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thief

noun POLICEgadaí masc4 c m upetty thief mionghadaí masc4a gang of thieves paca gadaithe, baicle gadaithe

phrases

it takes a thief to catch a thief

ding de féin a scoilteas an leamhántuigeann Tadhg Taidhgín

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admitted »

she's an admitted thief tá sé admhaithe aici féin gur gadaí í, géilleann sí féin gur gadaí í
alert »

keep on the alert for thieves bí san airdeall ar ghadaithe, bíodh súil amuigh agat do ghadaithe
boot »

he really put the boot in when he called me a thief ba é buille maraithe na muice aige gadaí a thabhairt orm, chniog sé ar fad mé nuair a thug sé gadaí orm
burst »

the thieves burst open the door bhris na gadaithe an doras isteach, réab na gadaithe an doras isteach
easy pickings »

handbags are easy pickings for thieves bíonn sé furasta ag gadaithe málaí láimhe a ghoid
entrance¹ »

the thieves gained entrance to the house bhris na gadaithe isteach sa teach, rinne na gadaithe a mbealach isteach sa teach
entry »

the thieves failed to gain entry níor éirigh leis na gadaithe briseadh isteach
fall »

pensioners who fall prey to thieves pinsinéirí a mbíonn gadaithe ag faire orthu
fall among »

he fell among thieves casadh i measc gadaithe é, casadh isteach i gcomhluadar gadaithe é
foil »

she foiled the thief chuir sí stop leis an ngadaí
front »

he was fronting for a gang of thieves bhí sé ag gníomhú thar ceann drong gadaithe, bhí sé ina scáth ag drong gadaithe
gang »

a gang of thieves drong gadaithe, paca gadaithe
happy hunting ground »

the market was a happy hunting ground for the thieves parthas do na gadaithe ba ea an t-aonach, bhí na gadaithe ar mhuin na muice ar an aonach
haul »

the thieves divided their haul roinn na gadaithe a gcreach, roinn na gadaithe an méid a bhí goidte acu
honour »

honour among thieves dílseacht na gceithearnach
lowdown »

you lowdown thief! a ghadaí lofa!
melt »

the thieves melted away into the crowd d'éalaigh na gadaithe leo i measc an tslua
mindful »

he was mindful of the problem of thieves bhí a fhios aige go raibh fadhb ann le gadaithe, níorbh é a dhearmad go raibh fadhb ann le gadaithe
name »

he has a name for being a thief tá cáil an ghadaí air
nice »

it's nice to know that they caught the thief is mór an faoiseamh gur rug siad ar an ngadaí, is maith an rud gur ghabh siad an gadaí

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thief

it takes a thief to catch a thief

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