3 verb move up and down INTRANSITIVEpreab verb c m u4 verb move energetically INTRANSITIVEpocléim verb c m uthe dog was bouncing along beside mebhí an madra ag pocléim le mo thaobh5 verb FIN cheque
TRANSITIVEdiúltaigh verb c m uob technical term verb c m uthe bank bounced the chequedhiúltaigh an banc an seic
INTRANSITIVEpreab verb c m uthe cheque bouncedphreab an seic, obadh an seic
6 verb COMP (also bounce back) email INTRANSITIVEpreab ar ais c m u7 verb informal move sb TRANSITIVEcaith amach c m ubata agus bóthar a thabhairt do c m ushe was bounced from the schoolcaitheadh amach as an scoil í
noun
8 noun of ball etcpreab fem2 c m upreabadh masc c m uonly one bounce is allowedníl ach preab amháin ceadaithethe ball took a bouncephreab an liathróid9 noun of surface etcpreabadh masc c m uthis court has a great bouncetá an-phreabadh sa chúirt seo10 noun energy, livelinessbeocht fem3 c m ubrí fem4 c m uthe bounce is back in your steptá tú ar ais ar do sheanléim, tá tú breá breabhsánta arísthere's a great bounce about the placetá an áit breá bríomhar11 noun FIN, POL in prices, success, etcborradh masc c m uteacht aniar c m uthe campaign got a bounce in the last monththáinig borradh faoin bhfeachtas i rith na míosa deiridh
phrases
to bounce sb on your knee
she was bouncing the baby on her kneebhí sí ag cealgadh an pháiste ar a glúin, bhí sí ag déanamh capaillín leis an bpáiste
on the bounce
SPOR, informal1 in successionas a chéile c m ui ndiaidh a chéile c m uour third win on the bouncean tríú bua as a chéile againn2 as reactionshe started going out with him on the bouncethosaigh sí ag dul amach leis tar éis di briseadh suas le fear eile