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Meaning of idir | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR B1
ˈidʲəɾʲ

Definitions

  1. between
    dative, plural
  2. both (paired with agus (“and”))
    dative, plural
  3. partly...partly..., half...half... (paired with agus (“and”))
    dative, plural

Equivalents

English between

Examples

“idir fhir agus mhná”

between men and women

“Idir ann is idir as. Idir thuaidh is idir theas.”

Between in and between out. Between north and between south.

“idir chait agus mhadraí”

both cats and dogs

“idir bheith ag caint agus chanadh”

half talking, half singing

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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