tackle
verb
1 verb problem etc TRANSITIVEtéigh i ngleic le tabhair faoi PhrV aghaidh a thabhairt ar let's tackle these problems now téimis i ngleic leis na fadhbanna seo anois, tugaimis aghaidh ar na fadhbanna seo anoisthey're failing to tackle poverty níl ag éirí leo déileáil leis an mbochtaineachtthey're tackling a forest fire tá siad ag tabhairt faoi thine foraoise 2 verb intimidating task etc TRANSITIVEtabhair faoi PhrV téigh i ngleic le he tackled the course with great energy thug sé go fuinniúil faoin gcúrsaShow full entry
3 verb confront TRANSITIVEaghaidh a thabhairt ar tabhair faoi PhrV I'm not ready to tackle the board yet nílim ullamh chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an mbord fósshe tackled him about the money thug sí faoi mar gheall ar an airgead 4 verb grab sb physically TRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb beir ar to tackle sb to the ground duine a leagan, duine a thabhairt go talamh 5 verb SPOR take ball from sb
TRANSITIVEtaicleáil verb
6 verb SPOR bring player to ground TRANSITIVE &
INTRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb taicleáil verb noun
7 noun SPOR attempt to take balltaicil masc4 clean tackle taicil glantwo-man tackle taicil beirte 8 noun SPOR attempt to bring player to groundgreamú masc taicil masc4 high tackle greamú ard 9 noun especially FISH equipmenttrealamh masc1 fearas masc1 gléas masc1 10 noun SAIL, NAUT pulley systemtácla masc4 lifting tackle tácla ardaithe 11 noun informal male genitalsfearas informal masc1 gléasra informal masc4