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gun

1 noun firearmgunna masc4 c m uto carry a gun gunna a iomparto fire a gun gunna a scaoileadh 2 noun informal shootergunnadóir masc3 c m ushe's our best gun is í an gunnadóir is fearr atá againn í, ise an bhean ghunna is fearr dá bhfuil againn

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3 noun HUNT hunter with firearmgunnadóir seilge 4 noun MIL large gungunna masc4 c m ugunna mór c m uanti-aircraft gun gunna frith-aerárthaífield gun gunna machaire 5 noun DIY , CRAFT , ENG toolgunna masc4 c m upaint gun gunna péinte, péintghunna masc4 6 verb rev TRANSITIVEreibheáil verb c m u 7 verb drive fast TRANSITIVEtiomáin ar luas lasrach c m utiomáin ar nós an diabhailhe gunned the car on thiomáin sé an carr leis ar luas lasrach

phrases

big guns

informalboic mhóra c m ubodaigh c m upiardaí mórawe can't compete against the big guns níl seans ar bith againn in aghaidh na mboc mór

to go great guns

1 informal enjoy successthey're going great guns tá ag éirí thar barr leo, tá siad ag déanamh go diail 2 informal move fastdul ar nós na gaoitheimeacht ar nós na gaoithe

all guns blazing

(also

guns blazing

) informalthey started all guns blazing thosaigh siad mar a bheadh tine ar a gcraiceann, thosaigh siad ar nós na gaoithe

to hold a gun to sb's head

(also

to put a gun to sb's head

) informalgunna a chur le ceann duinegunna a chur le cloigeann duine

to jump the gun

informal 1 act too quicklybogadh róluath 2 make hasty judgementbreith thobann a thabhairt

to stick to your guns

informalan fód a sheasamh c m ucos a chur i dtaca c m ushe'll stick to her guns on this one cuirfidh sí cos i dtaca ar an gceann seo, ní ghéillfidh sí ar an gceann seo

to turn the gun on yourself

tú féin a scaoileadhtú féin a lámhach

to be under the gun

informalbheith faoi bhrúthey're under the gun tá siad faoi bhrú millteanach, tá brú diabhalta orthu

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