belt

noun

1 noun for clothes etccrios masc3 c m ubeilt fem2 c m uto fasten a belt crios a cheangalto tighten a belt crios a theannadhhe was wearing a leather belt bhí crios leathair air, bhí crios leathair á chaitheamh aigetool belt crios uirlisíbelt buckle búcla beilte, búcla creasa 2 noun IND , AUTO on machinecrios masc3 c m ubeilt fem2 c m u

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3 noun AUTO seat beltcrios masc3 c m ubeilt fem2 c m uthree-point belt crios trí phointe 4 noun SPOR in judo etccrios masc3 c m ubeilt fem2 c m ushe's a black belt in judo tá crios dubh aici sa júdó 5 noun BOX titlecrios masc3 c m ubeilt fem2 c m uworld championship belt crios chraobh an domhain 6 noun for punishmentleathar masc1 c m ucrios masc3 c m uto give sb the belt an leathar a thabhairt do dhuine, an tslat a thabhairt do dhuine, duine a bhualadh leis an gcrios 7 noun informal hard blowbuille masc4 c m uflíp fem2 c m uhe gave me a belt with the brush thug sé buille den scuab dom 8 noun of landcrios masc3 c m uagricultural belt crios talmhaíochtabelt of land stráice talaimh 9 noun line, chaincrios masc3 c m usraith fem2 c m ubelt of mountains sliabhraon masc1, crios sléibhte 10 noun ASTRON of stars etccrios masc3 c m uan asteroid belt crios astaróideach 11 noun MET of weather featurecrios masc3 c m ubelt of low pressure crios lagbhrú 12 noun informal of drinkbolgam masc1 c m utaoscán masc1 c m ua quick belt of rum bolgam gasta rum

verb

13 verb clothes

INTRANSITIVEthis coat belts at the waist tá crios faoi mo choim ar an gcóta seoshe'd prefer a coat that belts at the waist b'fhearr léi cóta a bhfuil crios ag a coim air

TRANSITIVEshe belted her raincoat cheangail sí crios a cóta báistí

14 verb punish TRANSITIVEan leathar a thabhairt dobuail leis an leathar 15 verb informal hit hard TRANSITIVEbuille a thabhairt do c m uhe belted her one over the head thug sé buille sa chloigeann di, thug sé flíp sa cheann dishe belted him on the side of the head thug sí cluaisín dó 16 verb SPOR, informal kick or hit TRANSITIVElasc verb c m uhe belted three goals past them lasc sé trí chúl isteach orthu 17 verb informal move fast INTRANSITIVElasc verb c m uimigh sna firmimintíimigh crochta PhrVI belted along the motorway thiomáin mé ar luas lasrach ar an mótarbhealach

phrases

to be below the belt

that criticism was below the belt ní féidir an cáineadh sin a chosaint, ní féidir glacadh leis an gcáineadh sin, bhí an cáineadh sin éagórach

to hit below the belt

1 act unfairly, unsportinglybualadh faoin mbeiltbualadh faoin gcriosbuille fealltach a thabhairt 2 BOX hit too lowbuille íseal a bhualadh

to hit sb below the belt

1 treat sb unfairlyduine a bhualadh faoin mbeiltbheith éagórach le duinebuille fill a thabhairt do dhuine 2 BOX hit sb too lowhe hit him below the belt bhuail sé buille íseal air, thug sé buille íseal dó

belt and braces

(also

belt-and-braces

) beilt is gealasachawhat we need is a real belt and braces approach is é atá de dhíth orainn ná cur chuige nach bhfuil lúb ar lár ar bith ann

to tighten your belt

(also

pull in your belt

) gearradh siar c m uwe all need to tighten our belts ní mór dúinn ar fad a bheith barainneach, caithfimid uile a bheith spárálach

to have sth under your belt

1 of positive experience etcrud a bheith faoi do bheilt agatrud a bheith agat i do thiachógyou need to get a win or two under your belt quickly tá bua gasta nó dhó de dhíth ort 2 of food or drinkhe has three brandies under his belt already tá trí bhranda ólta aige cheana féin, tá trí bhranda caite siar aige cheana féinshe had a full breakfast under her belt by six o'clock bhí bricfeasta iomlán ite aici ar a sé a chlog, bhí bricfeasta iomlán curtha siar aici faoina sé a chlog

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