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about

prepositionréamhfhocal
1. concerning
2. introducing subject
3. inside place
4. on sb's person
5. surrounding
6. of characteristic, trait
7. of basic aspect of
8. of involvement in sth
9. approximately
adverbdobhriathar
10. here and there
11. nearby
12. out of bed
13. currently existing
14. in reverse direction
15. almost
16. probably
PhrasesNathanna
 prepositionréamhfhocal 1 concerningfaoi prep cmui leith cmui dtaobh cmumar gheall ar cmufá dtaobh de cmu information about the course eolas faoin gcúrsa what are you talking about? cad faoi a bhfuil tú ag caint?, céard air a bhfuil tú ag caint? the book is about a sea voyage leabhar mar gheall ar thuras farraige atá ann what's the film about? cad faoi an scannán?, cad é a bhfuil an scannán faoi? 'Can I speak to you?' 'What about?' 'An dtig liom labhairt leat?' 'Cad faoi?' I heard something about her losing her job chuala mé scéal éigin gur chaill sí a post I know nothing about it níl aon eolas agam ina thaobh, níl a fhios agam a dhath fá dtaobh de forget about him déan dearmad air she's ecstatic about it tá sí ríméadach faoi, tá sí an-sásta ina leith he was unhappy about his family bhí sé míshásta i dtaobh a chlainne I'm worried about my job táim buartha faoi mo phost 2 introducing subjectmaidir le cmu about my Christmas present maidir le mo bhronntanas Nollag now, about that money I owe you anois, maidir leis an airgead sin atá agat orm 3 inside placetimpeall cmuthart timpeall ar cmuthart ar cmuar fud cmu she walked about the office shiúil sí timpeall na hoifige, shiúil sí thart ar an oifig my clothes are scattered about my room tá mo chuid éadaigh caite ar fud mo sheomra 4 on sb's person I have it about me somewhere tá sé agam anseo áit éigin do you have any weapons about your person? an bhfuil aon arm á iompar agat?, an bhfuil arm ar bith ar iompar agat? 5 surroundingthart ar cmutimpeall cmuthart timpeall ar cmufaoi prep cmu he wore a sash about his waist bhí sais thart timpeall ar a bhásta aige, bhí sais faoina choim aige they crowded about me phlódaigh siad timpeall orm, bhailigh siad thart orm ina slua 6 of characteristic, traitfaoi prep cmumar gheall ar cmufá dtaobh de cmui dtaobh cmu there was something familiar about him d'aithin mé rud éigin mar gheall air, chuir sé duine éigin i gcuimhne dom there's nothing easy about it níl rud ar bith éasca faoi, níl dada furasta fá dtaobh de that's what I love about this country is é sin is breá liom faoin tír seo 7 of basic aspect of this is about empowering people daoine a chumasú atá i gceist leis seo the laws are about protecting your rights tá na dlíthe ann chun do chearta a chosaint 8 of involvement in sth what are you about? cad atá ar siúl agat?, cad é atá fút? be careful what you're about! seachain cad atá á dhéanamh agat! he knows what he's about tá a fhios aige cad atá á dhéanamh aige, tá fios a ghnó aige, tá fios a chúraim aige be quick about it! déan deifir leis!, brostaigh ort leis! 9 approximatelythart ar cmuthart faoi cmutimpeall cmutuairim is cmunó mar sin she's about three years old tá sí thart ar thrí bliana d'aois, tá sí trí bliana d'aois nó mar sin it's about 100 km away tá sé timpeall 100 km ó bhaile, tá sé tuairim is 100 km ó bhaile, tá sé amach is isteach ar 100 km ó bhaile on or about the sixth of November i dtrátha an séú lá de mhí na Samhna adverbdobhriathar 10 here and theretimpeall cmuthart timpeall cmuthart cmuar fud cmu they were walking about bhí siad ag siúl thart they run about in the garden bíonn siad ag rith timpeall sa ghairdín rocks are strewn about at the bottom of the hill tá carraigeacha ina luí thart ag bun an chnoic, tá carraigeacha ina luí ar fud na háite faoi bhun an chnoic 11 nearbythart cmuthart timpeall cmutimpeall cmu there was nobody about ní raibh aon duine thart it should be locked with children about ba cheart glas a bheith air agus leanaí timpeall are your parents about? an bhfuil do thuismitheoirí thart? he must be somewhere about caithfidh go bhfuil sé timpeall in áit éigin is there a shop anywhere about? an bhfuil siopa in aon áit thart timpeall?, an bhfuil siopa ar na gaobhair? 12 out of bedi do shuí cmuar do choiséirithe cmu he was about early bhí sé ina shuí go luath, bhí sé ar a chois go luath why are you about so early? cén fáth a bhfuil tú i do shuí chomh luath seo?, cad a thug ort éirí chomh luath seo? 13 currently existingtimpeall cmuthart cmule fáil cmu there's not much work about níl mórán oibre thart, níl mórán oibre le fáil there's a shortage of food about tá ganntanas bia ann 14 in reverse directionthart cmutimpeall cmuthart timpeall cmu the other way about an bealach eile thart, an tslí eile timpeall she turned about and saw him chas sí timpeall agus chonaic sí é 15 almostbeagnach cmunach mór cmugeall le cmuní mór ná go I've had about as much of this as I can take tá mo sháith agam de seo, tá mo leordhóthain agam de seo she's about ready to go ní mór ná go bhfuil sí ullamh le fágáil, tá sí beagnach réidh le himeacht I won just about every competition bhain mé beagnach gach comórtas; bhuaigh mé gach comórtas, geall leis take it out when it's just about done tabhair amach é agus é geall le bheith déanta, tóg amach é agus é nach mór déanta 16 probably she's about as good a solicitor as you can get tá sí ar aturnae chomh maith agus atá le fáil that sounds about right déarfainn go bhfuil sé sin i gceart that's about the only true thing he said is dócha gurbh in an t-aon fhírinne uaidh it's about the worst thing you could do seans maith gurb é an rud ba mheasa é a d'fhéadfá a dhéanamh PhrasesNathanna about time 1 showing annoyance 'I've quit.' 'About time!' 'D'éirigh mé as.' 'Tá sé in am agat!'; 'D'éirigh mé as.' 'Tá sé thar am agat!' 'The food is coming.' 'About time!' 'Tá an bia ag teacht.' 'Tá sé thar am aige!'; 'Tá an bia ag teacht.' 'Más mall is mithid!' 2 time to do sth it's about time I went home tá sé in am agam dul abhaile it's about time she copped herself on tá sé in am aici ciall a bheith aici to be all about sth that's what it's all about sin é bun agus barr an scéil that's what teaching is all about sin é bun agus barr na múinteoireachta, sin an rud is tábhachtaí ó thaobh na múinteoireachta de it's all about getting the figures right na figiúirí a bheith i gceart an rud is tábhachtaí he showed what he's all about léirigh sé a mhianach ceart to be about to do sth bheith ar tí rud a dhéanamhbheith réidh le rud a dhéanamhbheith ag faire ar rud a dhéanamh I was just about to leave bhí mé díreach ar tí imeacht, bhí mé díreach réidh le himeacht Seán was about to go to mass bhí Seán ar tí dul ar aifreann those who are about to die iad siúd atá ar tí báis, iadsan atá ar tí bás a fháil to do something about sth somebody should do something about those thugs ba chóir do dhuine éigin rud éigin a dhéanamh faoi na bithiúnaigh siúd, ba chóir do dhuine éigin dul i ngleic leis na bithiúnaigh siúd it's important you do something about your weight tá sé tábhachtach go ndéanfá rud éigin faoi do mheáchan, tá sé tábhachtach duit rud éigin a dhéanamh faoi do mheáchan to do nothing about sth (also nó to not do anything about sth) I can't do anything about the weather ní féidir liom dada a dhéanamh faoin aimsir, níl aon neart agam ar an aimsir he did nothing about the leak in the roof ní dhearna sé faic faoin mbraon anuas how about 1 seeking opinioncéard faoicad faoicad é faoi I love cakes, how about you? is breá liom cístí, cad fútsa? 'How about it? Do you want the money?' 'Céard faoi? An bhfuil an t-airgead uait?' 2 making suggestioncéard faoicad faoicad é faoi how about coming on a visit? cad faoi theacht ar cuairt?, an dtiocfaidh tú ar cuairt? how about we share it? céard faoi é a roinnt?, molaim é a roinnt eadrainn how about a drink? céard a déarfá le deoch?, an ólfá deoch? to not be about to do sth he wasn't about to be defeated by this youngster ní raibh an t-ógánach seo chun buachan air, ní raibh sé sásta ligean don ghearrbhodach seo é a bhualadh she wasn't about to say yes or no ní raibh sí chun is ea nó ní hea a rá that's about it 1 in conclusionsin ésin é ésin a bhfuil le rá I think that that's about it is dóigh liom gurb é sin é, is dóigh liom gurb in a bhfuil ann that's about it for tonight sin é don oíche anocht 2 in summarysin é 'Do you have anything else to say?' 'No, that's about it.' 'An bhfuil aon ní eile le rá agat?' 'Níl, sin é, is dóigh liom.' the thing about sb/sth is is é an rud faoi dhuine/rud the thing about her is she knows what she's doing is é an rud fúithi ná go bhfuil fios a gnó aici the thing about the new version is that it's heavier an rud faoin leagan nua ná go bhfuil sé níos troime what about? 1 in questionscéard faoi?cad faoi? what about the children? cad faoi na leanaí? I was born here, what about you? saolaíodh mise anseo, céard fútsa? 2 in suggestionscéard faoi?cad faoi? what about a cup of tea? céard faoi chupán tae?, an ólfá cupán tae?, cad é a déarfá le cupán tae? what about orange instead of red? cad mar gheall ar oráiste seachas dearg? while you're about it ó tá do lámh annó casadh ann thúó tá an rith leat bring in my coat too while you're about it tabhair isteach mo chóta freisin ó casadh ann thú get me a drink while you're about it faigh deoch dom ó tá do lámh ann, faigh deoch dom ó tharla fliuch thú
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