Pota Focal Intergaelic
aird- | ard | arda | ardú | ad
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
aralt araltas arán araon áras árasán ard ardaigh ardaitheoir ardán ardchaighdeán ardchathair ardchlár ardeaglais ardeaspag ardmháistir ardnósach ardú aréir argóint arís
ard
ADJECTIVE
OPPOSITE: íseal
tall
high
is fear ard é
he's a tall man
an foirgneamh is airde
the tallest building
ard san aer
high in the air
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
ard
ADJECTIVE
GRADED FORM
airde
PLURAL
arda
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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aird
FEMININE NOUN
attention
tugann [duine] aird ar [rud]
[somebody] pays attention to [something]
níor thug mórán airde air
I didn't pay much attention to it
amanna, tugann na meáin aird ar na cásanna sin, amanna eile thugann
sometimes the media pay attention to those cases, other times they don't
aird [duine] ar [rud]
's attention is on [something]
is the focus of
's attention
aird idirnáisiúnta ar na leabhair
the books are the focus of international attention
aird
FEMININE NOUN
direction
point of the compass
na ceithre hairde
the four corners of the world
airde
FEMININE NOUN
height
altitude
airde
FEMININE NOUN
volume of sound
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
ach, cuma chomh hard is a bhí , raibh ard go leor
but, howevere tall she was, she wasn't tall enough
meastar go ndéanfaidh achomharc chuig an Ard-Chúirt
it is thought she will appeal to the High Court
an liathróid ard san aer
the ball is high in the air
d'éirigh leis leibhéal ard a bhaint amach
he managed to reach a high level
is breá liom buataisí arda troma a chaitheamh
I love wearing high heavy boots
an cíos ró-ard
the rent is too high
bhí costas an lóistín níos airde mar a cheap muid
the accommodaton costs were higher than we thought
bhí ag tiomáint ar luas ard
he was driving at a high speed
íoctar tuarastail arda le himreoirí peile
football players are paid high salaries
Leag siad an foirgneamh is airde.
They pulled down the tallest building.
An bhféadfá labhairt níos airde, le do thoil? an líne ag briseadh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Could you speak louder, please. The line is breaking up.
Lig liú ard gáire aisti.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
She let out a loud scream of laughter.
Simléirí arda dubha ag teilgean toite sa spéir.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Tall black chimneys spewing smoke into the sky.
mise níos airde tusa
I am taller than you
an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas
the Higher Education Authority