24 Reference library
Oxford Business French Dictionary: French-English
24
heures sur 24
adj
around-the-clock,
round-the-clock
a 1 voc partic Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
voc partic
followed by lenition
a
dhuine uasail
Sir
;
táim anseo,
a
Shiobhán!
I'm here, Siobhán!
;
a
Bhreandáin,
a
chara
Dear Breandán
a 2 partic Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
partic
used with non-adjectival numbers
a
haon,
a
dó,
a
trí
one, two, three
;
uimhir
a
daichead
a
hocht
number forty-eight
a 3 partic Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
partic
used with verbal nouns
ceol
a
sheinnt
to play music
;
duine
a
mholadh
to praise a person
a 4 poss adj Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
poss adj
his
;
her
;
its
;
their
;
a
chóta
his coat
;
a
cóta
her coat
;
a
gcótaí
their coats
;
a
aintín
his aunt
;
a
haintín
her aunt
;
a
n-aintín
their aunt
;
d'ith an madra
a
dhinnéar
the dog ate its dinner
a 5 Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
A
rel partic
1
direct relative: followed by independent form of verb; lenites except when followed by an autonomous verb
an cailín
a
théann abhaile ar a hocht
a
chlog
the girl who goes home at eight o'clock
;
an bhean
a
d'ól an tae
the woman who drank the tea
;
na daoine
a
íosfaidh an béile seo
the people who will eat this meal
;
an carr atá lasmuigh den teach
the car which is outside the house
2
indirect relative: followed by dependent form of verb –
...
a 6 partic Reference library
Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
partic
bhí ionadh orm
a
shaoráidí
a
bhí sé
I was amazed how easy it was
;
nuair
a
chuimhníonn tú ar
a
dheacra atá sé
when one considers how difficult it is
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Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English
poss adj
as 3rd person singular and plural object of verbal noun
bhí sé
á
cháineadh
he was criticizing him
;
tá siad
á
c
á
ineadh
they are criticizing her
;
bhí iománaíocht
á
himirt aige
he was playing hurling
;
bíonn sí i gcónaí
á
gc
á
ineadh
she is always criticizing them
a 2 indef. art. Quick reference
Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: English German (4 ed.)
indef. art.
ein/eine/ein
;
he is
a
gardener/
a
Frenchman
er ist Gärtner/Franzose
;
she did not say
a
word
sie sagte kein Wort
à prep Quick reference
Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: French-English (4 ed.)
prep
■
Note You will find translations for expressions such as machine à écrire, aller à la pêche etc, at the entries
,
, etc. - For the uses of à with the verbs aller, être, avoir, penser etc, see the entries for these verbs.
A
to
;
aller
à
Paris
to go to Paris
;
se rendre au travail
to go to work
B
at
;
in
;
à
la maison
at home
...
a 1, Quick reference
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: English-Italian (4 ed.)
( letter)
a,
A f inv
;
Mus
la m inv
a 2 Quick reference
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: English-Italian (4 ed.)
1
/ ə/
;
accentato
/ eɪ/
;
( before a vowel an
)
indef art
un m
,
una f
;
( before s + consonant, gn, ps, z
)
uno
;
( before nf starting with vowel)
un'
;
( each)
a
;
I am a lawyer
sono avvocato
;
a tiger is a feline
la tigre è un felino
;
a knife and fork
un coltello e una forchetta
;
a Mr Smith is looking for you
un certo signor Smith
...
a prep Quick reference
Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English (4 ed.)
prep
■
Note La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo. No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria I love my country paseo a mi perro I walk my dog. En los casos en
...
à Präp.; Quick reference
Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: German-English (4 ed.)
Präp.;
mit Nom., Akk.
( Kaufmannsspr.)
zehn Marken
à
0,56 Euro
ten stamps at 0.56 euros each
a prep Quick reference
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: Italian-English (4 ed.)
(
ad
before vowel
)
prep
to
;
( stato in luogo, tempo, età)
at
;
( con mese, città)
in
;
( mezzo, modo)
by
;
dire qualcosa a qualcuno
tell somebody something
;
alle tre
at three o'clock
;
a vent'anni
at the age of twenty
;
a Natale
at Christmas
;
a dicembre
in December
;
ero al cinema
I was at the cinema
;
vivo a Londra
I live in London
;
a due a due
two by two
;
a piedi
on or by foot
;
maglia a maniche
...
a indef art Quick reference
Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary: English-Spanish (4 ed.)
indef art
un,
una
;
a Mrs Smith called
llamó una tal señora Smith
;
have you got a car?
¿tienes coche?
;
he didn't say a word
no dijo ni una palabra
;
she's a dentist
es dentista
;
what a shock!
¡qué susto!
;
it costs 2 dollars a pound
cuesta 2 dólares la libra
A & E abbr. Quick reference
Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: English German (4 ed.)
abbr.
=
accident and emergency
=
