smack
noun
1 noun with open handboiseog fem2 leadóg fem2 slais fem2 clabhta masc4 he got a smack for being bold fuair sé boiseog de bharr go raibh sé dána, buaileadh clabhta air de bhrí go raibh sé dalba, fuair sé leadóg as bheith dánato give sb a smack duine a bhualadh, boiseog a thabhairt do dhuine, slais a thabhairt do dhuine 2 noun informal punchbuille masc4 leadóg fem2 leiceadar masc1she got a smack in the face (also she got a smack in the mouth, she got a smack in the gob) fuair sí buille sa phus, fuair sí leiceadar sa straoisShow full entry
3 noun soundlascadh masc plimp fem2 tuairt fem2 I heard the smack of the door chuala mé an doras ag lascadh, chuala mé tailm an dorais 4 noun hintblúire masc4 rian masc1 lorg masc1 there's a smack of truth to it tá rian na fírinne air, tá blaiseadh beag den fhírinne ann 5 noun very informal heroinhearóin fem2 smaic masc4 6 noun NAUT fishing boatpúcán masc1slúpa masc4
adverb
7 adverb (also smack bang, smack dab (especially US) informal exactly in placethe park is smack bang in the middle of the city tá an pháirc i gceartlár na cathrach, tá an pháirc i gcroílár na cathrach, tá an pháirc díreach i lár na cathrachthey faced smack into the middle of the storm thug siad a n-aghaidh díreach ar lár na stoirme 8 adverb informal colliding withde phlimpde thuairtI bumped smack into the window bhuail mé de thuairt faoin bhfuinneog, bhuail mé díreach isteach san fhuinneogverb
9 verb with open hand TRANSITIVEboiseog a thabhairt do leadóg a thabhairt dobuille boise a bhualadh arto smack a child boiseog a thabhairt do pháiste, leadóg a bhualadh ar pháistehe smacked her in the face thug sé leiceadar san éadan di 10 verb informal hit hard TRANSITIVEbuail verb I smacked my head on the table bhuail mé mo chloigeann faoin mbord, bhuail mé an tábla le mo chloigeannhe smacked home a shot lasc sé urchar isteach san eangach, bháigh sé raspar san eangach
INTRANSITIVEhe smacked into the gate chuaigh sé caol díreach isteach sa gheata, bhuail sé faoin ngeata de phleist
11 verb informal punch TRANSITIVEbuail verb buille a thabhairt do smiot verb I felt like smacking him bhí fonn orm é a bhualadh, bhí fonn orm clabhta a thabhairt dóhe smacked me across the face thug sé leiceadar san éadan dom, bhuail sé sa straois mé, bhuail sé faoin bpus mé