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Similar words: foul-up · foul out · boil up · coil up · doll up · feel up · fill up · fog up · fuel up · fur up
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foul up

 1 (v + adv) informal fail INTRANSITIVEpraiseach a dhéanamh den scéalbrachán a dhéanamh den scéalhe completely fouled up rinne sé praiseach cheart chríochnaithe den scéal, rinne sé brachán ceart den scéal 2 (v + adv) informal make a mess of sth TRANSITIVEpraiseach a dhéanamh de  c m ubrachán a dhéanamh de  c m uciseach a dhéanamh de  c m ucocstí a dhéanamh de  c m ushe fouled things up rinne sí praiseach de rudaí, rinne sí cocstí de rudaí
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3 (v + adv) become caught or stuck
TRANSITIVEtéigh in aimhréidh i  c m utéigh i bhfostú i  c m uit fouled up the engine chuaigh sé in aimhréidh san inneall, chuaigh sé i bhfostú san inneall
INTRANSITIVEtéigh in aimhréidh  c m utéigh i bhfostú  c m uthe paper fouled up chuaigh an páipéar in aimhréidh, chuaigh an páipéar i bhfostú
 → see foul

foul

adjective
1. nasty, smelly, etc2. SPOR not allowed by the rules3. of mood, temper4. MET of weather5. rude, offensive6. awful7. wicked8. polluted
verb
9. make dirty10. soil with excrement11. SPOR break rules in sport12. SPOR in baseball13. become caught or stuck14. NAUT of a ship
noun
15. SPOR breach of rules16. SPOR in baseball
phrases
adjective
1 adjective nasty, smelly, etcbréan adj1  c m ulofa adj3  c m uhe took off the foul rags bhain sé de na bratóga bréana, bhain sé de na ceirteacha brocachahe smelled foul bhí sé bréan, bhí boladh bréan uaidh, bhí boladh bréan leisthis food tastes foul! tá blas lofa ar an mbia seo!, tá blas millteanach ar an mbia seo! 2 adjective SPOR not allowed by the rulesfealltach adj1  c m ucalaoiseach adj1  c m uit was a foul tackle greamú fealltach a bhí ann, taicil calaoiseach a bhí ann
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3 adjective of mood, temperdroch- prefshe's in a foul mood tá drochghiúmar uirthi, tá drochaoibh uirthi, tá drochspion uirthi, tá sí cantalach 4 adjective MET of weatherdroch- preffoul weather is forecast for the weekend tá drochaimsir geallta don deireadh seachtaine, aimsir dhona atá tuartha don deireadh seachtaine 5 adjective rude, offensivedroch- prefsalach adj1  c m ubrocach adj1  c m uthey called me foul names bhí siad ag tabhairt ainmneacha gránna ormhe has a foul mouth bíonn drochbhéal air, tá sé tugtha don droch-chaintfoul language droch-chaint, mionnaí móra 6 adjective informal awfuluafásach adj1  c m umillteanach adj1  c m uthe exam was foul bhí an scrúdú uafásach, bhí an scrúdú millteanach 7 adjective literary wickeddanartha adj3  c m umurder most foul dúnmharú danartha 8 adjective pollutedtruaillithe adj3  c m ufoul water uisce truaillithe, uisce salach familiar
verb
9 verb make dirty TRANSITIVEsalaigh verb  c m uit fouls the air salaíonn sé an t-aerto foul the environment an timpeallacht a thruailliú 10 verb soil with excrement TRANSITIVEsalaigh verb  c m utruailligh verb  c m uthe dog fouled the footpath shalaigh an madra an cosán, rinne an madra a chac ar an gcosánto foul yourself tú féin a shalú, cac i do chuid éadaigh, do chac a dhéanamh i do bhríste 11 verb SPOR break rules in sport
TRANSITIVEfeall a dhéanamh ar  c m ucalaois a dhéanamh ar  c m uto foul a player feall a dhéanamh ar imreoir, calaois a dhéanamh ar imreoirthe goalkeeper was fouled rinneadh feall ar an gcúl báire, rinneadh calaois ar an mbáireoir
INTRANSITIVEfeall a dhéanamhcalaois a dhéanamh  c m uhe fouled close to the sideline rinne sé feall gar don taobhlíne
 12 verb SPOR in baseball TRANSITIVEbuail thar teorainnto foul a ball liathróid a bhualadh thar teorainn 13 (also foul up) verb become caught or stuck
TRANSITIVEtéigh in bhfostú itéigh in aimhréidh i  c m utéigh in achrann ithe propeller was fouled by a rope chuaigh rópa in aimhréidh sa lián, chuaigh rópa in achrann sa lián
INTRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfostú  c m utéigh in aimhréidh  c m utéigh in achrannthe rope fouled on a rock chuaigh an rópa in aimhréidh ar charraig, chuaigh an rópa in achrann ar charraig, chuaigh an rópa i bhfostú ar charraig
 14 verb NAUT of a ship TRANSITIVEtar salach ar  c m uto foul another boat teacht salach ar bhád eile
noun
15 noun SPOR breach of rulesfeall masc1  c m ucalaois fem2  c m uto commit a foul on sb feall a dhéanamh ar dhuine, calaois a dhéanamh ar dhuinewe heard his cries of 'foul!' chualamar é ag scairteadh 'feall!' 16 noun SPOR in baseballhe hit a foul chuir sé an liathróid as an imirt
phrases

to foul your (own) nest

 you fouled your own nest bhain tú slat a bhuailfeadh thú féin, chac tú ag do dhoras féin

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