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kill

verbbriathar
1. make sb/sth die
2. as threat
3. emphasising desirability
4. destroy, finish
5. switch off
6. delete
7. sportspórt stop (ball)
8. rugbyrugbaí put (ball) beyond reach
9. sportspórt make (ball) unreturnable
10. neutralise smell etc
11. finish (bottle)
12. cause pain
13. cause mental anguish
14. exhaust yourself
15. overwhelm
16. amuse
17. pass the time
nounAinmfhocal
18. huntingsealgaireacht act of killing
19. huntingsealgaireacht hunted animal
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 make sb/sth die transitiveaistreachmaraigh verb cmu a fox killed the goose mharaigh sionnach an ghé to kill sb stone dead duine a fhágáil maol marbh he threatened to kill himself bhagair sé lámh a chur ina bhás féin, bhagair sé go gcuirfeadh sé lámh ina bhás féin she was lucky she wasn't killed bhí an t-ádh léi nár maraíodh í be careful or you'll get killed bí cúramach nó marófar thú intransitiveneamhaistreachmaraigh verb cmu thou shalt not kill ná déan marú 2 as threat transitiveaistreachmaraigh verb cmu I'll kill him if he doesn't keep quiet maróidh mé é mura mbeidh sé ciúin 3 emphasising desirability intransitiveneamhaistreach I'd kill for a cup of tea thabharfainn rud ar bith ar chupán tae, thabharfainn airgead na cruinne ar chupán tae 4 destroy, finish transitiveaistreachdeireadh a chur le VP cmumaraigh verb cmu that killed stone dead any thoughts of going abroad chuir sé sin deireadh glan le haon smaoineamh ar dhul thar lear the new laws are killing rural communities tá na dlíthe nua ag cur deireadh le pobail tuaithe, is buille báis do phobail tuaithe iad na dlíthe nua the big shops are killing small towns tá na siopaí móra ag cur an-bhrú go deo ar bhailte beaga 5 switch off transitiveaistreachmúch verb cmucuir as PhrV cmu kill the engine! múch an t-inneall!, cuir as an t-inneall! kill the lights! múch na soilse!, cuir as na soilse! 6 delete transitiveaistreachscrios verb cmucealaigh verb cmu 7 sportspórt stop (ball) transitiveaistreachceansaigh verb cmusmachtaigh verb cmu he killed the ball with his right foot cheansaigh sé an liathróid lena dheasóg, smachtaigh sé an liathróid lena dheasóg 8 rugbyrugbaí put (ball) beyond reach transitiveaistreachmaraigh verb cmu 9 sportspórt make (ball) unreturnable transitiveaistreachmaraigh verb cmucuir abhaile PhrV cmu 10 neutralise smell etc transitiveaistreachdíbir verb cmufaigh réidh le VP cmudeireadh a chur le VP cmu it kills the taste faigheann sé réidh leis an mblas 11 informalneamhfhoirmeálta finish (bottle) transitiveaistreachcaith siar cmu 12 cause pain transitiveaistreachmaraigh verb cmucráigh verb cmuciap verb cmu my leg is killing me tá mo chos do mo mharú, táim céasta ag mo chos 13 cause mental anguish transitiveaistreachcuir isteach go mór ar VP cmucráigh verb cmugoill ar PhrV cmu the stress is killing him tá an strus ag cur isteach go mór air it kills me to think of it táim cráite ag smaoineamh air, goilleann sé go mór orm smaoineamh air 14 exhaust yourself transitiveaistreach to kill yourself tú féin a mharú, tú féin a spíonadh he's killing himself doing two jobs tá sé á mharú féin ag déanamh dhá phost she's killing herself studying tá sí á spíonadh féin ag staidéar 15 overwhelm transitiveaistreach the tension was killing me bhí an teannas ag fáil an cheann is fearr orm, bhí an teannas do mo mharú the excitement is killing me táim ar bís 16 amuse informalneamhfhoirmeálta transitiveaistreach you're killing me! táim lag ag gáire fút!, táim sna trithí ag gáire fút! 17 pass the time transitiveaistreachmeil verb cmucuir isteach PhrV cmu I had time to kill bhí am le meilt agam we didn't work, we just killed time níor oibríomar, ní dhearnamar ach an t-am a chur isteach nounAinmfhocal 18 huntingsealgaireacht act of killingmarú masc cmu 19 huntingsealgaireacht hunted animalcreach fem2 cmu it can live for a week on a single kill is féidir leis maireachtáil ar feadh seachtaine ar aon chreach amháin PhrasesNathanna if it kills sb I'll do it if it kills me! déanfaidh mé é fiú má mharaíonn sé mé, déanfaidh mé é ar ais nó ar éigean, déanfaidh mé é má bhíonn mo bhás air to be in at the kill bheith i láthair ar uair na cinniúnabheith i lár an aicsin to go in for the kill (also nó to move in for the kill; to close in for the kill) he went in for the kill réitigh sé é féin le buille an bháis a bhualadh it won't kill sb go on, it won't kill you! ar aghaidh leat, ní mharóidh sé thú!; seo leat, ní baol duit é! it wouldn't have killed you to wait ní mharódh sé thú fanacht to kill yourself laughing bheith sna trithí gáirebheith lag ag gáiredo sheanracht gáire a dhéanamh kill or cure bás nó biseach a kill or cure solution réiteach báis nó bisigh to kill the fatted calf literaturelitríocht an lao biata a mharúan mhuc mhór a mharú to kill the goose that lays the golden egg (also nó to kill the golden goose) gé na n-uibheacha óir a mharú to kill two birds with one stone dhá éan a mharú leis an urchar amháinan dá thrá a fhreastal to kill sb with kindness duine a mharú le cineáltasdroim an bhacaigh a bhriseadh le déirc Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ kill off
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