briste, a3. 1. pp. of bris2. 2. Broken. (a)Balla, bríce, pláta, ~, broken wall, brick, plate. Bróga ~, leaking shoes. Béarla ~, broken English. Aimsir bhriste, broken weather. Bainne ~, curdled milk. Talamh ~, cultivated land. Lá ~, (i) day of broken weather, (ii) broken work-day. Croí ~, broken heart. Cos bhriste, fractured leg. Tá mo chosa ~ fúm, I am foot-weary (from standing, walking). Bhí cuma bhriste air, he looked crestfallen. S.a. maide 1(c).(b)Oifigeach, múinteoir, ~, broken, dismissed, officer, teacher. Capall ~, broken-winded horse. Arm ~, defeated army. (c)Airgead ~, small change. (d) (With as) Put out of. ~ as gnó, out of business. ~ as airgead, out of money, ‘broke’. (e) (With le or i) At a loss (by). Bheith ~ le rud, i rud, to be at a loss by sth. Tá mé punt ~ leis, ann, I have lost a pound by it. S.a. olann. 3 :briseadh.