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 1 (v + adv) DIY cover with paper TRANSITIVEpáipéar balla a chur ar  c m uthe walls were papered over with postcards bhí na ballaí clúdaithe le cártaí poist 2 (v + adv) conceal TRANSITIVEceil verb  c m ucuir faoi cheilt  c m uthey papered over the cracks cheil siad na deacrachtaí 3 (v + adv) dismiss TRANSITIVEneamhaird a thabhairt ar  c m uthe human cost of the war was papered over tugadh neamhaird ar an méid a maraíodh sa chogadh → see paper

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