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dog

1 noun ZOOL animalmadra masc4 c m ugadhar masc1 c m ustray dog madra seachráindog kennel cró madra 2 noun ZOOL male of speciesdog fox sionnach fireann

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun informal also pejorative roguerógaire pejorative masc4 c m ucladhaire pejorative masc4 c m usuarachán pejorative masc1 c m uthe sly dog an rógaire, an slíbhínyou dirty dog! a chladhaire! 4 noun very informal, offensive unattractive womancailleach pejorative fem2 c m ucráin pejorative fem5 c m uallait pejorative fem2 c m u 5 noun informal, pejorative sth of poor qualityit's a dog of a film níl aon mhaith ann mar scannán, tá sé go hainnis mar scannán, scannán gan úsáid atá ann 6 verb trouble TRANSITIVElean de PhrV c m ubheith mar leannán ar c m uthese problems have dogged them for years tá na fadhbanna seo mar leannán orthu le bliantathey've always been dogged by bad luck bhí an mí-ádh ag rith riamh leohe was dogged by injuries bhí sé cráite ag gortuithe 7 verb follow TRANSITIVElean verb c m uto dog sb's every step fanacht go dlúth sna sála ag duine

phrases

dog eat dog

gach duine ar a shon féinit's dog eat dog in this business bíonn gach duine ar a shon féin sa ghnó seo

dog in the manger

duine nach n-aithníonn aon leas ach a leas féinhe has a real dog in the manger attitude ar mhaithe leis féin a bhíonn sé i gcónaí

to dog it

(US), informal loiceadh roimh do chúram

to dog it out

informal imirt go diongbháilte dochloíte

every dog has his day

proverb faigheann gach duine a shealtá a ionú féin ag gach rud

give a dog a bad name (and hang him/it)

proverb tabhair drochainm don mhadra agus is clocha a chaithfear leisdrochrath a leanann drochainm

you don't have a dog's chance

(also

you don't stand a dog's chance

) informal níl seans dá laghad agatníl seans faoin spéir agatníl seans práta i mbéal muice agatshe doesn't have a dog's chance of winning níl seans na ngrást go mbuafaidh sí

the dogs

informal SPOR na cúnnarásaí conhe won a fortune on the dogs bhuaigh sé fortún ar na cúnnanight at the dogs oíche ag rásaí na gcon

the dogs in the street

informal the dogs in the street know that tá a fhios ag madraí an bhaile é sin informal, tá a fhios ag an domhan is a mháthair é sin

to be the dog's bollocks

vulgar he thinks he's the dog's bollocks ceapann sé gurb é togha na rogha é, síleann sé nach bhfuil a shárú le fáil, síleann sé gurb é féin an coileach mórsome of his stuff is the dog's bollocks tá roinnt dá chuid stuif thar barr

to make a dog's dinner of sth

informal praiseach a dhéanamh de rudcocstí a dhéanamh de rud informalprácás a dhéanamh de rud informal

to be dressed up like a dog's dinner

informal bheith gléasta mar a bheadh cailín Domhnaigh ann pejorative bheith gléasta go gairéadach

there's life in the old dog yet

informal tá sponc go fóill anntá speach fós anntá géim sa chailleach fós informal

to have gone to the dogs

informal bheith imithe chun an donaisbheith imithe i dtigh an diabhailbheith imithe ar an bhfaraor dóitebheith ar shiúl gan dóigh

to be going to the dogs

informal bheith ag dul ó rathbheith ag gabháil bealach an gharraíbheith ag imeacht gan dóigh

to do the dog on sth

informal dul thar fóir le rudI did the dog on chocolate rinne mé craos ar an tseacláid, rinne mé an mhuc ar an tseacláid

to put on the dog

(US), informal gléasadh go péacachgléasadh go gáifeachbheith i d'fhéileacán ar fad

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

proverb is deacair cleas a mhúineadh do sheanmhadra

to treat sb like a dog

informal, offensive bail na madraí a chur ar dhuine informalcaitheamh go hainnis le duinedrochíde a thabhairt do dhuine

to work like a dog

informal obair na gcapall a dhéanamhallas na gcnámh a churobair mar a bheadh sclábhaí ann

like a dog with two tails

informal chomh sásta le píobairechomh sásta le diúcchomh sásta le cat a mbeadh póca airmar a bheadh cat an dá eireaballshe was running about like a dog with two tails bhí sí ag rith thart agus clab go cluasa uirthi

like a dog with a bone

informal she's like a dog with a bone on this issue tá sí an-righin faoin gceist seo, ní scaoilfidh sí leis an gceist seo

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