New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: talking book · talking shop · walking tour · talking · talking point · walking boot · walking shoe · stalking horse · parking lot

talking-to

nouníde béil c m uléasadh teanga c m ushe gave Caitlín a good talking-to thug sí íde béil do Chaitlín, thug sí léasadh teanga do Chaitlín, thug sí idir an dá shúil é do Chaitlín

Phrases and Examples in other entries

animatedly »

he was talking animatedly to them bhí sé ag labhairt go beoga leo
brick »

to be like talking to a brick wallit was like talking to a brick wall bhí sé chomh maith agam labhairt leis an mballa, b'fhánach an mhaise dom é, sin a raibh ar a shon agam
bullheaded »

you're so bullheaded, there's no point in talking to you tá tú chomh meáite ar do shlí féin a fháil nach fiú labhairt leat
comfort »

it's been a comfort talking to you ba thógáil croí dom é a bheith ag caint leat, thug sé ardú meanman dom labhairt leat
desist »

to desist from talking éirí as bheith ag caint, stad de bheith ag caint
fall back on »

I had to fall back on talking about the weather ní raibh agam ach tosú ag caint faoin aimsir
herself »

she was talking to herself bhí sí ag caint léi féin
himself »

he was talking to himself bhí sé ag caint leis féin
know of »

I know of you from talking to Cormac chuala mé fút ó Chormac, chuala mé trácht ort ag Cormac
meantime »

he arrived at 3.00 and in the meantime has been talking to everybody tháinig sé ar a trí agus tá sé ag caint le gach duine ó shin
myself »

I was talking to myself bhí mé ag caint liom féin
nice »

it was nice meeting you (also it was nice talking to you) bhí sé go deas bualadh leat, ba dheas casadh leat
only »

it was only yesterday I was talking to her inné féin a bhí mé ag caint léi, bhí mé ag caint léi díreach inné
ould lad »

he's talking to his aul' lad tá sé ag caint lena sheanleaid, tá sé ag caint leis an seanbhoc
show »

he made a show of talking to the pupils rinne sé scéal mór de bheith ag caint leis na daltaí
sight »

he was talking to everyone in sight bhí sé ag caint le gach a raibh i láthair, bhí sé ag caint le gach duine a bhí i láthair
sleazebag »

he was talking to some sleazebag manager bhí sé ag caint le slíomachán de bhainisteoir
smooth-talking »

she uses her wits and smooth talking to make deals úsáideann sí a héirim agus plámás le margaí a dhéanamh, úsáideann sí a héirim agus milseacht chainte chun margaí a dhéanamh
talk »

he isn't talking to me níl sé ag caint liom
talk »

who were you talking to? cé leis a raibh tú ag caint?

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