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lie in Irish

bréag

lie

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  • deception

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Ní insíonn sé bréag riamh.

He never lies.B1

Is bréag é sin.

That is a lie.A1

Ná bí ag insint bréag.

Don't be telling lies.A2

Táthar á chur sin air, cibé acu fíor bréag an scéal.

That's what they say about him, be it true or false.B1

Aon ghearán bréagach do dhéanamh ar éinne eile fé dhlí airm agus a fhios aige gur bréag é,

The offence of making any false accusation against any other person subject to military law knowing such accusation to be false,B2

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You may also meet these forms of bréag in a sentence.

Base form
bréag
Séimhiú
bhréag
Urú
mbréag
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