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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
drum1, s. 1 Mus: Druma m, Big drum, bass drum, druma mór. Long drum, tenor drum, druma fada. Mil: The drums, na drumaí. To beat, play the drum, an druma a bhualadh. F: To bang the big drum, fógraíocht mhór a dhéanamh. 2 Ceol m druma. 3 Anat: Tiompán m. 4 Bairille m, druma m (ola, etc.). 5 a Arch: Cruinnbhloc m (colúin). b Druma m (crann tógála, capstain). Mch: Drum of the pressure gauge, bairille an bhrúmhéadair. Concrete mixing drum, druma measctha coincréite.
drum2 . 1 v.i. a Buailim an druma. F: (Of pers., rain) To drum on the window-panes, pánaí na fuinneoige a ghreadadh. b (Of insects) Déanann dordán. 2 v.tr. a To drum a tune on sth., port a bhualadh ar rud. To drum sth. into s.o.'s head, rud a dhingeadh isteach i mblaosc duine. b To drum together the natives, muintir na háite a thiomsú le drumadóireacht.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To beat a drum, druma a bhualadh.
Big drum, druma mór.
To brace a drum, druma a theannadh.
To drum s.o. out, duine a bhriseadh as an arm (le bualadh an druma).
Drum head service, seirbhís dhiaga amuigh faoin aer.
Drum-head court-martial, tobchúirt mhíleata; cúirt an mhóinéir.
Drum major, drumamhaor m.
Snares of a drum, sreanga fpl druma.
It sounds like a drum, tá glór druma aige.
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