cuir ar, v.t. & i. 1. (a) Place on. Rud a chur ar sheastán, ar an urlár, to put sth. on a stand, on the floor. Chuir mé ar mo cheann, ar an tairne, é, I put it on my head, on the nail. (b) Set in a position. Duine a chur ar a chosa, ar shlat a dhroma, to put s.o. on his feet, on the flat of his back. Rud a chur ar a fhad, ar a chorr, to put sth. lengthways, on its edge. ~ ar aghaidh, ar gcúl, é, put it forward, back. (c) Set on a course of action. Duine a chur ar aistear, ar thóir ruda, to send s.o. on a journey, in search of sth. Rud a chur ar cois, ar siúl, to set sth. afoot, going. ~igí ar na cosa, take to your heels. (d) Set in a place or position to perform a function. Duine a chur ar obair, ar fhoireann, to put s.o. on a job, on a team. ~ meitheal ar do chuid móna, get a working party to cut your turf for you. ~eadh ar an rámh tosaigh mé, I was put on the bow oar. Chuir sé a chlann ar coláiste, he sent his children to college. Chuir mé na ba ar féarach, I put the cows out to grass. (e) Submit to. Rud a chur ar vóta, to put sth. to a vote. ~eadh an áit ar ceant, the place was put up for auction. Chuir sé an teach ar cíos, he let the house. (f) Bring into a state or condition. Duine a chur ar meisce, ar buile, to make s.o. drunk, mad. Chuir tú ar a suaimhneas iad, you put them at their ease. Rud a chur ar maos, ar crochadh, ar triomú, to put sth. to soak, to hang, to dry. ~eadh ar cairde, ar neamhní, é, it was put in abeyance, brought to nothing. (g) Switch on. An solas a chur air, to put on the light. (h) Intensify. Tá an stoirm ag cur air, the storm is increasing. 2. Cover, enclose, with; attach, affix, apply, to; provide with. (a)Éadach, bróga, a chur ar dhuine, to put clothes, shoes, on s.o. Clár a chur ar rud, to put a lid on sth. Fál a chur ar áit, to put a fence round a place. ~ scáth air, put a shade over it. ~ ort, get dressed. (b)Doras a chur ar theach, to put a door on a house. Roth a chur ar charr, to put a wheel on a car. Cnaipe a chur ar chóta, to put a button on a coat. Boinn a chur ar bhróga, to put soles on shoes. Cuir stampa agus seoladh ar an litir, stamp and address the letter. ~fimid páipéar nó péint air, we will paper or paint it. Chuir mé dath dearg air, I coloured it red. (c)Snaidhm a chur ar rud, to tie a knot on sth. Teaghrán a chur ar ainmhí, to tether an animal. ~ an glas ar an doras, lock the door. Chuir mé sreangán air, I put a string round it. (d)Salann a chur ar bhia, to put salt on food. Bainne a chur ar an tae, to put milk in the tea. ~siúcra air, sugar it. (e)Riail, slat tomhais, a chur ar rud, to run a rule, a measuring-rod, over sth. (f)Ucht a chur ort féin, to stick out one’s chest. Chuir sé cluas air féin, he pricked up his ears. ~fidh mé cnapán ort, I’ll raise a lump on you. 3. (a) Bring to, do to. Ord a chur ar rudaí, to put things in order. Chuir sí bail ar na seomraí, she did up the rooms. Chuir tú cuma mhaith air, you gave it a good appearance. ~fidh sé athrú mór orthu, it will change them greatly. (b) Cause to. Ocras, tuirse, codladh, a chur ar dhuine, to make s.o. hungry, tired, sleepy. Ná ~ fearg air, don’t anger him. Chuir sé an slaghdán orm, it gave me a cold. Chuir tú an ruaig orthu, you chased them away. (c) Impose on, subject to. Cúram, dualgas, a chur ar dhuine, to place a responsibility, a duty, on s.o. Luach, cáin, a chur ar rud, to put a value, a tax, on sth. Chuir siad costas mór orm, they put me to great expense. ~eadh mionn, triail, air, he was put on oath, on trial. Is beag an chomaoin a chuir sé ort, he didn’t put you under much of a compliment. (d) Ascribe, impute, to. An mhaith, an t-olc, a chur ar dhuine, to report good, evil, of s.o. Ná ~ an locht ormsa, don’t blame me. ~eadh air gur ghoid sé é, he was accused of stealing it. Sin an cháil a ~eadh air, that was the reputation he got. (e) Invoke, bring, on. Beannacht, mallacht, a chur ar dhuine, to invoke a blessing, a curse, on s.o. An t-ádh a chur ar dhuine, to wish, to bring, s.o. luck. Bhí sé ag iarraidh meas a chur air féin, he was trying to win respect. (f) Engage in, challenge to. Caint, comhrá, a chur ar dhuine, to engage s.o. in talk, in conversation. Chuir sé troid orm, he challenged me to fight. ~im ort, I challenge you. (g) Address to, examine on. Ceist a chur ar dhuine, to put a question to s.o. ~ a gceachtanna ar na páistí, examine the children on their lessons. (h) Acquire of. Eolas a chur ar rud, to get to know sth. Aithne a chur ar dhuine, to become acquainted with s.o. (i) Issue to. Cuireadh a chur ar dhuine, to issue an invitation to s.o. Chuir siad bagairt orm, they threatened me. (j) Emit at. Béic a chur ar dhuine, to yell at s.o. Chuir sé búir orainn, he roared at us. (k) Force on. Bia a chur ar dhuine, to compel s.o. to take food. ~eadh air le spúnóg é, it was fed to him with a spoon. (l) Pass off on. Chuir sé airgead bréige orm, he passed off counterfeit money on me. Ná ~ an bhó bhradach sin air, don’t palm off that thieving cow on him. (m) Express in, translate into. Focail a chur ar rud, to express sth. in words. ~ Béarla air, put it into English. (n)(Of wager) Place on. Geall a chur ar chapall, to put a bet on a horse. ~fidh mé an deich ar an aon leat, I’ll bet ten to one against you. 4. Affect adversely. Tá a chroí ag cur air, his heart is troubling him. Chuir an siúl orm, the walk affected me. ~eann an obair orthu, the work distresses them. Bhí an aimsir ag cur orainn, the weather was against us. S.a. ar aghaidh 2:aghaidh1, críoch13(b).