shatter
1 verb break into many pieces TRANSITIVEbris ina smidirínísmionagar a dhéanamh de the glass was shattered rinneadh smidiríní den ghloinehis leg had been shattered by a bomb rinne buama smionagar dá chosthe ship was shattered on the rocks rinneadh cipíní den bhád ar na carraigeacha, briseadh an bád ina smionagar ar na carraigeacha 2 verb break into many pieces INTRANSITIVEthe mirror shattered rinneadh smidiríní den scáthánthe walls would shatter into dust dhéanfaí deannach de na ballaí, dhéanfaí míle píosa de na ballaí, dhéanfaí mionachar de na ballaíShow full entry
3 verb destroy, seriously damage TRANSITIVEscrios verb mill verb cuir ó mhaith my dreams were shattered scriosadh mo chuid aislingíhis health was shattered by all the stress chuir an strus go léir a shláinte ó mhaith, loit an strus uilig a shláintethese stereotypes must be shattered caithfear deireadh a chur leis na steiréitíopaí seo 4 verb beat (record) by large amount TRANSITIVEbris go héascasáraigh gan stróbuail amach she shattered the world record bhris sí an churiarracht dhomhanda go héasca, sháraigh sí an churiarracht dhomhanda gan stró 5 verb end peace, silence TRANSITIVEscrios verb mill verb deireadh a chur le the bell shattered the silence chuir an clog deireadh leis an gciúnas, réab an clog an ciúnas