New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: bitch · ditch · hitch · itchy · mitch · pitch · witch · etch · inch · -inch

itch

1 noun PHYSIOL , MED physical sensationtochas masc1 c m uI've got an itch in my back tá tochas i mo dhroimit caused an itch in my foot chuir sé tochas i mo chos 2 noun informal desirefonn mallaithe c m ushe has an itch to travel tá fonn mallaithe taistil uirthi, tá sí ar bís le dul ag taisteal, tá sí i mbroid le dul ag taistealhe gets the itch to go back tagann fonn air dul ar ais

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3 verb PHYSIOL

INTRANSITIVEhis arm was itching bhí tochas ina sciathánit makes my nose itch cuireann sé tochas i mo shrón

TRANSITIVEtochas a chur iit's itching my hand tá sé ag cur tochais i mo lámh

phrases

to be itching to do sth

bheith ar bís le rud a dhéanamhbheith i mbroid le rud a dhéanamhI was itching to get started bhí mé ar bís le tosú

to be itching for sth

(also

to be itching for sb to do sth

) bheith ar bís ag iarraidh rudaI was itching for a chance bhí mé ar bís ag iarraidh seans a fháilthey're itching for change is fada leo go mbeidh athrú annhe was itching for me to tell him bhí sé i mbroid ag dúil go ndéarfainn leis

the seven-year itch

fonn éalaithefonn bóthairshe got the seven year itch bhuail fonn bóthair í, bhuail dáir í, tháinig fíbín uirthi

itch

to be itching to do sth

to be itching for sth

to be itching for sb to do sth

the seven-year itch

to have an itch to scratch

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