patch
noun
1 noun small areapaiste masc4 giota masc4 stráice masc4 he avoided the wet patch on the road sheachain sé an stráice fliuch ar an mbótharthere were patches of damp on the wall bhí paistí fliuchrais ar an mballaa patch of ground geadán talún, spleotán talaimha patch of rust paiste meirge 2 noun HORT area of groundgeadán masc1 ceapach fem2 a vegetable patch ceapach glasraíShow full entry
3 noun PHYSIOL on bodypaiste masc4 ball masc1 a dark patch on the skin spota dorcha ar an gcraiceann, ball dorcha ar an gcraiceannbald patch plait fem2, clamhán masc1, plaitín maol 4 noun ZOOL of colourscead fem2 paiste masc4 the horse had a white patch on its forehead bhí scead bhán ar éadan an chapaill 5 noun CRAFT for mending hole etcpaiste masc4 self-adhesive patch paiste féinghreamaitheach 6 noun badgepaiste masc4 suaitheantas masc1 7 noun PHARM nicotine, oestrogen, etcpaiste masc4 8 noun OPT over eyepaiste masc4 bileog fem2 he wears a patch to protect his eye bíonn paiste ar a shúil chun í a chosaint 9 noun bandagepaiste masc4 10 noun COMP computer programpaiste masc4 11 noun FASH, HIST applied to faceball scéimhe 12 noun informal of gang, police officer, etcfearann masc1 talamh masc to encroach on sb else's patch dul isteach ar fhearann duine eile 13 noun period of timeseal masc3 píosa masc4 tréimhse fem4 she's going through a rough patch in her life at present tá an saol ag teacht crosach uirthi i láthair na huaire, tá an saol ag dul ina haghaidh faoi láthairthere will be patches of sunshine later on in the afternoon beidh tréimhsí gréine ann níos moille sa tráthnóna, beidh paistí gréine ann amach sa tráthnónathe concert was brilliant in patches bhí an cheolchoirm ar dóigh in áiteanna, bhí píosaí den cheolchoirm thar barrthey played well in patches d'imir siad go maith ar a seal, rinne siad dea-imirt anois is arís
verb
14 verb DIY repair TRANSITIVEpaiste a chur ar paisteáil verb 15 verb MED, OPT apply patch to (wound, eye) TRANSITIVEpaiste a chur ar paisteáil verb 16 verb COMP install program to solve (problem) TRANSITIVEpaisteáil verb