Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
brácúil
brad
brád
bradach
bradaí
bradaigh
bradaíl
bradán
brádán
bradánach
brádánach
bradhall
bradmheana
bradóg
brádóg
bradú
braeitse
braflang
bragaire
bragha
brágha
braghall
bragóid
bradán1, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Salmon. S.a. sláinte. 2. ~ fearna, sturgeon. 3. Fig: ~ beatha, life, life-essence. Do bhradán beatha a chur amach, to die (as of shock, sorrow, etc.).
bradán2, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Cushion (of flesh); swelling under skin. Tá an ~ ag léim ann, his muscles are twitching. 2. Frog (of horse’s foot). 3. Metall: Ridge (of spade, etc.).
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bradán a bhleán, to strip a salmon.
Bhuail sé bradán, he struck, hooked, a salmon.
Bhí na bradáin á gcaitheamh féin, the salmon were leaping.
~ bhradáin, female salmon.
2. ~ bradáin, male salmon.
Bhain, thug, sé ~ as na bradáin, he took a turn at salmon-fishing.
Bradán a dholadh, to net a salmon.
Bradán ar ~, beached salmon.
Bradán earraigh, spring salmon.
~ bhradáin, salmon-roe.
Fuair sé bradán ar an Life, he got a salmon on the Liffey.
Bradán ~, sturgeon.
~ bhric, bhradáin, trout, salmon, fry.
2. ~ bradáin, flesh of salmon.
Ag ~ (bradán, scadán), fishing (for salmon, herring).
Thug siad an lá leis na bradáin, they spent the day at salmon-fishing.
5. ~ bradáin, process of spawning of salmon.
Tá ~ an bhradáin aige, he has excellent health.
