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bounce back

(v + adv) also FIN INTRANSITIVEtéarnaigh verb  c m utar chugat féin  c m u → see bounce

bounce

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noun
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verb
1 verb of ball etc
INTRANSITIVEpreab verb  c m uléim verb  c m uit bounced off the post phreab sé den chuaille
TRANSITIVEpreab verb  c m ubocáil verb  c m u
2 verb of light, sound, etc
INTRANSITIVEpreab verb  c m ubocáil verb  c m uthe sound bounces back off the cliffs preabann an fhuaim ar ais de na beanna
TRANSITIVEbocáil verb  c m ufrithchaith verb  c m upreab verb  c m u
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3 verb move up and down INTRANSITIVEpreab verb  c m u 4 verb move energetically INTRANSITIVEpocléim verb  c m uthe dog was bouncing along beside me bhí an madra ag pocléim le mo thaobh 5 verb FIN cheque
TRANSITIVEdiúltaigh verb  c m uob technical term verb  c m uthe bank bounced the cheque dhiúltaigh an banc an seic
INTRANSITIVEpreab verb  c m uthe cheque bounced phreab an seic, obadh an seic
6 verb COMP (also bounce back) email INTRANSITIVEpreab ar ais  c m u 7 verb informal move sb TRANSITIVEcaith amach  c m ubata agus bóthar a thabhairt do  c m ushe was bounced from the school caitheadh amach as an scoil í
noun
8 noun of ball etcpreab fem2  c m upreabadh masc  c m uonly one bounce is allowed níl ach preab amháin ceadaithethe ball took a bounce phreab an liathróid 9 noun of surface etcpreabadh masc  c m uthis court has a great bounce tá an-phreabadh sa chúirt seo 10 noun energy, livelinessbeocht fem3  c m ubrí fem4  c m uthe bounce is back in your step tá tú ar ais ar do sheanléim, tá tú breá breabhsánta arísthere's a great bounce about the place tá an áit breá bríomhar 11 noun FIN, POL in prices, success, etcborradh masc  c m uteacht aniar  c m uthe campaign got a bounce in the last month tháinig borradh faoin bhfeachtas i rith na míosa deiridh
phrases

to bounce sb on your knee

she was bouncing the baby on her knee bhí sí ag cealgadh an pháiste ar a glúin, bhí sí ag déanamh capaillín leis an bpáiste

on the bounce

SPOR, informal 1 in successionas a chéile  c m ui ndiaidh a chéile  c m uour third win on the bounce an tríú bua as a chéile againn 2 as reactionshe started going out with him on the bounce thosaigh sí ag dul amach leis tar éis di briseadh suas le fear eile

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