TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bréan1, a1. Foul, putrid, rotten. Boladh ~, evil smell. Anáil bhréan, foul breath. Poll ~, cesspool. Bheith ~ de rud, to be disgusted with, tired of, sth. Is ~ (mar) a rinne sé é, he acted foully, it was a mean thing for him to do. S.a. paide.
bréan2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. ~ta). 1. Pollute. 2. Putrefy. (Var: ~aigh)
bréan3 = bran2.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí ~ bréan as, uaidh, it had a foul odour.
Chomh bréan le ~, as foul-smelling as sewage.
~ bréan, purging buckthorn.
Tiocfaidh boladh bréan as, it will give out a bad smell.