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punch

noun

1 noun also BOX blow with fistdorn masc1 c m ubuille de dhorn c m ubuille masc4 c m uto throw a punch at sb dorn a tharraingt ar dhuineshe gave him a punch bhuail sí dorn air, thug sí dorn dóthey traded punches bhí siad ag tabhairt buille ar bhuille dá chéile, bhí siad buille ar bhuille le chéile 2 noun energy, forcebeocht fem3 c m uanam masc3 c m uspreacadh masc c m ubrí fem4 c m uspleodar masc1 c m uI like music with a punch is breá liom ceol a bhfuil anam ann, is maith liom ceol spleodrach

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun flavour, potencyspreacadh masc c m utathag masc1 c m uarann masc1 c m ucic familiar masc4 c m ua drop of brandy adds a punch to the cake cuireann braoinín branda arann sa cháca, cuireann bolgam branda spreacadh sa cháca 4 noun CRAFT for perforating or impressingpollaire masc4 c m upritil fem2 c m u 5 noun for flattening nailpuins masc4 c m u 6 noun DRINK drinkpuins masc4 c m ua bowl of punch babhla puins

verb

7 verb also BOX with fist INTRANSITIVEbheith ag dornáilbuillí a thabhairtbuillí doirn a bhualadhI was used to punching bhí cleachtadh maith agam ar bheith ag bualadh buillí 8 verb hit sb with fist TRANSITIVEdorn a bhualadh ar c m udorn a thabhairt doshe punched him on the nose bhuail sí dorn sa tsrón air 9 verb press TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb c m ubuail verb c m uhe punched the button on the elevator bhrúigh sé an cnaipe ar an ardaitheoir, bhuail sé cnaipe an ardaitheora 10 verb make hole TRANSITIVEpoll a chur i c m upoll verb c m utoll verb c m uto punch a hole in a belt poll a chur i gcrios, poll a dhéanamh i gcrios 11 verb ticket TRANSITIVEpuinseáil verb c m uthe ticket must be punched in the machine ní mór an ticéad a phuinseáil sa mheaisín 12 verb CRAFT of design TRANSITIVEpuinseáil verb c m usciúr verb c m uto punch a design in metal dearadh a phuinseáil i miotal, dearadh a sciúradh i miotal

phrases

to be as pleased as Punch

bheith chomh sásta le ríbheith chomh sásta le píobairehe was pleased as Punch with his toy bhí sé chomh sásta lena bhfaca tú riamh lena bhréagán, bhí ríméad an tsaoil air lena bhréagán

to be as proud as Punch

she was as proud as Punch of her new coat bhí sí an-bhródúil as a cóta nua, bhí sí chomh postúil le cat a mbeadh póca air lena cóta nua

to beat sb to the punch

informal teacht roimh dhuineI was going to do that but you beat me to the punch bhí rún agamsa é sin a dhéanamh ach bhí sé déanta agatsa romham

to pack a punch

1 food, drink, etcbheith an-láidirthe curry packed a real punch bhí an curaí an-láidir ar fad, bhí fíorstuif sa churaí 2 film, book, etcthe play really packs a punch tá an dráma an-chumhachtach go deo, tá tathag sa dráma 3 hit hardhe packs a powerful punch tá buille láidir aige

to pull your punches

1 BOX boxersrian a chur ort féindul go réidh leis na buillí 2 in argument etcsrian a chur ar do theangaguaim a choinneáil ar do theangaI pulled my punches choinnigh mé guaim ar mo theangahe doesn't pull any punches with you ní chuireann sé fiacail ann leat, deir sé amach díreach leat é, ní théann sé ar chúl scéithe leis leat, déanann sé lomchlár na fírinne leat

to punch above your weight

bun a dhéanamh thar d'acmhainnbheith níos fearr ná do chosúlacht

to punch a ticket to sth

(also

to punch sb's ticket to sth

) (US) they punched their ticket to the final chinntigh siad a n-áit sa chluiche ceannais

to punch the air

he punched the air with sheer joy chroch sé a dhorn san aer le teann áthais

to roll with the punches

informal you have to roll with the punches when life gets tough caithfidh tú stróiceadh leat nuair a thagann an saol crosach ort, caithfidh tú cora crua an tsaoil a chur díot

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