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  1. breacadh
    Usage (EN): 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
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): speckle, variegate, begin to brighten (as the day)
    Usage (EN): Go mbreacaí mo dhá mhailigh, (song) till my eyebrows become streaked with grey.
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  3. breachsánta
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): hale and hearty
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  4. bréag
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): a lie, a falsehood, deceit, deception
    Usage (EN): 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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  5. bréag
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): coax, soothe, decoy, delude
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  6. bréagach
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): lying, mendacious, false
    Usage (EN): 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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  7. bréagadh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): act of coaxing, enticing, amusing, deceiving
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  8. breágh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): fine, lovely, handsome, splendid, good
    Usage (EN): 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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  9. bréaghacht
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): elegance, beauty
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  10. bréagnaigh
    Meaning or Explanation (EN): contradict, refute
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