without
preposition
1 preposition in absence ofgan in éagmais d'uireasa I won't go without you ní rachaidh mé gan túshe was on holiday without her parents bhí sí ar saoire gan a tuismitheoiríyou're better off without him is fearrde thú gan é, tá tú níos fearr as dá uireasawe managed to win without two good players bhuamar agus muid beirt imreoirí maithe gannit was really bright without the shade bhí sé an-gheal in éagmais an scáthláin 2 preposition not having advantage ofgan you must answer the question without a calculator caithfear an cheist a fhreagairt gan áireamhán, ní mór an cheist a fhreagairt gan feidhm a bhaint as áireamhánthey spent a night without food or shelter chaith siad oíche gan bia ná dídeanshe was unable to get out of bed without help ní raibh sí in ann éirí as an leaba gan chabhair, ní raibh sí ábalta éirí den leaba gan duine éigin cuidiú léiTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition not having as featuregan the young are born without any hair tagann na hóga ar an saol gan aon fhionnadh orthushe was young, without common sense or experience bhí sí óg, gan chiall ná taithí; bhí sí óg agus ní raibh aon chiall ná taithí aicithey were completely without fear ní raibh scáth ná eagla orthu, ní raibh lá eagla riamh orthu 4 preposition not wearing, carryinggan you can't get in without a tie níl cead agat dul isteach gan carbhat ortI can't see anything without my glasses ní féidir liom dada a fheiceáil gan mo spéaclaí 5 preposition not using, owninggan he drives dangerously, often without lights bíonn sé ag tiomáint go contúirteach, gan soilse go minicpeople without the correct documents will not be admitted ní ligfear isteach daoine gan na doiciméid chuí a bheith acu, ní bheidh cead isteach ag daoine nach bhfuil na doiciméid chuí acu 6 preposition not doing sthgan we'll not give in without a fight ní ghéillfimid gan troidthat goes without saying ní gá é sin a ráthey sat for a while without speaking shuigh siad ar feadh scaithimh gan labhairt, shuigh siad tamall gan focal a ráthings are bad enough without shops increasing prices tá cúrsaí dona go leor gan na siopaí praghsanna a ardúshe took everything without so much as a word of thanks thóg sí gach rud gan oiread agus focal buíochais 7 preposition even though sth doesn't happengan the soldiers fell without even reaching the bridge thit na saighdiúirí gan fiú an droichead a bhaint amach, thit na saighdiúirí sular bhain siad an droichead féin amachhe didn't say anything without first being asked ní dúirt sé aon rud gan ceist a bheith curtha air ar dtús 8 preposition in way that does not have sthgan she was accused of driving without insurance cuireadh ina leith go raibh sí ag tiomáint gan árachaslast year, without warning, he became very ill anuraidh, gan aon rabhadh, d'éirigh sé an-bhreoite; d'éirigh sé iontach tinn anuraidh, gan choinneshe kept going, though not without difficulty lean sí ar aghaidh, ach ní gan dua; choinnigh sí ag dul, cé gur dhoiligh di
adverb
9 adverb not being able to have sthif you can't pay for it, you have to go without mura dtig leat íoc as, caithfidh tú dul gan é; mura féidir leat íoc as, ní foláir déanamh gan éthey themselves go without to make sure the children have food déanann siad féin gan aon bhia chun a chinntiú go mbíonn bia ag na páistí 10 adverb not having part, featurethere was one dish with meat and one without bhí mias amháin a raibh feoil inti agus mias eile nach raibh 11 adverb literary outsidetaobh amuigh lasmuigh from without ón taobh amuigh