savage
adjective
1 adjective cruel, violentfíochmhar adj1 brúidiúil adj2 they carried out a savage attack on him rinne siad ionsaí fíochmhar airI took a savage blow to the ear buaileadh buille fíochmhar sa chluas orma savage murder dúnmharú brúidiúil 2 adjective fierce, dangerousfiáin adj1 fíochmhar adj1 fiánta adj3 he was like a savage beast bhí sé mar a bheadh ainmhí fiáin annlions are savage animals is ainmhithe fiánta iad na leointhey were savage warriors ba laochra fíochmhara iadTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective cutting, hurtfulgéar adj1 nimhneach adj1 the review was savage bhí an léirmheas an-ghéardespite the savage criticism of the opposition d'ainneoin ghéarcháineadh an fhreasúra 4 adjective extremely severedamanta adj3 uafásach adj1 millteanach adj1 I get a savage pain in my knee tagann pian dhamanta i mo ghlúinthis is a savage cut in our funding is gearradh siar uafásach ar ár maoiniú é seo 5 adjective wild, inhospitablefiáin adj1 fiánta adj3 I love this savage landscape is breá liom an tírdhreach fiáin seo 6 adjective outstandingiontach adj1 he's a savage player is imreoir den scoth é, imreoir nótáilte is ea éthat was a savage film sárscannán a bhí ann sin, bhí an scannán sin ar fheabhas, bhí an scannán sin thar cionn 7 adjective primitive offensive míshibhialta adj3 barbartha adj3 he regarded them as savage tribes dhearc sé orthu mar threibheanna míshibhialta
noun
8 noun person from a non-civilised society offensive duine fiáin 9 noun undisciplined and violent person pejorative duine fiáinbrúid fem2 they were fighting like savages bhí siad ag troid mar a bheadh ainmhithe annverb
10 verb criticise severely TRANSITIVEcáin go géar cáineadh trom a dhéanamh arthe board was savaged in the report rinneadh cáineadh trom ar an mbord sa tuairisc 11 verb attack physically TRANSITIVEstoll verb sclár verb