EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
rate1, s. 1 Ráta m. Rate per cent., ráta faoin gcéad. Birth, death, rate, ráta beireatais, báis. 2 a Ráta, luas m. Rate of speed, luas m. El: Rate of charging, ráta m luchtaithe. Going at the rate of twenty miles per hour, ag gabháil fiche míle san uair. He was going at a tremendous rate, bhí siúl as cuimse faoi. b Ráta (airgid). Rate of interest, ráta úis. The Bank rate, an ráta Bainc. Market rate, ráta margaidh. Ind: Rate of wages, ráta pá. Insurance rate, táille m árachais. Harbour rates, rátaí cuain. Freight rate, táille iompair. Railway rates, táillí iarnróid. To pay s.o. at the rate of . . ., duine a íoc de réir . . . Rate of living, caighdeán maireachtála. At that rate, dá réir sin. At any rate, ar chuma ar bith. 3 Adm: Sraith f, gearradh m rátaí mpl. Borough rates, sratha boirge. (Of pers.) To come upon the rates, dul i muinín cúnaimh phoiblí. 4 Meastachán m. To value sth. at a low rate, gan mórán measa a bheith agat ar rud.
rate2 . 1 v.tr. a Measaim. To rate sth. high, ardmheas a bheith agat ar rud. b To rate s.o. at a certain sum, an oiread seo rátaí a ghearradh ar dhuine. c Grádaím (gluaisteán, long). 2 v.i. Grádaítear(at, mar).
rate3, v.tr. Scallaim, tugaim íde béil do.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
(Rate of) exchange, ráta malairte.
At the current rate of exchange, de réir ráta malairte na huaire.
Com: Specially favourable rate, ráta ríbhuntáisteach.
Of first-rate quality, den chéad scoth.
A first-rate meal, nua gach bia agus sean gach dí.
A first-rate idea!, maith an cuimhneamh é! ardchuimhneamh!
He is a first-rate man, is é plúr na bhfear é.
adv.It is going first-rate, tá sé ag déanamh go seoigh, go diail.
Flat rate of pay, ráta cothrom tuarastail.
High rate of interest, ráta trom úis.
If they are poor, they are at any rate happy, má tá siad bocht féin tá siad sona sásta.
Adm: To strike a rate, ráta a ghearradh.
F: At a tearing rate, mar a bheadh an ghaoth Mhárta ann.