Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
breug /brʲiag/
boir. gin. bréige, iol. -an
1 falsehood, (serious) lie, untruth 2 unwoven space, gaps (near the top of a creel) 3 (in adj. usage) deceiving 4 (in adj. usage) artificial, fake, false |
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breug /brʲiag/
gn. ag. -adh
1 coax, cajole, entice! 2 soothe! |
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mas e breug bhuam e
I'm only telling you what I've heard (fig.) |
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mas e breug bhuam e is breug thugam e
I'm only telling you what I've heard (fig.) |
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cha dèan am bodach breug 's a mhac a-staigh 
from the mouths of babes (fig.) |
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feumaidh fear nam breug deagh-chuimhne
a liar needs a good memory |
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cha dèan cridhe misgeach breug
in vino veritas, wine is a mirror of the heart (fig.) |
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cha diùlt peann breug
paper doesn't blush (fig.) |
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cha chreidear an fhìrinn bho bheul nam breug 's nach b' e an fhìrinn
a liar is not believed even when he speaks the truth, the boy who cried wolf [is not believed] (fig.) |
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mas breug uam e 's breug gu m' ionnsaigh e
I am only telling what I have heard (fig.) |
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breug, mo làmh-sa
a lie, I assure you/assuredly |
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cuir an iris tro na breugan
put the carrying band through the gaps (of the creel)! |
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breug bheag
white lie |
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cuir dòchas ann am breug
put hope(s) in a lie! |
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dèan breug de dh'fhaclan Chaluim
give the lie to Calum's words! |
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dèan breug ri Calum
lie to Calum! |
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gabh ri breug mar leisgeul
accept a lie as an excuse! |
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innis breug do Mhàiri
tell a lie to Màiri! |
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mas breug bhuam e is breug thugam e
I am only telling what I have heard (fig.) |
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teanga nam breug
with forked tongue |
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breug gun bhrìgh
a lie without substance, an immaterial lie |
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breug-chràbhaiche
fir. iol. -an
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ged tha breug duilich, tha an fhìrinn searbh
the truth hurts (fig.) |
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breug-chràbhach
bua. coi. -aiche
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breug-chràbhadh
fir. gin. -aidh, iol. -aidhean
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Toraidhean Dwelly
breug
bréige, breugan gen pl breug, sf Lie, falsehood. Saor m' anam bho bhilean nam breug, ...an còrr |
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breug
pr pt a' breugadh, va Soothe, amuse. 2 Flatter. 3 Pacify. 4 Cajole. 6 Entice. Breug am...an còrr |
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cridhe
pl. –achan, sm Heart. 2** Understanding. 3 Courage. 4‡‡ Centre. 5‡‡ Kind of buckle. 6 ...an còrr |
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dèan
v. irreg. Do, make, act, work, perform. 2* Suppose, imagine, think.
Conjugated thus - ...an còrr |
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misgeach
-eiche, a. Drunken, addicted to drinking. 2 Drunk, intoxicated. Cha dèan (duine) misgeach bre...an còrr |
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eu-
neg particle, also eug-, ea-, ei-, and a-. The following remarks about the distinguishing fea...an còrr |
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breugan
npl of breug. 2 Unwoven space near the top of the creel - West of Ross-shire.
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buidheam
s Fits arid starts. Mur breug a ruith le buidheam e, if it is not a lie circulating by fit...an còrr |
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brèag
-éig, sf & v see breug. |
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brèag-chràbhadh
sm see breug-chràbhadh. |
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bréig
sf see breug. |
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bréig-chiabh
see breug-chiabh. |
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bréig-chiabhadair
-e, -ean, see breug-chiabhadair. |
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bréige
gen sing of breug. Beul na bréige, lying mouth. |
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bréige
sf see breug. |
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bréig-fhios
-a, sm see breug-fhios. |
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bréig-fhiosach
a. see breug-fhiosach. |
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bréig-riochdaich
see breug-riochdaich. |
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breug-chiabh
-an, sf Wig, peruke. |
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breug-chiabhadair
-e, -ean, sm Wig-maker. |
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breug-chràbhach
a. Hypocritical, deceitful. |
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breug-chràbhadh
-aidh, sm Hypocrisy, dissembling. 2 False devotion. |
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breug-fhàidheachd
sf False prophesying. |
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breug-fhios
-a, sm Enthusiasm, fanaticism. |
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breug-fhiosach
a. Enthusiastic. |
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