New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: shoot · boot · coot · foot · holt · hood · hoof · hook · hoop · host

hoot

1 noun loud laughter etcgáir fem2 c m uliú masc4 c m uscairt fem2 c m ushe gave a hoot of laughter lig sí scairt gháire aisti 2 noun from vehicle hornbíp fem2 c m ubúir fem2 c m u

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3 noun from owl, bat, etcscréach fem2 c m uglaoch masc1 c m uthe parrot gave a loud hoot lig an phearóid scréach ard aisti 4 verb make short loud sound INTRANSITIVEbéic verb c m uscairt verb c m uliúigh verb c m uhe almost hooted aloud ba bheag nár bhéic sé os ardthey had the audience hooting with laughter bhí an lucht féachana sna trithí acu 5 verb shout mockingly

INTRANSITIVEbheith ag magadh os ard

TRANSITIVEfaíreach a dhéanamh faoi c m uhe was hooted in the street bhíothas ag faíreach faoi sa tsráid, bhí daoine ag déanamh ceap magaidh de ar an tsráid

6 verb of vehicle, driver

INTRANSITIVEbípeáil c m ubonnán a shéideadhbúir verb c m ua taxi hooted at them shéid tacsaí a bhonnán orthu, bhípeáil tacsaí leo

TRANSITIVEthe train hooted a warning of its departure lig an traein búir aisti le rabhadh a thabhairt go raibh sí ag imeacht

7 verb of bird INTRANSITIVEscréach verb c m uthe owl hooted lig an t-ulchabhán scréach as

phrases

to be a hoot

informalshe's a real hoot tá craic mhaith inti, tá an-chuideachta léi, is mór an spórt í

to not give a hoot

(also

to not give two hoots

) informalthey didn't give a hoot about him ba chuma leo faoi, ba chuma leo ann nó as éI don't give a hoot who you are! is cuma liom sa sioc cé thú féin!, is cuma liom sa diabhal cé thú féin!, is róchuma liom cé thú féin!

hoot

to be a hoot

to not give a hoot

to not give two hoots

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