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  1. breacadh
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Act of making spotted, variety of colours. Bearrád ba ghile ná an t-aol is an breacadh bhí tríd le scéimh (song), A cap whiter than lime with beautiful designs on it. Breacadh an lae, the dawn.
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  2. breacaigh
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): speckle, variegate, begin to brighten (as the day)
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Go mbreacaí mo dhá mhailigh, (song) till my eyebrows become streaked with grey.
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  3. breachsánta
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): hale and hearty
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  4. breaclach
    Ciall nó Míniú (Gaeilge): talamh fliuch gan mhaith
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  5. bréag
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a lie, a falsehood, deceit, deception
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Níor thacht an bhréag ariamh é, the lie never stuck in his throat. Ní bréag domhsa é, if it is a lie I did not make it up. Mionna bréige, a false oath. Ní mise béal na bréige, ní bréag domsa é. Cuireadh bréag air, he was blamed in the wrong. Is fada go mbeirfidh an bhréag sin ar an chéad cheann d'innis sé, that is only one of the many lies he has told.
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  6. bréag
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): coax, soothe, decoy, delude
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  7. bréagach
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): lying, mendacious, false
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Bréagach é! He is telling a lie! Thug siad dhá bhréagach dá cheile, they called each other liars. Ní thug sé bréagach ariamh dó, she never contradicted him. Béal nach bréagach! (iron), a consummate liar!
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  8. bréagadh
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): act of coaxing, enticing, amusing, deceiving
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  9. breágh
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): fine, lovely, handsome, splendid, good
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Is breá an saol atá aige, he has a grand life. Tá go breá, all very fine. Ba bhreá an rud é, it would be fine. Duine breá, a grand fellow; a nice friendly man. Fear breá, a good-looking man. Nach breá nár labhair tú air! Why didn’t you mention it? Nach breá atá a fhios aige, how does he know? Nach breá nach bhfuil náire air, he ought to be ashamed of himself. Ach nach breá a tháinig sé, but he came all the same.
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  10. bréaghacht
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): elegance, beauty
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