1 verb very informal curse TRANSITIVEdamnaigh verb c m umallaigh verb c m uhe damned me from a great heightchuir sé a mhíle mallacht ormstay still, damn you!ar son Dé, nach bhfanfá socair!; fan socair, in ainm Dé!damn their arrogancedamnú orthu agus a sotal, scrios Dé ar a sotaldamn him for a cowarddamnú air mar mheatachán very informal, spréadh air mar chladhaire very informaldamn her for being so slydamnú uirthi, nach í atá slítheántadamn it, why don't you just leavedamnú 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 languagedhamnaigh sé an rialtas as an teanga a thréigean, rinne sé cáineadh géar ar an rialtas as an teanga a thréigean
3 verb REL in religious context TRANSITIVEdamnaigh verb c m u4 verb condemn to fate TRANSITIVElig síos c m utar salach ar c m utheir background damns them to long-term unemploymentfágann a gcúlra nach bhfuil i ndán dóibh ach dífhostaíocht fhadtéarmachwhat damns him is his impatienceis é a mhífhoighne a ligeann síos é5 interjection as exclamation very informaldamn!damnú! very informal, a dhiabhail! very informal6 (also damned) adjective expressing anger, impatience very informaldamanta very informal adj3 c m umallaithe very informal adj3 c m uget rid of the damn thingfaigh réidh leis an diabhal rud informalthe boss be damnedbíodh an diabhal ag an mbas very informal, damnú ar an mbas very informaldamned if I knowníl 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 aroundtá a fhios ag Dia nach bhfuilimse ag fanacht timpeall, mise á rá leat nach bhfanfaidh mise thart7 (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 theretá 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 damnis cuma sa sioc, nach cuma sa diabhal? very informal, dheamhan ar miste informal
phrases
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 damnis cuma liom sa diabhal very informal, is cuma liom sa sioc informalthey don't give a damn about the moneyis 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 customerscomhlachtaí ar mór acu a gcuid custaiméirí, comhlachtaí a bhfuil aird acu ar a gcuid custaiméiríhe'd be on the team if he gave a damnbheadh sé ar an bhfoireann dá mbeadh aon spéis aige ann
to not be worth a damn
very informalthe ring isn't worth a damnní 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 youbhí sé míle uair níos fearr ná tusait'd be a damn sight cheaperbheadh 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!
(also
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 leftní raibh faic na ngrást fágtha, ní raibh a dhath ar bith fágtha