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nail

1 noun metal pintairne masc4 c m uit was hanging from a nail bhí sé ar crochadh ar thairne 2 noun on finger, toeionga fem5 c m uto trim your nails do chuid ingne a bhearradhfalse nails ingne bréigenail care cúram ingne

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 verb fasten TRANSITIVEtairneáil verb c m uhe nailed a notice to the door thairneáil sé fógra ar an doras, chroch sé fógra ar an doras le tairníit was nailed shut bhí sé dúnta le tairnímake sure it's nailed down déan cinnte go bhfuil sé daingnithe le tairní 4 verb informal be lumbered (with sth) TRANSITIVEI got nailed with cleaning the dishes ar mo chrannsa a thit na soithí a níhe got nailed with homework buaileadh le hobair bhaile é 5 verb informal for crime etc TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV c m ugreim a fháil ar c m ushe got nailed for fraud rugadh uirthi as calaois 6 verb informal complete, achieve TRANSITIVEdéan go paiteantahe nailed the translation rinne sé an t-aistriúchán go paiteantaI nailed the exam d'éirigh go geal liom sa scrúdúshe nailed the sideline d'aimsigh sí an poc sleasa go cruinn beacht 7 verb quash, dismiss TRANSITIVEbréagnaigh verb c m u

phrases

as hard as nails

(also

as tough as nails

) 1 tough, hardymiotalach c m ucrua c m ushe's as hard as nails tá miotal ina cnámha 2 hard-hearted, callouscruachroíoch c m udanartha c m u

nail in sb's/sth's coffin

(also

nail in the coffin of sb/sth

) buille marfach do dhuine/rudbuille báis do dhuine/rudthat's another nail in their coffin sin buille marfach eile dóibh, sin tairne eile ina gcónra

to hammer the final nail into the coffin of sth

(also

to drive the final nail into the coffin of sth

) buille an bháis a bhualadh ar ruddeireadh ar fad a chur le rud

to nail your colours to the mast

a thaispeáint cén taobh ar a bhfuil tú

to be nailed to the spot

bheith i do staic c m u

on the nail

informal 1 immediatelyar an bpointe c m uar an toirt c m uláithreach bonn c m u 2 absolutely correctdíreach ceartyou're bang on the nail tá an ceart ar fad agat

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nail

as hard as nails

as tough as nails

nail in sb's/sth's coffin

nail in the coffin of sb/sth

to hammer the final nail into the coffin of sth

to drive the final nail into the coffin of sth

to nail your colours to the mast

to be nailed to the spot

on the nail

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