smash
verb
1 verb break into pieces TRANSITIVEbris ina mhionphíosaísmidiríní a dhéanamh de smionagar a dhéanamh de mionachar a dhéanamh de the furniture was smashed to bits rinneadh smidiríní den troscán, rinneadh mionachar den troscánthey had their windows smashed briseadh a gcuid fuinneog orthu, rinneadh smidiríní dá gcuid fuinneog
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag déanamh smidiríníbheith ag briseadh ina smidiríníbloghanna a dhéanamhwindows were smashing all around us bhí fuinneoga ag briseadh fúinn is tharainn, bhí fuinneoga ag déanamh smidiríní thart orainnthe egg smashed on the floor rinneadh steig meig den ubh ar an urlár, rinneadh praiseach den ubh ar an urlár
2 verb bang object into sth TRANSITIVEbuail verb gread verb planc verb smiot verb she smashed the sledgehammer against the boulder thug sí buille den ord don charraig, lasc sí an charraig leis an ordTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb strike sth/sb hard TRANSITIVEbuail verb smiot verb he smashed my head against the floor bhuail sé mo chloigeann faoin urlár, bhuail sé mo chloigeann ar an urlárthey smashed the lock off the gate bhris siad an glas den gheatashe smashed open the safe d'oscail sí an taisceadán le fórsa 4 verb accidentally hit (body part) TRANSITIVEbuail verb cnag verb smiot verb I smashed my knee on the wall bhuail mé mo ghlúin faoin mballa, chnag mé mo ghlúin in éadan an bhalla 5 verb hit while moving 6 verb SPOR hit, kick (ball) hard TRANSITIVEbuail le teannadhlasc verb smísteáil verb she smashed the ball into the net lasc sí an liathróid isteach san eangach, chuir sí an pheil san eangach le raspar de chic 7 verb SPOR in tennis etc TRANSITIVEsmísteáil verb she smashed a forehand straight down the line smísteáil sí tulbhuille díreach síos an líne 8 verb destroy idea, group TRANSITIVEscrios verb cuir faoi chois deireadh ar fad a chur ledíothaigh verb we've smashed that myth tá an miotas sin curtha faoi chois againn 9 verb informal defeat easily TRANSITIVEgread verb greadadh a thabhairt do slascairt a thabhairt dobia míoltóg a dhéanamh de 10 verb of record, target TRANSITIVEbuail verb sáraigh verb barr a bhreith ar she smashed the world record sháraigh sí an churiarracht dhomhanda, rug sí barr ar an gcuriarracht dhomhanda, bhuail sí amach an churiarracht dhomhanda
noun
11 noun soundsmíste masc4 pléasc fem2 pleist fem2 tuairt fem2 we heard the smash upstairs chualamar an tuairt thuas staighre 12 noun informal collisiontimpiste fem4 tionóisc fem2 taisme fem4 tuairt fem2 brúscán masc1 it was a head-on smash bhuail an dá charr díreach in éadan a chéile 13 noun SPOR in tennis etcsmíste masc4 14 noun MUS, CINE, TV-RAD successthe programme was a smash d'éirigh go seoigh leis an gclár, d'éirigh thar barr leis an gclár, bhí an-ráchairt ar an gclár