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teann

tight

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Additional definitions

  • hardy
  • strong
  • severe

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Teann do chrios.

Tighten your belt.A1

Bhí sé de mhisneach aige t-léinte a chaitheamh a bhí chomh teann sin go mbeadh eagla ort go bpollfadh a dhidíní iad.

He had the courage to wear t-shirts that were so tight you'd worry his nipples would pierce them.B2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of teann in a sentence.

Base form
teann
Séimhiú
theann
Urú
dteann
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