flip
verb
1 (also flip over) verb turn over 2 verb throw a coin TRANSITIVEto flip a coin bonn a chaitheamh in airde, bonn a chaitheamhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb of button, switch, etc TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb brúigh ar PhrV she flipped the switch to start the machine bhrúigh sí an lasc chun an meaisín a chur ar obair 4 verb cast, kick etc TRANSITIVEthey flipped their cigarettes onto the floor chaith siad a dtoitíní ar an urlár le smeach dá méarashe flipped the ball over the goalkeeper chuir sí an liathróid de smeach thar an gcúl báire 5 verb change INTRANSITIVEthey flip between languages effortlessly bíonn siad ag dul ó theanga go teanga gan stró, bíonn siad ag athrú ó theanga go teanga gan stróhe flips from depression to elation bíonn sé thíos seal thuas seal 6 verb TV-RAD change channel
TRANSITIVEthey constantly flip stations bíonn siad ag síorathrú na stáisiún, bíonn siad anonn is anall idir na stáisiúin i rith an ama
INTRANSITIVEI flipped to another station d'athraigh mé chuig stáisiún eile
7 verb turn pages TRANSITIVEhe flipped a few pages d'iompaigh sé roinnt leathanach go sciobtha, thiontaigh sé cúpla leathanach go gasta
INTRANSITIVEshe flipped to the index chuaigh sí caol díreach chuig an innéacs
8 (also flip out) verb informal lose temper INTRANSITIVEguaim a chailleadh ort féin téigh le báiníhe flipped chuaigh sé le báiní, bhris an fhoighne air, chaill sé an cloigeann, chaill sé an bloc 9 (also flip out) verb informal lose sanity INTRANSITIVEguaim a chailleadh ort féin téigh as do mheabhair he flipped when his wife left him chuaigh sé as a mheabhair nuair a d'fhág a bhean é, chaill sé a stuaim nuair a d'imigh a bhean uaidh 10 (also flip out) verb informal be overjoyed INTRANSITIVEI flipped when I heard I won tháinig sceitimíní orm nuair a chuala mé gur bhuaigh mé, tháinig gliondar orm nuair a chuala mé gur bhain mé 11 verb (US) of shares etc TRANSITIVEflipeáilnoun
12 noun coin tosscaitheamh masc1 13 noun gymnastic turnhe did a flip rinne sé léim thar a chorp san aer 14 noun of switchcasadh masc1 with a flip of the switch le casadh den lasc 15 noun quick read of sthspléachadh masc1 sracfhéachaint fem3 he had a quick flip through the magazine thug sé sracfhéachaint sciobtha tríd an irisadjective
16 adjective informal flippantsotalach adj1 soibealta adj3 he gave him a flip answer thug sé freagra sotalach airinterjection
17 interjection informal, euphemistic expressing annoyancea dhiabhail damnú flip, he missed the penalty! damnú, chuir sé an cic pionóis amú!