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 nounAinmfhocal 1 aimserve its purposecuspóir masc3 cmuaidhm fem2 cmu what's the purpose of the trip? cén cuspóir atá leis an turas? the main purpose of the site is to share information is é príomhchuspóir an tsuímh ná eolas a roinnt it achieved two purposes bhain sé dhá chuspóir amach for what purpose? cad chuige? it serves no purpose níl aon fheidhm leis, níl aon úsáid leis their sole purpose in doing this was ... an t-aon chúis amháin a ndearna siad é seo ná ...; an t-aon chuspóir a bhí leis seo acu ná ... it's used for the purpose of preventing crime úsáidtear é chun coireacht a chosc they came with the purpose of learning tháinig siad chun foghlaim, tháinig siad le foghlaim, tháinig siad d'fhonn foghlaim it wasn't bought for that purpose ní chuige sin a ceannaíodh é that's his main purpose in life sin an chloch is mó ar a phaidrín 2 determinationdiongbháilteacht fem3 cmurúndaingne fem4 cmu there was an air of purpose about them bhí cuma dhiongbháilte orthu she applied herself with purpose chuir sí chuige go diongbháilte they had no sense of purpose bhí siad ar nós cuma liom 3 reasons why sth is neededfeidhm fem2 cmu it has no medicinal purpose níl aon fheidhm leighis leis for the purposes of this meeting le haghaidh an chruinnithe seo, don chruinniú seo for the purposes of their report chun críche a dtuairisce they need it for marketing purposes teastaíonn sé uathu le haghaidh cúrsaí margaíochta she registered for tax purposes chláraigh sí chun críocha cánach PhrasesNathanna to defeat the purpose of sth (also nó to defeat the purpose of doing sth) eating too much food defeats the purpose of exercising baineann barraíocht bia a ithe an mhaitheas as an aclaíocht, ní fiú a bheith ag aclaíocht má itheann tú barraíocht bia, cén mhaith a bheith ag aclaíocht má itheann tú an iomarca bia? tell the truth or it defeats the purpose of the test inis an fhírinne nó ní fiú an tástáil a dhéanamh for all practical purposes tá sé chomh maith agat a rá I was deaf for all practical purposes tá sé chomh maith agat a rá go raibh mé bodhar; bhí mé bodhar, tá sé chomh maith agat a rá on purpose d'aon ghnó cmud'aon turas cmu he did it on purpose rinne sé é d'aon ghnó, d'aon turas a rinne sé é to serve its purpose the computer had served its purpose bhí a chúram déanta ag an ríomhaire, bhí a raibh le déanamh aige déanta ag an ríomhaire to no purpose (also nó to little purpose) he tried to lift it but to no purpose thriail sé é a ardú ach ba bheag an mhaith dó é, thriail sé é a ardú ach b'fhánach aige é the work was to no purpose obair in aisce a bhí ann, saothar amú a bhí ann to the purpose it's to the purpose baineann sé le hábhar, tá sé ábhartha
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