nounAinmfhocal1zoologyzó-eolaíochtdomestic animalcatmasc1cmu2wild animalcatmasc1cmufia-chatmasc1cmu3pejorativedíspeagúilmalicious womancailleachpejorativedíspeagúilfem2cmubáirseachpejorativedíspeagúilfem2cmuraicleachpejorativedíspeagúilfem2cmu4 (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeáltaman (in jazz world)bocinformalneamhfhoirmeáltamasc1cmu5nauticalmuirícatamarancatamaránmasc1cmu6engineeringinnealtóireachtcatalytic convertertiontaire catalaíochcmuverbbriathar7nauticalmuiríraise from watertransitiveaistreachtarraing aníos go dtí an chrochto cat the anchoran t-ancaire a tharraingt aníos go dtí an chrochadjectiveaidiacht8awfulainnisadj1cmuuafásachadj1cmumillteanachadj1cmuthat's cat altogethertá sé sin go hainnis ar fadthe weather was catbhí an aimsir uafásachPhrasesNathannaa cat may look at a kingproverbseanfhocaltá cead ag an gcat breathnú ar an ríall cats are grey in the dark (also nó all cats are grey at night)proverbseanfhocalní bhíonn uasal ná íseal ach thuas seal is thíos sealproverbseanfhocalsíleann an dall gur míol é gach meallproverbseanfhocalcat and mousecat is luch in aghaidh a chéileit's enough to make a cat laughchuirfeadh sé cat ag gáireto fight like cats and dogsinformalneamhfhoirmeáltathey fought like cats and dogsbhídís i gcónaí in adharca a chéile, bhídís síoraí in árach a chéile, bhídís seasta ag bruíonhas the cat got your tongue?ar chaill tú do theanga?ar fhuadaigh an cat do theanga?to let the cat out of the baginformalneamhfhoirmeáltaan rún a sceitheadhan cat a scaoileadh as an málalike a cat on a hot tin roof (also nó like a cat on hot bricks)informalneamhfhoirmeáltaar cipíníag borradh is ag at mar a bheadh cat i málaar nós cat ar ghridealllike a cat that's got the cream (also nó like a cat that's stolen the cream)informalneamhfhoirmeáltachomh postúil le cat a mbeadh póca airchomh sásta le cat an dá eireaballto grin like a Cheshire catinformalneamhfhoirmeáltacár go cluasa a bheith ortbheith chomh sásta le diúcbheith chomh ríméadach le cat a mbeadh bróga airto look like something the cat dragged ininformalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith cosúil le rud a tharraingeodh an cat isteach lá fliuchbheith cosúil le rud a thiocfadh isteach faoi thírbheith cosúil le rud nach gcuirfeá amach ar shluasaidnot to have a cat in hell's chance (also nó not to stand a cat in hell's chance)informalneamhfhoirmeáltahe doesn't have a cat in hell's chanceníl seans na ngrást aige, níl seans dá laghad aigeto set the cat among the pigeons (also nó to put the cat among the pigeons)an lasair a chur sa bharrachan t-im a chur tríd an mbrúitínthere are more ways than one to skin a cat (also nó there are more ways than one to kill a cat)proverbseanfhocalis iomaí bealach le cat a mharú seachas é a thachtadh le himis iomaí slí chun beithíoch a fheannadhthe cat´s motherinformalneamhfhoirmeáltamáthair an áilyou'd swear she was the cat's mothershílfeá gurb í féin a rug í féinto (wait and) see which way the cat jumpsinformalneamhfhoirmeáltaam a bhualadh airfanacht le cóirlet's wait and see which way the cat jumpsbuail am air go bhfeicfimid céard a tharlóidh, buail am air go bhfeicfimid cén treo a n-athróidh an ghaothwhen the cat´s away the mice will playproverbseanfhocalnuair a bhíonn an cat amuigh bíonn an luch ag rincenuair a bhíonn an cat ar shiúl bíonn cead rince ag na luchógaPhrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ cat around