New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: kid · said · ski · skim · skin · skip · skit · skier · skies · skiff

skid

1 verb AERO , AUTO of vehicle, slide INTRANSITIVEsciorr verb c m usleamhnaigh verb c m uthe car skidded sciorr an carrthey skidded to a halt sciorr siad nó gur stad siad, sciorr siad chun stad 2 verb of person etc, slip INTRANSITIVEsciorr verb c m usleamhnaigh verb c m uthe dog skidded on the ice sciorr an madra ar an leac oighir, shleamhnaigh an madra ar an leac oighirshe nearly skidded over the edge is beag nár sciorr sí thar an imeall

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3 noun AERO , AUTO sliding movementsciorradh masc c m uthe car went into a skid thosaigh an carr ag sciorradh 4 noun AERO runner on aircraftsleamhnán masc1 c m utail skid sleamhnán deiridh 5 noun piece of woodsciorrán masc1 6 noun (US) downturnthey've had a four-game losing skid tá ceithre chluiche as a chéile caillte acu

phrases

to hit the skids

informalbheith in abarthe company has hit the skids tá an comhlacht in abar, tá an comhlacht i bponc

on the skids

informalar an mbealach amachshe's on the skids tá sí ar an mbealach amach, tá drochdhóigh uirthi

to put the skids under sb/sth

(also

to put the skids on sb/sth

) 1 informal make sb work harderI soon put the skids under them ní raibh mé i bhfad ag cur tine faoina dtóin, ba ghearr gur bhain mé deatach astu 2 informal make sb/sth failthe Galway team put the skids under them bhain foireann na Gaillimhe an ghaoth as a seolta

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