breed
1 noun BIOL plants or animalspór masc1 dairy breed pór déiríochtapure breed of cattle íonphór eallaigh 2 noun person or thingsliocht masc3 dream masc3 anglers are a strange breed dream ar leith iad slatiascairíhe's a strange breed duine ann féin éit's a new breed of submarine cineál nua fomhuireáin éTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb ZOOL produce young INTRANSITIVEsíolraigh verb the eagles are breeding here tá na hiolair ag síolrú anseobreeding bird éan goir 4 verb BIOL cause to reproduce TRANSITIVEpóraigh verb síolraigh verb these cows are bred for milk production póraítear na ba seo chun bainne a tháirgeadh 5 verb SOCIOL of person TRANSITIVEtóg verb she bred fine strong sons thóg sí clann mhac a bhí scafánta láidirthey were bred for slavery don sclábhaíocht a tógadh iad 6 verb of feeling TRANSITIVEcothaigh verb this law bred resentment chothaigh an dlí seo faltanasfamiliarity breeds contempt proverb is searbh gach gnáth, méadaíonn an taithí an tarcaisne 7 verb PHYS of nuclear reaction TRANSITIVEpóraigh verb