LC Irish Summer Test Vocab

Ní gá a rá

Needless to say

Eirigh as

to quit

Eirigh le

to succeed

Ceachtar

either

Uilig

all

Cinniúnach

fateful

Espéireas/taithí

experience

Toghchán

election

ag comhaireamh

counting

ag intinn ag

to intend to

ní raibh aon dul as ag

there was no way out for

tá dúl agam as

I have a liking for

go ceann tamaill

for a while

sular chuaigh mé (+h)

before I went

sular rachaigh mé (+urú)

before I go

béim ar leith

particular emphasis

go laethúil

daily

cleachtadh coirp

physical exercise

seachas sin

apart from that

eascair

to arise/spring

murtail

obesity

cinneadh

decision

coinne

appointment

geall

to promise

dea-chleachtas

good practise

chun déileáil le

to deal with

imithe ó smacht

gone out of control

le deanaí

recently

cur ar bun

to set up

táim ina ball de

I’m a member of

níorbh fada go

It wasn’t long until

teach altranais

nursing home

altra

nurse

cúis athais

reason for happiness

cúis

reason/cause

forleathan

widespread

éileamh

demand

comortas na mBailte slachtmhara

Tidy Towns Competition

slachtmhar

tidy

coiméadaim mo sheomra slachtmhar

I keep my room tidy

go drogallach

reluctantly

tá drogall orm

I’m recultant

mar bharr ar an donas

to make matters worse

athrú aeráide

climate change

is oth liom a rá

I regret to say

séan

to deny

dreamanna

crowds/groups

airde

attention

mangairí drugaí

drug dealers

a thuilleadh

to earn

ag marú

killing

lamhaig

to shoot

ainm cleile

pen name

cóir leighis

medical treatment

dualgas

duty

dualgas giúiré

jury duty

cúirt

court

réimeas

regime

bunchreidmheach

fundamentalist

cothrom na Féinne

equality

gníomhaí

activist

talamh slán a dhéanamh

to take for granted

déanaimid talamh slán de

we take for granted

úsáid a bhaint as duine

to take advantage of someone

olc

evil

pléigh

discuss

bealach

way

diongbháile

determined

maoiniú

funding

taifeadadh

recording

coireolaíocht

criminology

faoi míchumas

disabled

siondróm

syndrome

teorainn

limit

moltóirí

judges

díriú

focus

ísle brí

depression

meabhairshláinte

mental health

síceolaí

psychologist

ag tiomsú arigid

fundraising

gníomhaíocht tiomsaithe airgid

fundraising activity

ildánach

multi-talented

leochaileach

vulnerable

taom scaoill

panic

tráchtáil

commerce

as cuimse

huge/important

cíos

rent

deonach

volunteer

domhnach is dálach

day in day out

easpa cothromaíochta

lack equality

fúintas

worth

bhfuel

well

dáiríre

really/seriously

i ndáiríre

actually

mar a déarfá

you might say

dáiríre píre

really an truly

chun a fhirinne a rá

to tell the truth

ar ndoigh

of course

creid é nó ná creid

believe it or not

mar a dúirt mé chéanna

as I said before