great, a.Mór(comp. & sup., mó).aGreat (big) man, fear mór (ard). Great toe, ordóg f (na coise). To grow greater (and greater), dul i méid (i gcónaí). bA great deal, mórchuid. A great many, mórán, go leor. There were not a great many people there, ní raibh puinn, mórán, daoine ann. A great crowd, ardslua m. The great majority, the greater part, an tromchuid f, an tromlach m, bunús m. He reached a great age, fuair sé aois mhór. A shrine of great antiquity, scrín an-ársa, an-seanda. cHis greatest fault, an locht is mó a bhí air; an tréith is measa dá chuid. Great care, an-aire f. Great fear, dúfhaitíos m. I will go with the greatest of pleasure, rachad agus fáilte. The Great War, an Cogadh Mór. dThe great men (of the age), fir mhóra (le rá) (na linne). The Great Father, an tOllathair. F: Great Scott!a thiarcais!Alexander the Great, Alasdar Mór. eGreat drinker, fear mór óil. They are great friends, táid an-mhór le chéile. He is great on dogs, fear mór cúnna atá ann. He is great at dancing, tá sé go diail chun rince; tá sé an-deas ar an rince. fIt is no great matter, is beag an bhrí é. They have no great opinion of him, níl aon an-mheas acu air. The great thing is that he is already here, is mór is fiú é bheith anseo cheana féin. The great thing is to have the work finished in time, is é rud is tábhachtaí ná a chéile an obair a bheith críochnaithe in am. It was a great joke, ba mhór go léir an spórt é. It's great!tá sé ar fheabhas! go seoigh! thar cionn. A great day, an-lá m. ►greatly, adv.Go mór, etc. We were greatly amused at that, bhaineamar an-sult as an méid sin. He was greatly worried, bhí sé cráite amach. It is greatly to be feared that . . ., is róbhaolach go ... It was greatly admired, moladh go mór agus go fairsing é.