1 noun (also clothes peg) for laundrypionna masc4 c m upionna éadaighpeig fem2 c m u2 noun for hangingpionna masc4 c m ubacán masc1 c m utairne masc4 c m uhe hung his coat on a peg inside the doorchroch sé a chóta ar phionna taobh istigh den doras, chroch sé a chóta ar bhacán taobh istigh den doras
3 noun (also tent peg) for tentpionna masc4 c m upeig fem2 c m ubacán masc1 c m utent pegpionna pubaill4 noun FURN, CONSTR for holding things togetherpionna masc4 c m ubacán masc1 c m uit was held together with a pegbhí pionna á choimeád le chéile5 noun for marking positionpionna masc4 c m umaide masc4 c m ubacán masc1 c m uit was marked by pegsbhí pionnaí thart ar an áit a raibh sé, mharcáil pionnaí an áit a raibh sé6 noun MUS (also tuning peg) for adjusting stringspionna masc4 c m ueochair fem5 c m ushe tightened the pegtheann sí an pionna7 noun ECON for controlling currency etcpionnáil fem3 c m uceangal masc1 c m u8 noun informal legcos fem2 c m uyour right pegdo chos dheas
verb
9 verb fasten TRANSITIVEcroch verb c m uhe pegged the washing on the linechroch sé an níochán ar an líneshe pegged up her scarfchroch sí a scaifhe pegged it to the wallchroch sé ar an mballa éthey were pegged togetherbhí siad pionnáilte le chéilepeg it down at the bottomcuir peig in íochtar ann, pionnáil síos ag a bhun é10 verb throw, pass TRANSITIVEcaith verb c m ucuir verb c m utabhair verb c m upeg me that hammercaith chugam an casúr sin, cuir chugam an casúr sin, tabhair dom an casúr sin11 verb ECON prices, wages, etc TRANSITIVEpionnáil verb c m uceangail verb c m uit's pegged to the dollartá sé pionnáilte leis an dollar, tá sé ceangailte leis an dollarit's pegged at 3%tá sé pionnáilte ag 3%a pegged exchange rateráta malairte pionnáilte
phrases
to have sb pegged
I had him pegged as a messerbhí mé den tuairim gur méiseálaí ba ea é, bhí sé thíos mar phleidhce agam
a peg to hang sth on
(also
a peg on which to hang sth
)it was a peg to hang the war onleithscéal chun cogaidh a bhí ann
to peg it
informal1 runna cosa a thabhairt leat c m una boinn a thabhairt leatI pegged itthug mé na cosa liom, thug mé do na boinn é, seo liom ar nós na gaoithe2 diecniog c m ustiúg c m u
a square peg in a round hole
he's a square peg in a round holeis é an gabha ag déanamh bróg é
to take sb down a peg or two
(also
to bring sb down a peg or two
, to take sb down a peg
)an ghaoth a bhaint as seolta duinean gus a bhaint as duinebéim síos a thabhairt do dhuineleagan a bhaint as duine