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telescope

 1 noun ASTRON object with lensesteileascóp masc1  c m u 2 verb slide into itself/sth else
TRANSITIVEleacaigh ar a chéile  c m ubrúigh isteach ina chéile  c m uthe train was telescoped into another leacaíodh an traein isteach i gceann eile
INTRANSITIVEleacaigh ar a chéile  c m ubrúigh isteach ina chéile  c m u
 3 verb make sth shorter in length/time TRANSITIVEachoimrigh verb  c m ucoimrigh verb  c m uthe whole story was telescoped into an hour of film coimríodh an scéal ar fad ina scannán uair an chloig, brúdh an scéal uilig isteach i scannán uair an chloig

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