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teannadh could be a grammatical form of: teann »
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He has ample resources, tá neart teannaidh ar a chúl aige.
We must buckle to, caithfimid teannadh orainn, leagan orainn.
v.i.To bunch (together), teannadh le chéile go dlúth; brú le chéile.
To cling together, to one another, teannadh le chéile; fanacht dlúth le chéile.
Winter is coming on, tá an geimhreadh ag teannadh linn.
To throw a stone hard, cloch a chaitheamh le teannadh.
The more he drank the thirstier he got, dá mhéad a bhí sé a ól is ea is mó a bhí an tart ag teannadh leis.
F: He feels the pinch of poverty, tá an bhochtaineacht ag teannadh air.
To press the enemy, hard, teannadh go crua ar an namhaid.
He was being pressed by his creditors, bhí lucht na bhfiach ag teannadh air.
We were pressed for time, bhí an t-am ag teannadh orainn.
To bring pressure to bear on s.o., teannadh ar dhuine; dul go crua ar dhuine.
To rein up a horse, tabhairt ar chapall seasamh (le teannadh an tsriain).
To put the screws on s.o., to tighten the screw, teannadh ar dhuine, duine a chur faoi luí na bíse.
The strain on the rope, an teannadh ar an rópa.
To lay stress on a word, teannadh a chur le focal,
Car with a good turn of speed, carr a mbeadh teannadh m, gearradh m, maith luais faoi.
(At games) You are getting warm! tá tú ag teannadh leis!
Blow with no weight behind it, buille gan teannadh.
To put weight into a blow, teannadh a chur le buille.
To give weight to an argument, teannadh a chur le hargóint.
He was obliged to yield ground, bhí air teannadh i ndiaidh a chúil.
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