New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bully · ball · bell · bill · boll · bulb · bulk · cull · dull · full

bull

noun

1 noun ZOOL adult male cowtarbh masc1 c m u 2 noun large manfathach masc1 c m utarbh masc1 c m ua bull of a man fathach fir

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3 noun ZOOL adult male seal, elephant, etcbull seal rón fireann 4 noun FIN predicting price risebulla masc4 c m u 5 noun REL papal pronouncementbulla masc4 c m u 6 noun SPOR in dartssúil sprice c m usúil ghloine c m u 7 noun very informal nonsenseamaidí fem4 c m uraiméis fem2 c m useafóid fem2 c m uthat's bull! sin seafóid!, níl ann sin ach amaidí!

verb

8 verb mate cow TRANSITIVEdoir verbthat cow was bulled a month ago doireadh an bhó sin mí ó shin, tugadh an bhó sin chuig tarbh mí ó shin 9 verb (US) push forcefully

INTRANSITIVEdo bhealach a bhrú c m u

TRANSITIVEhe bulled his way through four players bhrúigh sé a bhealach trí cheathrar imreoirí

phrases

to take the bull by the horns

dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhbaghaidh a thabhairt ar an bhfadhb

to be like a bull in a china shop

he was like a bull in a china shop bhí sé mar a bheadh tarbh i dteach itheacháin, bhí sé mar a bheadh tine ar a chraiceann

to be like a bull at a gate

she went charging in like a bull at a gate isteach léi mar a bheadh bean mhire ann

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