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nickname

1 noun pet nameleasainm masc4 c m uthat's her childhood nickname sin é an leasainm a bhí uirthi ina hóige 2 verb give sb pet name TRANSITIVEleasainm a thabhairt arleasainm a bhaisteadh arthey nicknamed her 'Airhead' 'Gligín' an leasainm a thug siad uirthi

Frásaí agus Samplaí Úsáide faoi iontrálacha eile

another »

that's another of my nicknames sin ceann eile de mo chuid leasainmneacha
charmingly »

he was charmingly nicknamed 'the mad dog' tugadh 'an madra mire' mar leasainm lách air, 'an madra allta' an t-ainm ceana a thugtaí air
come by »

how did you come by your nickname? conas a fuair tú an leasainm atá ort?
derisory »

a derisory nickname leasainm gránna
hence »

he's very tall hence the nickname tá sé an-ard agus sin an chúis a bhfuil an leasainm air
live down »

he couldn't live down his nickname ní raibh sé in ann a leasainm a fhágáil ina dhiaidh riamh
unfortunate »

that unfortunate nickname stuck to him lean an leasainm mífhortúnach sin de

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nickname

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