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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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refuse
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defense
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delouse
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diffuse
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deface
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defame
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defile
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define
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douse
EN > GA
GA > EN
defuse
1
verb
make less tense
TRANSITIVE
maolaigh
verb
c
m
u
an ghoimh a bhaint as
she tried to defuse the tension
rinne sí iarracht an teannas a mhaolú
,
rinne sí iarracht an ghoimh a bhaint as an scéal
2
verb
MIL
remove fuse
TRANSITIVE
dí-aidhnínigh
c
m
u
Phrases and Examples in other entries
move in
»
the army moved in to defuse the bomb
chuaigh an t-arm isteach leis an dochar a bhaint as an mbuama
tension
»
in an effort to defuse tension
mar iarracht ar an teannas a mhaolú
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