New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: cards · chard · bard · car · care · carp · cart · cord · curd · hard

card

noun

1 noun stiff papercárta masc4 c m ucairtpháipéar masc1 c m u 2 noun for greetings etccárta masc4 c m ua congratulations card cárta comhghairdis

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3 noun GAMES playing cardcárta masc4 c m uplaying cards cártaí imearthacard game cluiche cártaí 4 noun FIN for bank etccárta masc4 c m upayment card cárta íocaíochta 5 noun postcardcárta masc4 c m ucárta poist c m u 6 noun business cardcárta masc4 c m ucárta gnó c m u 7 noun for info, ID, etccárta masc4 c m u 8 noun COMP for computer, phone etccárta masc4 c m u 9 noun HORSE list of racescárta masc4 c m uclár rásaí 10 noun SPOR for disciplining playercárta masc4 c m u 11 noun TEXT for wool, cottoncarda masc4 c m u 12 noun informal amusing personhe's a right card is boc ceart é, is diabhlaí an ceann é, is diail an fear seoigh é, cása de dhuine é

verb

13 verb SPOR discipline player TRANSITIVEcárta a thabhairt dohe was carded tugadh cárta dó 14 verb GOLF get score TRANSITIVEscóráil verb c m uI carded a 73 scóráil mé 73 15 verb TEXT wool or cotton TRANSITIVEcardáil verb c m uto card wool olann a chardáil

phrases

on the cards

(also

in the cards

US) ar na bacáina strike is on the cards tá stailc ar na bacáin, tharlódh go mbeadh stailc ann

sb's best/strongest/winning card

experience is their strongest card taithí an mámh is fearr atá acu

the cards are stacked against sb

the cards are stacked against him tá sé ag snámh in aghaidh easa

the cards are stacked in sb's favour

the cards are stacked in her favour tá na máite uile aici

to get your cards

(also

to be given your cards

) bata agus bóthar a fháil

to have a card up your sleeve

cleas a choimeád siarmámh mór a bheith ceilte agat

to have/hold all the cards

na máite ar fad a bheith agat

to lay your cards on the table

(also

to put your cards on the table

) rud a rá go neamhbhalbhrud a rá amach díreachshe laid her cards on the table níor chuir sí fiacail ann, ní dheachaigh sí ar chúl scéithe leis, ní dheachaigh sí anonn ná anall leis, ní raibh aon siar ná aniar aici leis

to play a card

cárta a imirt

to play/keep/hold your cards close to your chest

rún a choimeád agat féinhe held his cards close to his chest níor lig sé fios a rúin le haon duine

to play the ... card

he played the race card tharraing sé cúrsaí cine chuige féin, d'imir sé cúig an chiníochaisshe'll play the gender card when it suits her tiocfaidh sí i dtír ar chúrsaí inscne nuair a fheileann sé di, bainfidh sí leas as cúrsaí inscne nuair a fhóireann sé di

card

on the cards

in the cards

sb's best/strongest/winning card

the cards are stacked against sb

the cards are stacked in sb's favour

to get your cards

to be given your cards

to have a card up your sleeve

to have/hold all the cards

to lay your cards on the table

to put your cards on the table

to play a card

to play/keep/hold your cards close to your chest

to play the ... card

to play your cards right

to play your cards well/badly/wisely

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