suas, adv. & prep. & a. Up. 1. To higher place or station. Dul ~ ar an stáitse, to go up on the stage. ~ an staighre, an bóthar, an sliabh, up the stairs, the road, the mountain. Ag eitilt ~ sa spéir, flying up into the sky. An bealach ~, the way up. An péire ~, the pair going up. (As vb. imp.) ~ leat! ~ libh! Up you go! 2. At, towards, a higher level. (a)Dhá urlár ~, two floors up. Míle ~ an abhainn, a mile further up the river. Tá an t-uisce ~ go hascaillí orthu anois, the water is now up to their armpits. (b)Tá na costais ~, costs have risen. Bhí na beithígh ~, cattle were dearer. Rachaidh luach na dtithe ~ arís, the price of houses will go up again. 3. To erect position. Éirí ~, to rise up. Seas ~, stand up. Shuigh sé ~ sa chathaoir, he sat up in the chair. 4. Towards maturity. Ag fás ~, growing up. 5. To the south. ~ go Corcaigh, south to Cork. 6. To major centre. ~ go Baile Átha Cliath, up to Dublin. 7. To position regarded as forward. ~ go dtí an tine, up to the fire. Lig ~ go bun na haltóra iad, let them go up to the base of the altar. 8. To point abreast of. Breith ~ ar dhuine, to catch up with s.o. Táimid ag teacht ~ leo, we are overtaking them. Beidh mise ~ leat go fóill, I’ll be even with you yet. Is deacair a bheith ~ leis, he is a very tricky person to deal with. 9. In confrontation with. Dúirt mé ~ leis é, I said it straight out to him. Abair ~ agus anuas leis é, say it to his very face. 10. (Of time) Onwards. Uaidh sin ~, from then on. 11. (Of ancestral line) Backwards. ~ ó Niall go Conn, back in line from Niall to Conn. 12. On high, risen. Tá an ghealach ~, the moon is up. 13. Astir, amiss. Tá rud éigin ~, there is something up. 14. Offered for sale. Tá an talamh ~ aige, he has the land up for auction. 15. In existence. An t-aos óg atá ~ anois, the young people who are going now. Le linn a bhfuil ~, in the lifetime of all of us. Go bhfága Dia ~ iad, God preserve them. 16. With vigour. Labhair ~, speak up. Buail ~ port dúinn, strike up a tune for us. 17. Fully, completely. Ceangail ~ é, tie it up. Glan ~ an teach, clean up the house. Cruinnigh ~ do ghréibhlí, gather up your trumperies. Gléasta ~, dressed up. 18. ~ le, up to, nearly. ~ le céad, nearly one hundred. S.a. síos 6; buail ~, caith~, cuir~, déan~, éirigh~, tabhair~, tar~, tóg~.