roar
noun
1 noun loud noisebúireach fem2 búiríl fem3the roar of the storm búireach na stoirmethe continuous roar of the guns búiríl sheasta na ngunnaí 2 noun shoutbúir fem2 gáir fem2 he let out a roar of anger lig sé búir feirge asit drew a roar from the crowd bhain sé gáir as an sluaShow full entry
3 noun ZOOL bellowbúir fem2 the roar of a lion búir leoin
verb
4 verb make loud noise INTRANSITIVEbúir verb we heard the engines roar chualamar búiríl na n-inneallthe wind was roaring bhí an ghaoth ag búiríla motorbike roared past us chuaigh gluaisrothar ag réabadh tharainn 5 verb shout INTRANSITIVEbúir verb búir a ligean asat gáir a ligean asatthere's no point roaring at them níl aon mhaith a bheith ag búiríl orthuthe crowd roared when they came out lig an slua gáir astu nuair a tháinig siad amach
TRANSITIVEthe crowd roared their approval lig an slua gáir mholta astu'Stop that!' roared a voice. 'Stad de sin!' arsa duine éigin de bhúir.
6 verb laugh loudly INTRANSITIVEscairteadh gáire a ligeando sheanracht gáire a ligeanhe was roaring with laughter bhí sé sna trithí gáire 7 verb ZOOL bellow INTRANSITIVEbúir verb búir a ligean asat 8 verb AUTO at high speed INTRANSITIVEréab verb the car roared past them réab an carr tharstu 9 verb SPOR do sth quickly or strongly INTRANSITIVEdemand came roaring back this year tá an t-éileamh ar ais go tréan i mblianaCork roared back into the game tháinig Corcaigh ar ais sa chluiche go tréanthe story roars along tá luas breá faoin scéal