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streak

noun
verb
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noun
1 noun especially SPOR of victories or lossessraith fem2  c m uthey're on a five-match unbeaten streak níor buaileadh le cúig chluiche iad, sin cúig chluiche as a chéile nár buaileadh iad 2 noun of charactertréith fem2  c m uféith fem2  c m uhe has a competitive streak tá féith na hiomaíochta annthere's a yellow streak in him ní hé is misniúla amuighthere's a streak of elitism in it tá iarracht den éilíteachas ann
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3 noun of colourstríoc fem2  c m usíog fem2  c m uit's green with streaks of blue glas le stríoca gorma atá ann 4 noun of lightstríoc fem2  c m uléas masc1  c m ua streak of light léas solaisa streak of lightning stríoc thintrí 5 noun of dirt etcstríoc fem2  c m uit left dirty streaks of oil on the car d'fhág sé stríoca salacha ola ar an gcarr 6 noun long thin part, elementstríoc fem2  c m usíog fem2  c m uribín masc4  c m ua streak of coal síog ghuail 7 noun informal self-exposurestríocáil fem3  c m u
verb
8 verb dirty TRANSITIVEstríoc verb  c m usweat streaked his face bhí stríoca allais ar a aghaidh 9 verb put stripes on TRANSITIVEstríoc verb  c m uthe sky was streaked with pink bhí stríoca bándearga sa spéir 10 verb move fast INTRANSITIVEscinn verb  c m usciurd verb  c m uit streaked past us chuaigh sé tharainn ar luas lasrach 11 verb informal run naked INTRANSITIVEstríocáil verb  c m u
phrases

a blue streak

informalthey were cursing a blue streak bhí siad ag stróiceadh mionnaí móra, bhí siad ag eascainí ar nós an diabhailshe can talk a blue streak chuirfeadh sí caint síos i mbuidéal, m'anam gur féidir léi caint

like a streak

(also

like a streak of lightning

) mar a bheadh splanc annar luas lasrach

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