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adjectiveaidiacht
1. this and no other
2. best, ideal
adverbdobhriathar
3. nobody, nothing, nowhere etc except
4. for no other reason than, in no other situation than
5. no earlier than, as recently as
6. merely, just
7. emphasising negative outcome: just
conjunctioncónasc
8.
PhrasesNathanna
 adjectiveaidiacht 1 this and no otheran t-aon cmu that's the only thing I can do sin an t-aon rud amháin atá mé in ann a dhéanamh, sin a dtig liom a dhéanamh I was her only friend mise an t-aon chara amháin a bhí aici 2 best, ideal he's the only man for the job níl a shárú le fáil don jab, níl a bhualadh ann don jab, is é an t-aon duine don jab é that's the only way to do it sin an t-aon slí chun é a dhéanamh, sin an t-aon dóigh amháin lena dhéanamh only you can save me tusa amháin a tharrthálfaidh mé, ortsa atá mo tharrtháil adverbdobhriathar 3 nobody, nothing, nowhere etc except it's only found in the tropics níl fáil air ach sna trópaicí, sna trópaicí amháin atá fáil air only in Japan did the brand sell sa tSeapáin amháin a bhí díol ar an mbranda, ní raibh díol ar an mbranda ach amháin sa tSeapáin parking for customers only páirceáil do chustaiméirí amháin 4 for no other reason than, in no other situation than I'll go but only if you go with me ní rachaidh mé ach amháin má théann tusa liom she's his friend and that's only because she pities him is cara leis í agus an t-aon chúis atá leis sin go bhfuil trua aici dó, is cara leis í toisc go bhfuil trua aici dó agus ar an gcúis sin amháin she's only here for the food an bia amháin a thug anseo í, ní bheadh sí anseo murach an bia only when you're happy with it will we begin to work on it ní thosóimid ag obair air go mbeidh tusa sásta leis 5 no earlier than, as recently as it was only Monday that I heard about it níor chuala mé faoi go dtí an Luan it was only yesterday I was talking to her inné féin a bhí mé ag caint léi, bhí mé ag caint léi díreach inné only now ní go dtí anois, anois féin the vegetables are only now starting to grow anois féin atá na glasraí ag tosú ag fás 6 merely, justach cmu she has only two weeks left níl ach coicís fágtha aici, níl fanta aici anois ach coicís I was only joking! ag magadh a bhí mé! it was only a dream ní raibh ann ach brionglóid 7 emphasising negative outcome: just this only added to the trouble is amhlaidh a chuir sé sin leis an trioblóid, is é an chaoi gur chuir sé sin leis an trioblóid conjunctioncónasc 8ach cmu it's like a dog, only bigger tá sé cosúil le madra ach é níos mó PhrasesNathanna sb can only do sth 1 expressing the minimum action possible in a situation you can only do your best ní féidir leat ach do dhícheall a dhéanamh, is leor do Mhór a dícheall I can only go on appearances níl agam ach na comharthaí 2 when giving an explanation for lack of any otherní foláir nó ...caithfidh sé go ...is cosúil go ... I can only conclude she hates me caithfidh sé go bhfuil an ghráin aici orm, ní foláir nó tá an ghráin aici orm, is cosúil go bhfuil an ghráin aici orm God only knows (also nó heaven only knows; Lord only knows; goodness only knows) is ag Dia amháin atá a fhiosníl a fhios agam beodheamhan a fhios agam ó Dhia anuasníl a fhios agam ó thalamh an domhain it's only fair (also nó it's only right; it's only polite) níl ann ach an ceart it's only right to mention it níl ann ach ceart go luafaí é, is ceart é a lua not only ... but also (also nó not only ... but; not only ...) they're not only less expensive but better also ní hamháin go bhfuil siad níos saoire ach tá siad níos fearr, leis; ní hamháin gur saoire iad ach is fearr iad chomh maith only I ... (also nó only it ...) níl ann ach ... excuse me, it's only I have to leave now gabh mo leithscéal, níl ann ach go gcaithfidh mé imeacht anois only just 1 a very short time agoanois díreach cmuanois beag cmutamall gearr ó shin it's only just begun níl sé tosaithe ach anois beag, níl sé ach díreach tosaithe, anois go díreach a thosaigh sé 2 nearly notar éigean cmuar éigean Dé we were there in time, but only just bhíomar ansin in am, ach ar éigean é the only thing is (also nó only thing is informalneamhfhoirmeálta) an t-aon rud faoian t-aon rud mar gheall air only thing is, I've lost the key an t-aon rud faoi, tá an eochair caillte agam; níl ann ach gur chaill mé an eochair only to do sth she went out to buy milk only to find the shop closed chuaigh sí amach chun bainne a cheannach ach bhí an siopa dúnta roimpi only too 1 of sth deplorable: very the crew is only too aware of the problem with the boat is rómhaith atá a fhios ag an gcriú céard atá cearr leis an mbád, faraor is maith atá a fhios ag an gcriú cad atá mícheart leis an mbád 2 willing, eager, etc they'll be only too happy to help you beidh siad breá sásta cuidiú leat, níl uathu ach lámh chúnta a thabhairt duit you only have to do sth you only have to look around níl agat ach féachaint thart, níl ort ach breathnú timpeall, níl le déanamh agat ach amharc thart you're only young once ní thagann an óige faoi dhó choíchení bheidh tú óg ach an t-aon uair amháin
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