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wolf

1 noun animalmac tíre c m umadra allta c m ufaolchú masc4 c m uwolf cub coileán mac tíre 2 noun personmac tíre c m ubadhbh badhbh c m ubúraló masc4 c m u

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3 verb informal eat quickly TRANSITIVEalp verb c m ucaith siar PhrV c m uplac verb c m u

phrases

to cry wolf

gáir an mhic tíre a thógáilscéal chailleach an uafáis a bheith agat

to keep the wolf from the door

greim a choinneáil faoin bhfiacailan gorta a choinneáil ó dhoras

the big bad wolf

an badhbh badhbhan mí-ádh móran cat mara

to throw sb to the wolves

duine a chaitheamh chuig an gconairtduine a chur in áit a charta

a wolf in sheep's clothing

sionnach i gcraiceann caorach

phrasal verbs

wolf down

(v + adv) informal eat quickly TRANSITIVEalp verb c m ucaith siar PhrV c m uplac verb c m uhe wolfed down the sandwich d'alp sé an ceapaire

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