EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
come up, v.i. 1 (Prep. use) Tagann aníos (dréimire, etc.). 2 (Adv. use) a Come up to my room, tar aníos sa seomra chugam. To come up to the surface again, teacht ar uachtar ar ais. b To come up to town, teacht chun an bhaile mhóir. To come up (to the university), tosú ar chúrsa ollscoile. c To come up to s.o., teacht go dtí, chuig, duine. Jur: To come up before the Court, teacht os comhair na Cúirte. d (Of plants) Tagann aníos (trí thalamh). e It came up for discussion, cuireadh faoi dhíospóireacht é; tarraingíodh anuas é. The case comes up for hearing to-morrow, beidh triail na cúise ar siúl amárach; beidh an chúis faoi thriail amárach. f To come up to sth., rud a shroichint. He does not come up to my waist, níl sé ag dul go básta liom. He did not come up to her expectations, níor chruthaigh sé chomh maith agus a bhí sí ag súil leis. g As a violinist he doesn't come up to John, mar veidhleadóir níl sé inchurtha le Seán; níl goir ar bith ina veidhleadóir aige ar Sheán. h To come up against sth., teacht salach ar rud; bualadh in aghaidh ruda. To come up against s.o., dul chun achrainn, chun spairne, le duine. i To come up with s.o., teacht aníos le duine, coinneáil le duine.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He came up from below, tháinig sé aníos. S.a. DOWN3 I 2
It came up to my expectations, bhí sé chomh maith díreach agus a cheapas a bheadh.
Here! Come up and help me! hóigh! aníos anseo leat ag cuidiú liom!
The hour has come to go to bed, to get up, etc., tá sé in am luí, éirí, etc.
(Of thg.) To come, be, up to the mark, bheith chomh maith is ba cheart.
The water came up to his middle, bhí an t-uisce go com air.
Come up one of these days, say Sunday, tar aníos lá éigin gan mhoill, Dé Domhnaigh déarfaimid.
To come up to scratch, (i) seasamh ar an scríoblíne; (ii) cruthú go maith.
He always comes up smiling, ní chuirfeadh an saol drochmhisneach air.
To go up and to come down, dul suas agus teacht anuas.
To come up, teacht aníos.
He came up with me, tháinig sé aníos liom.