EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
affect1, v.tr. 1 a Cleachtaim (siúl, éadach). b He affects to be an artist, cuireann sé i gcéill gur ealaíontóir é. He affects big words, cumann sé caint ghalánta dó féin. He affects the high-brow, cuireann sé i gcéill gur duine intleachtach atá ann. c Ligim orm. He affects stupidity, ligeann sé air féin go bhfuil sé dallintinneach. 2 (Of animals) Taithíonn (tír, dúiche).
affect2, v.tr. 1 a Cuirim isteach ar, téim i bhfeidhm ar, imríonn ar. The cost of printing affects it, tá baint ag costas na clódóireachta leis. The climate is affecting his health, tá an aeráid ag goilleadh ar a shláinte. It affects me personally, tá baint ar leith aige liomsa. b It affected his heart, chuaigh sé faoin gcroí aige. That does not affect the matter, ní bhaineann sin leis an scéal. That affected the course of the war, chuaigh sin i bhfeidhm ar chúrsaí an chogaidh. 2 Goilleann ar, scrúdann. I was affected by the sight of it, tháinig tocht orm nuair a chonaic mé é.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is well, ill, affected towards me, tá bá, fiamh, aige liom.
He is affected with the disease, tá an aicíd air.
His lungs are affected (by the disease), tá sé sna scamhóga aige.
I was very much affected by it, chuir sé as dom go mór.
I fail to see how that affects you, ní thuigim conas a bhaineann sin leat.
It does not affect me immediately, ní chuireann sé dada as domsa go díreach.
To affect reluctance, ligean ort féin gur in éadan do thola é.