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heaps

adverbshe worries heaps about us bíonn sí thar a bheith imníoch fúinn, bíonn sí an-bhuartha fúinnhe's heaps better now tá sé i bhfad níos fearr anois → féach heap

heap

1 noun also AGR , HORT , IND pilecarn masc1 c m ucnap masc1 c m ucarnán masc1 c m uthe books were in a heap bhí na leabhair caite ina gcnap, bhí na leabhair ina gcarnánwe piled everything in a heap in the middle of the floor chaitheamar gach rud ina charn i lár an urláir 2 noun (also heaps) informal lot or lotsneart masc1 c m ulear mór c m ugo leor c m uhe had heaps to do bhí neart le déanamh aige, bhí go leor le déanamh aigeI got heaps of cards fuair mé lear mór cártaíheaps of money na múrtha airgid, dalladh airgidyou're in a heap of trouble tá tú i dtrioblóid mhór, tá neart trioblóide tarraingthe ort

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3 noun informal, pejorative (also heap of junk) old vehiclegliogar masc1 c m useanghliogar masc1seancharr masc1 c m uhe's trying to sell that heap of junk tá sé ag iarraidh an seanghliogar sin a dhíol, tá sé ag iarraidh an seanrud sin a dhíol 4 verb pile sth somewhere TRANSITIVEcuir i gcarncarn verb c m ucarn a dhéanamh de c m uhe heaped the old newspapers chuir sé na sean-nuachtáin i gcarn, rinne sé carn de na sean-nuachtáinshe heaped spaghetti on the plates chuir sí carn spaigití ar na plátaí, chuir sí neart spaigití ar na plátaíthe soil was heaped up behind the wall bhí an chré carntha taobh thiar den bhalla 5 verb shower sth on sb TRANSITIVEhe heaped praise on the doctors mhol sé na dochtúirí go hard na spéireshe heaped criticism on them cháin sí go géar iadthey're heaping ridicule on him tá siad ag déanamh ceap magaidh de, tá sé ina bhambairne acu

phrases

a heap of shit

informal (also

a heap of crap

, a heap of rubbish

) that film is a heap of shit! ní fiú tráithnín an scannán sin!, ní fiú a dhath an scannán sin!, ní fiú deich triuf an scannán sin!, ní fiú cac asail an scannán sin!

at the bottom of the heap

ag bun an dréimireshe started at the bottom of the heap thosaigh sí ag bun an dréimire, thosaigh sí in íochtar ar fad

at the top of the heap

ar bharr an dréimirein uachtar ar fadhe finished at the top of the heap chríochnaigh sé in uachtar ar fad

to collapse in a heap

titim i do chnaptitim de phleisthe collapsed in a heap on the sofa thit sé de phleist ar an tolg

to fall in a heap

titim i do chnaptitim de phleisttitim i gceann do chosshe fell in a heap on the road thit sí ina cnap ar an mbóthar

to land in a heap

titim i do chnaptuirlingt de phlimptitim de phleisthe landed in a heap thit sé de phleist, thuirling sé de phlimp

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