Irish word

díreach

erect

adjectivemasculine/ˈdʲiːɾʲəx/

díreach means “erect” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʲiːɾʲəx/.

Definitions

Níl a fhios agam go díreach.

I don't know exactly.

Sleamhnaigh mé agus thit mé ar an trasrian, díreach nuair a chas an solas chuig dearg.

I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.

Sin é go díreach an rud atá mé ag iarraidh a chloisteáil.

That's just what I want to hear.

Cad é go díreach atá tú ag iarraidh a fháil uainn?

What do you really want from us?

Díreach toisc gur mac tíre mé glacann gach duine leis gur drochdhuine mé.

Just because I'm a wolf, everybody assumes I'm a bad guy.

Travel

siar

westerly

thiar

west

thuaidh

north

theas

south

soir

east

eaglasta

church

coimhthíoch

shy

aireach

careful

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