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  1. croí-bhriste
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): heart broken
    Usage (EN): Thá sí go croidhe-bhriste taréis bás a h-inghín = to be in grief, to be grief-stricken.
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  2. croí-bhriste
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): heart broken
    Usage (EN): Bhí sí go croidhe-bhriste i ndiaidh a h-ingine. Ba chroidhe-bhriste an íde a (ד) imthig ortha. - Their fate was a heart-breaking one. Ba bhriseadh chroidhe do bás a mhná.
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  3. croí-bhriste
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): heart broken
    Usage (EN): Bhí sí (go) croidhe-bhriste = She was heartbroken. Ba chroidhe-bhriste an gnó é. - It was a heartbreaking business. Ba bhriseadh croidhe é dhi an tsean-áit a (ד) fhágaint.
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  4. croí-bhrugh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): contrition
    Usage (EN): "gníomh grádh agus croidhe-bhrughadh". - an act of charity and contrition. - ó'n dTeagasc Criosthaidh Ní raibh sé sa ghnáth-chainnt.
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  5. croiceann
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): the skin, hide, bark of tree, rind.
    Usage (EN): in a chroiceann = naked. fliuch go croiceann. croiceann caorach. croiceann práta. an croiceann a bhaint de - "skin" something. Thá sé ag imtheacht as a chroiceann. - B. going out of his skin "wild". Níl(n) ann ach a' cnámh 's a' croiceann. - He is only skin and bone. Nach bog athá an croiceann ort. (Dar) do chroiceann 'n diabhal!
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  6. croiceann
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): skin, complexion
    Usage (EN): Tá croiceann maith uirthe - She has (a) good skin, .i. complexion. Thá a chroiceann buidhe - He has yellow skin - yellow complexion. Ní theigheann croiceann buidhe le gruaig ruadh. - Yellow skin doesn't go with "fiery?" hair.
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  7. croiceann
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): skin
    Usage (EN): "léim as a chroicean - jump out of his skin, .i. go "wild", mad 7rl. "ag imtheacht as a chroicean" - le teasbach.
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  8. croiceann
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): skin, peel,
    Usage (EN): croiceann práta - potato "skin". croiceann úbhail - apple peel. bain a' croiceann de - peel it.
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  9. croiceann
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): skin
    Usage (EN): Thá an chearc nach beag in a croiceann. - .i. thá sí ag foladh (moulting).
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  10. croidheach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): cordial, hearty
    Usage (EN): fear croidheach - a "cordial" man, .i. friendly mannered, a "true" man. Cf. Fr. "un brave homme".
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