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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
take to
take upon
take-down
take-in
take-off
taker
take up
taking
talc
talcum
tale
talebearer
talent
talented
talisman
talk
talk at
talk away
talk down
talk on
talk over
talk round
take up, I v.tr. 1 a Tógaim, ardaím (rud) (den talamh, ó thalamh); bailím suas (rud). b To take up a carpet, brat urláir a thógáil. To take up a street, sráid a thochailt. S.a. ARM2 1 c Rail: To take up passengers, paisinéirí a thógáil. d Dressm: To take up a sleeve, muinchille a ghiorrú. 2 Súnn, ólann (uisce). 3 Com: a To take up a bill, bille a admháil. To take up shares, scaireanna a cheannach. b To take up a challenge, dúshlán a fhreagairt, a ghabháil ort. c To take up an idea, do chuid féin a dhéanamh de smaoineamh. 4 a To take up a question, ceist a thógáil ar láimh. To take up a statement, ráiteas a thógáil ó dhuine. S.a. REFERENCE 6. b To take up a trade, dul le ceird. To take up s.o.'s cause, dul i leith, i bpáirt, duine. To take up new studies, dul i gceann ábhair nua staidéir; ábhair nua staidéir a tharraingt ort féin. To take up one's duties, dul i gceann do dhualgais. c Tógaim, gabhaim (duine) faoi mo choimirce. 5 Gabhaim, beirim ar (dhuine). He was taken up by the guards, rug na gardaí air; ghabh na gardaí é. 6 To take s.o. up sharply, bheith giorraisc le duine. To take s.o. up short, breith gearr ar dhuine. 7 To take s.o. up wrongly, ciall chontráilte a bhaint as caint duine. 8 a It takes up the whole room, tá an seomra uile faoi. To take up too much room, an iomarca slí a thógáil. b It took up a lot of my time, chaith sé mórán de mo chuid ama orm. It takes up all my attention, ní bhíonn ar m'aire ach é. c He is entirely taken up with his work, tá sé sáite ina chuid oibre. He is quite taken up with her, níl ann ach í aige. II ► take up, v.i. 1 The weather is taking up, tá bun ag teacht ar an aimsir. 2 To take up with s.o., dul i gcumann, i gcaidreamh, le duine; éirí mór le duine.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To take up one's abode in the country, dul a chónaí sa tuaith.
To take up arms, dul chun comhraic.
I’ll take (up) your bet, cuirfidh mé leat. S.a. EVEN2 3.
To take up s.o.'s cause, páirt duine a thógáil.
To take up the cudgels for s.o., maide as uisce a thógáil do dhuine.
To take up one's cue, freagairt don leid.
To take up the gauntlet, glacadh le tairiscint comhraic.
To take up a position on a question, intinn áirithe a dhéanamh faoi cheist.
To take up one's post, dul i gceann do phoist.
To take up s.o.'s quarrel, dul i leith, i bpáirt, duine.
To take up one's quarters, (of troops) dul ar ceathrú; F: (of pers.) dul chun cónaithe.
'To take up s.o.'s reference, tuairisc cáilíochta duine a chur.
To take up one's residence somewhere, dul chun cónaithe in áit éigin.
F: To make, to take up, the running, dul ar ceann riain, ar tosach
To take up the slack in a cable, cábla a rí.
To take up the slack, cúngú ar an ligean.
To take up a lot of space, mórán áite, slí, a ghabháil, a líonadh.
To take up a station, ionad m a ghlacadh.
To make, take up, a tuck in a garment, filleadh giortaithe a chur i mball éadaigh.
