nounAinmfhocal1small amount, piecegiotamasc4cmublúiremasc4cmupíosamasc4cmubeagánmasc1cmua bit of cheesegiota cáisea little bit of informationblúire beag eolaishe was looking at a bit of paperbhí sé ag amharc ar phíosa páipéirthere's only a wee tiny bit of it leftníl ach beagán beag bídeach de fágthacut the carrot into bitsgearr an meacan dearg ina phíosaí2part, sectioncuidfem3cmupíosamasc4cmuthis is the best bit of the dayseo an chuid is fearr den láthe next bit of the film is very funnytá an chéad phíosa eile den scannán an-ghreannmhar3aspect, elementcuidfem3cmugnéfem4cmuwhat was your favourite bit of the trip?cén chuid den turas ba mhó a thaitin leat?the smartest bit of the song is the harmoniesan comhcheol an ghné is cliste den amhrán4information technologyteicneolaíocht faisnéiseunit of informationgiotánmasc1cmu5horsehorsefor horse's mouthbéalbhachfem2cmu6for cutting, drillingbéalmhírfem2cmubiormasc3cmu7 (USSAM)12.5 centsbitforeigniasachtachSubformsSainfhoirmeacha→ bitsPhrasesNathannaa bit1slightlyI find it a bit annoyingcuireann sé isteach orm beagán'Are you worried about it?' 'Yes, a bit.''An bhfuil imní ort faoi?' 'Tá, rud beag.'it looks a bit strangetá cuma saghas ait airthere's not a bit of truth in that rumourníl blúire féin den fhírinne sa ráfla sinshe moved a bit to the sidebhog sí beagán i leataobhthe road curves a bit to the leftlúbann an bóthar ar chlé beagána bit morerud beag níos mó, beagán níos móa bit lessbeagán níos lú, ruainne níos lúthe food was a wee bit too coldbhí an bia beagáinín rófhuarit was a bit too loudbhí sé beagán ró-ardit's a bit like meattá sé cineál cosúil le feoilI'm a bit like youtá mise cosúil leatsa, ar dhóigh; tá mise saghas cosúil leatsait'll not do you a bit of harmní dhéanfaidh sé lá dochair duitthey were a bit of a disappointmentb'ábhar díomá iad, bhíothas cineál meallta leowe have a bit of a problemtá fadhb againn, táimid i bponcit came as a bit of a surprise to mechuir sé cineál iontas orm2short timetamallcmuscaitheamhcmuyou'll have to wait a bit before going inbeidh ort fanacht tamall sula dtéann tú isteachfor a bitar feadh tamaill, ar feadh scaithimhI waited around for a bitd'fhan mé thart ar feadh scaithimhin a bitar ball, faoi cheann tamaill, i gceann tamaill, i gceann scaithimhI'll see you in a bitfeicfidh mé ar ball thúhe'll get back to you in a bitbeidh sé ar ais chugat i gceann tamaill3additional amountbeagáncmuruainne beagcmugiotacmurud beagcmuhe's been here for a month and a bittá sé anseo le breis agus mí, tá sé anseo beagán le cois míleave it in the oven for an hour and a bitfág san oigheann é ar feadh corradh agus uair an chloiga bit at a timede réir a chéilecmudiaidh ar ndiaidhcmuto have the bit between your teethluí isteach ar ruddo cheann a chur le ruddul i gceann ruda go dúthrachtacha chur romhat rud a dhéanamhhe had the bit between his teeth and worked hard all dayluigh sé isteach air agus d'oibrigh go crua an lá ar fadshe can be quite tenacious when she gets the bit between her teethtig léi a bheith an-diongbháilte nuair a chuireann sí a ceann le rudthey got the bit between their teeth and battled hard for an equaliserchuaigh siad i gceann na himeartha agus throid siad go dúthrachtach chun comhscór a fháila bit muchinformalneamhfhoirmeáltabeagán iomarcachbeagán thar fóirrud beag de bharraíochtI thought what he said was a bit muchshíl mé go raibh an méid a dúirt sé beagán iomarcach, cheap mé go raibh a ndúirt sé pas beag thar fóirdon't you think you're asking a bit much?nach dóigh leat go bhfuil rud beag de bharraíocht á iarraidh agat?to be a bit of all right (also nó to be a bit of alright)informalneamhfhoirmeáltahe's a bit of all rightis staic bhreá é sinshe's a bit of all rightleadhb bhreá í sin, is bád breá í sina bit of roughinformalneamhfhoirmeáltabeagán salachairinformalneamhfhoirmeáltahe likes a bit of roughis maith leis beagán salachairinformalneamhfhoirmeálta, is maith leis créafóg a bheith faoi na hingne aigeinformalneamhfhoirmeáltaa bit of skirt (also nó a bit of stuff)informalneamhfhoirmeálta, offensivemaslachstumpa breáinformalneamhfhoirmeáltaleadhbinformalneamhfhoirmeáltacmua (little) bit of this and a (little) bit of thatinformalneamhfhoirmeáltaseo is siúdgiota de seo agus giota de siúdseo, siúd is eilea bit on the sideinformalneamhfhoirmeálta1secret relationship, partnerhe has a bit on the sidetá sé ag coinneáil na beirte, tá sé ag fáil a ghiota amuigh, tá sé ag dul thar an gclaí teorann2extra moneyshe earns a bit on the sidesaothraíonn sí cúpla euro ar an taobh, tuilleann sí cúpla punt faoi choim, déanann sí rud beag airgid le coisbit by bit1graduallyde réir a chéilecmudiaidh ar ndiaidhcmubit by bit, he was able to understand mede réir a chéile, bhí sé in ann mé a thuiscint2separately, not togethergiota ar ghiotade réir a chéilecmubeagán ar bheagándiaidh ar ndiaidhcmuthey sold all they had bit by bitdhíol siad a raibh acu ghiota ar ghiotabits and pieces (also nó bits and bobs)1small itemsrudaí beagacmugiuirléidícmumangaisínícmu2minor taskstimireachtcmusiobáiljabanna beagathere are bits and pieces to be done round the housetá timireacht le déanamh thart faoin teachshe was doing some bits and bobs in the gardenbhí sí ag siobáil sa ghairdínto do your bitdo chion a dhéanamhdo chuid féin a dhéanamhdo sciar féin a dhéanamhthere's work to be done and everybody has to do their bittá obair le déanamh agus ní mór do gach duine a chuid féin a dhéanamhevery bit as ...lán chomh ...gach pioc chomh ...my work is every bit as important as yourstá mo chuidse oibre lán chomh tábhachtach le do chuidsehe's every bit as good as hertá sé gach pioc chomh maith léiseI enjoyed it every bit as much as youbhain mise a oiread suilt as agus a bhain tusaevery bit of sbevery bit of her wanted that trophybhí an corn sin de dhíth uirthi, idir chorp agus anam; ní raibh uaithi ach an corn sinI agree with you, every bit of me doesaontaím leat, go huile is go hiomlána good bit (also nó a fair bit)he was a good bit older than herbhí sé giota maith níos sine ná íwe had a fair bit of time to do itbhí go leor ama againn chun é a dhéanamhshe was away from home a good bitchaith sí roinnt mhaith ama as baileif it comes to the bitmá thagann sé chuigemá théann sé go cnámh na huillinnemá théann sé sna stácaíjust a bit1used ironicallyúsáid íoróntaemphatic agreementd'fhéadfá a ráféadann tú é sin a rá2used ironicallyúsáid íoróntaverysách .......go leorhe stood there in the pink hat feeling just a bit out of placesheas sé ansin agus an hata bándearg air mar a bheadh éan corr annnot a bit ...in aon chorcmuar chor ar bithcmubeag ná mórar dhóigh ar bithhe's not a bit like youníl sé cosúil leatsa in aon chor, níl sé ar dhóigh ar bith cosúil leatsaI'm not a bit coldníl mise fuar ar chor ar bithnot a bit of it'Did he listen to what you said?' 'No, not a bit of it.''Ar éist sé leis an rud a dúirt tú?' 'Dheamhan é.''Do you agree with her?' 'No, not a bit of it.''An aontaíonn tú léi?' 'Muise, ní aontaíonn.'; 'An aontaíonn tú léi?' 'Ní aontaíonn, leoga.'not one (little) bitar chor ar bithcmuin aon chorcmubeag ná mórthat doesn't bother me, not one bitní chuireann sé sin as dom ar chor ar bith, ní chuireann sé sin isteach ná amach ormI don't like it, not one little bitní maith liom é in aon chor, ní maith liom beag ná mór éI wasn't one bit surprisedníor chuir sé lá iontais ormto bits1into fragmentsina mionacharina smidirínícmuina smionagarcmuina ghiotaíthe glass got smashed to bitsrinneadh mionachar den ghloine, bhí an ghloine ina smionagaryou've torn it to bitstá sé stróicthe as a chéile agat2informalneamhfhoirmeáltareally, trulyhe was thrilled to bitsbhí lúcháir an domhain air, bhí sceitimíní air, bhí sé chomh sásta le píobaireI love him to bitstá mo chroí istigh ann