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knock

verbbriathar
1. strike
2. strike, causing to fall
3. constructiontógáil, DIYDéan Féin É breach wall etc
4. make tapping noise
5. criticise, disparage
6. undermine
nounAinmfhocal
7. sportspórt blow, impact
8. tapping noise
9. setback
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 strike transitiveaistreachbuail verb cmu he knocked his head on the cupboard bhuail sé a chloigeann faoin gcófra I knocked my hand off the rail bhuail mé mo lámh faoin ráille he knocked the ball into the net bhuail sé an liathróid isteach san eangach he knocked the bag out of my hand leag sé an mála amach as mo lámh 2 strike, causing to fall transitiveaistreachbuail verb cmuleag verb cmu he knocked the man across the room with his fist bhuail sé an fear trasna an tseomra lena dhorn he was knocked off his horse leagadh dá chapall é 3 constructiontógáil, DIYDéan Féin É breach wall etc transitiveaistreach he knocked a hole in the wall chuir sé poll sa bhalla, rinne sé poll sa bhalla she knocked two rooms into one rinne sí seomra amháin de phéire 4 make tapping noise intransitiveneamhaistreachcnag verb cmubheith ag cnagarnach cmu I knocked and entered chnag mé ar an doras agus isteach liom the engine started knocking thosaigh an t-inneall ag cnagarnach, thosaigh an t-inneall ag gliogarnach 5 criticise, disparage transitiveaistreachcaith anuas ar cmucáin verb cmulochtaigh verb cmu don't knock it ná cáin é, ná bí á cháineadh, is beag an locht é 6 undermine transitiveaistreachbeaguchtach a chur ar cmulagmhisneach a chur ar cmu that knocked my confidence chuir sé sin beaguchtach orm my confidence has been knocked tá lagmhisneach tagtha orm, tá cuid den mhuinín caillte agam nounAinmfhocal 7 especially sportspórt blow, impactbuille masc4 cmu she got a knock on the head fuair sí buille sa chloigeann 8 tapping noisecnag masc1 cmubuille masc4 cmucnagarnach fem2 cmu there was a knock at the door buaileadh cnag ar an doras there's a knock in the engine tá cnagarnach san inneall, tá gliogar san inneall 9 setbackbuille masc4 cmuábhar díomá cmu we've taken a few knocks but we always bounce back buaileadh cúpla buille orainn ach tá teacht aniar ionainn PhrasesNathanna knock it off! informalneamhfhoirmeálta cuir uait!éirigh as!nach stopfá! to knock sb sideways informalneamhfhoirmeálta (also nó to knock sb for six) croitheadh a bhaint as duineduine a thógáil as a mháithreachaan bonn a bhaint de dhuine the news knocked me sideways bhain an nuacht croitheadh asam, chuir an nuacht isteach go mór orm the flu knocked me sideways bhí mé maraithe amach ag an bhfliú, bhí mé tnáite ón bhfliú to knock sb's block off informalneamhfhoirmeálta crústáil a thabhairt do dhuinelascadh sa cheann a thabhairt do dhuinean cloigeann a bhaint de dhuine to knock sb's socks off informalneamhfhoirmeálta dul i bhfeidhm go mór ar dhuinean anáil a bhaint de dhuine this view will knock your socks off bainfidh an radharc seo an anáil díot her last book really knocked my socks off bhí mé iontach tógtha leis an leabhar deiridh dá cuid, bhí mé craiceáilte faoin leabhar deiridh a scríobh sí to knock some sense into sb (also nó to knock some sense into sb's head) informalneamhfhoirmeálta ceacht a mhúineadh do dhuineciall a mhúineadh do dhuine that'll knock some sense into his thick head múinfidh sé sin ciall don leibide to knock spots off sth informalneamhfhoirmeálta he knocked spots off his opponent ní raibh gaire ar bith ag a chéile comhraic air, bhí sé i bhfad Éireann ní b'fhearr ná a chéile comhraic to knock sth into shape cruth agus caoi a chur ar rudslacht a chur ar rudbailchríoch a chur ar rud finances have to be knocked into shape caithfear slacht a chur ar chúrsaí airgid, ní mór cúrsaí airgid a chur ina gceart to knock sth on the head informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 put an end to sthdeireadh a chur le rud cmustop a chur le rud she knocked my plans on the head chuir sí deireadh le mo chuid pleananna 2 choose not to do sthdiúltú do rud he knocked the tour on the head chinn sé gan dul ar an turas, shocraigh sé éirí as an turas 3 discredit, invalidatebréagnaigh cmuspior spear a dhéanamh de the rumours have been knocked on the head cruthaíodh nach raibh aon bhunús leis na ráflaí, tá na ráflaí bréagnaithe to knock the stuffing out of sb informalneamhfhoirmeálta croitheadh a bhaint as duinecur isteach go dona ar dhuinean ghaoth a bhaint as seolta duine his death knocked the stuffing out of me bhain a bhás croitheadh asam, chaill mé mo mhisneach ar a bhás, chuir a bhás lagmhisneach orm to knock the wind out of sb (also nó to knock the breath out of sb) an anáil a bhaint de dhuine knock yourself out! informalneamhfhoirmeálta (usually USSAM) used ironicallyúsáid íoróntaar aghaidh leat!seo leat!scaoil faoi! to not knock a feather out of sb informalneamhfhoirmeálta it didn't knock a feather out of me níor chuir sé isteach ná amach orm, níor chuir sé aon mhairg orm, níor bhain sé feacadh asam, níor chuir sé aon chorrabhuais orm sb's knees were knocking (also nó sb's knees were knocking together) informalneamhfhoirmeálta my knees were knocking before the show bhí mo chroí i mo bhéal roimh an seó, bhí mo dhá ghlúin ar creathadh roimh an seó, bhí mé sceimhlithe i mo bheatha roimh an seó Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ knock around→ knock back→ knock down→ knock off→ knock on→ knock out→ knock over→ knock together→ knock up
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