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creach

  1. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    to ruin, to plunder, to harry, to destroy
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Creach Cromaill cuid mhór de thalamh na h-Eireann. - Cromwell destroyed much of Ireland. Tháimid creachta aca. - They have us ruined. Na capaill ráis ba chúis le é a bheith creachta. - The race horses were the cause of his being ruined.
  2. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    to ruin
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Tháimid creachta ag an stoirm tar éis na h-oidhche - The storm has us ruined after the night. Chreach an tuile muinntir Mhurcadha. Tar éis an méid a chailleadh air is beag ná fuil sé creachta amach is amach. - he is almost ruined out and out by all that died on him.
  3. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    to ruin
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Creach an cogadh mór na milliúin daoine - The great war ruined millions of people. Thá sé creachta ag an ngalar a mharbhuig a chuid stuic. - The disease that killed his stock has ruined him. Chreach na capaill ráis é. - The race horses ruined him.
  4. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    ruination, loss
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Tháimid creachta tar éis na h-oidhche, bhris na ba isteacht san arbhar. ba mhór an creach a bhás.
  5. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    to ravage, to ruin
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Tháimid creachta ag capaill na dtuinncéiri. - We are ruined.... . Creach sé an dútha go léir. - He ravaged the whole district.
  6. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    plunder, spoil, booty, cattleprey, ruin, destruction
    Sampla(í) Úsáide:
    Thóg sé creach, he made a seizure. An chreach a chosnamh, to defend the booty. Sin an rud a rinne a chreach, that ruined him. Mo chreach nár fhan sa bhaile! I wish to God I had stayed at home. Mo chreach a labhair, sorry I spoke. Bhéarfaidh tu do chreach go fóill, the day will come when you will regret it. Mo chreach nach dtugann tú an bealach dó, I do wish you would leave him alone. Mo chreach is mo chrádh! Alas and alack! Bhéarfaidh sé a chreach don lá a phós sé í, he will rue the day he married her.
  7. Iontráil:
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA):
    plunder, rob, despoil
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