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top

noun
adjective
verb
phrases
noun
1 noun highest point or partbarr masc1  c m uthey reached the top of the hill shroich siad barr an chnoic, bhain siad mullach an chnoic amachshe was at the top of the stairs bhí sí ag barr an staighre, bhí sí ag ceann an staighrehe had a cut on the top of his head bhí gearradh ar bharr a chinn aige, bhí gearradh ar a bhaithisnear the top of the page gar do bharr an leathanaighit opens at the top osclaíonn sé ag an mbarr, osclaíonn sé ag a bharrthey walked to the top shiúil siad go dtí an barr 2 noun flat surfacebarr masc1  c m uit had a marble top bhí barr marmair air
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun cap, coverbarr masc1  c m uclár masc1  c m uclaibín masc4  c m uput the top on cuir an barr airjar top clár próca 4 noun TRANSP upper deckdeic uachtair  c m u 5 noun AUTO roof of cardíon masc1  c m ua car with a soft top carr a bhfuil díon bog air 6 noun in hierarchybarr masc1  c m uhe was top of the class ba é ab fhearr sa rangshe rose to the top bhain sí barr an dréimire amachthey're at the top of their game tá siad i mbarr a réime, tá siad i mbarr a maitheasaat the top of the list (also at the top of sb's list) ar bharr an liosta 7 noun far endbarr masc1  c m uceann masc1  c m uat the top of the street ag barr na sráideturn right at the top of the lane tiontaigh ar dheis ag ceann an chabhsa 8 noun CLOTH item of clothingbarr masc1  c m ubarréide fem4  c m uhe was wearing a blue sleeveless top bhí barr gorm gan mhuinchillí airtracksuit top barr traenálavest top veist fem2 9 noun HORT, COOK end of plantbarr masc1  c m uhe cut the tops off the carrots ghearr sé an barr de na cairéid 10 noun FOOD creambarr masc1  c m uuachtar masc1  c m uthe top of the milk barr an bhainne, uachtar an bhainne 11 noun AUTO top gearan giar is airde  c m uput her in top cuir sa ghiar is airde í 12 noun toycaiseal masc1  c m u
adjective
13 adjective uppermostuachtarach adj1  c m uuachtair gs as adj  c m uit fell off the top shelf thit sé den tseilf uachtarach, thit sé den tseilf ag an mbarrit's on the top floor tá sé ar an urlár uachtarachit's at the top right-hand side of the page tá sé ag barr an leathanaigh ar dheis 14 adjective also ED, SPOR highest in hierarchy, rank, etcit's one of the top priorities tá sé ar cheann de na príomhthosaíochtaíthe service was of top quality bhí an tseirbhís ar ardchaighdeán, bhí an tseirbhís ar fheabhas ar fadhe's playing at the top level tá sé ag imirt ag an leibhéal is airdeshe's a top official is oifigeach sinsearach íthe top players na himreoirí is fearr ar fad, scoth na n-imreoiríshe came top tháinig sí sa chéad áitthey were top of the league bhí siad ar bharr na sraithe 15 adjective greatest in amountis airde  c m uis mó  c m uthat's the top price sin é an praghas is airde 16 adjective furthestat the top end of the field ag an gceann thuas den pháircit's the top house is é an teach is faide uait é 17 adjective informal admirableiontach adj1  c m uard- prefden scoth  c m uar dóigh  c m uhe's a top guy ardfhear is ea é, bulaí fir atá ann
verb
18 verb surpass TRANSITIVEsáraigh verb  c m uthe temperature topped 40 degrees today sháraigh an teocht 40 céim inniu, chuaigh an teocht thar 40 céim inniutheir vote topped 40% fuair siad os cionn 40% de na vótaíI can't top that ní féidir liom é sin a shárú, ní thig liom é sin a bhualadh amach 19 verb reach the top of TRANSITIVEhe topped the hill shroich sé barr an chnoic, bhain sé mullach an chnoic amach 20 verb form the top of TRANSITIVEit was topped by a wall bhí balla ar a bharr 21 verb COOK finish with topping TRANSITIVEthe pizza was topped with onions bhí oinniúin ar bharr an phíotsa 22 verb be at head of, lead TRANSITIVEhe topped the poll in the election bhí sé ar cheann an rása sa toghchánshe topped the charts chuaigh sí go barr na gcairteacha 23 verb remove the top of TRANSITIVEan barr a bhaint de  c m uhe topped the trees bhain sé an barr de na crainn, ghearr sé an barr de na crainn 24 verb informal kill TRANSITIVEhe topped himself mharaigh sé é féin, chuir sé lámh ina bhás féin, fuair sé réidh leis féin
phrases

at the top of your voice

(also

at the top of your lungs

) in ard do chinnin ard do ghuthain ard do chinn is do ghuthashe screamed at the top of her voice scread sí chomh hard agus a bhí ina ceann

to come out on top

(also

to come out top

) informalthey came out on top bhuaigh siad, bhain siad, bhí an bua acu, ghnóthaigh siad

from the top

informaluair amháin eilearís, ón tosachthey took it from the top thosaigh siad ag an tús arís

from top to bottom

ó bhun go barró cheann ceann

from top to toe

ó bhun go barró bhaithis go bonn

to get on top of sb

life got on top of him chuaigh an saol sa mhuileann air, sháraigh an saol é

not to have much up top

(also

not to have much on top

) informalhe doesn't have much up top níl mórán idir an dá chluas aige, ní hé is cliste orthu

off the top of your head

ó bharr do chinnas do sheasamh  c m u

on top

1 on, onto sthput cream on top cuir uachtar ar a bharr 2 in a winning positionchun cinn  c m uchun tosaigh  c m uthey were well on top in the second half bhí siad i bhfad chun cinn sa dara leath, bhí rith an rása leo sa dara leath

on top of

1 over, ontosa mhullach aranuas ar  c m uthe basin fell on top of him thit an báisín anuas air, thit an báisín sa mhullach air 2 on upper surface ofar bharrthe bird sat on top of the gate shuigh an t-éan ar bharr an gheata 3 leadingar bharron top of the league ar bharr na sraithe 4 very close tothey live on top of each other cónaíonn siad sa mhullach ar a chéile, tá siad ina gcónaí i mullach a chéilebefore he knew it the train was on top of him go tobann bhí an traein buailte air 5 in addition tochomh maith le  c m umar aon lei dteannta  c m ule cois  c m uanuas ar  c m uon top of that ina theannta sin, anuas air sin, lena chois sin 6 in controlshe's on top of things tá smacht aici ar chúrsaí, tá gach uile rud faoi smacht aici

on top of the world

informalsona sástachomh sásta le píobairechomh sásta le diúcar rothaí an tsaoil

out of the top drawer

1 top qualitythe music was out of the top drawer bhí an ceol thar barr ar fad, bhí an ceol ar fheabhas Éireann 2 upper-classden ardaicmede phór uasal

over the top

1 informal excessivethar fóir  c m uiomarcach  c m uit's a bit over the top tá sé beagán thar fóir, tá sé beagán iomarcachthat's completely over the top tá sé sin thar cailc ar fad 2 MIL, HISTto go over the top dul de dhroim trinsethe soldiers went over the top amach leis na saighdiúirí as na trinsí in éadan na bpiléar

to put sb over the top

(US) (also

to push sb over the top

) a chinntiú go n-éireoidh le duine

the top of the tree

barr an dréimirehe rose to the top of the tree bhain sé barr an dréimire amach

top and tail

1 COOK trim foodtop and tail the carrots bain an barr agus an bun de na cairéid 2 shorten duration ofto top and tail a programme tús agus deireadh cláir a chiorrú 3 begin and endthe conference was topped and tailed by mindfulness sessions bhí seisiúin aireachais ag tús agus deireadh na comhdhála 4 clean babyto top and tail a baby aghaidh agus tóin linbh a ní

top of the morning

humorous maidin mhaithmora duit ar maidinmora na maidine duit

to top it all

(also

to top it all off

, to top it off

) mar bharr ar an donasmar bharr ar an mí-ádh

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