New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: lead off · read off · beat off · feed off · fend off · hand off · head on · hold off · peed off · seal off

head off

1 (v + adv) prevent TRANSITIVEtar roimh PhrV c m ucoisc VP c m utry to head off any confrontation déan iarracht teacht roimh aon aighneas 2 (v + adv) leave INTRANSITIVEimigh verb c m ubailigh leat PhrV c m ushe's heading off on holidays tá sí ag imeacht ar laethanta saoirehe headed off home bhailigh sé leis abhaileyou can't just head off like that ní féidir libh imeacht libh díreach mar sin 3 (v + adv) ward off TRANSITIVEto head off sb/sth duine/rud a stopadh, teacht roimh dhuine/rudto head off cattle eallach a shárú, eallach a cheapadh → see head

Phrases and Examples in other entries

all right »

I'll head off now, all right? Tá mé ag imeacht anois, ceart go leor?
anyway »

anyway, I headed off ar chaoi ar bith, d'imigh mise liom
blow »

to blow sb's head off duine a lámhach sa cheann, duine a scaoileadh sa cheann
chop off »

he chopped the giant's head off scoith sé an cloigeann den fhathach
cut off »

to cut sb's head off an cloigeann a bhaint de dhuine
eat »

to eat the head off sb (also to eat the face off sb) informal an cloigeann a ithe de dhuine, duine a fheannadh, sceanairt a dhéanamh ar dhuine
head »

to bite sb's head off (also to snap sb's head off) an cloigeann a bhaint de dhuine, an tsrón a bhaint de dhuine, aghaidh do chraois a thabhairt ar dhuineyou don't have to bite my head off ní gá an cloigeann a bhaint díom
head »

to ... your head offshe screamed her head off scread sí in ard a cinn agus a guthahe cried his head off chaoin sé uisce a chinn
head »

off your head1 crazy as do mheabhair, craiceáilte, ar mireyou'd go off your head rachfá as do mheabhair, rachfá ar mire2 (also out of your head) drunk, high, etc as do mheabhair, ar na ribí
head »

he headed the ball off the line bhuail sé an pheil den líne lena cheann
laugh »

they were laughing their heads off bhí siad sna trithí gáire, bhí siad lagaithe ag gáire, bhí siad ag titim leis na gáirí
pass »

to head sb/sth off at the pass (also to cut sb/sth off at the pass) teacht roimh dhuine/rud
the sack »

they headed off to the sack thug siad an leaba orthu féin, chuaigh siad a luí
top »

off the top of your head ó bharr do chinn, as do sheasamh

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