cuimsigh
cuimsitheach
cuing
cúinne
cuinneog
cúinse
cuintilliún
cuir
cuircín
cuireadh
cúirt
cúirtéis
cúirtéiseach
cúirteoir
cuirtín
cúis
cúisín
cuisle
cuisneoir
cúiteamh
cúl
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cuir
VERB
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put
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cuir an cupán ar an tábla
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put the cup on the table
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cuir an litir sa phost, le do thoil
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put the letter in the post please
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cuir
VERB
SYNONYM: adhlaic
♦
bury
dead body in the ground
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cuirfear amárach é
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he will be burried tomorrow
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cá bhfuil sí curtha?
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where is she burried?
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cuir
VERB
OPPOSITE: bain
♦
plant
sow
plants
seeds
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crann a chur
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to plant a tree
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an té a chuireann san earrach, bainfidh sé san fhómhar
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he who sows in the spring, he will reap in the autumn
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cuir
VERB
SYNONYM: seol
♦
send
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cuirfidh mé ríomhphost chugat
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I'll send you an e-mail
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cuir
VERB
♦
call
by name
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cuireann [duine] [ainm] ar [rud]
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[somebody] calls [something] [a name]
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meitreo a chuirtear ar an traein faoi thalamh
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an underground train is called a metro
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cuir
VERB
♦
chuir an múinteoir na daltaí ag caint
♦
the teacher made the students talk
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chuir an léacht ag machnamh mé
♦
the lecture made me think
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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cuir
VERB
♦
PAST TENSE
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chuir
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PRESENT TENSE
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cuireann
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FUTURE TENSE
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cuirfidh
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VERBAL NOUN
♦
cur
♦
VERBAL ADJECTIVE
♦
curtha
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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cuir as alt
♦
dislocate
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chuir mé mo ghualainn as alt
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I dislocated my shoulder
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cuir in áirithe
♦
reserve
book
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cuireann [duine] [rud] in áirithe
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[somebody] books [something]
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cuirfidh mé bord in áirithe
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I'll book a table
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tá cuma na maitheasa ar an óstán, cuirimis in áirithe é
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the hotel looks good, let's book it
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cuireann [X] [Y] chun bealaigh
♦
[X] sacks [Y]
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chuir siad chun bealaigh mé
♦
they sacked me
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cuireann [A] [B] in aithne do [C]
♦
[A] introduces [B] to [C]
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chuir sé a bhean chéile nua in aithne dúinn
♦
he introduced his new wife to us
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ba mhaith liom tú a chur in aithne don Uachtarán
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I would like to introduce you to the President
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ar cuireadh in aithne dá chéile sibh?
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have you been introduced?
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ba mhaith liom mé féin a chur in aithne dóibh
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I would like to introduce myself to them
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cuireann [duine] aithne ar [rud]
♦
[somebody] gets to know [something]
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cuir aithne ar Ghaeltacht Dhún na nGall
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get to know the Donegal Gaeltacht
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cuireann [duine] [rud] ar bun
SYNONYM: bunaigh
♦
[somebody] founds [something]
[somebody] establishes [something]
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cuireadh an scoil ar bun i 1990
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the school was founded in 1990
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cuireann [A] brú ar [B]
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[A] puts pressure on [B]
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cuir brú ar an doras
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put pressure on the door
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tá brón orm as brú a chur ort
♦
I'm sorry to put pressure on you
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cuireann [X] [Y] i gcló
♦
[X] prints [Y]
[X] publishes [Y]
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cuireann muid scéalta bleachtaireachta i gcló
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we publish detective stories
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an gá na leabhair a chur i gcló in Éirinn?
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do the books have to be printed in Ireland?
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cuireann [rud] col ar [dhuine]
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[something] revolts [somebody]
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chuir boladh na fola col air
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the smell of the blood revolted him
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cuireann [A] comhairle ar [B]
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[A] advises [B]
[A] gives advice to [B]
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chuir sí comhairle mhaith ar na cailíní
♦
she gave good advice to the girls
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cuireann [daoine] a gcomhairlí le chéile
♦
[people] put their heads together
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chuir siad a gcomhairlí i dteannta a chéile agus dúirt siad gurbh fhearr an duais a thabhairt dó
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they put their heads togerther and said that he should be given the prize
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cuireann [A] [rud] i gcomhairle [B]
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[A] asks [B's] advice about [something]
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chuir sí an cheist i gcomhairle an tsagairt
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she asked the priest's advice on the matter
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cuireann [duine] cosc ar [rud]
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[somebody] bans [something]
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cuireadh cosc ar chaitheamh tobac i dtithe tábhairne
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smoking was banned in pubs
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cuireann [rud A] [rud B] i gcuimhne do [dhuine]
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[A] reminds [B] to [somebody]
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go raibh maith agat as é sin a chur i gcuimhne dom
♦
thanks for reminding me that
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cuir chun cinn
SEE ALSO: cur chun cinn
♦
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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cuir i gcás
SYNONYM: mar shampla
SYNONYM: abair
♦
case in point
for example
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tíortha Baltacha, an Liotuáin cuir i gcás
♦
Baltic countries, for example Lithuania
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cuir i láthair
♦
present
♦
cuireann [duine] [rud] i láthair
♦
[somebody] presents [something]
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cuireann sí cláracha teilifíse i láthair
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she presents TV programmes
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an nuacht, á cur i láthair ag...
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the news, presented by...
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torthaí na taighde a chur i láthair an phobail
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to present the research results to the public
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cuireadh
MASCULINE NOUN
♦
invitation
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cuireann [A] deireadh le [B]
♦
[A] ends [B]
[A] puts an end to [B]
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chuir an eachtra sin deireadh leis an oíche
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that event put and end to the night
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bhí orm deireadh a chur leis an amaidí sin
♦
I had to end that madness
♦
cuireann [A] fáilte roimh [B]
♦
[A] welcomes [B]
♦
ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur romhaibh go hÉirinn
♦
I would like to welcome you to Ireland
♦
cuireadh fáilte romham
♦
I was welcomed
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cuireann [duine] [rud] faoi smacht
♦
[somebody] puts [something] under control
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cuireann [duine] feabhas ar [rud]
♦
[somebody] improves [something]
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b'fhiú dhuit feabhas a chur ar an dearadh
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you might want to improve the design
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cuireann [duine] geall ar [rud]
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[somebody] bets on [something]
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is féidir leat geall a chur air
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you can bet on it
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cuireann [A] glaoch ar [B]
♦
[A] calls [B]
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cuirfidh mé glaoch ort
♦
I'll call you
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cuireann [duine] cogar i gcluas [duine]
♦
[somebody] whispers to [somebody]
♦
chuir sé cogar i mo chluas
♦
he whispered to me
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cuireann [A] [rud] i leith [B]
♦
[A] accuses [B] of [something]
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chuir siad gadaíocht i leith an bhainisteora
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they accused the manager of theft
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chuir siad i mo leith gur inis mé bréaga
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they accused of having lied
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cuireann [A] [rud] i leith [B]
♦
[A] attributes [something] to [B]
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cuirtear an saothar i leith Leonardo da Vinci
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the work is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
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cuireann [duine] lámh ina bhás féin
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[somebody] commits suicide
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chuir sí lámh ina bás féin
♦
she killed herself
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é cuir an
17ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 189 focal.
Cuir is the
17th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 189 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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ní cuirtear an t-alt roimh an ainmfhocal sa chás seo
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don't put an article before the noun in this case
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chuir said ábhar léitheoireachta ar fáil
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they made reading material available
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sochaí í seo a chuireann béim an-láidir ar nithe ábhartha
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this is a society which places a lot of emphasis on material things
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d'fhan fionnuaire éadrom san aer a chuir dinglis ar a craiceann agus faobhar ar a cruthaíocht
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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a light coolness lingered in the air which tingled her skin and sharpened her creativity
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cuireadh moill trí lá orm san aerfort
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I was delayed in the airport by three days
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chuir mé páipéar i láthair ag an chomhdháil
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I presented a paper at the conference
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nuair a chuireann tú ceist orthu, cad chuige a bhfuil siad ag léirsiú, ní bhíonn siad in ann freagra a thabhart duit
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when you ask them why they're protesting, they can't give you an answer
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cuireadh na léirsitheoirí i bpríosún de thoradh iad a bheith i mbun agóide go síochánta
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the demonstrators were put in prison for protesting peacefully
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chuir mé an ríomhaire ag obair athuair
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I started the computer again
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tá súil agam nár chuir mé barraíocht ceisteanna ort
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I hope I didn't ask you too many questions
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cuireadh chun báis iad
♦
they were put to death
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chuir sé a lámh ar bhéalóg an ghutháin
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he covered the receiver with his hand
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chuir sé béalóg ar an mhadra
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he put a muzzle on the dog
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chuir mé glaoch uirthi agus chuir mé ceist uirthi
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I called her and asked her a question
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cuir an téip ar aghaidh
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wind the tape forward
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cuireadh beirt fhear fiche bliain d’aois i bpríosún
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two men twenty years of age were taken to prison
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cuir ar an bhord é
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put it on the table
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cuirimis fáilte roimh an bhliain úr
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let's welcome the new year
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chuir mé caint ar mhuintir na háite
♦
I talked to the local people
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cuir cárta poist chugam!
♦
send me a postcard!
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cé acu de mo chairde a gheobhaidh cuireadh?
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which of my friends will get an invitation?
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chuir siad an cheist chéanna orm arís agus arís
♦
they asked me the same question again and again
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cuir sa chófra é go n-imeoidh muid
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put it in the boot and we'll go
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tá cuma na maitheasa ar an óstán - cuirimis in áirithe é
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the hotel looks good - let's book it
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tá dlí ann a chuireann cosc air seo
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there is a law that prohibits this
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cuir ort do chuid éadaí
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put on your clothes
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cuir faoin tábla é
♦
put it under the table
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fuair siad faoiseamh ón bhfuacht nuair a chuir siad a lámha timpeall na gcupán te
♦
they got relief from the cold when they put their hands around the warm cups
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cuireann sé a chuid saineolais ar fáil go fial
♦
he makes his expertise available generously
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chuir sé ceist orm, ach níor thug mé freagra dó
♦
he asked me a question but I didn't answer him
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chuir sé gach a raibh aige ina phóca
♦
he put all he had in his pocket
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cuir léine ghlan ort féin
♦
put on a clean shirt
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cuir na doiciméid sin isteach i dteannta an iarratais
♦
submit the documents along with the application
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cuireann [duine] [rud] i gcrích
♦
[somebody] completes [something]
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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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