EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
reputation, s. Cáil f, clú m. To have a reputation for courage, cáil an mhisnigh a bheith ort. Of bad reputation, droch-chlúiteach. Of good reputation, dea-chlúiteach. To ruin s.o.'s reputation, clú duine a scaipeadh. He has that reputation, tá sin amuigh air.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To blow upon s.o.'s reputation, smál a chur ar chlú duine.
The bubble reputation, an bhaothghlóir; clú nach bhfuil inti ach gal soip.
He established a reputation for scholarship, ghnóthaigh sé cáil na scoláireachta.
He lives up to his reputation, ní mó a cháil ná a bhuille; is fear mar a thuairisc é.
To ruin s.o.'s reputation, clú duine a scaipeadh.
Undamaged reputation, clú gan cháim.
To whiten s.o.'s reputation, an smál a bhaint de chlú duine; dea-chlú a chur ar dhuine.
To win a reputation, clú a thabhú.
World-wide reputation, clú domhanda.