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Focail chosúla: horny · thorn · born · corn · porn · torn · worn · -born · -worn · acorn

horn

1 noun on vehiclebonnán masc1 c m uadharc fem2 c m ushe blew the car horn shéid sí bonnán an chairr 2 noun ZOOL on animal etcadharc fem2 c m u

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun MUS musical instrumentcorn masc1 c m uhe plays the horn seinneann sé an cornhorn music ceol coirn 4 noun musicianseinnteoir coirn 5 noun horn-shaped objectcorn masc1 c m u 6 noun especially HIST container for drinking etccorn masc1 c m ucuach masc4 c m u

phrases

to blow your own horn

(especially US) (also

to blow your own trumpet

) bheith i do bhuaileam sciathbheith ag déanamh mórtais c m ubheith ag déanamh gaisce c m u

to pull in your horns

(also

to draw in your horns

) guaim a choinneáil ort féinbheith níos tíosaíwe've all pulled in our horns since the recession táimid uilig níos tíosaí ó tharla an cúlú eacnamaíochtapull in your horns and stop giving out coinnigh guaim ort féin agus stop ag sciolladh

to lock horns (with sb)

the two sides have locked horns over the issue tá an dá thaobh in adharca a chéile faoin gceist

to be on the horns of a dilemma

bheith idir dhá thine Bhealtainerogha an dá dhíogha a bheith agat

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