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the waves

noun literary an fharraige fem4an mhuir fem3 → see wave

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break »

the waves are breaking on the rocks tá na tonnta ag briseadh ar na carraigeacha
breast »

to breast the waves snámh in aghaidh na dtonnta
buffeting »

the wall couldn't withstand the buffeting of the waves ní raibh an balla ábalta tuairteáil na dtonnta a sheasamh
crash »

the waves were crashing against the cliffs bhí na tonnta ag greadadh i gcoinne na n-aillte, bhí na tonnta ag pléascadh in éadan na mbeann
crest »

huge waves were cresting and breaking on the rocks bhí tonnta ollmhóra ag tolgadh agus ag briseadh ar na carraigeacha
crest »

each time a whale crested the waves gach uair a tháinig míol mór go barr toinne
dancing »

the dancing waves mórtas na dtonnta, lonnadh na dtonnta
deluge »

the waves deluged their homes bháigh na tonnta a gcuid tithe, bhí a gcuid tithe faoi uisce ag na tonnta
dramatically »

the waves were pounding dramatically against the cliff bhí na tonnta ag bualadh in aghaidh na haille go drámatúil
eddy »

the waves were eddying around bhí na tonnta ag gabháil timpeall ina gcúlchaise
froth »

the white froth of the waves cúr geal na dtonnta, cúrán bán na dtonnta
gauge »

it was difficult to gauge the size of the waves bhí sé deacair méid na dtonnta a thomhas
harmless »

the sound waves are harmless níl aon dochar sna fuaimthonnta
hold out »

the wall held out against the waves sheas an balla in aghaidh na dtonnta
interfere »

the waves interfere with each other bíonn na tonnta ag trasnaíocht ar a chéile
knock around »

the waves were knocking us around bhí na maidhmeanna ár dtuargaint
lap »

we heard the lap of the waves on the shore chualamar lapadaíl na dtonnta ar an gcladach
lash »

waves lashed the coast bhí tonnta móra ag lascadh in aghaidh an chósta
lemming »

we charged like lemmings into the waves chuamar de rith tána isteach sna tonnta
play »

we had a play in the waves bhí seal spraoi againn sna tonnta

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