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erect in Irish

díreach

erect

Additional definitions

  • exact
  • lineal
  • upright
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • direct to mark
  • in direct order
  • in straight direction

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Níl a fhios agam go díreach.

I don't know exactly.B1

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.B1

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

That's just what I want to hear.A2

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

What do you really want from us?A2

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.B1

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You may also meet these forms of díreach in a sentence.

Base form
díreach
Séimhiú
dhíreach
Urú
ndíreach
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