ofwe bought our insurance through a broker cheannaíomar an t-árachas trí bhróicéirshe's well known through her books tá clú uirthi mar gheall ar a cuid leabharthe writer as seen through his wife's eyes an scríbhneoir mar a chonacthas dá bhean é 7 preposition as means of transmission, infectiontrí prep he got the disease through direct contact with someone tháinig an galar air trí theagmháil dhíreach le duine éigin, tholg sé galar de bharr teagmháil dhíreach le duine éiginit can be passed through the genes is féidir é a chur ar aghaidh trí na géinte 8 preposition by means of, viatrí prep it'll come through the post tiocfaidh sé tríd an bpost, tiocfaidh sé ar an bpost, tiocfaidh sé leis an bpostI heard through the grapevine that he's in trouble chuala mé ráfla go bhfuil sé i dtrioblóid, tá sé ina scéal reatha go bhfuil sé i dtrioblóid 9 preposition all content ofread through all of the questions léigh síos trí na ceisteanna uile, léigh na ceisteanna go léirlet's run through all the details breathnaímis ar na mionsonraí uilehe played through the whole piece sheinn sé an píosa ar fad, sheinn sé an píosa ó thús deireadh 10 preposition using technique oftrí prep he tried to cure him through medication rinne sé iarracht é a leigheas trí chógais a thabhairt dó, thug sé iarraidh é a leigheas le cógaisit was all done through hard work de thoradh obair chrua a rinneadh é ar fadyou can achieve this through regular exercise féadfaidh tú é seo a bhaint amach trí aclaíocht a dhéanamh go rialta, féadfaidh tú é seo a bhaint amach ach aclaíocht rialta a dhéanamh 11 preposition amongsti measc she disappeared through the crowds d'imigh sí as radharc i measc an tsluathe monkeys moved through the trees ghluais na moncaithe i measc na gcrann 12 preposition because ofde bharr mar gheall ar de dheasca he lost it through carelessness chaill sé é mar gheall ar mhíchúramshe was absent through illness bhí as láthair de bharr tinnisthrough no fault of her own gan aon locht uirthise mar gheall air 13 preposition up to and includinggo dtí chomh fada le diseases such as the cold, through to more serious diseases galair amhail an slaghdán go dtí galair níos tromchúisíwe have shirts of every size from small through extra large tá léinte de gach méid againn ó chinn bheaga go dtí cinn an-mhór 14 preposition until (especially US)Friday through Sunday ón Aoine go dtí an Domhnach 15 preposition indicating quantity usedhe ate his way through all the sandwiches d'ith sé na ceapairí uilig, d'ith sé a raibh de cheapairí ann 16 preposition out of (difficult experience)hopefully, we're through the crisis tá an ghéarchéim curtha dínn, tá súil againnI think we're through the worst of it is dóigh liom gur thángamar slán ar an gcuid is measa de, is dóigh liom go bhfuil an chuid is measa de curtha tharainn 17 preposition as far asthrough to isteach go dtícut the meat through to the bone gearr an fheoil isteach go dtí an chnámh, gearr an fheoil a fhad leis an gcnámh
adverb
18 adverb from one side to othertrí the gap was very narrow but I managed to get through bhí an bhearna an-chúng ach d'éirigh liom teacht tríthi 19 adverb on telephoneto put a call through to sb glao a chur ar aghaidh chuig duineto put sb through glao duine a chur ar aghaidhhe put her through to the manager chuir sé a scairt ar aghaidh chuig an mbainisteoirto get through freagra a fháil, fáil trídshe tried to call you but couldn't get through rinne sí iarracht glaoch ort ach ní bhfuair sí aon fhreagra, thug sí iarraidh scairteadh ort ach níor éirigh léi teacht ortyou're through to Eoin tá tú ag caint le hEoin, Eoin anseo 20 adverb in obvious, visible waythe high standard of their work shows through is léir ardchaighdeán a gcuid oibrethe changes are starting to come through de réir a chéile, tá na hathruithe le feiceáil; tá na hathruithe ag éirí níos soiléire anois 21 adverb from beginning to endó thús deireadhsíos tríd I read it through a few times léigh mé é cúpla uair ó thús deireadh, léigh mé síos tríd cúpla uairhalf-way through leath bealaigh trídhe cried the whole way through bhí sé ag gol an t-am ar fad, bhí sé ag caoineadh i rith an amawe'll have to talk the whole thing through beidh orainn an cheist ar fad a phlé 22 adverb COOK completelyi gceart make sure that the meat is cooked through déan deimhin de go mbíonn an fheoil ar fad bruite i gceart 23 adverb POL to successful conclusionthe bill was pushed through brúdh an bille trídthe legislation was rushed through ritheadh an reachtaíocht faoi dheifiradjective
24 adjective successful and proceedinghe's through to the next round tá ait gnóthaithe aige sa chéad bhabhta eilewe were through to the final with a 2-1 victory bhuamar 2-1 agus áit againn sa chluiche ceannais 25 adjective above surfacele feiceáil the potatoes are through tá prátaí le feiceáil, tá na prátaí tagtha aníosare all her teeth through yet? an bhfuil a cuid fiacla uile gearrtha aici fós? 26 adjective informal finishedcríochnaithe adj3 réidh adj1 when you're through, turn off the light nuair a bheidh tú críochnaithe, múch na soilse; cuir as na soilse, nuair a bheidh tú réidhI'll get in touch when we're through déanfaidh mé teagmháil leat nuair a bheidh deireadh déantalet me know when you're through reading those files abair liom nuair a bheidh na comhaid sin léite agat 27 adjective informal no longer romantically involvedyou and I are through tá mise agus tusa críochnaithe, tá mise agus tusa réidh le chéile 28 adjective availablear fáil amuigh adj are the results through yet? an bhfuil na torthaí ar fáil go fóill? 29 route: directtré-this is not a through route ní trébhealach é seo 30 adjective traffictré- prefthe road is closed to through traffic tá an bóthar dúnta do thréthrácht 31 adjective TRANSP tickethe got a through ticket from Derry to Cork fuair sé ticéad a thug an bealach ar fad ó Dhoire go Corcaigh é 32 adjective informal worn to holepollta adj3 sractha adj3 my trousers are through at the knee tá glúin mo bhríste pollta