1 noun strip of fabric etcribín masc4 c m umedal ribbonsribíní boinnprize ribbonsribíní duaisesilk ribbonsribíní síoda2 noun thin stripribín masc4 c m upasta ribbonsribíní pasta
phrases
to be in ribbons
bheith ina liobairbheith ina cheamachathe curtain was in ribbonsbhí an cuirtín stiallta, bhí an cuirtín ina stiallacha, bhí an cuirtín ina ribíní
to cut sth/sb to ribbons
1 tear and damagethe pages were cut to ribbonsbhí na leathanaigh stiallta, bhí na leathanaigh stróicthe as a chéile, bhí ribíní déanta de na leathanaigh2 soldiers etcslad a dhéanamh ar c m usléacht a dhéanamh ar c m uár a dhéanamh ar c m uthey were cut to ribbonsrinneadh slad orthu, rinneadh sléacht orthu, rinneadh ár orthu
to cut the ribbon
(also
to cut a ribbon
)an ribín a ghearradhan oscailt a dhéanamhthe president was there to cut the ribbonbhí an t-uachtarán ann chun an ribín a ghearradh, bhí an t-uachtarán ann leis an oscailt a dhéanamh
