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heel

1 noun ANAT , CLOTH of foot, shoe, etcsáil fem2 c m u 2 noun ANAT of handthe heel of the hand meall na boise

3 noun HURL-CAM of hurleysáil fem2 c m u 4 verb SPOR kick with heel TRANSITIVEsálaigh verb c m ubuail leis an tsáil VPhe heeled the ball backwards bhuail sé an liathróid siar lena sháil 5 verb reheel shoe TRANSITIVEsáil a chur ar 6 verb SAIL lean INTRANSITIVEthe boat is heeling tá an bád ag luí ar a leataobhthe ship heeled to leeward luigh an long faoin ngaoth 7 interjection calling dogsna sála chugam!

phrases

to be at sb's heels

(also

to be nipping at sb's heels

, to be snapping at sb's heels

)bheith sna sála ag duine

to bring sb to heel

stiúir a chur ar dhuinemúineadh a chur ar dhuineduine a chur faoi smachtduine a smachtúthey've brought the rebels to heel tá na reibiliúnaigh curtha faoi chois acushe'll bring the children to heel cuirfidh sise smacht ar na páistí

to call a dog to heel

madra a thabhairt sna sála chugatmadra a thabhairt le do sháil

to come to heel

1 start obeyinggéilleadh c m uumhlú c m u 2 of dogteacht sna sála chugat

hot on the heels of sb/sth

(also

hard on the heels of sb/sth

, close on the heels of sb/sth

) 1 just after sb/sthgo dlúth ar shála duine/rudago gairid i ndiaidh duine/rudait came hot on the heels of the accident tháinig sé go dlúth sna sála ar an timpiste 2 of pursuitgo dlúth sna sála ar dhuine/rudgo dlúth ar shála duine/rudathey were hot on our heels bhí siad go dlúth sna sála orainn

in the heel of the hunt

(also

at the heel of the hunt

) i ndeireadh na dála c m ui ndeireadh an laenuair atá deireadh ráite

to be kicking your heels

bheith ag máinneáil thart c m ubheith ag meilt an ama go díomhaoinshe was left kicking her heels for a week fágadh ar feadh seachtaine í gan dada le déanamh aici

to show sb a clean pair of heels

1 in racebheith imithe i bhfad chun tosaigh ar dhuinefolach cnoc a chur ar dhuine 2 be more successful than sbbheith i bhfad chun tosaigh ar dhuineduine a fhágáil i do dhiaidh

the well-heeled

lucht na sál ardlucht an airgid c m ulucht an rachmais c m u

to take to your heels

é a thabhairt do na boinnbaint as amachna boinn a bhaint asteitheadh c m u

to turn on your heel

(also

to spin on your heel

) tiontú ar do sháilcasadh ar do sháil

under sb's heel

faoi chos duinefaoi smacht duinefaoi bhos an chait ag duine

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heel

to be at sb's heels

to be nipping at sb's heels

, to be snapping at sb's heels

to bring sb to heel

to call a dog to heel

to come to heel

hot on the heels of sb/sth

hard on the heels of sb/sth

, close on the heels of sb/sth

in the heel of the hunt

at the heel of the hunt

to be kicking your heels

to show sb a clean pair of heels

the well-heeled

to take to your heels

to turn on your heel

to spin on your heel

under sb's heel

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Frásaí agus Samplaí Úsáide faoi iontrálacha eile

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