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smart

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1 adjective FASH neat, well-groomednéata adj3  c m uinnealta adj3  c m uslachtmhar adj1  c m upioctha adj3  c m umake yourself smart! cuir cuma ort féin!, cuir cosúlacht ort féin!you're looking very smart tá cuma an-slachtmhar ort 2 adjective intelligentcliste  c m u adj3éirimiúil adj2  c m usmart people daoine éirimiúla, daoine meabhracha, daoine ábaltashe's smarter than me tá sí níos cliste ná misethat was a smart thing for you to do ba chliste an mhaise duit é sin a dhéanamhit's smart to eat a good breakfast every day is den chríonnacht é bricfeasta maith a ithe gach láto be smart about money matters bheith críonna faoi chúrsaí airgidto get smart about sth eolas a chur ar rud, éirí eolach ar rud, éirí oilte ar rud
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3 adjective irreverent, mockingsotalach adj1  c m utarcaisneach adj1  c m uto get smart with sb éirí sotalach le duine, éirí soibealta le duineenough of that smart talk! éirigh as an sotal sin!, fág uait an nathaíocht sin!, éirigh as an dea-chaint! 4 adjective fashionable, wealthyfaiseanta adj3  c m ugalánta adj3  c m ubreá adj  c m uthe smart set an ghalántacht, na bodaigh mhóra, na piardaí 5 adjective rapid, briskgéar adj1  c m uto walk at a smart pace siúl go tapa, siúl go gasta, siúl go beo, siúl géar a bheith fútlook smart! bí ar obair!, cuir cuma na hoibre ort féin!look smart about it! déan deifir leis!, déan go pras é!, luigh isteach ar an obair! 6 adjective COMP, MIL, TELECOM, ETC technologically intelligentcliste adj3  c m u
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7 adverb informal (usually US) cleverlygo cliste  c m u
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8 verb of sharp, stinging pain INTRANSITIVEbheith scóltamy eyes were smarting with the smoke bhí greadfach i mo shúile ag an toit, bhí mo shúile scólta ag an toit, chuaigh an deatach faoi mo shúile 9 verb feel humiliated, upset INTRANSITIVEbheith gontabheith gortaithehe was smarting badly from all the criticism bhí an cáineadh go léir ag goilleadh go mór air, ghoin an cáineadh ar fad go mór é, bhí an cáineadh uilig ag dó an chroí ann
phrases

the smart money is on sth

informal the smart money is on a white Christmas dar le lucht an eolais, beidh sneachta againn faoi Nollaig; tá na húdair ag tuar sneachta faoi Nollaig

the smart money is on sb

informal the smart money is on Pádraig beidh an lá le Pádraig, dar le lucht an eolais; is é Pádraig rogha na coitiantachta

if sb is smart

1 to say what's advisableif you're smart, you won't miss the opportunity má tá ciall ar bith agat, ní ligfidh tú an fhaill tharat; má tá aon sméaróid chéille agat, ní ligfidh tú an deis uait; má tá siosmaid ar bith ionat, tapóidh tú do dheis 2 used preceding a questionif you're so smart, answer this question má tá tú chomh cliste sin, freagair an cheist seo

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