cop

1 noun POLICE, informal police officerpóilín masc4 c m upéas masc4 c m upílear masc1 c m ugarda masc4 c m ucop car carr póilíní 2 noun TEXT on spindlepróiste snátha

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3 verb informal get TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m ushe copped it from the museum thóg sí é ón músaem, d'ardaigh sí léi é as an músaem, thug sí léi é as an músaem, ghoid sí é ón músaemcop hold of that hammer beir ar an gcasúr sin, faigh greim ar an gcasúr sin 4 verb informal sth unpleasant TRANSITIVEI copped a bad cold tháinig drochshlaghdán ormthe girl copped glass in her hair chuaigh gloine i bhfostú i ngruaig an chailínshe copped very bad criticism rinneadh cáineadh an-ghéar uirthi 5 verb informal (US) win, find TRANSITIVEhe copped a parking space tháinig sé ar spás páirceála 6 verb informal attitude TRANSITIVEtarraing chugat c m utarraing ort féinthey copped a new attitude d'athraigh siad béasa

phrases

to cop a feel

informal bheith ag crúbáilhe was copping a feel of her breasts bhí sé ag crúbáil a brollaigh, bhí sé ag crúbáil ar a brollach

to cop a load of sth

very informal lán na súl a bhaint as rudhe copped a load of the view bhain sé lán a dhá shúil as an radharc

to cop a plea

LAW, informal margáil pléadála a dhéanamh

to cop it

informal 1 get into troublebheith i dtrioblóidyou'll cop it if you do that beidh tú i dtrioblóid má dhéanann tú sin 2 be killedhe copped it last night maraíodh é aréir

fair cop

informal that's a fair cop tá sé sin cothrom go leor, is dócha go raibh sé sin tuillte agam

not much cop

informal he's not much cop as a manager ní bainisteoir rómhaith é, níl sé thar mholadh beirte mar bhainisteoir, níl mórán cuma air mar bhainisteoir

cop

to cop a feel

to cop a load of sth

to cop a plea

to cop it

fair cop

not much cop

good cop, bad cop

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