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damn

1. verb curse2. verb condemn3. verb REL in religious context4. verb condemn to fate5. interjection as exclamation6. adjective expressing anger, impatience7. adverb used for emphasis8. noun nothing
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1 verb very informal curse TRANSITIVEdamnaigh verb  c m umallaigh verb  c m uhe damned me from a great height chuir sé a mhíle mallacht ormstay still, damn you! ar son Dé, nach bhfanfá socair!; fan socair, in ainm Dé!damn their arrogance damnú orthu agus a sotal, scrios Dé ar a sotaldamn him for a coward damnú air mar mheatachán very informal, spréadh air mar chladhaire very informaldamn her for being so sly damnú uirthi, nach í atá slítheántadamn it, why don't you just leave damnú air, cad chuige nach n-imeofá! 2 verb condemn TRANSITIVEdamnaigh verb  c m ucáin verb  c m ufeann verb  c m uhe damned the government for abandoning the language dhamnaigh sé an rialtas as an teanga a thréigean, rinne sé cáineadh géar ar an rialtas as an teanga a thréigean
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3 verb REL in religious context TRANSITIVEdamnaigh verb  c m u 4 verb condemn to fate TRANSITIVElig síos  c m utar salach ar  c m utheir background damns them to long-term unemployment fágann a gcúlra nach bhfuil i ndán dóibh ach dífhostaíocht fhadtéarmachwhat damns him is his impatience is é a mhífhoighne a ligeann síos é 5 interjection as exclamation very informaldamn! damnú! very informal, a dhiabhail! very informal 6 (also damned) adjective expressing anger, impatience very informaldamanta very informal adj3  c m umallaithe very informal adj3  c m uget rid of the damn thing faigh réidh leis an diabhal rud informalthe boss be damned bíodh an diabhal ag an mbas very informal, damnú ar an mbas very informaldamned if I know níl a fhios agam sa diabhal very informal, dheamhan a fhios agam informal, níl a fhios agam sa riach informal, níl a fhios agam faoi DhiaI'll be damned! dar m'anam! informal, dar fia! informal, dar an leabhar!I'll be damned if I stay around tá a fhios ag Dia nach bhfuilimse ag fanacht timpeall, mise á rá leat nach bhfanfaidh mise thart 7 (also damned) adverb used for emphasis very informaldamanta very informal  c m udiabhlaí very informal  c m uit's damn difficult for us to get there tá deacracht an diabhail againn dul ann very informal, tá sé damanta doiligh orainne dul ann very informaldamn right! d'fhéadfá a rá!, an ceart ar fad agat!, féadfaidh tú a bheith lánchinnte! 8 noun nothing very informalit doesn't matter a damn is cuma sa sioc, nach cuma sa diabhal? very informal, dheamhan ar miste informal
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to damn sb/sth with faint praise

moladh liom leat a thabhairt do dhuine/rudmoladh a chodail amuigh a thabhairt do dhuine/rud

damned if you do, damned if you don't

loscadh nó crochadh, is é an dá mhar a chéile éis é an dá mhar a chéile érogha an dá dhíogha atá ann

to not give a damn

very informalI don't give a damn is cuma liom sa diabhal very informal, is cuma liom sa sioc informalthey don't give a damn about the money is cuma leo sa diabhal faoin airgead, is cuma sa sioc leo faoin airgead, is ríchuma leo faoin airgead

to give a damn

very informalcompanies who do give a damn about their customers comhlachtaí ar mór acu a gcuid custaiméirí, comhlachtaí a bhfuil aird acu ar a gcuid custaiméiríhe'd be on the team if he gave a damn bheadh sé ar an bhfoireann dá mbeadh aon spéis aige ann

to not be worth a damn

very informal the ring isn't worth a damn ní fiú faic an fáinne, ní fiú uisce na bprátaí an fáinne, ní fiú cac sleaidí an fáinne very informal

a damn sight ...

very informalmíle uair níos ...i bhfad Éireann níos ...he was a damn sight better than you bhí sé míle uair níos fearr ná tusait'd be a damn sight cheaper bheadh sé i bhfad Éireann níos saoire

and damn the consequences!

very informalagus bíodh an diabhal aige! very informalis cuma sa sioc céard a tharlóidh! informalagus chead aige!

and damn the expense!

very informalagus bíodh an diabhal ag an gcostas! very informalagus chead ag an gcostas!

damn it!

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God damn it!

) very informaldamnú! very informal  c m ua dhiabhail! very informal  c m uscrios Dé! very informalléan air!

damn all

very informalfaic na frídefaic na ngrást  c m uthere was damn all left ní raibh faic na ngrást fágtha, ní raibh a dhath ar bith fágtha

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