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hurt

verb
adjective
noun
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verb
1 verb feel pain INTRANSITIVEbheith tinnbheith nimhneach  c m umy back hurts tá mo dhroim tinn, tá pian i mo dhroim, tá mo dhroim nimhneachwhere does it hurt? cá bhfuil an phian?, cá háit a bhfuil sé nimhneach?my stomach was hurting from hunger bhí pian i mo bholg leis an ocrasit hurts when I breathe bíonn sé pianmhar nuair a análaímmy knee is hurting a little tá mo ghlúin beagáinín tinn, tá mo ghlúin rud beag nimhneachit hurts like hell tá pian aisteach ann, tá sé millteanach nimhneach 2 verb cause pain
TRANSITIVEgortaigh verb  c m ugoin verb  c m uyou're hurting me! tá tú do mo ghortú!his heel is hurting him tá a sháil tinn, tá pian ina sháil, tá a sháil nimhneach
INTRANSITIVEbheith pianmharbheith nimhneach  c m udid the injection hurt? an raibh an t-instealladh pianmhar?this won't hurt ní ghortóidh sé seo thú, ní bheidh seo nimhneach
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3 verb cause injury to TRANSITIVEgortaigh verb  c m ugoin verb  c m uI didn't mean to hurt him ní raibh mé ag iarraidh é a ghortúseveral people were hurt in the blast gortaíodh roinnt daoine sa phléascshe hurt her ankle ghortaigh sí a rúitínyou'll hurt yourself gortóidh tú thú féin 4 verb distress, offend
TRANSITIVEgoill ar PhrV  c m ugortaigh verb  c m ugoin verb  c m uher death hurt him deeply ghoill a bás go mór air, ghoin a bás go croí éthat hurt her feelings ghoill sé sin uirthi, ghortaigh sé sin ídid it hurt you that she said that? ar ghoill sé ort go ndúirt sí é sin?it hurts me to say it but he was right ní maith liom é a rá ach bhí an ceart aige
INTRANSITIVEto hear my own father say it, that really hurt ghoill sé go mór orm m'athair féin a chloisteáil á rá, ghoin sé go smior mé m'athair féin a chloisteáil á ráshe says it still hurts to see him deir sí go ngoilleann sé uirthi fós é a fheiceáil
5 verb damage, hinder TRANSITIVEdochar a dhéanamh do  c m udíobháil a dhéanamh do  c m uthis is hurting the economy tá sé seo ag déanamh dochair don gheilleagarit could hurt the farmers d'fhéadfadh na feirmeoirí a bheith thíos leisit won't hurt their chances ní dhéanfaidh sé aon dochar dá seansthey certainly hurt the wallet! is cinnte go mbuaileann siad an póca!
adjective
6 adjective in pain, injuredgortaithe adj3  c m ugonta adj3  c m uare you hurt? an bhfuil tú gortaithe?he's badly hurt tá sé gortaithe go donashe's only slightly hurt mionghortú atá uirthinobody got hurt níor gortaíodh aon duine 7 adjective upset, distressedgortaithe adj3  c m ugonta adj3  c m uhe felt hurt and confused bhí sé gortaithe agus trína chéileshe looked hurt bhí cuma ghonta uirthihe was deeply hurt by the rumours ghoill na ráflaí go mór air, chuir na ráflaí isteach go mór airI don't want you to get hurt again níor mhaith liom go ngortófaí thú arísshe spoke in a hurt voice labhair sí i nguth cráite
noun
8 noun pain, distresspian fem2  c m ucrá masc4  c m uit causes people a lot of hurt bíonn daoine an-chráite dá bharrthere was real hurt in his eyes bhí cuma chráite airthe hurt never goes away ní imíonn an phian riamh 9 noun harm, damagedochar masc1  c m udíobháil fem3  c m uthey do no hurt to anyone ní dhéanann siad aon díobháil do dhuine ar bithwhere's the hurt in asking? cén dochar an cheist a chur?there's no hurt in trying ní haon dochar iarracht a dhéanamh, ní miste iarracht a dhéanamh
phrases

to be hurting

informal 1 emotionallybheith cráiteshe's still hurting from it tá sí fós cráite mar gheall air, tá sé ag goilleadh uirthi go fóill 2 (especially US) financiallybheith ag fulaingtthe banks are hurting tá na bainc ag fulaingt

to be hurting for sth

informal (especially US) she's not hurting for money níl aon easpa airgid aici, níl sí gann ar airgead

it never hurts to ...

ní dochar ar bith ...ní haon díobháil ...it never hurts to be cautious ní haon díobháil a bheith aireach

it wouldn't hurt to ...

(also

it won't hurt to ...

, it doesn't hurt to ...

, it can't hurt to ...

) níor mhiste ...níor dhochar ...níorbh aon díobháil ...it wouldn't hurt to listen to his advice níor mhiste éisteacht lena chomhairle, b'fhiú éisteacht lena chomhairle

sth wouldn't hurt

(also

sth won't hurt

, sth can't hurt

) níor mhiste ...a note wouldn't hurt ní dhéanfadh sé aon dochar duit nóta a scríobh, ní mharóidh sé thú nóta a scríobh

sth never hurt anyone

a bit of competition never hurt anyone ní dhearna beagán iomaíochta blas dochair d'aon duine riamh

what sb doesn't know won't hurt them

an rud nach eol duit, ní ghoilleann sé ar an gcroí

where it hurts

we'll hit them where it hurts buailfimid iad san áit a ngoillfidh sé orthu

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