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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
bread-poultice
bread-sauce
bread-stuffs
breadth
bread-winner
break
break away
break down
break forth
break in
break loose
break off
break open
break out
break through
break up
breakable
breakage
break-away
break-down
breaker
breakfast
breaking
New English–Irish Dictionary has an entry for
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breakdown »
break down. 1 v.tr. Leagaim (teach, droichead); brisim (droichead). To break down all opposition, bua a fháil ar gach rud dá bhfuil sa bhealach. 2 v.i. a His health broke down, mheath a shláinte. His mind broke down, chaill sé a chiall. The plan broke down, theip ar an bplean. The bridge broke down, thug an droichead uaidh. b (Of pers.) (i) Stadaim go tobann, déanaim staic (i lár scéil); (ii) briseann an gol orm; (iii) buailtear síos mé (le tuirse, obair throm). c (Of train) Cliseann, déanann staic. d (Decompose) Dianscaoileann; (of food) briseann anuas.
break-down, s. 1 (Of plan, service) Cliseadh m; (of system) titim (as a chéile). After the breakdown of the negotiations, tar éis do na comhráití cliseadh. 2 Break-down in health, meath m sláinte. Nervous break-down, cliseadh m néarach. 3 Aut: Nau: etc: Cliseadh m (faoi bhealach). The train had a break-down, chlis an traein, rinne an traein staic. Break-down gang, meitheal deasaithe.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To break (down) s.o.'s resistance, urra duine a bhriseadh.
