EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
méadú, m. (gs. -daithe, pl. -duithe). 1. vn. of méadaigh. 2. Increase, multiplication; enlargement; growth. (a)~ cíosa, caipitil, maoine, increase of rent, of capital, of wealth. ~ prionta, enlargement of print. Méadú loit, aggravation of wound. ~ póir, multiplication of seed. ~ misnigh, rise in courage. ~ coirp, growth of body. ~ glóire, glorification. Cumas méadaithe, magnifying power. (b) (With ar) ~ ar shiopa, extension to shop. ~ ar luach earraí, increase in price of goods. ~ ar theacht isteach, addition to income. ~ ar olc, aggravation of evil. ~ ar nóta ceoil, augmentation of note in music. Is mór an ~ a tháinig air, he has grown a lot; it has increased very much.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ imtharraingthe, méadaithe, scaipthe, spréite, taifigh, attractive, magnifying, scattering, dispersive, resolving, power.
Méadú, laghdú, ~, increase, decrease, in population.
Méadú, cúngú, glanadh, téamh, cruachan, díospóireacht, a dhéanamh ar rud, to enlarge, narrow, clean, warm, harden, debate, sth.
Ag méadú agus ag flúirsiú, increasing and multiplying.
~ comhchruinnithe, méadaithe, condenser, magnifying, lens.
1. Tuarastal a mhéadú, to increase a salary.
Páirc a mhéadú, to enlarge a field.
Suim a mhéadú faoi dhó, to multiply an amount by two.
2. Gasúr atá ag méadú, a growing boy.
Bhí an stoirm ag méadú, the storm was increasing.
Tá an líon daoine ag méadú, the population is increasing.
Pór ag méadú, seed multiplying.
Tá gach aon rud ag méadú chucu, everything is prospering for them.
3. Méadú ar, to add to, increase.
~ méadaithe, multiplication table.