New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: crowd · crown · brow · chow · cow · crew · crop · grow · prow · row

crow

1 noun ZOOL birdpréachán masc1 c m ucaróg fem2 c m u 2 noun call of cockglao masc4 c m uscairt fem2 c m u

3 noun cry of triumph etcgáir fem2 c m ucrows of triumph gártha caithréime 4 noun informal, pejorative bad singerpréachán masc1 c m u 5 verb call INTRANSITIVEglaoigh verb c m uscairt verb c m uthe cock was crowing at dawn bhí an coileach ag glaoch le breacadh an lae, bhí an coileach ag fógairt an lae 6 verb pejorative boast

INTRANSITIVEbheith ag déanamh gaisce c m uhe has nothing to crow about níl aon ábhar gaisce aige

TRANSITIVE'It was easy,' she crowed. 'Bhí sé furasta,' arsa sise go gaisciúil.; 'Bhí sé éasca,' arsa sise go bomannach.

7 verb coo, gurgle INTRANSITIVEgíog a ligean asatthe baby crowed lig an leanbh gíog as

phrases

as the crow flies

i líne dhíreach trasna na tíreit's only a few miles as the crow flies níl ann ach cúpla míle i líne dhíreach trasna na tíre

to eat crow

(US) do chuid cainte a shlogadha admháil go humhal go raibh tú mícheart

to have a crow to pluck with sb

I have a crow to pluck with her tá casaoid le tabhairt agam di

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