play

verbbriathar 1 with toys, friends, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag spraoi cmubheith ag súgradh the children were playing together bhí na páistí ag spraoi le chéile, bhí na páistí ag súgradh le chéile he was playing happily with his teddy bhí sé ag spraoi go sásta lena theidíto play fast and loose with sthto play with fire 2 children: game transitiveaistreachimir verb cmu the children were playing games bhí na páistí ag imirt cluichí they played hide-and-seek bhí siad ag imirt folach bíog, bhí siad ag déanamh folachánto play at 3 sportspórt sport, game transitiveaistreachimir verb cmu he plays football for Kilkenny imríonn sé peil do Chill Chainnigh intransitiveneamhaistreachimir verb cmu does he still play? an imríonn sé go fóill? she plays for Ireland imríonn sí d'Éirinn we're playing away from home táimid ag imirt as baile 4 sportspórt in particular position intransitiveneamhaistreachimir verb cmu I play in midfield imrím i lár na páirce transitiveaistreachimir mar she plays full-forward imríonn sí mar lántosaí 5 select for team transitiveaistreach they played two seniors bhí beirt sinsear ar an bhfoireann acu we play her on the wing bíonn sí ag imirt ar an gcliathán againn 6 compete against sb transitiveaistreachimir in aghaidhimir in éadanimir i gcoinne Ireland are playing Germany tá Éire ag imirt in aghaidh na Gearmáine intransitiveneamhaistreach he didn't play against Wicklow níor imir sé in aghaidh Chill Mhantáin 7 sportspórt kick, hit ball transitiveaistreachimir verb cmubuail verb cmu you have to play the ball caithfidh tú an liathróid a imirt she played the ball out to the wing bhuail sí an liathróid amach chuig an gcliathán he played the ball into the back of the net chuir sé an liathróid i gcúl na heangaí 8 gamescluichí piece, card transitiveaistreachimir verb cmu he played the ace d'imir sé an t-aon, leag sé an t-aon 9 financeairgeadas stock market transitiveaistreachbheith ag plé le cmu he plays the stock market bíonn sé ag plé leis an stocmhargadh 10 musicceol instrument, air transitiveaistreachseinn verb cmucas verb cmubuail verb cmu he plays the fiddle seinneann sé an fhidil, casann sé an fhidil, buaileann sé an fhidil I'll play two jigs casfaidh mé dhá phort intransitiveneamhaistreachseinn verb cmucas verb cmubuail verb cmu we were playing all night bhíomar ag casadh an oíche ar fad will you play for us? an seinnfidh tú dúinn? she plays by ear is ón gcluas a chasann sí 11 musicceol as sb goes somewhere transitiveaistreach the musicians played us up the aisle bhí na ceoltóirí ag seinm agus muid ag siúl suas an séipéal, rinne na ceoltóirí muid a chomóradh suas an séipéal 12 musicceol perform concertdéan verb cmu transitiveaistreach they played a number of concerts rinne siad cúpla ceolchoirm, bhí roinnt ceolchoirmeacha acu intransitiveneamhaistreachseinn verb cmucas verb cmu we'd love to play there again ba bhreá linn seinm ansin arís to play live seinm beo, casadh beo 13 CD, track, etc transitiveaistreachcas verb cmuseinn verb cmucuir ar siúl VP cmu he played the track again chas sé an píosa arís, chuir sé an traic ar siúl arís play me that again cas é sin dom arís, seinn é sin dom arís she plays music on her computer while she works cuireann sí ceol ar siúl ar a ríomhaire agus í ag obair intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ar siúl cmu what song is that playing now? cad é an t-amhrán sin atá ar siúl anois?, cén t-amhrán é sin atá á chasadh anois? 14 theatreamharclannaíocht, cinemacineama role in play etc transitiveaistreach he played the role of the giant rinne sé páirt an fhathaigh, eisean a bhí i bpáirt an fhathaigh she played the title role bhí an phríomhpháirt aici, ba í a bhí sa phríomhpháirtto play a part in sth 15 theatreamharclannaíocht act in film, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag aisteoireacht she's playing in films bíonn sí ag aisteoireacht i scannáin, bíonn páirteanna aici i scannáin to play opposite sb bheith ag aisteoireacht le duine 16 theatreamharclannaíocht, cinemacineama of play, film, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ar siúl cmu what's playing in the cinema this week? cad atá á thaispeáint sa phictiúrlann an tseachtain seo? the show is playing on Broadway tá an seó ar an ardán in Broadway 17 behave as if you are sb/sth transitiveaistreach he was playing the innocent bhí sé ag ligean air nach leáfadh an t-im ina bhéal, chuir sé dreach shoineanta air féin to play God pejorativedíspeagúil ligean ort féin gur tú Dia, Dia a dhéanamh díot féin intransitiveneamhaistreachlig ort féin cmu to play dumb aineolas a ligean ort féin to play dead bás bréige a ligean ort féinto play hard to getto play it cool 18 trick, joke, etc transitiveaistreach to play a trick on sb cleas a imirt ar dhuine, bob a bhualadh ar dhuine he's always playing jokes on people bíonn sé i gcónaí ag cleasaíocht ar dhaoine 19 literaturelitríocht of light, smile, etc intransitiveneamhaistreach the sunlight played on the window bhí solas na gréine ag damhsa ar an bhfuinneog, bhí solas na gréine ag glioscarnach ar an bhfuinneog a smile played over her lips tháinig meangadh ar a béal, d'éalaigh aoibh an gháire uirthi nounAinmfhocal 20 activitysúgradh masc cmuspraoi masc4 cmu children learn through play activities foghlaimíonn páistí trí imeachtaí súgartha children at play leanaí ag súgradh, leanaí ag spraoi 21 period of activityseal spraoitamall súgartha we had a play in the waves bhí seal spraoi againn sna tonnta 22 sportspórt action, qualityimirt fem3 cmu that was good play imirt mhaith a bhí ann sin I don't like their style of play ní maith liom an stíl imeartha atá acu the rain stopped play stop an bháisteach an imirt, cuireadh an imirt ar ceal de bharr na báistí play resumed thosaigh an imirt arís the ball is out of play tá an liathróid as an imirt, tá an liathróid amuigh 23 button, key on electronic equipment press play brúigh 'seinm' 24 theatreamharclannaíocht writing for stagedráma masc4 cmu to go to a play dul chuig dráma to put on a play about sth dráma a léiriú faoi rud, dráma a dhéanamh ar rud to perform a play dráma a chur ar an ardán 25 literaturelitríocht movement of light etc the play of shadows on the walls imirt na scáileanna ar na ballaí, na scáileanna á gcaitheamh féin ar na ballaí the play of the sun on the water imirt na gréine ar an uisce, glinniúint na gréine ar an uisce 26 slackness in rope etcligean masc1 cmuscaoilteacht fem3 cmu leave a bit of play in the rope fág ligean beag sa rópa, bíodh an rópa beagán scaoilte PhrasesNathanna to bring sth into play (also nó to call sth into play) leas a bhaint as rud they brought all their skills into play bhain siad leas as gach scil a bhí acu to come into play teacht i bhfeidhmteacht i dtreis this rule will come into play immediately tiocfaidh an riail seo i bhfeidhm láithreach, beidh feidhm leis an riail seo láithreach in play le greannmar mhagadh he only said it in play ní raibh sé ach ag magadh nuair a dúirt sé é, mar mhagadh a dúirt sé é to play ball informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 agree to do sthcomhoibriú cmu he doesn't want to play ball with us on this níl sé sásta comhoibriú linn ar an gceist seo, níl sé sásta teacht linn air seo 2 do what you want it to do the engine wouldn't play ball ní raibh gíog ná míog as an inneall she was told to shut up and play ball dúradh léi a bheith ina tost agus déanamh mar a dúradh léi to play by the rules cloí leis na rialacha if you play your cards right informalneamhfhoirmeálta má imríonn tú do chuid cártaí i gceart to play it by ear fanacht go bhfeice tú to play fair bheith macántabheith ionraic you should play fair with your employees ba cheart duit a bheith macánta le do chuid fostaithe, ba cheart duit cothrom na Féinne a thabhairt do do chuid fostaithe, ba cheart duit caitheamh go hionraic le do chuid fostaithe to play fast and loose with sth to play fast and loose with the truth do chuid féin a dhéanamh den fhírinne they played fast and loose with the facts thug siad a n-insint féin ar na fíricí to play the field bheith ag dul ó dhuine go duine to play sb for a fool amadán a dhéanamh de dhuine she'd been played for a fool rinneadh amadán di, cuireadh an dubh ina gheal uirthi don't be trying to play me for a fool ná bí ag iarraidh breall a chur orm, ná bí ag iarraidh dallamullóg a chur ormsa, ná síl gur amadán mé to play for time fad a bhaint as cmubheith ag moilleadóireacht cmu to play games bheith ag cur i gcéill cmu let's stop playing games stadaimis den chur i gcéill he's playing games with you tá sé ag cleasaíocht leat, níl sé dáiríre to play hard to get informalneamhfhoirmeálta he likes to play hard to get is maith leis na mná a bheith ag sodar ina dhiaidh to play it cool informalneamhfhoirmeálta guaim a choinneáil ort féin she played it cool níor lig sí dada uirthi féin, níor lig sí amach an gor play it cool if they get awkward coinnigh guaim ort féin má éiríonn siad achrannach to play it safe (also nó to play safe) the manager told us to play safe dúirt an bainisteoir linn gan seans ar bith a ghlacadh, dúirt an bainisteoir linn imirt go sábháilte a play on words imeartas focal to play a part in sth (also nó to play a role in sth) baint a bheith agat le rudlámh a bheith agat i rud I played no part in the decision ní raibh aon bhaint agamsa leis an gcinneadh jealousy plays a major role in this matter tá baint mhór ag an éad leis an ngnó seo to play into sb's hands (also nó to play right into sb's hands; to play straight into sb's hands) cuidiú le duinebuntáiste a thabhairt do dhuinedeis a thabhairt do dhuine to play the system do leas féin a bhaint as an gcórasan córas a chur chun do leasa féin he played the system to get a permit chuir sé an córas chun a leasa féin le ceadúnas a fháil to play with fire tú féin a chur i mbaoldo lámh a chur i nead nathrachtú féin a chur in áit do chartado lámh a chur i mbéal an mhadra what are you playing at? cén tseafóid atá ort?cad é an amaidí atá ort? to play with yourself informalneamhfhoirmeálta bheith ag méaraíocht ort féin vulgargáirsiúilbheith ag spraoi leat féin vulgargáirsiúilbheith ag gabháil duit féin vulgargáirsiúilbheith ag bodalánacht vulgargáirsiúilbheith ag pitíocht vulgargáirsiúil Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ play along→ play around→ play at→ play back→ play down→ play off→ play on→ play out→ play up→ play up to→ play with

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