wish
1 verb desire INTRANSITIVEdo as you wish déan mar is mian leat, déan mar is toil leat, déan do rogha rudif you wish más mian leat, más áil leat, más maith leat
TRANSITIVEI wish I was rich ba bhreá liom a bheith saibhir, is mairg nach bhfuil mé saibhir, faraor nach bhfuil mé saibhirI wish that I hadn't done that is trua liom go ndearna mé é sin, tá aithreachas orm go ndearna mé é sinI wish you'd stop complaining ba dheas liom dá stadfá den ghearán, ba mhaith liom dá stopfá den chasaoid, faraor nach stopann tú ag gearánI wish you were here faraor nach bhfuil tú anseo, is trua gan tú anseoI wish to be alone is mian liom a bheith liom féin, teastaíonn uaim a bheith i m'aonar, ba mhaith liom a bheith i m'aonar
2 verb luck, greeting, etc TRANSITIVEguigh verb he wished me luck ghuigh sé gach rath orm, chuir sé a bheannacht liomshe wished him a happy birthday ghuigh sí lá breithe sona air, mhair sí a lá breithe dóTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun expressing desireachainí fem4 mian fem2 guí fem4 his wish was granted fuair sé toradh a ghuí, fuair sé a achainíto make a wish achainí a dhéanamh, guí a dhéanamh 4 noun for sb's wellbeingbest wishes beannachtaí fpl3, beir bua, le gach dea-ghuíwith best wishes for the future gach rath ort amach anseo 5 noun instruction, requesttoil fem3 mian fem2 his wishes were carried out rinneadh de réir a thola, rinneadh rud air, rinneadh mar a d'iarr séit was her wish ba é a toil é, ba é a mian éit was his last wish (also it was his final wish, it was his dying wish) ba é an rud deiridh a d'iarr sé é, b'in a bhí uaidh ar leaba a bháisit's his wish that we concentrate on the future ba mhaith leis go ndíreoimis ar an todhchaí, is é is áil leis go ndíreoimis ar an am atá le teachtshe got married against their wishes phós sí in éadan a dtola