New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: check up · cheer up · chew out · screw up · brew up · chew on · cue up · sew up · show up · spew up

chew

1 verb TRANSITIVEcogain verb c m uto chew food bia a chogaint, bia a mheiltto chew tobacco tobac a chogaintare you chewing gum? an bhfuil tú ag cogaint guma?she was chewing her lip bhí sí ag cogaint a liopa, bhí sí ag ithe a liopahe chews his nails bíonn sé ag cogaint a chuid ingne, bíonn sé ag ithe a ingnethe dog was chewing my slippers bhí an madra ag mungailt mo chuid slipéar 2 noun FOOD hard sweetmilseán coganta

Show full entry

3 noun for dogpíosa coganta

phrases

to chew the fat

informal seal comhrá a dhéanamh

to chew the scenery

humorous he chewed the scenery in that movie chuaigh sé thar fóir ina chuid aisteoireachta sa scannán sin

to chew the cud

1 AGR cow etcan chíor a chogaintbheith ag cogaint na círe 2 reflect on and discussbheith ag cur agus ag cúiteamhrud a chur faoi chaibidil

to give people sth to chew on

informal ábhar machnaimh a thabhairt do dhaoinetochas a gcinn a thabhairt do dhaoine

phrasal verbs

chew on

informal (v + prep) TRANSITIVEmachnamh a dhéanamh ar c m ucíor verb c m uspíon verb c m uI'd like to chew on that for a while ba mhaith liom mo mhachnamh a dhéanamh air sin ar feadh tamaill

chew out

informal (especially US) (v + adv) TRANSITIVEíde béil a thabhairt do c m uléasadh teanga a thabhairt doscalladh teanga a thabhairt do

chew over

1 (v + adv) informal think about, discuss TRANSITIVEcíor verb c m uspíon verb c m u 2 (v + adv) (US), informal berate TRANSITIVEcáin go géar c m ustróic verb c m u

chew up

1 (v + adv) with teeth TRANSITIVEcogain verb c m umungail verb c m u 2 (v + adv) damage, destroy TRANSITIVEmill verb c m uscrios verb c m uthe saw chewed up the wood mhill an sábh an t-adhmad 3 (v + adv) use up, consume (especially US) TRANSITIVEídigh verb c m u

Phrases and Examples in other entries

chew »

the saw chewed up the wood mhill an sábh an t-adhmad

See more results »