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English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
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EN > GA
GA > EN
the wire
1
(
also
the news wires
)
noun
for breaking news
na línte nuachta
2
noun
(
especially
US
)
in horse racing
ceann an chúrsa
an líne dheiridh
→ see
wire
Phrases and Examples in other entries
burn out
»
the wires burned out
dódh na sreanga amach
diagram
»
she drew a diagram of the wiring
tharraing sí plean den sreangú
disentangle
»
try to disentangle the wires
triail na sreanga a réiteach
electrocute
»
he was electrocuted by the loose wire
fuair sé turraing leictreach ón tsreang scaoilte
entangle
»
the hedgehog entangled itself in the wire
chuaigh an ghráinneog i bhfostú sa tsreang
fault
»
if there's a fault in the wiring
má tá fabht sa sreangú
hang out
»
there were wires hanging out of the wall
bhí sreanga crochta as an mballa
,
bhí sreanga ag gobadh amach as an mballa
kink
»
don't let the wire kink
ná lig aon chor sa tsreang
,
ná lig don tsreang caisirníní a dhéanamh
looped
»
the wire was looped
bhí an tsreang lúbtha
,
bhí an tsreang ina lúb
,
bhí lúb ar an tsreang
pass
»
the electricity passes through the wire
téann an leictreachas tríd an tsreang
poise
»
the sparrow poised on the wire
dheasaigh an gealbhan é féin ar an tsreang
rake
»
the wire raked his arm
scríob an tsreang a lámh
,
d'fhág an tsreang scríob mhór ar a lámh
rip
»
the cloth ripped on the wire
stróiceadh an t-éadach ar an tsreang
,
roiseadh an t-éadach ar an tsreang
sever
»
the wires had been severed
bhí na sreanga gearrtha
spark
»
the wires are sparking
tá na sreanga ag spréachadh
,
tá spréacha ag teacht as na sreanga
strand
»
each strand of the wire
gach dual den tsreang
tangle up
»
the sheep got tangled up in the barbed wire
chuaigh an chaora i bhfostú sa tsreang dheilgneach
thread
»
the wire is threaded through two holes
cuirtear an tsreang trí dhá pholl
touch
»
the wires weren't touching
ní raibh na sreangacha ag cuimilt le chéile
use
»
the wire has another use too
tá feidhm eile ag an tsreang chomh maith
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