1 noun NAUT of boatcíle fem4 c m u2 noun of kite etccíle fem4 c m u
phrases
on an even keel
1 NAUT of boat, aircraftar chíle chothromthey kept the boat on an even keelchoinnigh siad an bád ar chíle chothrom2 figurative operating without problemsi gcóir agus i gceartCathal keeps everything on an even keelcoimeádann Cathal gach rud i gcóir agus i gceart, coinníonn Cathal gach rud in ord agus in eagarthe country is back on an even keel againtá an tír ar a boinn arís, tá an tír faoi chiúir arís
to go keel over
NAUTthe boat went keel overthiontaigh an bád bunoscionn, chuaigh an bád béal fúithi
phrasal verbs
keel over
1 (v + adv) NAUT of boat INTRANSITIVEthe boat started to keel overthosaigh an bád ag dul béal fúithi, thosaigh an bád ag imeacht ar a faobhar, thosaigh an bád ag dul ar a scian2 (v + adv) lean and fall INTRANSITIVEtit verb c m uthe wall keeled overthit an balla, thug an balla uaidhthe pole started keeling overthosaigh an cuaille ag claonadh, tháinig leathmhaig ar an gcuaille3 (v + adv) of person, animal INTRANSITIVEtit as do sheasamh c m uI was ready to keel overbhí mé ar tí titim as mo sheasamhshe keeled over and diedthit sí fuar marbh4 (v + adv) die informal INTRANSITIVEbás a fháil c m uéag verb c m ubásaigh verb c m uwhen I keel overnuair a gheobhaidh mé bás5 (v + adv) informal stop working INTRANSITIVEclis verb c m uthe server was about to keel overbhí an freastalaí ar tí cliseadh
