bang
verb
1 verb strike noisily 2 verb hit noisily against sthShow full entry
3 verb also SPOR ball etc TRANSITIVElasc verb buail verb she banged a goal into the corner lasc sí cúl isteach sa chúinne 4 verb door, lid etc 5 verb make loud noise INTRANSITIVEpléasc verb the pipes banging scared me scanraigh tormán na bpíopaí mé, scanraigh cleatráil na bpíopaí mé 6 verb body part TRANSITIVEbuail verb she banged her head into the door bhuail sí a ceann faoin doras 7 verb vulgar have sex with TRANSITIVEcláraigh very informal verb rúisc very informal verb téigh suas ar very informal
noun
8 noun loud noiseplab masc4 pléasc fem2 tailm fem2 rap masc4 the bang of the door woke me dhúisigh plabadh an dorais méit fell with a bang thit sé de phleist 9 noun loud strikebuille masc4 rap masc4 lasc fem2 a bang on the window rap ar an bhfuinneog 10 noun knock to body partbuille masc4 rap masc4 lasc fem2 iarraidh fem a bang on the head buille sa cheann, iarraidh sa chloigeannhe got a bang from a ball fuair sé buille de liathróid 11 noun (US), informal thrilltógáil croí éirí croíI'm sure you'll get a bang out of it tá mé cinnte go bhfaighidh tú éirí croí as, tá mé cinnte mbainfidh tú ríshásamh asadverb
12 adverb informal absolutely, exactlygo pointeáilte go cruinn díreachthe level is bang on tá an leibhéal díreach i gceartbang in the centre of Dublin cruinn díreach i lár Bhaile Átha Cliathit's bang on tá sé díreach i gceart, tá sé ar fheabhasinterjection
13 interjection explosive soundplab pléasc it went bang phléasc sé, d'imigh sé de phlab 14 interjection indicating sth suddengo tobann ar iompú do bhoisede thapaigeanI opened the door and bang, there she was d'oscail mé an doras agus bhí sí ansin romham, d'oscail mé an doras agus b'in romham í