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great

adjectiveaidiacht
1. of amount, degree
2. of size, speed, etc
3. good, enjoyable
4. expressing liking for sb
5. of friends: close
6. significant
7. very good at sth
8. enthusiastic
9. botanyluibheolaíocht, zoologyzó-eolaíocht, geographytíreolaíocht, historystair in names
adverbdobhriathar
10. very well
11. used for emphasis
interjectionintriacht
12. in approval
13. in annoyance
nounAinmfhocal
14. person
15. admired work
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
 adjectiveaidiacht 1 of amount, degreeto a greater or lesser extentan- pref cmumór adj1 cmuiontach adj1 cmu it's a great opportunity is deis iontach é, an-deis atá ann it was of great benefit to them bhain siad an-tairbhe as, chuaigh sé go mór lena leas she took great care of it thug sí an-aire dó, bhí sí iontach cúramach leis, thug sí aire na huibhe dó he had great difficulty understanding her bhí an-deacracht aige í a thuiscint, bhí sé iontach doiligh aige í a thuiscint they place great emphasis on punctuality tá an-bhéim acu ar an bponcúlacht, is mór acu an phointeáilteacht it's of great importance tá sé an-tábhachtach, tá an-tábhacht ag baint leis that's a great pity is mór an trua é sin it gives me great pleasure to ... (also nó it is with great pleasure that I ...) is mór an pléisiúr dom ...; is cúis mhór áthais dom ... this is of much greater interest díol suime i bhfad níos mó is ea é seo, tá sé seo i bhfad níos spéisiúla she did it with the greatest of ease rinne sí gan stró dá laghad é, rinne sí ar a bogstróc é with the greatest of respect, you're wrong i gcead duit, tá dul amú ort 2 of size, speed, etcsth is greater than the sum of its partsan- pref cmumór adj1 cmu there's a great distance between them tá achar mór eatarthu, tá siad achar fada ó chéile he fell from a great height thit sé ó airde an-mhór the great majority of people formhór mór na ndaoine they move at great speed gluaiseann siad ar ardluas, bíonn an-siúl fúthu these shoes are great value an-mhargadh iad na bróga seo a great weight was lifted from her shoulders tógadh ualach mór dá guaillí the population of Asia is greater than the rest of the world tá daonra na hÁise níos mó ná an chuid eile den domhan 3 informalneamhfhoirmeálta good, enjoyablean- pref cmuiontach adj1 cmuthar cionn cmuthar barr cmu everyone had a great day bhí an-lá ag gach duine, bhí lá iontach ag gach duine it was a great experience eispéireas den scoth ba ea é, eispéireas iontach a bhí ann it's a great place to visit áit iontach é le cuairt a thabhairt air, is diail an áit é chun cuairt a thabhairt air we had a great time bhí an-spórt againn, bhí an-chraic againn, bhí am ar dóigh againn that's the great thing about it sin é an rud iontach mar gheall air, sin an rud is fearr faoi it's a great way to see the country is bealach iontach é chun an tír a fheiceáil these shoes are great for walking tá na bróga seo thar barr le haghaidh siúil it's great to hear from you is iontach scéala a fháil uait it was great to see him b'iontach é a fheiceáil, bhí sé go hiontach é a fheiceáil 4 informalneamhfhoirmeálta expressing liking for sbiontach adj1 cmuan- pref cmusár- prefard- prefar fheabhas cmuar dóigh cmu as a teacher, you were great mar mhúinteoir, bhí tú sármhaith; sármhúinteoir ba ea thú I trust her, I think she's really great tá muinín agam aisti, is dóigh liom go bhfuil sí ar fheabhas ar fad the doctor was nice and the nurses were just great bhí an dochtúir go deas agus na haltraí thar cionn ar fad 5 of friends: closemór adj1 cmu he's a great friend of mine is cara mór de mo chuid é, is dlúthchara liom é, is páirtí mór dom é they're great friends tá siad an-mhór le chéile Seán was very great with her bhí Seán an-mhór léi 6 significantmór adj1 cmumór le rá cmu what's your greatest achievement? cad é an rud is mó atá bainte amach agat? a great event in the country's history imeacht mór i stair na tíre it's not every day you see a great actor ní gach lá a fheiceann tú aisteoir mór le rá she's one of the world's great artists tá sí ar ealaíontóirí móra an domhain 7 informalneamhfhoirmeálta very good at sthden scoth cmuiontach adj1 cmusár- prefar dóigh cmu he's a great dancer rinceoir den scoth is ea é, is sárdhamhsóir é she's a great player is an-imreoir í, scoth imreora atá inti he's great at fixing things tá sé go hiontach ag deisiú rudaí, tá sé ar fheabhas ag cóiriú rudaí he's great with children réitíonn sé go hiontach le páistí 8 enthusiastic he's a great fan of traditional music tá sé an-tugtha don cheol traidisiúnta, tá sé an-tógtha leis an gceol traidisiúnta she's a great admirer of yours tá an-mheas aici ort, síleann sí a mhór díot I'm a great believer in starting work early creidim go láidir gur cheart tosú ag obair go luath that woman's a great reader bean mhór léitheoireachta í sin 9 (also nó Great) botanyluibheolaíocht, zoologyzó-eolaíocht, geographytíreolaíocht, historystair in namesmór adj1 cmumór- pref► (animals etc) great white shark siorc bán mór great reed warbler mórcheolaire giolcaí► (places etc) the Great Barrier Reef an Mhórsceir Bhacainneach the Great Wall of China Balla Mór na Síne► (historical events) the Great Depression an Spealadh Mór the Great Famine an Gorta Mór, an Drochshaol adverbdobhriathar 10 informalneamhfhoirmeálta very wellgo hiontach cmuthar cionn cmuar fheabhas cmu you're doing great tá tú ag déanamh thar cionn, tá ag éirí go hiontach leat she's looking great tá cuma iontach uirthi, tá sí ag féachaint go hiontach, tá sí ag féachaint go diail you played great d'imir tú thar cionn, d'imir tú ar fheabhas 11 informalneamhfhoirmeálta used for emphasis great big mór millteach, ollmhór a great big house teach mór millteach interjectionintriacht 12 informalneamhfhoirmeálta in approvalgo hiontach cmuar fheabhas cmutogha cmugo diail cmu you're here - great! tá tú anseo - go hiontach!, tá tú anseo - go diail! 13 informalneamhfhoirmeálta, used ironicallyúsáid íorónta in annoyanceiontach cmuar fheabhas cmu It's raining again? Great! Tá sé ag báisteach arís? Iontach! nounAinmfhocal 14 personlaoch masc1 cmu she's considered to be one of the greats áirítear í ar na daoine is mó le rá, tá sí sa táin one of football's all time greats duine de laochra móra na peile, duine d'fhathaigh mhóra na peile 15 admired work this novel is one of the year's greats tá an t-úrscéal seo ar mhórshaothair na bliana, tá an t-úrscéal seo ar shárshaothair na bliana SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → Greater→ the Great→ the great PhrasesNathanna the great and the good (also nó the great and good) na maithe agus na móruaisle Great Scott! (also nó Great heavens!) dar fia!a thiarcais! cmuar m'anam! cmu sth is greater than the sum of its parts they're greater than the sum of their parts i dteannta a chéile is fearr iad to a greater or lesser extent (also nó to a greater or lesser degree) a bheag nó a mhór cmua bheagán nó a mhórán what he said was, to a greater or lesser degree, the truth an rud a dúirt sé, bhí sé a bheag nó a mhór fíor; an rud a dúirt sé, bhí a bheagán nó a mhórán den fhírinne ann
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