rope
1 noun strong cordtéad fem2 rópa masc4 he tied a piece of rope to it cheangail sé píosa téide derope swing luascán rópa 2 noun string of sthsreangán masc1 a rope of pearls sreangán péarlaí, strapa péarlaíShow full entry
3 verb (especially US) catch with rope TRANSITIVErópáil verb rópa a chur ar
the ropes
noun BOXna rópaí mpl4to be on the ropes bheith ar na rópaíto be at the end of your rope
(alsoto come to the end of your rope
) she's at the end of her rope níl sí in ann cur suas leis a thuilleadh, tá a sáith aicito give sb enough rope to hang themselves
fad a théide a thabhairt do dhuinea sháith de scód a thabhairt do dhuineto know the ropes
fios do ghnó a bheith agatbheith oilte ar an gceirdto learn the ropes
an cheird a fhoghlaimto be on the ropes
bheith in ísle bríbheith ar an dé deiridhbheith ag streachailtto show sb the ropes
(alsoto teach sb the ropes
) duine a oiliúintan cheird a mhúineadh do dhuinerope in
(v + adv) informal TRANSITIVEtarraing isteachrope into
(v + prep) informal TRANSITIVEtarraing isteach i I roped my friends into helping me tharraing mé mo chairde isteach chun cabhrú liomrope off
(v + adv) TRANSITIVErópa a chur thart arrope up
(v + adv) SPOR INTRANSITIVEwe roped up cheanglaíomar muid féin dá chéile le rópa, rópálamar muid féin dá chéile
TRANSITIVEthey were roped up for the climb bhí siad ceangailte dá chéile le rópa don dreapadh, bhí siad rópáilte dá chéile don dreapadh