slap
1 verb hit sb/sth with open hand TRANSITIVEboiseog a thabhairt do clabhta a thabhairt do leidhce a thabhairt do buille boise a thabhairt doshe slapped his cheek thug sí buille boise sa leiceann dó, bhuail sí clabhta sa phluc airI slapped him in the face bhuail mé boiseog trasna an bhéil air, thug mé buille boise san aghaidh dóhe slapped me on the back thug sé bos idir an dá shlinneán dom, thug sé boiseog sa droim dom 2 verb (of water, branch etc) strike loudly INTRANSITIVEbuail verb the water slapped against the ship bhí an t-uisce ag bualadh in éadan na loingeShow full entry
3 verb place roughly informal TRANSITIVEhe slapped it down on the table phlab sé síos ar an tábla é, chaith sé anuas ar an mbord é, phlanc sé anuas ar an mbord éshe slapped it into my hand sháigh sí isteach i mo lámh é 4 noun blow with open handboiseog fem2 clabhta masc4 leidhce masc4 buille boise he gave me a slap thug sé clabhta dom, thug sé leidhce doma slap in the face leiceadar masc1, clabhta masc4 5 noun noise of hitwe heard the slap of their feet chualamar greadadh a gcosI heard the slap of waves on the rocks chuala mé na tonnta ag bualadh ar na carraigeacha, chuala mé torann na dtonn ar na carraigeacha 6 noun make-up very informalpéint fem2 smideadh masc1 she put on some slap chuir sí péint uirthi féin, phéinteáil sí í féin 7 adverb suddenly and completely informalthey ran slap into it shiúil siad cruinn díreach isteach annhe fell slap down the hole thit sé cruinn díreach isteach sa pholl, thit sé isteach sa pholl ceann ar aghaidh 8 adverb exactly informal (also slap bang)díreach díreach glan cruinn díreach it's slap in the middle of town tá sé díreach i lár an bhaileshe stopped slap bang where I was stop sí cruinn díreach san áit a raibh mise