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string

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noun
1 noun piece of thin ropesreangán masc1  c m utéad fem2  c m ucorda masc4  c m u 2 noun MUStéad fem2  c m usreang fem2  c m u
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3 noun SPOR (also racquet string, racket string) of racquetsreang fem2  c m usreang raicéid 4 noun objects linked on a stringsreangán masc1  c m ustring of pearls sreangán péarlaí  c m u, slabhra péarlaí  c m u 5 noun line, seriessraith fem2  c m ulíne fem4  c m ua string of cars líne carrannaafter a string of wins tar éis sraith buanna as a chéileshe owns a string of hotels tá sraith óstán aici 6 noun COMP series of charactersteaghrán masc1  c m u 7 noun (US) SPOR teamfoireann fem2  c m uthe club's second string dara foireann an chumainn
adjective
8 adjective MUStéadach adj1  c m utéaduirlisí gpl as adj  c m ustring quartet ceathairéad téadach
verb
9 verb MUS instrument, etc TRANSITIVEtéad a chur isreang a chur leto string a bow sreang a chur le bogha 10 verb SPOR of tennis racket TRANSITIVEsreang a chur arsreangaigh verb  c m u 11 verb beads etc TRANSITIVEceangail le chéile le sreangánceangail le chéile le corda 12 verb stretch, hang TRANSITIVEsín verb  c m uceangail verb  c m ucroch verb  c m uthe cable was strung between two posts bhí an cábla crochta idir dhá chuaillethey strung lights from the trees chroch siad soilse ó na crainn
phrases

to have a lot of strings to your bow

(also

to have more than one string to your bow

) she has a lot of strings to her bow is iomaí ruaim ar a slat aici, tá go leor abhras ar a coigeal aici

how long is a piece of string?

ag Dia atá a fhiosní féidir a rácá mhéad eireaball a rachadh go dtí an ghealach?

no strings

(also

no strings attached

) gan choinníoll  c m u

strings attached

the loan came with strings attached bhí coinníollacha ag gabháil leis an iasachtit was an offer with no strings attached tairiscint gan choinníoll a bhí ann