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wear down

 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + adv) shoes, tyres, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachcreim verb cmucaith verb cmu his teeth are worn down tá a chuid fiacla creimthe his shoes were worn down bhí a chuid bróg caite 2 (v + adv) cliff, rock face, etc transitiveaistreachcreim verb cmu the cliff has been worn down by the sea tá an aill creimthe ag an bhfarraige 3 (v + adv) resistance, spirit, strength transitiveaistreachtraoch verb cmutuirsigh verb cmu they wore down the opposition rinne siad a gcéilí comhraic a thraochadh, thuirsigh siad a gcéilí comhraic we were worn down by the long journey bhíomar traochta ag an turas fada, bhíomar tugtha i ndiaidh an turais fhada→ wear
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