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trick

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noun
1 noun unfair, unpleasant actioncleas masc1  c m uhe's up to his old tricks again tá sé i mbun a chuid seanchleasaíochta arís, tá an tseanchleasaíocht arís air, tá sé ar ais ar an ealaín chéanna arís 2 noun aimed at deceiving sbcleas masc1  c m ubob masc4  c m uto play a trick on sb cleas a imirt ar dhuine, bob a bhualadh ar dhuine, dallamullóg a chur ar dhuinetrick photography cleasanna grianghrafadóireachtatrick question cleascheist fem2, bobcheist fem2
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3 noun sth entertainingcleas masc1  c m umagic trick cleas draíochta 4 noun of eye, mind, light, etccleas masc1  c m ua trick of the light cleas solais 5 noun effective methodcleas masc1  c m useift fem2  c m uthe trick is to keep an eye on the ball is é an cleas atá ann súil a choinneáil ar an liathróidhe tried every trick in the book bhain sé triail as gach seift dá raibh annshe could teach you a trick or two thiocfadh léi cleas nó dhó a mhúineadh duithe has a trick up his sleeve tá cleas ar na díslí aige, tá cárta cúil aigethe tricks of the trade ealaín na ceirdemarketing tricks cleasa margaíochta 6 noun GAMES in card gamecúig masc4  c m u 7 noun informal prostitute's clientcliant masc1  c m u
verb
8 verb deceive TRANSITIVEbob a bhualadh ar  c m ucleas a imirt ar  c m ushe was tricked buaileadh bob uirthithey were tricked out of their change baineadh a gcuid sóinseála díobh trí chleasaíocht
adjective
9 adjective (US) weak, injuredlag adj1  c m uleonta adj3  c m u
phrases

to do the trick

an beart a dhéanamhan gnó a dhéanamha glass of water will do the trick déanfaidh gloine uisce an beart, déanfaidh gloine uisce an gnó

to have a trick of doing sth

he has a trick of thinking aloud tá claonadh aige a bheith ag smaoineamh os ard, is nós leis a bheith ag smaoineamh os ard

how's tricks?

informal craic ar bith?aon chraic?aon scéal?cén dóigh atá ort?

to play tricks on sb

(also

to play tricks with sb

) the heat played tricks with her bhí an teas ag cur speabhraídí uirthi

to turn tricks

informal bheith i do striapach  c m u

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