New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: underdone · underline · undermine · undertake · undertow · undercover · underscore · understand · understate · undertaker

undertone

1 noun suggestion, subtextteachtaireacht fholaithebrí fholaithethe debate had political undertones bhí rian na polaitíochta ar an díospóireachtit had racist undertones bhí ciníochas ag baint leisthere's an undertone of sadness tá an brón le brath 2 noun COSM of smell etcfo-thon masc1a lavender undertone iarracht de bholadh labhandair, imir de bholadh labhandairthe room had an undertone of mould bhí boladh fann coinclí sa seomra

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3 noun ART of colourimir fem2 c m ufo-thon masc1it had red undertones bhí imir den dearg ann

phrases

in an undertone

i gcogarde chogaros íseal c m uhe said it in an undertone dúirt sé i gcogar é, dúirt sé faoina anáil é

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there was a sinister undertone to what he said bhí urchóid sa mhéid a dúirt sé

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undertone

in an undertone

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