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Similar words: mutton · buttoned · unbutton · butt in · buttock · glutton · -buttoned · baton · bottom · butte

button

noun

1 noun on clothescnaipe masc4 c m u 2 noun on machine etccnaipe masc4 c m upress the button for the second floor brúigh an cnaipe don dara hurlár

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3 noun COMP on screencnaipe masc4 c m u 4 noun (especially US) badgesuaitheantas masc1 c m u 5 noun sweetcnaipe masc4 c m uchocolate buttons cnaipí seacláide 6 noun SPOR on fencing foilmurlán masc1 c m u

verb

7 verb fasten with buttons

TRANSITIVEdún verb c m udruid verb c m uto button your coat cnaipí do chóta a dhúnadh, do chóta a dhúnadh

INTRANSITIVEdún le cnaipídruid le cnaipíthis dress buttons up the back tá cnaipí suas an droim ar an ngúna seothey button together ceanglaítear dá chéile le cnaipí iad

adjective

8 adjective small and roundbeag cruinnhis little button eyes a shúile beaga cruinnea little button nose cnaipe beag de shrón, nuta de shrón

phrases

button it!

(also

button your lip!

, button your mouth!

) informaléist do bhéal!dún do chlab!druid do bhéal!fuist!

on the button

1 on timear an bpointe c m uat ten on the button ar bhuille a deich, ar a deich ar an bpointeright on the button go díreach ar an bpointe 2 exactly rightyou're right on the button there tá an ceart ar fad agat ansin

to push sb's buttons

(also

to press sb's buttons

) 1 informal annoy sbduine a spréachadhduine a ghriogadh 2 informal excite sbif she pushes your buttons má tá spéis agat inti, má tá dúil agat inti

to push (all) the right buttons

(also

to press (all) the right buttons

) informaldo chluiche a imirt go maithhe pressed all the right buttons with them chuaigh sé i gcion go mór orthu, chuaigh sé i bhfeidhm go mór orthu

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button

button it!

button your lip!

, button your mouth!

on the button

to push sb's buttons

to press sb's buttons

to push (all) the right buttons

to press (all) the right buttons

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