ceoltóir
chaon
cheana
chí
chomh
chuig
chuile
chun
ciall
ciallaigh
ciallmhar
cian
cianfhoghlaim
cianrialtán
ciap
ciaróg
ciarsúr
cibé
cic
ciceáil
ciclipéid
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chun
PREPOSITION
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to
place
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tháinig sé chun na tíre i Meitheamh 1922
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he came to the country in June 1922
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chun
PREPOSITION
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to
in order to
purpose
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tá mé anseo chun labhairt leat
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I am here to talk to you
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cad a theastaíonn uait chun an jab a dhéanamh?
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what do you need to do the job?
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cliceáil anseo chun an fhuinneog a dhúnadh
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click here to close the window
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chun
PREPOSITION
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going to
about to
intention
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tá mé chun an fhuinneog a oscailt
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I am going to open the window
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bhí mé chun glaoch a chur ort
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I was going to phone you
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
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chun báis
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to death
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daoradh chun báis é
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he was condemned to death
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cuireadh chun báis iad
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they were put to death
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cuireann [X] [Y] chun bealaigh
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[X] sacks [Y]
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chuir siad chun bealaigh mé
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they sacked me
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cuir chun cinn
SEE ALSO: cur chun cinn
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promote
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déanann an comhlacht táirgí áirithe a chur chun cinn ar mhargadh na hÉireann
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the company promotes certain products on the Irish market
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rinne siad iarracht úsáid na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn i measc daoine óga
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they tried promoting the use of Irish among young people
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cur chun cinn
SEE ALSO: cuir chun cinn
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promotion
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cur chun cinn na n-ealaíon
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the promotion of the arts
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ceathrú chun [uair]
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quarter to [hour]
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tá sé ceathrú chun a hocht
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it is quarter to eight
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é chun an
29ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 357 focal.
Chun is the
29th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 357 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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shuigh sé síos chun litir a scríobh
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he sat down to write a letter
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níl cead pinn luaidhe a úsáid ach amháin chun nótaí a thógáil
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a pencil is not allowed, except to take notes
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déanann an comhlacht táirgí áirithe a chur chun cinn ar mhargadh na hÉireann
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the company promotes certain products on the Irish market
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tháinig an t-adhlacóir chun an corp a réiteach
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the undertaker came to prepare the body
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cineál teampaill a bhí ann chun na déithe a adhradh
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it was a kind of temple to worship the gods
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thaistil sé chun na hAfganastáine i 1999 agus ghlac le hiarratas pearsanta Osama Bin Laden go n-eagródh sé ionsaithe aeir i Meiriceá
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he travelled to Afganistan in 1999 and accepted Osama Bin Laden's personal request that he would organize air attacks on America
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ní hé seo an bealach ceart chun pancóga a dhéanamh!
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this is not the correct way to make pancakes!
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deich mbomaite chun a deich
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ten minutes to ten
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brúigh an cnaipe chun an doras a oscailt
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press the button to open the door
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tá an plean seo ceaptha chun comhar a chothú idir na ballstáit
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the plan is designed to promote cooperation between the member states
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Tá sé sin imithe cheana féin, ach tá ceann eile ann ag ceathrú chun a dó dhéag.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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That one [a bus] has left already, but there is another one at 11.45.
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Téim go dtí an phictiúrlann go minic chun scannán a fheiceáil.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I often go to the cinema to see a film.
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Bíonn trí litir ag deireadh ainm gach comhaid chun a chur in iúl cén cineál comhaid atá ann.
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There are three letters at the end of each file name to indicate what type of file it is.
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tá níos mó ama uaim chun an cheist a chíoradh i gceart
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I need more time to examine the question properly
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tá mé chun éirí as i mbliana
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I am going to retire this year
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beidh obair leanúnach i gceist chun an sprioc a bhaint amach
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continous work will be required to reach the target
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cuirfimid d'ordú chun bealaigh laistigh de thrí lá oibre
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we will dispatch your order within three working days
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léiríonn na habairtí samplacha an dóigh chun na focail a úsáid i gcomhthéacs
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the sample sentences show how to use the words in context
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tá go leor airgid aige chun caisleán a cheannach
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he has enough money to buy a castle
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ceithre nóiméad chun a deich
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four minutes to ten
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bhí muid ag obair as lámha a chéile chun an fhadhb a réiteach
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we worked together to fix the problem
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d'ardaigh sé a ghloine chun sláinte a ól
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he raised his glass to drink to health
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tuairisc ar dhul chun cinn na hoibre
♦
a report on how the work is progressing
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ullmhaigh do chuid fear chun cogaidh
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prepare your men for war
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tagann na mílte daoine bliain i ndiaidh bliana chun páirt a ghlacadh san fhéile
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thousands of people come year after year to take part in the festival
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Beidh obair leanúnach i gceist chun an sprioc a bhaint amach.
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Continous work will be involved to reach the target.
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Tá sé deich mbomaite chun a deich.
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It is ten minutes to ten.
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Dhéanfadh sé rud ar bith chun díoltas a bhaint amach.
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He would do anything to take revenge.
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Dhéanfadh sé aon rud chun díoltas a bhaint as toisc gur mharaigh sé a athair.
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He would do anything to take revenge on him because he had killed his father.
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Tá mé chun bás a fháil go luath.
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I am going to die soon.
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D'ardaigh sé a lámh chun a smig a thochas.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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He raised his hand to scratch his chin.
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Bhí ort dul síos ar do chromada chun dul isteach ann.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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You had to crouch down to get in there.
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D'ardaigh sí a geansaí chun didín a cíche a shá isteach i mbéal a hiníne.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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She lifted her blouse to slip the nipple of her breast in her daughter's mouth.
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Níl samhlaíocht ar bith ag teastáil chun é seo a thuiscint.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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No imagination at all is needed to understand this.
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Bhí an spiaire ag seoladh tuairiscí ar ais chun na Rúise.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The spy was sending reports back to Russia.
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Buaileadh í roinnt uaireanta agus chuathas i muinín an fhornirt chun a cuid gruaige a bhearradh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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She was hit several times and violence was resorted to to cut her hair.
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Chuireas an raidió ar siúl, mar ab iondúil, chun nuachtchlár na maidine a chloisteáil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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I turned on the radio, as usual, to listen to the morning's news programme.
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Rinneadh seo in Aerfort na Sionainne, áit a bhfeictear na mílte saighdiúirí Meiriceánacha gach lá anois ar a mbealach chun na hIaráice.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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This was done in Shannon Airport where you see thousands of American soldiers every day on their way to Iraq.
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Táimid inár gcónaí i ndomhan nua anois, a bhuíochas do Bin Laden, Mohammed Atta, agus na scórtha eile nach bhfuil ann níos mó chun é a fheiceáil.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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We live in a new world now, thanks to Bin Laden, Mohammed Atta and scores of others who are not there anymore to see it.
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Bhí deiseanna úra cruthaithe ag dul chun cinn teicneolaíoch.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Technological progress had created new opportunities.
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Éilíonn gontacht na formáide (140 carachtar) nach dtéann an scríbhneoir chun fadála ina chuid smaointe.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The brevity of the format (140 characters) forces the writer to avoid verbosity in his thoughts.
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Chuir siad cogadh ar arm an rí chun seilbh a fháil ar an teampall.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The waged war on the king's army to acquire the temple.
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Bhí gá le hoibrithe chun an talamh a ghlanadh agus na bairr a chur, a bhaint, agus a iompar.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Workers were needed to clear the land and to plant, harvest and carry the crops.
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Cuireadh chun na scoile é.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He was sent to school.
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Sé do bheatha 'un an bhaile.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Welcome home.
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Muirfear thú ach tú ag gabháil 'un an bhaile.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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You will be killed if you show your face in town.
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Ba dhoiligh a ghabháil chun faoiside. Ina dhiaidh sin, dar leis féin go gcaithfeadh sé an gealltanas a chomhlíonadh.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Going to confession was hard. Still, he felt he had to do as he had promised.
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Ní thiocfadh leis a ghabháil chun an bhaile ar phócaí folmha.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He could not come home with empty pockets.
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
