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Focail chosúla: dint · hilt · hind · hit · hunt · lint · mint · pint · tint · -pint
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hint

1. noun trace or suggestion2. noun advice, tip, clue3. noun indication sth exists4. verb say indirectly5. verb indicate fact
phrases
1 noun trace or suggestionblúirín masc4  c m ugiota masc4  c m uimir fem2  c m uruainnín masc4  c m uhe said it without a hint of irony dúirt sé é gan rian íoróine ina ghlórthere's a hint of brandy in the sauce tá ruainnín branda san anlann, tá braoinín beag branda san anlanna hint of a smile appeared on her face tháinig iarracht de mheangadh gáire ar a haghaidhthere was a hint of sarcasm in his question bhí beagán searbhais sa cheist a chuir sé 2 noun advice, tip, cluenod masc1  c m uleid fem2  c m uhe gave us a few hints about the interview thug sé cúpla leid dúinn faoin agallamhthere's a hint in the question itself tá leid sa cheist féinhere are a few hints on how to write an essay seo cúpla nod maidir le conas aiste a scríobhhe gave her a hint to leave thug sé nod di imeacht
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun indication sth existscomhartha masc4  c m uleid fem2  c m uthere's no hint that he gave her any encouragement níl leid ar bith ann gur thug sé uchtach ar bith dithere was no hint of danger ní raibh aon bhaol contúirte annwe got a hint of what it'll be like fuaireamar blaiseadh den mhéid atá i ndán dúinnher voice gave no hint of anger níor léir óna guth go raibh fearg ar bith uirthi 4 verb say indirectly
INTRANSITIVEleid a thabhairtnod a thabhairthe's hinted at a return to the club tá sé tugtha le fios aige go mb'fhéidir go bhfillfeadh sé ar an gclub
TRANSITIVEshe hinted that it wouldn't be finished in time thug sí leid nach mbeadh sé críochnaithe in am'It'll happen soon,' he hinted. 'Tarlóidh sé go luath,' a thug sé le fios de leathfhocal.
5 verb indicate fact
INTRANSITIVEtabhair le fios  c m utabhair le tuiscint  c m uthis all hints at a new confidence tugann sé seo ar fad le tuiscint go bhfuil féinmhuinín úr ann
TRANSITIVEtabhair le fios  c m utabhair le tuiscint  c m uhis behaviour hints that he's more mature tugann a iompar le fios go bhfuil sé níos aibí
phrases

to drop a hint

leid a thabhairtnod a thabhairt

more than a hint of

there's more than a hint of hypocrisy in that statement tá fimíneacht nach beag ag baint leis an ráiteas sin

to take a hint

(also

to take the hint

) he took the hint ba leor nod don eolach