INTRANSITIVEspeáráil verb c m uthey used to spar with each otherbhídís ag speáráil le chéile
TRANSITIVEspeáráil verb c m uwe sparred a couple of roundsspeárálamar cúpla babhta
2 verb especially POL debate INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cocaireachtthey've sparred on TV beforebhí siad i ngleic le chéile ar an teilifís cheanathey were sparring with each other over policiesbhí siad ag sárú ar a chéile faoi pholasaithewe're only sparringnílimid ach ag cocaireacht le chéile3 noun CONSTR, NAUT supportsparra masc4 c m uroof sparsparra dínwooden sparsparra adhmaid4 noun MIN, GEOL mineral, rocksparra masc4 c m ucalcareous sparsparra cailcreach, calcsparra masc4
