shower
noun
1 noun in bathroom etccithfholcadán masc1 2 noun process of washingcithfholcadh masc cith masc3 I had a shower bhí cith agam, thóg mé cith, ghlac mé cithfholcadhShow full entry
3 noun MET of rain, snow, etccith masc3 múr masc1 there was a heavy shower of rain chaith sé múr trom báistí, rinne sé cith trom fearthainne 4 noun things flying through the aircith masc3 a shower of stones cith cloch 5 noun of insults etcrois fem2 a shower of curses rois mallachtaí, bleaist eascainí 6 noun (especially US) partycóisir fem2 a wedding shower cóisir réamhphósta 7 noun pejorative people you dislikebaicle pejorative fem4 drong pejorative fem2 cleas pejorative masc1 a shower of blackguards baicle bligeard, drong ruifíneach
verb
8 verb wash INTRANSITIVEcith a thógáilcithfholcadh a ghlacadh
TRANSITIVEto shower yourself cithfholcadh a thógáilto shower sb cithfholcadh a thabhairt do dhuine
9 verb give lots of sth TRANSITIVEto shower blows on sb duine a ghleadhradh, duine a bhatráilto shower insults on sb maslaí a chaitheamh le duineto shower sb with attention duine a bhá le peataireachtto shower sb with gifts neart bronntanas a tabhairt do dhuineto shower sb with praise duine a mholadh go hard na spéire 10 verb fall in large amounts TRANSITIVEbullets showered the wall bhuail rois piléar an ballawe showered them with stones chaitheamar cith cloch leo, scaoileamar rois cloch leo
INTRANSITIVEvolcanic ash showered down on Europe thit lán na spéire de luaithreamhán bolcánach ar an Eoraip