New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bob up · blot up · blow up · boil up · bone up · book up · boot up · buoy up · bag up · bid up

box up

(v + adv) TRANSITIVEcuir i mbosca c m u → see box

box

noun

1 noun cardboard, wooden, etcbosca masc4 c m ua box full of books lán bosca leabhar, bosca lán leabhar 2 noun of chocolates etcbosca masc4 c m ua box of chocolates bosca seacláidí20 euro a box 20 euro an bosca

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3 noun also COMP on page, screenbosca masc4 c m uto tick a box (also to check a box US) tic a chur i mbosca 4 noun MUS , SPOR , THEAT in theatre etcbosca masc4 c m u 5 noun (also jury box) LAWáiléar an ghiúiré c m u 6 noun (also witness box) LAWclár na mionn c m u 7 noun TRANSP junctionacomhal masc1 c m ubosca masc4 c m u 8 noun at post office, newspaper, etcbosca masc4 c m u 9 noun BOT plantcrann bosca c m ua box hedge fál bosca 10 (also boxwood) noun woodcrann bosca c m u 11 noun informal coffincónra fem4 c m u 12 noun TELECOM telephone boxbosca teileafóin c m u 13 noun CLOTH , SPOR protection for genitalsbosca cosanta c m ucosaint fem3 c m u 14 noun ENG protective housingbosca masc4 c m u 15 noun ENG, informal gearboxgiarbhosca masc4 c m u 16 noun COMP part of computerbosca masc4 c m u 17 noun for horsebosca masc4 c m u 18 noun HIST , TRANSP for coachmanbosca tiománaí c m u

verb

19 (also box up) verb pack up TRANSITIVEcuir i mbosca c m u 20 verb format text TRANSITIVEbosca a chur thart ar 21 verb BOX fight

INTRANSITIVEdornáil verb c m ubacsáil verb c m u

TRANSITIVEto box sb bheith ag bacsáil in aghaidh duine

22 verb BOX in match INTRANSITIVEbheith ag dornálaíochtbheith ag bacsáil 23 verb informal punch TRANSITIVEbuail verb c m ubuille a thabhairt do c m u

phrases

to box clever

informaldo chuid cártaí a imirt go clistebheith glic

to box the compass

NAUTan compás a ghabháil

to box sb's ears

clabhta a thabhairt do dhuinecibhear a thabhairt do dhuineleidhce i mbun na cluaise a thabhairt do dhuineto have your ears boxed é a fháil daite faoin gcluas, na cluasa a bheith á dtéamh agat, cleatar a fháil faoin gcluas

a box on the ear

cibhear faoin gcluasleidhce faoin gcluasbuille i mbun na cluaiseto give sb a box on the ear cibhear faoin gcluas a thabhairt do dhuine, leidhce faoin gcluas a thabhairt do dhuine, buille i mbun na cluaise a thabhairt do dhuine

to think outside the box

smaoineamh as an nuabheith cruthaitheachféachaint ar rudaí ar bhealach úr

to be in the box seat

(especially AUSTRALIA), informalan ghaoth a bheith leatbheith chun tosaigh c m uan lámh in uachtar a bheith agat

to be out of your box

informalbheith ar shiúl sa chloigeann informalbheith as do chrann cumhachtahe was out of his box on drink and drugs bhí sé as a chrann cumhachta ar ól agus drugaí

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