beat down
1 (v + adv) of sun, rain INTRANSITIVEthe sun was beating down bhí an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch, bhí an ghrian ag scaladh anuasthe rain was beating down on the crowd bhí sé ag stealladh báistí ar an slua, bhí sé ag gleadhradh báistí ar an slua 2 (v + adv) break down (door etc) TRANSITIVEleag verb the attacking army beat down the walls leag an t-arm na ballaí san ionsaíthey beat the door down bhris siad an doras isteach, rinne siad mionbhach den dorasTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) flatten, crush TRANSITIVEbuail verb he beat down the weeds with a shovel bhuail sé síos na fiailí le sluasaidthe snow was beaten down by the traffic rinne an trácht leac den sneachta 4 (v + adv) haggle down TRANSITIVEleag anuas tarraing anuas he beat him down to €10 leag sé anuas é go dtí €10 5 (v + adv) demoralise TRANSITIVElagmhisneach a chur ar cloígh verb the constant pain beats you down cuireann an tsíorphian lagmhisneach ort, cloíonn an phian leanúnach thú → féach beat