sting

verbbriathar 1 of insect, animal transitiveaistreachcealg verb cmuga a chur igathaigh verb cmu I was stung by a bee chealg beach mé, chuir beach ga ionam intransitiveneamhaistreachcealg verb cmuga a chur jellyfish sting cealgann smugairlí róin, tá smugairlí róin in ann ga a chur 2 of plant transitiveaistreachdóigh verb cmuloisc verb cmugoin verb cmu she was stung by a nettle dhóigh neantóg í, loisc neantóg í 3 of substance transitiveaistreachdóigh verb cmuloisc verb cmu the salt stung my eyes dhóigh an salann mo shúile, bhí greadfach i mo shúile ag an salann intransitiveneamhaistreachdóigh verb cmuloisc verb cmu it stings! dónn sé! 4 of skin, body partsting with tears intransitiveneamhaistreach my 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 fad his 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 hurt feelings transitiveaistreachgoin verb cmugoill ar PhrV cmugortaigh verb cmutéigh go croí i she was stung by his speech ghoin a chuid cainte í, ghoill a chuid cainte uirthi, chuaigh a chuid cainte go croí inti they were stung into action by that comment spreag an chaint sin chun gnímh iad intransitiveneamhaistreach criticism stings goilleann cáineadh ar dhaoine, gortaíonn sé duine nuair a lochtaítear é, cuireann cáineadh as do dhaoine 6 get money from (sb) informalneamhfhoirmeálta transitiveaistreach I stung him for €100 d'éirigh liom €100 a bhaint de, mheall mé €100 uaidh, d'éirigh liom €100 a fháil uaidh that'll sting you for €20 cosnóidh sé sin €20 ort 7 overcharge, cheat (sb) transitiveaistreachfeann verb cmulom verb cmusaill verb cmu I was stung by that taxi bhain an tacsaí sin a dhá luach díom, d'fheann an tacsaí sin mé nounAinmfhocal 8 by insect, animalcealg fem2 cmuga masc4 cmu an ant sting cealg sheangáin, priocadh seangáin, ga seangáin, mún seangáin informalneamhfhoirmeálta she got a nasty sting fuair sí droch-chealg, cuireadh ga nimhneach inti 9 by plantdó masc4 cmuloscadh masc cmu a nettle sting dó neantóige, loscadh neantóige, goineog neantóige 10 stinging part of insect etcdraw the sting cealg fem2 cmuga masc4 cmugoineog fem2 cmu the bee left its sting in me d'fhág an bheach a cealg ionam, d'fhág an bheach a ga ionam 11 sharp painfeel the sting of sth goin fem3 cmuarraing fem2 cmugreadfach fem2 cmudairt fem2 cmu he felt a sting in his hand bhraith sé goin ina lámh, mhothaigh sé arraing ina lámh, d'airigh sé greadfach ina lámh the sting of the sunburn kept her awake choimeád pian an dó gréine ó chodladh í, choinnigh bruth an dó gréine ina dúiseacht í 12 informalneamhfhoirmeálta policepóilíneacht set-up, traptrap masc4 cmu it was a sting by the police trap a bhí ann ag na póilíní 13 informalneamhfhoirmeálta tv & radioteilifís & raidió jinglestoing masc4 PhrasesNathanna sting in the tail there's a sting in the tail tá ga thiar san eireaball, tá dris chosáin amháin ann to feel the sting of sth she felt the sting of shame bhuail náire í, bhuail taom náire í it was Seán who felt the sting of the new rule Seán ba mhó a bhí thíos leis an riail nua, ar Sheán ba mhó a ghoill an riail nua to sting with tears literaturelitríocht her eyes stung with tears bhí greadfach ina súile ag na deora, líon a súile le deora goirte to take the sting out of sth 1 make more bearablean ghoimh a bhaint as rudan chealg a bhaint as rud the extra pay takes the sting out of overtime baineann an pá breise an ghoimh as an ragobair, baineann an pá breise an chealg as an ragobair 2 make less effectivean ghoimh a bhaint as rudan chealg a bhaint as rud his laugh took the sting out of the insult bhain a gháire an ghoimh as an masla, mhaolaigh a gháire an masla to draw the sting 1 make less unpleasant her capture drew the sting from the protest bhain a gabháil an ghoimh as an agóid, bhain a gabháil na cosa den agóid it drew the sting of the loss mhaolaigh sé an caillteanas, rinne sé an caillteanas níos fusa 2 remove insect's sting she drew the sting from my foot bhain sí an chealg as mo chos, bhain sí amach an ga as mo chos

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