An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge
Bosca cuardaigh an Fhoclóra Nua Béarla-Gaeilge a leabú ar do shuíomh idirlín féin
Focail chosúla: knit · knob · know · not · snot · ingot · knits · knock · knoll · known
  • EN > GA
  • GA > EN

knot

noun
verb
phrases
noun
1 noun in string, rope, etcsnaidhm fem2  c m utie a knot in it cuir snaidhm ann, cuir snaidhm airshe untied the knot scaoil sí an tsnaidhmrunning knot snaidhm reatha 2 noun tangle in hair, fur, etcsnaidhm fem2  c m ubuilcín masc4her hair was full of knots bhí a cuid gruaige go dona in aimhréidh, bhí a cuid gruaige i bhfostú go dona, bhí a cuid gruaige lán snaidhmeannaI got the knots out of the cables bhain mé na cáblaí as aimhréidh, bhain mé na snaidhmeanna as na cáblaí
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 noun of fear, tension, etcsnaidhm fem2  c m ucnap masc1  c m uI had a knot in my stomach bhí snaidhm ar mo phutóga, bhí bainbh i mo phutógathere were knots of tension in his shoulders bhí snaidhm ina ghuaillí leis an teannas, bhí a ghuaillí cnaptha leis an teannas 4 noun hairstylecurca masc4  c m ucocán masc1  c m u 5 noun group of peoplea knot of people cruinneagán daoine, grúpa beag daoine, baicle beag daoine 6 noun NAUT, AERO, MET nautical milemuirmhíle san uairwe were doing six knots bhí luas sé mhuirmhíle san uair fúinn 7 noun DIY, CRAFT in woodcranra masc4  c m ualt masc1  c m udual masc1  c m u 8 noun CRAFT in carpet-makingsnaidhm fem2  c m u 9 noun ZOOL birdcnota masc4  c m u
verb
10 verb tie with knot TRANSITIVEsnaidhm verb  c m usnaidhm a chur arsnaidhm a chur ishe knotted her scarf chuir sí snaidhm ar a scairfto knot a tie snaidhm a chur ar charbhathis sweater was knotted around his neck bhí a gheansaí snaidhmthe faoina mhuineálthey knotted the sheets together shnaidhm siad na braillíní le chéilecord is easier to knot tá sé níos éasca snaidhm a chur i gcorda 11 verb tie a knot INTRANSITIVEsnaidhm a chur 12 verb become tangled INTRANSITIVEtéigh in aimhréidh  c m utéigh i bhfostú  c m uthis material knots easily téann an t-ábhar seo in aimhréidh go furasta 13 verb tense up
INTRANSITIVEher stomach knotted in fear tháinig snaidhmeanna ar a putóga le heagla
TRANSITIVEthe tension was knotting my stomach bhí an teannas ag cur snaidhmeanna ar mo phutóga
14 verb CRAFT in carpet-making TRANSITIVEsnaidhm verb  c m u
phrases

at a rate of knots

informal go tréan  c m ugo tiubh  c m ugo han-tapathe city is expanding at a rate of knots tá an chathair ag fás go tréanthey're losing votes at a rate of knots tá vótaí á gcailleadh go tiubh acu

in knots

informal 1 tensemy stomach was in knots bhí snaidhmeanna ar mo phutóga 2 in stitchessna trithí gáire

to tie the knot

informal pósadh  c m udul faoi chuing an phósta

to tie yourself in knots

(also

to tie yourself up in knots

) informal mearbhall a chur ort féintú féin a chur trí chéile

to tie sb in knots

informal mearbhall a chur ar dhuinemeascán mearaí a chur ar dhuineduine a chur trí chéilethese rules would tie anyone in knots chuirfeadh na rialacha seo mearbhall ar Mhac Dé, dhéanfadh na rialacha seo beithé de dhuine ar bith