sting
verb
1 verb of insect, animal TRANSITIVEcealg verb ga a chur igathaigh verb I was stung by a bee chealg beach mé, chuir beach ga ionam
INTRANSITIVEcealg verb ga a churjellyfish sting cealgann smugairlí róin, tá smugairlí róin in ann ga a chur
2 verb of plant TRANSITIVEdóigh verb loisc verb goin verb she was stung by a nettle dhóigh neantóg í, loisc neantóg íTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb of substance 4 verb of skin, body part INTRANSITIVEmy palms stung after all the clapping bhí mo bhosa á ndó ag an mbualadh bos go léir, bhí mo bhosa bruite ag an mbualadh bos go léir, bhí greadfach i mo bhosa ag an mbualadh bos ar fadhis fingers are stinging with the cold tá fuairnimh ina mhéara leis an bhfuacht, tá eanglach ina mhéara leis an bhfuacht, tá a mhéara leata leis an bhfuacht 5 verb hurt feelings
TRANSITIVEgoin verb goill ar PhrV gortaigh verb téigh go croí ishe was stung by his speech ghoin a chuid cainte í, ghoill a chuid cainte uirthi, chuaigh a chuid cainte go croí intithey were stung into action by that comment spreag an chaint sin chun gnímh iad
INTRANSITIVEcriticism stings goilleann cáineadh ar dhaoine, gortaíonn sé duine nuair a lochtaítear é, cuireann cáineadh as do dhaoine
6 verb get money from (sb) informal TRANSITIVEI stung him for €100 d'éirigh liom €100 a bhaint de, mheall mé €100 uaidh, d'éirigh liom €100 a fháil uaidhthat'll sting you for €20 cosnóidh sé sin €20 ort 7 verb overcharge, cheat (sb) TRANSITIVEfeann verb lom verb saill verb I was stung by that taxi bhain an tacsaí sin a dhá luach díom, d'fheann an tacsaí sin ménoun
8 noun by insect, animalcealg fem2 ga masc4 an ant sting cealg sheangáin, priocadh seangáin, ga seangáin, mún seangáin informalshe got a nasty sting fuair sí droch-chealg, cuireadh ga nimhneach inti 9 noun by plantdó masc4 loscadh masc a nettle sting dó neantóige, loscadh neantóige, goineog neantóige 10 noun stinging part of insect etccealg fem2 ga masc4 goineog fem2 the bee left its sting in me d'fhág an bheach a cealg ionam, d'fhág an bheach a ga ionam 11 noun sharp paingoin fem3 arraing fem2 greadfach fem2 dairt fem2 he felt a sting in his hand bhraith sé goin ina lámh, mhothaigh sé arraing ina lámh, d'airigh sé greadfach ina lámhthe sting of the sunburn kept her awake choimeád pian an dó gréine ó chodladh í, choinnigh bruth an dó gréine ina dúiseacht í 12 noun informal POLICE set-up, traptrap masc4 it was a sting by the police trap a bhí ann ag na póilíní 13 noun informal TV-RAD jinglestoing masc4