sad
1 adjective unhappybrónach adj1 gruama adj3 to be sad brón a bheith ortdon't be sad ná bíodh brón ort, ná bí gruamaa sad appearance dreach gruama, cuma thruamhéalachto look sad cuma bhrónach a bheith ortto make sb sad brón a chur ar dhuine, duine a fhágáil faoi chianshe's a sadder and wiser woman (also sadder but wiser) tá ciall cheannaithe aiciI never felt so sad as I do today ní raibh mé riamh chomh brónach agus atá mé inniu, ní raibh riamh a oiread gruaime orm agus atá orm inniuhe'll be sad to leave beidh aiféala air imeachtwe're sad to hear that he died tá brón orainn a chloisteáil go bhfuair sé báshe's sad that it has ended this way tá sé buartha gurb é seo an deireadh atá airI'm sad about Nuala failing tá mé buartha gur theip ar Nualawe're sad about what happened tá brón orainn faoin rud a tharlashe felt sad at leaving bhí cumha uirthi ag imeacht 2 adjective regrettablebrónach adj1 dubhach adj1 sad news scéala brónach, drochscéala masc4it was a sad day for us ba bhrónach an lá againn é, ba é an lá dubh dúinn éhis death is a very sad loss to his family is mór an chaill a bhás ar a theaghlach, is mór an méala a bhás dá theaghlachit was a sad sight ba bhocht an radharc éTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective MUS of song etcbrónach adj1 trom adj 4 adjective deplorableainnis adj1 bocht adj1 it's a sad state of affairs is bocht an scéal é, is ainnis an scéal éit's so sad that they're on bad terms is mór an trua nach bhfuil siad ag réiteach le chéileit's a sad fact that ... (also the sad fact is that ...) ar an drochuair, is é fírinne an scéil go ...; is oth liom a rá gurb é lomchlár na fírinne go ...; faraor géar gur fíor go ...it's a sad reflection on the country is drochtheist ar an tír éthe sad situation in which we find ourselves an drochstaid seo ina bhfuilimid 5 adjective informal, pejorative pathetic, boringtruamhéalach adj1 you're such a sad individual! nach tú an créatúr bocht!, nach tú an trua bhocht!, nach tú an trua Mhuire!