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roll
verb
1 verb ball, wheel, etc INTRANSITIVEroll verb the ball rolled over the line roll an liathróid thar an líneboulders were rolling down the hill bhí bolláin ag rolladh le fána
TRANSITIVEroll verb they rolled the rock away from the path roll siad an charraig ar shiúl ón gcosán
2 verb on wheels INTRANSITIVEtwo buses rolled by chuaigh dhá bhus thartthey kept the trains rolling choinnigh siad na traenacha ag imeachtthe car rolled down the slope roll an carr le fána, d'imigh an carr le fána
TRANSITIVEthe army rolled the tanks in thug an t-arm na tancanna isteachhe rolled his wheelbarrow down the path bhrúigh sé a bhara rotha síos an cosán
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3 verb in same place
INTRANSITIVEiomlaisc verb bheith ag únfairt roll thartthe children were rolling about on the grass bhí na páistí á n-únfairt féin ar an bhféar, bhí na páistí á n-iomlasc féin ar an bhféar, bhí na páistí á rolladh féin thart ar an bhféar
TRANSITIVEroll verb roll the herb between your finger and thumb cuimil an luibh idir do chorrmhéar agus d'ordóg
4 verb sway INTRANSITIVEluasc verb bheith ag máinneáil the ship was rolling from side to side bhí an long ag luascadh ó thaobh go taobhhe was rolling down the street bhí sé ag máinneáil síos an tsráid 5 (also roll over) verb change lying position 6 verb of body part TRANSITIVEcas verb he rolled his eyes chas sé a shúile, d'amharc sé suas chun na bhflaitheasshe rolled her neck chas sí a muineál, roll sí a muineál
7 verb informal AUTO overturn (vehicle) 8 verb of liquid INTRANSITIVErith verb sil verb tit verb the sweat was rolling off my face bhí an t-allas ag sileadh de m'aghaidhthe tears were rolling down his cheeks bhí na deora ina rith lena ghrua, bhí sé ag sileadh na ndeor 9 verb of waves, cloud, etc INTRANSITIVEtar verb gluais verb the clouds rolled swiftly towards us rinne na scamaill orainn go tapathe mist rolled in dhruid an ceo isteachthe waves were rolling onto the shore bhí na tonnta ag briseadh ar an gcladach ina mbréitsí 10 verb GAMES of dice TRANSITIVEcaith verb to roll the dice an dísle a chaitheamhshe rolled two sixes chaith sí dhá shé 11 (also roll up) verb into tube or ball 12 verb of cigarette etc TRANSITIVEroll verb she rolled herself a joint roll sí toitín draíochta di féin, rinne sí toitín draíochta di féin 13 (also roll up) verb sleeve, trousers, etc TRANSITIVEcas aníos corn verb trusáil verb he had to roll up the legs of the trousers b'éigean dó cosa an bhríste a thrusáil 14 verb in breadcrumbs, chocolate, etc TRANSITIVEroll verb roll the fish in the flour cuimil an t-iasc sa phlúr, tiontaigh an t-iasc sa phlúr 15 (also roll up) verb wrap yourself in TRANSITIVEhe rolled himself in his blanket d'fhill sé a phluid thart air féin, chas sé é féin sa phluid, d'fháisc sé a bhlaincéad thart air féin 16 verb of drum, thunder, etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag tormáil bheith ag tormánthe drums were rolling bhí na drumaí ag bualadh 17 verb camera, presses, tape INTRANSITIVEroll verb when the cameras started rolling nuair a thosaigh na ceamaraí ag rolladh, nuair a thosaigh an cheamaradóireacht, nuair a thosaigh an scannánaíocht
TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb cuir ag dul cuir ag gabháilcuir ar siúl the engineer rolled the tape chuir an t-innealtóir an téip ar siúl
18 verb CINE, TV-RAD of end credits 19 (also roll out) verb flatten TRANSITIVEroll amach to roll steel cruach a rolladhroll the pastry with a rolling pin roll an taos le crann fuinte, déan an taos a rolladh amach le crann fuinteroll it into a cake shape roll amach ina chruth císte é 20 verb (especially US), informal rob TRANSITIVErobáil verb he was rolled when he was drunk goideadh a raibh aige nuair a bhí sé ar meiscenoun
21 noun of ball, coin, etccasadh masc1 iompú masc a roll of the wheel casadh den roth 22 noun AERO of aircraftiompú masc tiontú masc iomlasc masc1 23 noun in same placeiomlasc masc1 rolladh masc únfairt fem2 the dog enjoyed his roll in the mud thaitin a chuid únfairte sa láib leis an madra, bhí an-spórt ag an madra á únfairt féin sa lábán 24 noun somersaultrolladh masc mullach gróigeáinhe did two perfect rolls rinne sé dhá rolladh fhoirfe 25 noun swayingluascadh masc longadán masc1 the roll of the ship longadán na loinge 26 noun GAMES throw of dicecaitheamh masc the roll of a dice caitheamh dísle 27 noun of paper, film, cloth, etcrolla masc4 corna masc4 28 noun FOOD of sweets etcrolla masc4 29 noun of drum, thundertormáil fem3 tormán masc1 a roll of thunder tormáil toirní 30 noun FOOD breadrolla masc4 rollóg fem2 31 noun list, registerrolla masc4 to take the roll an rolla a ghlaochfalling roll laghdú ar an líon daltaí, laghdú rollúcháin technical termthe electoral roll rolla na dtoghthóirí 32 noun of fat or skinmeilleog fem2 rolla masc4 rolls of fat meilleoga feola