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cheek

1. noun ANAT on face2. noun ANAT buttock3. noun impertinence4. verb speak rudely
phrases
1 noun ANAT on facegrua fem4  c m uleiceann masc1  c m upluc fem2  c m uhe has rosy cheeks tá pluca dearga air, tá luisne ina ghrua 2 noun ANAT buttockmás masc1  c m u
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3 noun impertinencedánacht fem3  c m usotal masc1  c m uwhat cheek! a leithéid de dhánacht!, a leithéid de shotal!, a leithéid d'éadan!I've had enough of your cheek tá mo sháith agam de do chuid seanchainte, tá mo dhóthain agam den teallaireacht uaitsehe gave his mother cheek thug sé aisfhreagra ar a mháthairshe's got a cheek! is dána an t-éadan atá uirthi!, nach dána an mhaise di é!, nach aici atá an muineál!, nach í atá dalba! 4 verb informal speak rudely TRANSITIVEbheith dalba lebheith dímhúinte lebheith mímhúinte lebheith ag teallaireacht lehe cheeked the teacher bhí sé dímhúinte leis an múinteoir, bhí sé dalba leis an múinteoir, thug sé seanchaint don mhúinteoir
phrases

cheek to cheek

leiceann le leiceanngrua ar ghruathey were dancing cheek to cheek bhí siad ag rince leiceann le leiceann, bhí siad ag damhsa grua le grua

cheek by jowl

taobh le taobhtaobh le chéileag taobh a chéilele hais a chéilethe hospital is cheek by jowl with the prison tá an otharlann an-ghar don phríosúnthe two families lived cheek by jowl in that house chónaigh an dá theaghlach i mullach a chéile sa teach sin

to turn the other cheek

an leiceann eile a iompúan leiceann eile a thabhairt

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