shield
noun
1 noun HIST, MIL, POLICE held by soldiers, policesciath fem2 2 noun worn for protectionsciath fem2 cosaint fem3 face shield sciath aghaidhe, aghaidhsciath fem2eye shield sciath súlTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun protection against damagecosaint fem3 cumhdach masc1 it's a good shield against the sun is maith an chosaint ar an ngrian éit acts as a shield against disease feidhmíonn sé mar chosaint ar ghalair 4 noun IND on machinery etcsciath fem2 cumhdach masc1 a protective shield sciath chosanta, cumhdach cosanta 5 noun ZOOL part of animalsciath fem2 6 noun PHYS against radiation etcsciath fem2 cumhdach masc1 7 noun trophysciath fem2 8 noun competitionsciath fem2 in the shield final i gcluiche ceannais na scéithethe shield winners buaiteoirí na scéithe 9 noun shapesciath fem2 10 noun (US) POLICE badgesuaitheantas masc1
verb
11 verb protect from harm or damage TRANSITIVEcosain verb cumhdaigh verb to shield your eyes against the sun do shúile a chosaint ar an ngrian, do shúile a chumhdach in aghaidh na gréineshe shielded the flame with her hands chumhdaigh sí an lasair lena lámhahe shielded his head from the blows chosain sé a cheann ar na buillí 12 verb MED protect from infection etc TRANSITIVEdíon verb cosain verb where people can't shield themselves against infection áit nach féidir le daoine iad féin a dhíonadh ar ionfhabhtú
INTRANSITIVEtú féin a dhíonadhtú féin a chosaintthey're shielding against the virus tá siad á ndíonadh féin ar an víreas
13 verb conceal TRANSITIVEfolaigh verb ceil verb he shielded the keyboard from the class d'fholaigh sé an méarchlár ar an rang, níor lig sé don rang an méarchlár a fheiceáil 14 verb from sth unpleasant TRANSITIVEcosain verb he shielded the children from all harm chosain sé na páistí ar gach díobháilhe shielded her from the truth cheil sé an fhírinne uirthi 15 verb IND machine part etc TRANSITIVEsciath a chur arcumhdach a chur ar 16 verb SPOR ball TRANSITIVEcosain verb to shield the ball from an opponent an liathróid a chosaint ar chéile comhraic