break out
1 (v + adv) begin INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb war broke out in 1914 thosaigh cogadh in 1914, bhris cogadh amach in 1914an argument broke out thosaigh argóintfire broke out in the house chuaigh an teach trí thine, chuaigh an teach le thinedisease broke out among the people tháinig aicíd ar na daoine 2 (v + adv) from prison etc INTRANSITIVEbris amach éalaigh verb they broke out of the prison bhris siad amach as an bpríosúnto break out of poverty éalú ón mbochtaineacht
3 (v + adv) serve TRANSITIVEwe'll break out the champagne if we win osclóimid buidéal seaimpéin má bhuaimid → see break