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water down

1 (v + adv) dilute TRANSITIVEtanaigh verb c m uuisce a chur trí VPcaolaigh verb c m uhe watered down the soup chuir sé uisce tríd an anraith, thanaigh sé an súshe watered my whiskey down chuir sí uisce trí mo chuid uisce beatha, bhaist sí mo chuid fuisce 2 (v + adv) weaken, moderate TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb c m ulagaigh verb c m uthe wording was watered down by the government mhaolaigh an rialtas an fhoclaíocht → see water

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boil down »

allow the water to boil down lig don uisce laghdú
cascade »

the water cascaded down the stairs tháinig an t-uisce ina shruth anuas an staighre
course »

water coursed down the hill rith an t-uisce síos an cnoc
gurgle »

the water gurgled down the drain d'imigh an t-uisce leis síos sa draein ag plobarnach
let »

I let the water cool me down lig mé don uisce mé a fhuarú
let down »

he let himself down into the hot water d'ísligh sé é féin isteach san uisce te, lig sé é féin síos san uisce te
swallow »

I swallowed it down with a drink of water shlog mé siar le deoch uisce é
sweep »

the water swept down the street scaird an t-uisce anuas an tsráid, tháinig fuarlach anuas an tsráid
wash down »

wash down the surface with hot water nigh an dromchla le huisce te
wash down »

she washed the pills down with a glass of water shlog sí siar na piollaí le gloine uisce
watered-down »

it tasted watered-down bhí blas tanaithe air, bhí blas air ionann is go raibh uisce tríd
watered-down »

it was a very watered-down version of the original proposal leagan an-mhaolaithe den chéad mholadh a bhí ann, ní raibh ann ach sop in áit na scuaibe le taobh an chéad mholta

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