tamall, m. (gs. & npl. -aill, gpl. ~).1. Space of time, while, spell. ~ comhrá, spell of conversation. Rinne mé ~ oibre, I did a spell of work. ~ den oíche, a while of the night. Bhí mé ann ~, I was there for a while. Bhí siad ~ ag teacht, it took them a while to come. Bhí tú ~ fada leis, you spent a long time at it. Bhain sé ~ maith asam, it took me a good while. Fan ~ eile, wait another while. ~ ina dhiaidh sin, a while after that. D’éist sé liom ar feadh tamaill, he listened to me for a while. Fág agam é go ceann tamaill, leave it with me for a while. I gceann tamaill d’imigh sé, after a while he went away. Le ~ anuas, for a while past. Tá siad anseo le ~, they have been here for some time. 2. Short loan. Thug sé ~ den leabhar dom, he let me have the book for a while. 3. Distance. ~ den bhóthar, a bit of the road. Nuair a bhí siad ~ ó bhaile, when they were some distance from home. Níl sé ach ~ as seo, it is only a short distance from here. (Var:pl. ~acha; tamalt m)