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verbbriathar 1 prepare food, drink transitiveaistreachréitigh verb cmudéan verb cmu I made myself a cup of tea rinne mé cupán tae dom féin, réitigh mé cupán tae dom féin he spends the day making meals for the students caitheann sé an lá ag réiteach béilí do na scoláirí the cake was made with flour as plúr a rinneadh an cáca, bhí an cáca déanta as plúr 2 create/produce sth new transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu she made a basket for me from willow rods rinne sí ciseán dom as slata sailí a lot of our goods are made overseas déantar go leor dár gcuid earraí thar lear you could make some nice curtains with that material d'fhéadfá cuirtíní deasa a dhéanamh leis an éadach sin it was made in Ireland in Éirinn a rinneadh émake up 3 free time, space for sb/sth transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmufág verb cmu the house was demolished to make room for the road leagadh an teach chun bealach a dhéanamh don bhóthar you need to make time for yourself caithfidh tú am a fhágáil agat féin everyone should make time to see this film ba chóir do gach duine an t-am a ghlacadh chun an scannán seo a fheiceáil 4 tidy bed transitiveaistreachcóirigh verb cmu don't forget to make your bed! ná déan dearmad do leaba a chóiriú! 5 cause mess etc to form transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmufág verb cmu the shoes made scratches on the wood scríob na bróga an t-adhmad, d'fhág na bróga scríoba ar an adhmad this will make a real mess of your work déanfaidh sé seo praiseach cheart de do chuid oibre the chair made holes in the floor rinne an chathaoir poill san urlár, d'fhág an chathaoir poill san urlár 6 perform action: decision, deal, plan, etc transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu I made the decision to leave rinne mé an cinneadh imeacht, shocraigh mé ar imeacht the children were making a lot of noise bhí na gasúir ag déanamh go leor gleo I made a deal with my brother about the car rinne mé margadh le mo dheartháir faoin gcarr she made a plan rinne sí plean he was involved in making policy bhí baint aige le polasaí a chur le chéile, bhí baint aige le polasaí a cheapadh did you make a call to the clinic? ar ghlaoigh tú ar an gclinic?, ar chuir tú scairt ar an gclinic? 7 put arrangement etc in place transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmusocraigh verb cmu make an appointment with the dentist déan coinne leis an bhfiaclóir, socraigh coinne leis an bhfiaclóir we made an arrangement with the club rinneamar socrú leis an gclub 8 earn, get money transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmutuill verb cmusaothraigh verb cmu she made a lot of money from shares rinne sí go leor airgid ar scaireanna to make a living slí bheatha a dhéanamh, slí bheatha a bhaint amach, do bheatha a shaothrú to make a profit brabach a dhéanamh, brabús a dhéanamh, proifid a dhéanamh 9 state (comment, point etc) transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu he made a statement about the dispute rinne sé ráiteas faoin achrann he made a good point about the meeting rinne sé pointe maith faoin gcruinniú 10 cause to do sth transitiveaistreach to make sb angry fearg a chur ar dhuine to make sb happy áthas a chur ar dhuine to make sb sad brón a chur ar dhuine he makes me laugh baineann sé gáire asam, cuireann sé ag gáire mé seaweed makes the vegetables grow cuireann an fheamainn na glasraí ag fás she wanted to make the house look welcoming ba mhaith léi cuma na fáilte a chur ar an teach they want to make all staff feel special ba mhaith leo go mothódh gach duine ar an bhfoireann speisialta broadband makes it easier for people to work from home déanann an leathanbhanda obair ón mbaile níos fusa do dhaoine, bíonn sé níos éasca ag daoine obair ón mbaile de bharr an leathanbhanda the rules make it clear that it's not allowed tá sé soiléir ó na rialacha nach gceadaítear é, déantar soiléir sna rialacha nach gceadaítear é make it known that ... tabhair le fios go ...; cuir in iúl go ... 11 turn sb/sth into sth transitiveaistreach they made her a star rinne siad réalta di he was made into a saint rinneadh naomh de she made a quilt of his shirts rinne sí cuilt dá chuid léinte to make a success of sth rath a chur ar rud she made a success of her career d'éirigh go hiontach léi ina saol oibre 12 give sb position, responsibility transitiveaistreach they made him chairperson of the board rinne siad cathaoirleach an bhoird de she was made responsible for the food cuireadh freagracht an bhia uirthi, rinneadh ise freagrach as an mbia 13 mean that sb/sth is sth transitiveaistreach that makes it one of the oldest buildings in Derry fágann sé sin go bhfuil sé ar cheann de na foirgnimh is sine i nDoire not liking you doesn't make them racist ní fhéadfaí a rá go bhfuil siad ciníoch de bharr nach dtaitníonn tusa leo, ní maith leo thusa ach ní hionann sin agus a rá go bhfuil siad ciníoch 14 have the right qualities to be sth transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu she'd make a great president dhéanfadh sí uachtarán iontach 15 equal amount transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu three nines make twenty seven déanann trí naoi fiche a seacht, trí naoi sin fiche a seacht 16 assess or calculate to be transitiveaistreach I make that about 65% of the total déanaim amach gur thart ar 65% den iomlán é sin what time do you make it? cén t-am agatsa é? 17 force or persuade sb to do sth transitiveaistreachiallach a chur ar cmucuir faoi deara do cmutabhair ar PhrV cmu his father made him do housework chuir a athair iallach air obair tí a dhéanamh, chuir a athair faoi deara dó obair tí a dhéanamh, thug a athair air obair tí a dhéanamh 18 make success of sth transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmubarr feabhais a chur ar VP cmucuir le PhrV cmu the company really made the holiday rinne an comhluadar an tsaoire, chuir an comhluadar barr feabhais ar an tsaoire, chuir an comhluadar go mór leis an tsaoire the music made the day chuir an ceol go mór leis an lá it made the day for us that you came to visit chuir sé lúcháir orainn gur tháinig tú ar cuairt 19 succeed in arriving somewhere transitiveaistreach she made it to Derry on time bhain sí Doire amach in am, shroich sí Doire in am we barely made our flight ar éigean a bhíomar in am dár n-eitilt 20 be able to attend transitiveaistreach Seán won't be able to make the meeting ní bheidh Seán in ann a bheith ag an gcruinniú, ní bheidh Seán ábalta a bheith ag an gcruinniú I hope I can make it to the wedding tá súil agam go mbeidh mé in ann dul chuig an mbainis, tá súil agam go n-éireoidh liom dul chuig an mbainis 21 achieve success transitiveaistreachbain amach PhrV cmusroich verb cmu he finally made it and had his own show d'éirigh leis ar deireadh agus bhí a sheó féin aige she wants to make it big some day teastaíonn uaithi go n-éireoidh go hiontach léi lá éigin, teastaíonn uaithi go mbeidh cáil mhór uirthi amach anseo 22 succeed in being included in transitiveaistreach I wanted to make the top four ba mhian liom a bheith ar dhuine den cheathrar tosaigh, ba mhian liom ceann de na chéad cheithre áit a bhaint amach you have no chance of making the list níl seans dá laghad agat a bheith ar an liosta the story didn't make the papers níor clúdaíodh an scéal sna páipéir, ní bhfuair an scéal a fhad leis na páipéir, ní raibh an scéal sna páipéir that word didn't make it into the dictionary ní bhfuair an focal sin a fhad leis an bhfoclóir, níor cuireadh an focal sin san fhoclóir he made the team roghnaíodh ar an bhfoireann é, fuair sé áit ar an bhfoireann she didn't make it onto the course ní bhfuair sí áit ar an gcúrsa, níor éirigh léi áit a fháil ar an gcúrsa 23 survive transitiveaistreach the doctors don't think she's going to make it ceapann na dochtúirí nach mairfidh sí, is é tuairim na ndochtúirí nach dtiocfaidh sí slán she made it through the flu tháinig biseach uirthi ón bhfliú, tháinig sí slán ón bhfliú, théarnaigh sí ón bhfliú he made it through the war tháinig sé slán as an gcogadh, thug sé na cosa leis as an gcogadh 24 (usually USSAM) pretend intransitiveneamhaistreach make like you're a millionaire lig ort gur milliúnaí thú, cuir gothaí milliúnaí ort féin make like you feel sorry for him lig ort go bhfuil trua agat dó he got up and made as if to leave d'éirigh sé ina sheasamh agus chuir gothaí imeachta air féin make like it's the 80s lig ort gur sna 80idí atá tú 25 electricalleictreach complete (circuit) transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu nounAinmfhocal 26 brandcineál masc1 cmudéanamh masc1 cmu they sell all makes of car there díolann siad gach cineál cairr ansin, díolann siad carranna de gach déanamh ansin PhrasesNathanna to be made of money she's made of money tá lán na lámh aicise, tá sí lofa le hairgead do you think I'm made of money? an síleann tú go bhfuil cam ar an tine agam?, an gceapann tú gur déanta d'airgead atá mé? I'm not made of money ní haon Déamar mé to be made for sb/sth this dress was made for me feileann an gúna seo go hiontach dom, oireann an gúna seo go hiontach dom, fóireann an gúna seo go hiontach dom they were made for each other dá chéile a rugadh iad, bhí siad daite dá chéile it makes a change it makes a change to be able to sit outside is deas an t-athrú é a bheith in ann suí taobh amuigh, nach breá an rud a bheith in ann suí taobh amuigh it makes a change from nothing to eat at home is fearr é ná gan dada a bheith le hithe sa bhaile to make a ... of it ... a dhéanamh de to make a day of it lá a dhéanamh de let's make a night of it! déanaimis oíche de! to make a difference difríocht a dhéanamhdifear a dhéanamh the sauce makes a huge difference to the dish déanann an t-anlann an-difríocht don mhias, cuireann an t-anlann barr feabhais ar an mias, cuireann an t-anlann an-slacht ar an mias to make do we had to make do without water b'éigean dúinn déanamh gan uisce, b'éigean dúinn teacht gan uisce, b'éigean dúinn cúis a dhéanamh gan uisce to make do and mend déanamh lena bhfuil agatbheith tíosachbheith seiftiúil people had to make do and mend b'éigean do dhaoine a bheith tíosach, bhí ar dhaoine a bheith seiftiúil, b'éigean do dhaoine cúis a dhéanamh lena raibh acu to make it up to sb é a chúiteamh le duinecomaoin a chúiteamh le duine he promised to make it up to his fans gheall sé go gcúiteodh sé é lena lucht leanúna to make it with sb (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta luí le duinedo ghiota a fháil ó dhuinestiall a fháil ó dhuine to make little of sth neamhshuim a dhéanamh de ruda bheag a dhéanamh de rudbeag is fiú a dhéanamh de rudneamhiontas a dhéanamh de rud to make the most of sth leas a bhaint as ruda mhór a dhéanamh de rudsúp a bhaint as rud to make much of sth they make much of their connection with home déanann siad a mhór den bhaint atá acu leis an mbaile the curriculum made much of spelling chuir an curaclam an-bhéim ar litriú, bhí litriú an-tábhachtach sa churaclam do you want to make something of it? an bhfuil tú ag iarraidh dul níos faide leis?an ag cuardach achrainn atá tú? to make your way 1 move towards sth I'm making my way to the library tá mé ag déanamh mo bhealaigh chuig an leabharlann, tá mé ag déanamh faoi dhéin na leabharlainne we made our way south rinneamar ár mbealach ó dheas 2 progress, succeeddul chun cinn cmutreabhadh leat she made her way in the theatre world bhain sí slí bheatha amach san amharclann to make way for sb/sth 1 allow to passan bealach a fhágáil do dhuine/rudimeacht as slí duine/ruda the cars made way for the ambulance d'fhág na carranna an bealach don otharcharr, d'imigh na carranna as slí an otharchairr 2 be replaced byáit a dhéanamh do dhuine/rudáit a fhágáil ag duine/rud our manager is leaving to make way for the new woman tá ár mbainisteoir ag fágáil agus an bhean nua ag teacht ina áit on the make informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 trying to get an advantageag tochras ar do cheirtlín féinag tarraingt uisce ar do mhuileann féin they're on the make tá siad ag tochras ar a gceirtlín féin 2 trying to attract sb he's on the make tá sé ag tóraíocht craicinn, tá sé ag cuardach a ghiota, tá ragús air Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ make after→ make at→ make away with→ make for→ make of→ make off→ make out→ make over→ make towards→ make up→ make up for→ make up to

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