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  1. breacfhast
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): breakfast
    Usage (EN): bhí sé tar éis a bhreacfhaist. - He had his breakfast eaten. Bhí an breacfhast ithte (buailte) againn roimh a sé chlog. - We had the breakfast eaten before six o'clock. "duine gan breacfhast beirt gan dinnéar" - Rádh.
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  2. breach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): trout
    Usage (EN): breac donn - brown trout. "eist le glór na h-abhann agus gheobhair breac" = sean-rádh. Chomh folláin le breach. - As healthy as a trout.
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  3. breág
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): cast aspersions, put lies on him
    Meaning or Explanation (GA): éiteach a chur ar dhuine, amhras (droch amhras) a chaitheamh ar dhuine.
    Usage (EN): breág a chur ar duine chun díoghbháil a dhéanadh do. - Throw the blame on him.
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  4. breag-breagh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): a "swank"
    Usage (EN): bhí sé ag gáitseáil in a bhreagh-breagh ar fuaid an aonaig.
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  5. breagaim
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): I wheedle, I coax
    Usage (EN): Rud a bhréagadh ó dhuine. Milseán a bhréagadh ó'n leanbh.
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  6. bréagaim
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): to lull, to coax, to soothe
    Usage (EN): an leanbh a bréagadh chun codlata. - to lull the child to sleep.
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  7. breagh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): fine
    Usage (EN): Is breagh an saoghal athá agat. - You have fine times. Is breág dhuit an saoghal ata agat. - It is fine for you the life you have. Nach breagh an saoghal athá aige? - Hasn't he fine times?
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  8. breall
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): a fool's mistake
    Usage (EN): Thá breall ort. - You are making a foolish mistake. Más dóigh leat gur mar sin athá an scéal thá breall ort. - If you think that's how it is you making a mistake "breall" = amadán críochnuigte - a complete fool. (Thá sé n-a bhreall agus beidh sé mar sin choidhche)
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  9. breall
    Meaning or Explanation (GA): choíche
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  10. breallsún
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): an "ass" of a fool, a clown
    Usage (EN): a bhreallsúin gaoithe! - get a way with yourself you silly clown. Níl ionnat ach breallsún - .i. duine gur fuirist breall a cur air.
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