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mouth

noun

1 noun ANAT , ZOOL body partbéal masc1 c m udon't talk with your mouth full ná bí ag caint agus do bhéal lánroof of the mouth carball masc1mouth ulcer othras béil 2 noun dependent personshe had one more mouth to feed bhí duine eile aici a raibh greim le cur ina bhéal, bhí duine eile le cothú aicihungry mouths daoine ocracha

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun SPOR horse's sensitivityhorse with a hard mouth capall béal-láidirsoft mouth béal socheansaithe 4 noun GEOG entrance of cave etcbéal masc1 c m uin the mouth of the cave i mbéal na huaimhe 5 noun GEOG of river, harbourbéal masc1 c m uthey were anchored at the mouth of the harbour bhí siad ar ancaire i mbéal an chuain 6 noun of bottle, flaskbéal masc1 c m u 7 noun of gunbéal masc1 c m u

verb

8 verb pejorative repeat slogan, platitude TRANSITIVEthey just mouth platitudes without taking any action ní bhíonn uathu ach gaoth mhór gan aon chur leisthey were mouthing abuse at the referee bhí siad ag caitheamh achasán leis an réiteoir 9 verb say without voice TRANSITIVE'Come on,' he mouthed. 'Seo libh,' ar seisean faoina anáil. 10 verb utter without feeling TRANSITIVEshe mouthed the words dúirt sí na focail ar nós cuma liom

phrases

to be at the cannon's mouth

bheith ar bhéal an chatha

to be all mouth

(also

to be all mouth and no trousers

) informal he's all mouth níl aige ach mórtas thóin gan taca, níl ann ach béalastán

big mouth

béal mórclab mórme and my big mouth! mise agus mo chlab mór!

foul mouth

droch-chaint c m ueascainíshe has a foul mouth tá sí tugtha don droch-chaint, bíonn drochbhéal uirthi, bíonn sí ag stróiceadh mionnaí móra

to have a mouth on you

, informal she didn't ask me if I had a mouth on me níor chuir sí ceist orm an raibh béal orm, deoch ná bolgam níor thairg sí dom

to keep your mouth shut

1 not tell about sthkeep your mouth shut about it! coinnigh do bhéal druidte faoi!, ná hoscail do bhéal faoi! 2 stay silentshe kept her mouth shut choinnigh sí a béal dúnta, ní dúirt sí faic

loud mouth

1 tendency to be loudbéal mórclab mórshe has a loud mouth tá clab mór uirthi, béalastán atá inti 2 loud personscaothaire c m ubolgán béicegaotaire c m u

to open your mouth

do bhéal a oscailthe didn't open his mouth during the meeting níor oscail sé a bhéal i rith an chruinnithe

to shut your mouth

informal shut your mouth! dún do bhéal!, druid do chlab!, éist do bhéal!

to watch your mouth

informal watch your mouth, the children are listening seachain do bhéal, tá na leanaí ag éisteacht; coimhéad cad é atá tú a rá, tá na páistí ag éisteachthe'd better watch his mouth b'fhearr dó a bhéal a choinneáil dúnta, b'fhearr dó a bhéal a choinneáil druidte

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