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slate

noun

1 noun stoneslinn fem2 c m uscláta masc4 c m uit's made from local slate as scláta ón gceantar seo atá sé déantaslate floor urlár slinne, urlár scláta 2 noun roof tileslinn fem2 c m uscláta masc4 c m ua slate roof díon slinne, díon sclátaíhe fixed a loose slate shocraigh sé slinn a bhí scaoilte, chuir sé bail ar scláta a bhí scaoilte

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun tabletslinn fem2 c m uscláta masc4 c m uwriting slate scláta scríbhneoireachta 4 noun (especially US) POL list of candidatesliosta masc4 c m ua slate of candidates liosta iarrthóirí 5 noun selectionwe have a slate of ideas tá neart smaointe againnthey showed a slate of films thaispeáin siad rogha scannán

adjective

6 (also slate grey) adjective COL grey colourslinnliath adj 7 (also slate blue) adjective COL blue colourslinnghorm adj1

verb

8 verb CONSTR cover (roof) with slates TRANSITIVEslinn a chur arsclátaí a chur ar 9 verb criticise TRANSITIVEcáin go géar c m usceanairt a dhéanamh ar c m uthe play was slated rinneadh sceanairt ar an dráma

phrases

a blank slate

iomaire bánleathanach bán

a clean slate

tús nuato start with a clean slate tosú ón tús arís

to be slated to do sth

(also

to be slated for sth

) it's slated to be here before Christmas tá sé in ainm a bheith anseo roimh an Nollaig, ba cheart go mbeadh sé anseo roimh an Nollaig

to put sth on the slate

rud a chur ar an leabharrud a chur sa leabhar

to wipe the slate clean

tosú as an nua

to have a slate loose

he has a slate loose tá sé corr, tá a bhealach féin aige, tá easpa éigin air, tá lúb ar lár éigin ann