touch
verb
1 verb with hand, finger, etc TRANSITIVEteagmhaigh le PhrV bain do PhrV bain le PhrV do lámh a leagan ardo lámh a chur arhe touched her shoulder theagmhaigh sé lena gualainn, leag sé a lámh ar a gualainntouch the screen to get more information cuir do mhéar ar an scáileán le tuilleadh eolais a fháilthey touched it with dirty hands chuir siad a lámha salacha air 2 verb press lightly TRANSITIVEhe touched a button chuir sé a mhéar ar chnaipeI touched the brakes chuir mé mo chos ar na coscáinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb SPOR hit, kick (ball etc) TRANSITIVEteagmhaigh le PhrV bain do PhrV bain le PhrV he touched the ball on the ground bhain sé don liathróid ar an talamh 4 verb make contact with 5 verb interfere with TRANSITIVEbain do PhrV bain le PhrV don't touch anything! ná bain do rud ar bith!, ná leag méar ar rud ar bith! 6 verb in sexual way
TRANSITIVElámh a leagan ar bheith ag crúbáil ar informal he was touching himself bhí sé ag méirínteacht air féin very informal, bhí sé ag gabháil dó féin very informal
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag crúbáil ar a chéile informalthey were touching and kissing bhí siad ag crúbáil agus ag pógadh a chéile informal
7 verb harm physically TRANSITIVElámh a leagan ar dochar a dhéanamh do he never touched her níor bhain sé di riamh, níor leag sé lámh uirthi riamh 8 verb eat, drink etc TRANSITIVEbain do PhrV bain le PhrV he hardly touched his meal ar éigean a bhain sé dá bhéile, ar éigean a bhlais sé dá bhéile 9 verb involve yourself with TRANSITIVEnobody will touch you without a reference ní rachaidh aon duine i ngar duit gan teistiméireacht, ní bheidh baint ná páirt ag aon duine leat gan teistiméireacht 10 verb affect TRANSITIVEhow did the economic crisis touch schools? cén tionchar a bhí ag an ngéarchéim eacnamaíochta ar scoileanna?, conas a chuaigh an ghéarchéim eacnamaíochta i gcion ar scoileanna?the weather didn't touch it ní dhearna an aimsir aon dochar dó 11 verb deal with, work on TRANSITIVEbain do PhrV lámh a leagan ar I haven't touched the garden since the autumn níor bhain mé don ghairdín ó bhí an fómhar ann 12 verb compete with, equal TRANSITIVEno one can touch him at sports níl a shárú le fáil i mbun spóirt 13 verb move emotionally TRANSITIVEcorraigh verb her words touched him chorraigh an méid a dúirt sí éthe photographs touched his heart chorraigh na grianghraif an croí ann 14 verb literary smile, be seen briefly TRANSITIVEa smile touched her lips tháinig miongháire ar a béalnoun
15 noun of hand, etcthe patient felt the touch of the doctor's hand mhothaigh an t-othar lámh an dochtúra air 16 noun sensationteagmháil fem3 they were starved for human touch bhí an teagmháil dhaonna ceilte orthu 17 noun the sensetadhall masc1 she identifies things by touch trí thadhall a aithníonn sí rudaí, aithníonn sí rudaí trína lámh a leagan orthu 18 noun action of pressing sthhelp is available at the touch of a button níl le déanamh ach cnaipe a bhrú chun cabhair a fháil, tá cuidiú le fáil ach cnaipe a bhrú 19 noun SPOR action of hitting, kicking (ball)teagmháil fem3 he scored with his first touch of the ball scóráil sé an chéad uair ar theagmhaigh sé leis an liathróid 20 noun small amountturn the radio down just a touch ísligh an raidió beagán, ísligh an raidió rud beag, ísligh an raidió ábhairínadd a touch of milk cuir braon beag bainne leishe spoke with a touch of anger bhí rian na feirge ar a chuid cainteshe brought a touch of magic to the game chuir sí beagán draíochta sa chluiche 21 noun feature, detailthe music was the perfect finishing touch to the occasion chuir an ceol an dlaíóg mhullaigh ar an ócáidI like to add my own personal touch is maith liom mo lorg féin a fhágáil air 22 noun way of doing sththe customers like her personal touch is maith leis na custaiméirí an bealach atá aici le daoinethere was a touch of Italy to the festival bhí blas na hIodáile ar an bhféile