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slaughter

1. noun violent killing2. noun of animals3. verb kill violently4. verb kill an animal5. verb SPOR defeat thoroughly6. verb criticise vehemently
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 1 noun violent killingár masc1  c m umarfach masc1  c m usléacht masc3  c m u 2 noun of animalsmarú masc  c m uto go for slaughter dul chun maraithe
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3 verb kill violently TRANSITIVEár a dhéanamh ar  c m usléacht a dhéanamh ar  c m u 4 verb kill an animal TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb  c m uthey slaughter their own poultry maraíonn siad a gcuid éanlaith chlóis féin 5 verb SPOR defeat thoroughly TRANSITIVEgread verb  c m uslad a dhéanamh ar  c m uwe were absolutely slaughtered rinneadh slad ceart orainn, fuaireamar greadadh ceart 6 verb criticise vehemently informal TRANSITIVEcáin go géar  c m ustróic as a chéile  c m u
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the slaughter on the roads

 an sléacht ar na bóithre

like a lamb to the slaughter

 mar a bheadh uan chun a mharaitheamhail uan chun a mharaithe

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