Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
briotal
Briotanach
Briotánach
briotóg
bris
bris amach
bris anuas
bris ar
bris isteach
brisc
brisce
brisceán
briscghlórach
briscín
briseadh
briseán
briseanna
brisiúnas
brisleach
briste
bríste
bristeach
bristeacha
bris ar, v.t. & i. Break, take from. Bhris, ~eadh, ar an bhfoighne aige, he lost patience. Má bhriseann ar do shláinte, if your health fails. Nuair a bhristear ar chruach, when a stack is opened. Ná ~ ar an taisce sin, don’t take anything out of that deposit.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Beir air ~ ná bris é, catch it but don’t break it.
Ar bhris tú é? Did you break it?
Ar briseadh é? Was it broken?
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to bring loss (of money, property,) on s.o.
Is mór an bhris air é, it is a great loss to him.
~eadh an bád ar na carraigeacha, the boat was smashed against the rocks.
Bearna, poll, a bhriseadh ar rud, to make a gap, a hole, in sth.
Bhris siad an glas ar an doras, they forced the lock of the door.
3. Bhris an fhoighne orm, my patience gave out.
Cath a bhriseadh ar arm, to defeat an army in battle.
Bhris sé an t-áth orthu, he carried the ford against them, drove them from the ford.
Bhris an gol uirthi, she broke into tears.
Bhris bruth, an bhruitíneach, amach air, a rash, the measles, came out on him.
Bhris an carr anuas orm, the car broke down on me.
Ná bí ag ~eadh isteach ar mo chuid cainte, don’t be interrupting me.
Bhí cuma bhriste air, he looked crestfallen.
~ a bhriseadh ar arm, to defeat an army in battle.
~ a bhriseadh ar namhaid, to put an enemy to rout.
Dá mbrisfí ~ air, no matter how much he should be punished.
Bhris ~ uirthi, (of wound) it burst open.
Tá briste ar an bh~ aige, he has lost patience.
Gur briseadh faoi dheireadh ar na geasa, until at last the spells were broken.
Bhris a ~ uirthi, she burst into tears.
Briseadh teastais air é, it is a blot on his good name.
