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fasten

 1 verb close, join
TRANSITIVEceangail verb  c m uto fasten a knot snaidhm a cheangalfasten your seat belt cuir ort do chrios sábhála
INTRANSITIVEceangail verb  c m ugreamaigh verb  c m uthey fasten together with velcro greamaíonn siad le chéile le velcro
 2 verb fix, attach sth to sth TRANSITIVEceangail verb  c m ugreamaigh verb  c m ufeistigh verb  c m uthe straps were fastened to the handlebars bhí na strapaí ceangailte de na hanlaí
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3 verb clasp (arms etc) around TRANSITIVEfáisc verb  c m ushe fastened her arms around me d'fháisc sí a lámha i mo thimpeall

fastened

 adjectiveceangailte adj3  c m u
phrasal verbs

fasten on

 (also

fasten upon

) 1 (v + prep) fix eyes, gaze TRANSITIVEdírigh ar PhrV  c m uher eyes fastened on me sháigh sí a súile ionam, chuir sí na súile tríomhe fastened his gaze on the old building dhírigh sé a shúil ar an seanfhoirgneamh 2 (v + prep) literary fix thoughts, attention TRANSITIVEdírigh ar PhrV  c m uthe critics fastened upon his conclusions dhírigh na léirmheastóirí ar a chuid conclúidíthey fastened their hopes on her experience chuir siad a ndóchas sa taithí a bhí aici

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