tease
verb
1 verb make gentle fun TRANSITIVEbheith ag magadh faoi PhrV bheith ag spochadh as PhrV his friends were teasing him about his hair bhí a chairde ag magadh faoi mar gheall ar a chuid gruaige, bhí a chairde ag spochadh as faoina chuid gruaige'You're so tough!' they teased. 'Nach tú atá crua!' ar siadsan mar mhagadh.
INTRANSITIVEI'm only teasing níl mé ach ag magadh, mar mhagadh atáim
2 verb make fun unkindly TRANSITIVEbheith ag piocadh ar ciap verb saighid faoi PhrVbheith ag fonóid faoi he gets teased at school bítear ag saighdeadh faoi ar scoil, bítear ag fonóid faoi ar scoil, bítear á chiapadh ar scoilshe teased him for being different phioc sí air toisc é a bheith difriúil, bhí sí ag saighdeadh faoi mar go raibh sé difriúilShow full entry
3 verb sexually TRANSITIVEgriog verb suaith verb 4 verb provoke animal TRANSITIVEgriog verb bheith ag gabháil do PhrV saighid verb don't tease the dog ná bí ag griogadh an mhadra 5 verb give partial information TRANSITIVEbheith ag cleasaíocht lehe teased the audience bhí sé ag cleasaíocht leis an lucht féachana, bhí sé ag seó leis an lucht féachana 6 verb separate delicately TRANSITIVEspíon verb cíor verb he teased the fragments out spíon sé na blúirí amachshe teased the window open d'oscail sí an fhuinneog go mall cáiréiseach 7 verb draw out in strands TRANSITIVEspíon verb to tease wool olann a spíonadh, olann a shlámadhshe teased her hair chíor sí a cuid gruaige 8 verb (US) backcomb TRANSITIVEcúlchíorcíor siar
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9 noun informal person teasing gentlyclipire masc4griogaire masc4 10 noun informal person teasing unkindlyclipire masc4ciapaire masc4 cráiteoir masc3 11 noun act of teasingmagadh masc1 priocadh masc saighdeadh masc 12 noun flirtgriogaire masc4 cliúsaí masc4 13 noun act of sexual teasinggriogadh masc suaitheadh masc 14 noun partial informationgoineog fem2 greadóg fem2