slot
noun
1 noun in machinesliotán masc1 the money goes into that slot cuirtear an t-airgead isteach sa sliotán sin, cuirtear an t-airgead isteach sa pholl sin 2 noun COMP for card etcsliotán masc1 memory card slot sliotán cárta cuimhneTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun in scheduleionad masc1 there are only two slots left on the tour níl ach dhá áit fágtha ar an turasshe has a regular slot on TG4 tá mír rialta aici ar TG4she's got a five minute slot in which she can meet you tá cúig nóiméad aici le bualadh leat, tá cúig nóiméad aici ina bhféadfadh sí bualadh leatlanding slot seal tuirlingthetime slot am sa sceideal, sliotán ama 4 noun in rankingáit fem2 the top slot went to Antrim ghnóthaigh Aontroim an chéad áitshe took the runner-up slot with 28 points fuair sí 28 pointe agus an dara háit 5 noun on team etcáit fem2 ionad masc1 he wants to hang onto his slot on the county team is mian leis greim a choinneáil ar a áit ar fhoireann an chontae 6 noun deer tracklorg fia 7 noun gambling machinemeaisín sliotáin
verb
8 verb into groove TRANSITIVEslot into cuir isteach i, ionsáigh i technical termyou simply slot the phone into the docking station níl ort ach an guthán a chur isteach sa stáisiún nasctha, níl ort ach an fón a shocrú isteach sa leaba nasctha
INTRANSITIVEto slot into sth dul isteach i rudthe card slots into your computer tá sliotán ar do ríomhaire don chárta, cuirtear an cárta isteach i sliotán ar do ríomhaire
9 verb into situation etc INTRANSITIVEthat music would slot into the music of the sixties tagann an ceol sin le ceol na seascaidí, ní bheadh an ceol sin as áit i gceol na seascaidíshe's able to slot into any company réitíonn sí le gach cineál duine, faigheann sí ar aghaidh le gach cineál duine, baineann sí ceart de gach cineál comhluadair 10 verb into group etc TRANSITIVEthe new staff were slotted into different departments cuireadh an fhoireann nua ag obair i rannóga éagsúlait's easier to slot them all into the category of bullies is éasca maistíní a dhéanamh díobh uile, is éasca a rá gur maistíní iad uile 11 verb in schedule TRANSITIVEam sa sceideal a thabhairt doher programme was slotted for midnight cuireadh a clár ar siúl ag meán oíchethey slotted the show on Thursday night thug siad am don chlár ar sceideal oíche Déardaoin 12 verb SPOR score with precision TRANSITIVEneadaigh verb she slotted the ball into the net neadaigh sí an liathróid san eangach, chuir sí an pheil i gcúl na heangaí