work

nounAinmfhocal 1 activity of mind or bodyobair fem2 cmu keep up the good work coinnigh ort leis an dea-obair!, nár lagaí Dia thú! nice work! an-jab!, an-obair! to be hard at work bheith ag obair go crua, bheith ag obair go dícheallach, bheith ag tiaráil leat the children were hard at work on their projects bhí na leanaí ag obair go dian ar a gcuid tionscadal we have a job of work to do tá obair le déanamh againn cutting the grass is thirsty work chuirfeadh baint an fhéir tart ort studying looks too much like hard work tá an iomarca allais ag baint le staidéar cheapfainn, déarfainn gur obair chrua é an staidéar she put a lot of work into the garden rinne sí obair go leor ar an ngairdín, rinne sí cuid mhaith oibre ar an ngairdín she's at work on a third novel tá sí ag obair ar an tríú húrscéal, tá an tríú húrscéal ar na bacáin aici to go to work dul ag obair, gabháil ag obair, tabhairt faoin obair to set to work (also nó to get to work) dul i mbun oibre, cromadh ar an obair, luí isteach ar an obair she set to work painting the room thosaigh sí ag péinteáil an tseomra, chuir sí chun oibre ag péinteáil an tseomra to put sb to work (also nó to set sb to work) duine a chur i mbun oibre they put him to work in the kitchen chuir siad ag obair sa chistin é, chuir siad chun oibre sa chistin é they made heavy work of the match ní raibh siad os cionn a mbuille sa chluiche, bhí duainéis orthu leis an gcluiche community work obair phobailbe all in a day's worknice work if you can get ithave your work cut out 2 paid occupationobair fem2 cmu she missed two days' work chaill sí dhá lá oibre women in work earn less than men saothraíonn fostaithe ban níos lú ná fostaithe fear I'd love a day off work ba bhreá liom lá saor ón obair she's been out of work for five months tá sí as obair le cúig mhí, tá sí dífhostaithe le cúig mhí to get off work am saor a fháil ón obair night work obair oíchenice work if you can get it 3 place of employmentobair fem2 cmuáit oibre cmuláthair oibre cmu she goes to work on her bicycle téann sí ag obair ar a rothar smoking is banned at work tá cosc ar thobac ag an obair, tá cosc ar thobac ag an láthair oibremodifieroibre gs as adj cmu work clothes éadaí oibre 4 by artistsaothar masc1 cmuobair fem2 cmu there was an exhibition of his work in Paris bhí taispeántas dá shaothar i bPáras, cuireadh a shaothar ar taispeáint i bPáras the works of Mozart saothair Mozart a work in progress obair atá idir lámha, obair atá ar na bacáin, obair atá ar na maidí 5 book, studysaothar masc1 cmu her latest published work an saothar is deireanaí dá cuid a foilsíodh he's written a work on Cromwell tá leabhar faoi Chromail scríofa aige a work of fiction saothar ficsin 6 for job or schoolobair fem2 cmu written work obair scríofa she brings work home with her every evening tugann sí obair abhaile léi gach tráthnóna 7 object being made or worked onpíosa oibre cmu 8 sth done or achievedobair fem2 cmu this robbery was the work of professional thieves gadaithe proifisiúnta a rinne an robáil seo 9 building activityobair fem2 cmu the restoration work on the bell is finished tá an obair athchóirithe ar an gclog críochnaithe construction work obair thógála 10 medicineleigheas plastic surgeryobair fem2 cmu he got a bit of work done on his nose fuair sé beagán oibre déanta ar a shrón 11 researchobair fem2 cmu that idea needs more work done on it caithfear tuilleadh oibre a dhéanamh ar an smaoineamh sin, ní mór breis oibre a dhéanamh ar an smaoineamh sin 12 effect to do its work oibriú masc, dul i bhfeidhm she took the pill and waited for it to do its work thóg sí an piolla agus d'fhan sí go dtosódh sé ag oibriú, thóg sí an piolla agus d'fhan sí go n-oibreodh sé verbbriathar 13 labour, do job intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmubheith ag obair VP he was working for the Council bhí sé ag obair don Chomhairle his father worked as a gardener at the castle garraíodóir sa chaisleán a bhí ina athair, bhí a athair ag obair ina gharraíodóir ag an gcaisleán the service works with the police oibríonn an tseirbhís i gcomhar leis na póilíní the staff work very hard at attracting customers bíonn an fhoireann ag obair go han-chrua ag mealladh custaiméirí, oibríonn an fhoireann an-chrua ag mealladh custaiméirí his father worked nights d'oibríodh a athair san oíche, obair oíche a dhéanadh a athair transitiveaistreachoibrigh verb cmu she worked long hours d'oibrigh sí uaireanta fada, chuir sí uaireanta fada isteach ag obair we work a forty-hour week oibrímid daichead uair an chloig sa tseachtain 14 make sb work transitiveaistreachobair a bhaint as the trainer worked her real hard bhain an traenálaí go leor oibre aisti, bhain an traenálaí allas aisti the employees were worked to death maraíodh na fostaithe le hobair you'll work yourself into an early grave maróidh tú thú féin ag obair, cuirfidh tú den saol thú féin ag obair 15 be successful or effective intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmu the drug worked on the pain d'oibrigh an druga ar an bpian they tried their best to make their marriage work rinne siad a ndícheall chun go mbeadh rath ar a bpósadh, rinne siad a ndícheall chun go n-éireodh lena bpósadh a cup of hot milk always works for my cold déanann cupán bainne te an beart ar mo shlaghdánsa i gcónaí, leigheasann cupán bainne te mo shlaghdánsa i gcónaí 16 function, operate intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmufeidhmigh verb cmu the system works well oibríonn an córas go maith, tá an córas ag obair go maith that's how religion works is mar sin a oibríonn an reiligiún the system is working off a battery tá an córas ag oibriú le cadhnra you should work on the assumption that things will be fine ba cheart glacadh leis go mbeidh gach rud ceart go leor, ba cheart oibriú ar an mbonn go mbeidh gach rud ceart go leor the hours work against parents ní fheileann na huaireanta do thuismitheoirí, ní fhóireann na huaireanta do thuismitheoirí, ní oireann na huaireanta do thuismitheoirí to work to sb's advantage oibriú chun sochair duine, oibriú ar mhaithe le duine your experience will work in your favour rachaidh do thaithí chun tairbhe duit, déanfaidh do chuid taithí leas duit 17 operate sth transitiveaistreachoibrigh verb cmu she works the controls on the plane oibríonn sí na rialtáin ar an eitleán she was working the pump bhí sí ag oibriú an chaidéil 18 exploit (sth) commercially transitiveaistreachsaothraigh verb cmu they were working the mine until recently bhí siad ag saothrú an mhianaigh go dtí le gairid she loves working the land is aoibhinn léi a bheith ag saothrú na talún 19 operate in (place) transitiveaistreachsaothraigh verb cmu the salesman worked that area for years bhí an díoltóir ag obair sa cheantar sin ar feadh na mblianta she worked the streets to support her family d'oibrigh sí ar na sráideanna lena clann a thógáil the author worked the room at the launch chuir an t-údar forrán ar gach duine sa seomra ag an seoladh 20 (of entertainer) build rapport with transitiveaistreach there's a musician who knows how to work a crowd sin ceoltóir atá go maith ag mealladh an tslua, sin ceoltóir atá breá ábalta an slua a thabhairt leis 21 use sth for personal gain transitiveaistreach to work the system buntáiste a bhaint as an gcóras, teacht i dtír ar an gcóras, leas a bhaint as an gcóras she understands sentimentality and knows how to work it tuigeann sí maoithneachas agus tá sí ábalta teacht i dtír air, tuigeann sí maoithneachas agus tá sí ábalta leas a bhaint as 22 strive, try intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmubheith ag obair VP we're working for reconciliation táimid ag obair ar son athmhuintearais they were working against drug abuse bhí siad ag obair in éadan mí-úsáid drugaí we're working towards an agreement táimid ag obair i dtreo comhaontaithe, táimid ag obair chun comhaontú a chur chun cinn 23 progress systematically intransitiveneamhaistreach to work from top to bottom oibriú ón mbarr anuas to work from left to right oibriú ó chlé go deas 24 pay for by working transitiveaistreach to work your passage do phasáiste a shaothrú, do bhealach a shaothrú she worked her way through college shaothraigh sí a bealach tríd an gcoláiste, d'íoc sí a bealach féin ar an gcoláiste 25 (especially USSAM) solve transitiveaistreachoibrigh amach PhrV cmuréitigh verb cmu I worked the problem on paper last night d'oibrigh mé amach an fhadhb ar páipéar aréir, d'fhuascail mé an fhadhb le peann is páipéar aréir 26 create, cause to happen transitiveaistreachdéan verb cmu to work wonders éacht a dhéanamh, gaisce a dhéanamh the in-service day worked wonders for staff morale rinne an lá inseirbhíse an-leas do mheanma na foirne Gaoth Dobhair worked its magic on them chuaigh Gaoth Dobhair i bhfeidhm go mór orthu, bhí siad faoi dhraíocht ag Gaoth Dobhair 27 paint, sculpt etc intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmusaoirseacht a dhéanamh ar VP she's a sculptor working in clay is snoíodóir í a oibríonn le cré 28 craft, fashion (sth) transitiveaistreachoibrigh verb cmusaoirsigh verb cmu they worked gold into jewellery shaoirsigh siad ór ina sheodra, rinne siad seodra as ór 29 embroider (sth) transitiveaistreachbróidnigh verb cmufuaigh verb cmu a golden harp was worked into the dress bhí cruit óir fuaite ar an ngúna, bhí cruit óir bróidnithe ar an ngúna 30 knit (sth) transitiveaistreachcniotáil verb cmu work three rows in plain stitch cniotáil trí ró i lúb shleamhain, déan trí ró i lúb shleamhain 31 rub, apply (sth) transitiveaistreachoibrigh verb cmucuimil verb cmu work the wax into the wood oibrigh an chéir isteach san adhmad, cuimil an chéir isteach san adhmad 32 exercise (muscle etc) transitiveaistreachaclaigh verb cmuoibrigh verb cmu work the different muscles aclaigh na matáin éagsúla, déan na matáin éagsúla a luail 33 wriggle, move gradually transitiveaistreach he worked his hands free and escaped scaoil sé a lámha agus d'éalaigh leis, d'fhuascail sé a lámha agus d'éalaigh leis the strap worked itself loose d'éirigh an strapa scaoilte 34 rouse transitiveaistreachcuir le báiní VPcorraigh verb cmu you're working yourself into a frenzy tá tú do do chur féin le báiní, tá tú ag dul ar deargmhire 35 (of face etc) move or twist with emotion intransitiveneamhaistreachoibrigh verb cmu his face was working furiously bhí a aghaidh ag oibriú go fíochmhar, bhí freanga ar fud a aghaidhe SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → the works→ works PhrasesNathanna to work your way transitiveaistreach to work your way through sth do bhealach a dhéanamh trí rud he worked his way through the units in the textbook rinne sé a bhealach trí na haonaid sa téacsleabhar, d'oibrigh sé leis trí na haonaid sa téacsleabhar we worked our way down through the trees rinneamar ár mbealach síos trí na crainn we worked our way through a box of chocolates phlacamar bosca iomlán seacláidí to work your way up do bhealach a dhéanamh suas, oibriú leat suas I start at the feet and work my way up tosaím leis na cosa agus déanaim mo bhealach suas, tosaím leis na cosa agus oibrím liom suas she worked her way up through the ranks until she became manager d'oibrigh sí a bealach aníos trí na céimeanna go raibh sí ina bainisteoir, shaothraigh sí arduithe céime di féin go raibh sí ina bainisteoir all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy proverbseanfhocal is mairg nach saothraíonn an gáirebeir bog ort féin, is iomaí lá ag an uaigh orainn at work there are other influences at work here tá rudaí eile i gceist anseo, tá tionchar ag rudaí eile air seo to be all work and no play it's not all work and no play ní obair gan sos é, ní griothal ar fad é to be all in a day's work it's all in a day's work for him is gnáthchuid d'obair lae atá ann dó, cuid de gheastal an lae aige é to give sb the works informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 beat sb uplascadh a thabhairt do dhuinegreadadh a thabhairt do dhuinegreasáil a thabhairt do dhuine 2 give sb everythingtogha agus rogha a thabhairt do dhuinegach uile chóir a chur ar dhuine to have your work cut out do sháith a bheith le déanamh agatdo dhóthain a bheith ar d'aire he had his work cut out for him minding the children chuaigh sé dian air aire a thabhairt do na leanaí, thug na páistí a dhóthain le déanamh dó agus aire a thabhairt dóibh to have your work cut out to do sth do sháith a bheith le déanamh agat rud a dhéanamhdo dhóthain a bheith ar d'aire rud a dhéanamh to make short work of sb/sth she made short work of her opponent ní fada a sheas a céile comhraic di, rinne sí bia míoltóg dá céile comhraic we made short work of the food ní fada a sheas an bia dúinn, phlacamar an bia uilig in the works ar na bacáinar na bioráin maid of all work she was a maid of all work bean í a dhéanadh gach cineál oibre nice work if you can get it informalneamhfhoirmeálta nach agat atá an saolnach deas an builín agat énach méanar duittá saol an mhadra bháin agat to work sb to death duine a mharú ag obairduine a chniogadh leis an obair to work your butt off (also nó to work your ass off) informalneamhfhoirmeálta do bhundún dearg a chur amach ag obair informalneamhfhoirmeáltaallas na gcnámh a churtú féin a mharú ag obair Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ work around→ work in→ work off→ work on→ work out→ work over→ work through→ work to→ work up→ work up to

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