kill
verb
1 verb make sb/sth die TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb a fox killed the goose mharaigh sionnach an ghéto kill sb stone dead duine a fhágáil maol marbhhe threatened to kill himself bhagair sé lámh a chur ina bhás féin, bhagair sé go gcuirfeadh sé lámh ina bhás féinshe was lucky she wasn't killed bhí an t-ádh léi nár maraíodh íbe careful or you'll get killed bí cúramach nó marófar thú
2 verb as threat TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb I'll kill him if he doesn't keep quiet maróidh mé é mura mbeidh sé ciúinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb emphasising desirability INTRANSITIVEI'd kill for a cup of tea thabharfainn rud ar bith ar chupán tae, thabharfainn airgead na cruinne ar chupán tae 4 verb destroy, finish TRANSITIVEdeireadh a chur le VP maraigh verb that killed stone dead any thoughts of going abroad chuir sé sin deireadh glan le haon smaoineamh ar dhul thar learthe new laws are killing rural communities tá na dlíthe nua ag cur deireadh le pobail tuaithe, is buille báis do phobail tuaithe iad na dlíthe nuathe big shops are killing small towns tá na siopaí móra ag cur an-bhrú go deo ar bhailte beaga 5 verb switch off TRANSITIVEmúch verb cuir as PhrV kill the engine! múch an t-inneall!, cuir as an t-inneall!kill the lights! múch na soilse!, cuir as na soilse! 6 verb delete TRANSITIVEscrios verb cealaigh verb 7 verb SPOR stop (ball) TRANSITIVEceansaigh verb smachtaigh verb he killed the ball with his right foot cheansaigh sé an liathróid lena dheasóg, smachtaigh sé an liathróid lena dheasóg 8 verb RUGBY put (ball) beyond reach TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb 9 verb SPOR make (ball) unreturnable TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb cuir abhaile PhrV 10 verb neutralise smell etc TRANSITIVEdíbir verb faigh réidh le VP deireadh a chur le VP it kills the taste faigheann sé réidh leis an mblas 11 verb informal finish (bottle) TRANSITIVEcaith siar 12 verb cause pain TRANSITIVEmaraigh verb cráigh verb ciap verb my leg is killing me tá mo chos do mo mharú, táim céasta ag mo chos 13 verb cause mental anguish TRANSITIVEcuir isteach go mór ar VP cráigh verb goill ar PhrV the stress is killing him tá an strus ag cur isteach go mór airit kills me to think of it táim cráite ag smaoineamh air, goilleann sé go mór orm smaoineamh air 14 verb exhaust yourself TRANSITIVEto kill yourself tú féin a mharú, tú féin a spíonadhhe's killing himself doing two jobs tá sé á mharú féin ag déanamh dhá phostshe's killing herself studying tá sí á spíonadh féin ag staidéar 15 verb overwhelm TRANSITIVEthe tension was killing me bhí an teannas ag fáil an cheann is fearr orm, bhí an teannas do mo mharúthe excitement is killing me táim ar bís 16 verb amuse informal TRANSITIVEyou're killing me! táim lag ag gáire fút!, táim sna trithí ag gáire fút! 17 verb pass the time TRANSITIVEmeil verb cuir isteach PhrV I had time to kill bhí am le meilt agamwe didn't work, we just killed time níor oibríomar, ní dhearnamar ach an t-am a chur isteach
noun
18 noun HUNT act of killingmarú masc 19 noun HUNT hunted animalcreach fem2 it can live for a week on a single kill is féidir leis maireachtáil ar feadh seachtaine ar aon chreach amháin