An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge
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Focail chosúla: belt · boat · bold · bole · boll · boot · bot · bout · colt · holt
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bolt

noun
verb
phrases
noun
1 noun screwbolta masc4  c m uto tighten a bolt bolta a theannadh 2 noun lockbolta masc4  c m uput the bolt on the door cuir an bolta ar an doras, cuir an doras faoi ghlas
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun arrowsaighead fem2  c m ucrossbow bolt saighead chrosbhogha 4 noun on riflebolta masc4  c m urifle bolt bolta raidhfil 5 noun MET of lightningsplanc fem2  c m ulightning bolt splanc thintrí 6 noun TEXT of fabriccornán masc1  c m u 7 noun informal dashhe made a bolt for the door thug sé áladh ar an doras, thug sé iarraidh ar an doras, bhí léim an dorais aige
verb
8 verb CONSTR, DIY fasten with bolt TRANSITIVEboltáil verb  c m uhe bolted them together bholtáil sé dá chéile iad, bholtáil sé le chéile iadit's bolted to the wall tá sé boltáilte den bhalla 9 verb lock with bolt TRANSITIVEan bolta a chur arboltáil verb  c m ubolt the door cuir an bolta ar an doras 10 verb flee INTRANSITIVEimigh chun scaoillthe horse bolted d'imigh an capall chun scaoill, d'imigh an capall ina rith 11 verb dash INTRANSITIVEshe bolted off as go brách léi, thug sí do na boinn éhe bolted from his seat léim sé as a shuíochánthey bolted out the door amach an doras leo de sciotán, thug siad do na boinn é amach an doras 12 verb (also bolt down) consume quickly TRANSITIVEcaith siar  c m uslog siar  c m u 13 verb HORT go to seed INTRANSITIVErith chun síl 14 verb (US) POL abandon INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVEfág verb  c m utréig verb  c m u
phrases

a bolt from the blue

(also

a bolt out of the blue

) it came as a bolt from the blue to him ní raibh aon choinne aige leis, tháinig sé aniar aduaidh airit hit her like a bolt from the blue tháinig sé chuici d'urchar neimhe

to have shot your bolt

informalhe's shot his bolt tá a sháriarracht déanta aige