nudge
1 verb with elbow etc TRANSITIVEbroid verb sonc a thabhairt do broideadh a thabhairt do he nudged me with his knee thug sé broideadh dom lena ghlúinshe nudged him with her elbow thug sí uillinn dó, thug sí sonc dá huillinn dó 2 verb move INTRANSITIVEbrúigh romhatdo bhealach a bhrú he nudged through the crowd bhrúigh sé a bhealach tríd an sluaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb push gently TRANSITIVEthe boat nudged the bank chuimil an bád den bhruachhe nudged the ball on chuir sé an liathróid ar aghaidhshe nudged him out of the way bhrúigh sí i leataobh é 4 verb push towards action TRANSITIVEwe nudged her into a decision thugamar uirthi cinneadh a dhéanamhto nudge sb in the right direction comhairle a leasa a thabhairt do dhuine, duine a chur ar bhealach a leasa, duine a chur ar an mbóthar ceartshe was nudging him into retiring bhí sí ag tathant air dul ar scorhe nudged the country towards peace chuir sé an tír ar bhóthar na síochána 5 verb with number, amount, etc
TRANSITIVEbheith ag druidim lebheith ag tarraingt ar prices are nudging €75 tá praghsanna ag druidim le €75
INTRANSITIVEthe temperature was nudging towards 30 degrees bhí an teocht ag druidim le 30 céim
6 verb prices, rate, etc TRANSITIVEthey nudged prices up d'ardaigh siad na praghsanna, bhrúigh siad suas na praghsanna 7 noun gentle pushsonc masc4 broideadh masc to give sb a nudge sonc a thabhairt do dhuine 8 noun persuasion, reminderugach masc1 brú masc4 he needs the odd nudge to study teastaíonn corrbhrú uaidh le staidéar a dhéanamh