E (rag) : His. E-unan : Himself. Yann e benn e ... - Embann An Hirwaz

E 

E (rag) : His. 

E-unan : Himself. 

Yann e benn e-unan eo hennez : He is his own man. 

An aotrou ’n eskob a deuas e-unan : The bishop came in person. 

Pep tra en e blas hag en e vare : There ‘s a time and a place for every thing. 

Pép hini hervez e beadra : Each one according to his means. 

N’eo ket ken embreget hag e vreur : He cannot compare with his brother. 

Greet eo e stal : I’ ve fixed him. 

E: 

E miz meurz : In March. 

E bro Leon : In the Leon region. 

Merouri Kerret e Ploueskad: The Kerret farm in Ploueskad. 

E : In . 

Kredi en unan bennag : To put trust in someone. 

E-babourz : On the left. 

Lezel an enezenn e-babourz : To leave the island on the left. 

E-barz : Inside - On the inside . 

Dond e-barz : To get well again. 

Lakaad e-barz : To include. 

Job lak e-barz: Heavy drinker. 

N’eus netra e-barz : There is nothing inside. 

Ebarzel (gw) : Latent. 

Ebarzi (v) : To import - To penetrate. 

Ebat - ou (go) : Revel . 

Ebatal (v) : To frisk. 

Ebéd : None. 

Den ébéd - Gour ébéd : No one. 

N’ am-eus gwelet den ébéd : I haven’t seen anybody. 

N’ eus den ébéd en ti : There is nobody at home 

Ne oa mouch avel ébéd ken : There was no breath of wind 

N’o-doa aon ébéd da gaoud: They had nothing to fear. 

Diskleriadur ébéd: There is no explanation. 

Eben : 

Eben : The other one. 

Merhed ganet daou vloaz an eil war lerh eben : Girls born two years apart. 

Ebena : Ebony. 

Ebeter (gw) : Blithe. 

Ebeul (go) - Ebeulez (gr) : Colt - Foal . 

Ebeulez - ed (gr) : Filly - Funny girl . 

E-biou : 

Stlepel e-biou : To throw away. 

Kas e-biou : To send away. 

Tremen e-biou : To miss the mark. 

Tremenet eo an heol e-biou d’ar prenest : My dancing days are over. 

Pevar bloaz az eas e-biou : Four years intervened . 

E-bourz : On board. 

Mond e-bourz : To go on board. 

Ebr (go) : Azure.

Echap : 

N’eus ket tu da echap : There is no escape. 

Echedou (l) : Chess. 

Taolenn echedou : Chess-board. 

Echu : Complete. 

Echu eo ganti: She ‘s gone to the pot - She is dying away. 

Echu eo gantañ : He has made his chip - He is a marked man. 

Echu eo ganin : I am through with it. 

Echu eo ar stal ganti : She is a goner. 

Echu eo gand an deiziou-se : Those days are past. 

Beza war an echu : To near the end. 

War an echu edo ar pez c’hoari : The play was all but ended 

War an echu ema an deiz : Day is dying. 

Piou n’eo ket echu ganti eva? : Who hasn’t finished drinking? 

Soazig hag Andrew a zo echu ganto debri o bara : Soazig and Andrew have finished 

eating their bread. 

Me am-eus aon eo echu dezañ : I am afraid he is finished. 

Echu : The end (film). 

Echui (v) : 

Echu ar pardon: The pardon was over. 

Echui (gand) : To complete. 

Echui gand eun dra bennag : To finish doing something. 

A-bouez d’echui emaon : I have just finished. 

Ed (ho) : 

Eur park dindan éd : A field of wheat - A field under wheat. 

Ed-du : Buck wheat. 

E-dalh : 

Beza e-dalh eur beli : To be answerable to an authority. 

Edenn (go) : Corn (cereals). 

E-doug : E-doug an deiz: All day long. 

Ed du (ho) : Buckwheat - Cereal. 

Eduz (gw) : Abouding in wheat. 

Eeun (gw) : Basic - Apposite - Equitable - Frank - Naïve - Rightful - 

Simple hearted - Straight 

Eeun a galon : Simple-minded. 

Ouz eeun - War eeun : Directly. 

Brezoneg eeun : Basic breton. 

Ar mekanikou eeun : The mechanical powers. 

War eeun e tostaas outañ : She came up to him. 

War eeun ez a an tren-mañ da Vrest : This train goes through to Brest. 

Ar hezeg end-eeun a varve gand ar riou : Even the horses died of cold. 

Ne zell ket eeun ouz Doué : To have a cast in his eye. 

Bale eeun : To sing small. 

E-giz: E-giz tad ha mamm: Like father and mother. 

Ni en em renko e-giz a-raog: We ‘ll manage jist as we used to do. 

E-giz am-eus lavaret: As I mentioned above. 

Ni a zo o vond d’ober e-giz ar pennou braz: We ‘re going to act like the big shots. 

N’am-eus ket eur penn egistañ: I don’t have his kind of mind. 

Eur reuz e-giz unan all: A disaster like so many others. 

Eeunadur - iou (go) : Redress - Simplification. 

Eeuna (v) : To adjust - To aim - To brasque - To simplify.

Eeunded (gr) : Simplicity - Simpleness - Straightness. 

Eeunder (go) : Singleness - Simplicity - Simpleness. 

Eeunek (gw) : Naïve. 

Eeunder : Equity. 

Efed - ou (go) : Consequence - Effect. 

Efedou a-gostez : After effect - Side effects. 

Al louzou o-deus greet efed : The medisine had taken effect. 

Al louzaouenn a ra efed war ar galon: This medicine acts upon the heart. 

Lezet e veze ar strillouriez da ober heh efed : The chimistry did its work. 

Ne vo ket efed bewech diwarno: They didn’t always have the deisred effect. 

Efedi (v) : To act (medecine). 

Efeduz (gw) : Effectual. 

Beza efeduz : To avail. 

N’eus netra efeduz a-eneb ar hleñved-mañ : Nothing avails against this disease. 

Kemer perz en eun doare efeduz : To take an active part in something. 

Lakaad efeduz an traou da labourad : To make things go. 

Efedusted (go) : Avail - Efficacy. 

Efreiza (v) : To startle. 

Egar (go) : Mond en egar : To go berserk. 

Egile : 

Egile : The other one. 

Euz eur penn d’egile : From the first to last. 

Euz an eil koumanant d’egile : From contract to contract. 

Egitad : Christmas bonus. 

E-giz : 

Kaozeal e-giz Ploueskadiz : To speak after the manner of Ploueskad . 

Eur reuz e-giz ar re-all : A disaster like so many others one. 

Grit e-giz ma karit : Have it your own way. 

Eh : Boo (interj). 

Ehan - ou (go) : Discontinuance - Halt - Intermission - Pause - Stop 

Ehan-skol : Recess. 

Eun tamm ehan : A short break. 

Ober eun ehan : To come to a halt - To repose - To come to stop. 

Ober eun ehan war ar hleuz - war ar peuri :To break off from work - To pause. 

Hep ehan : Relentlessy. 

Ehana (v) : To discontinue - To stop. 

Ehanleh - iou (gr) : Bivouac. 

E-harz : 

Stok e-harz : Bordering. 

Ar parreziou e-harz: The adjacent counties. 

Ehon (gw) : Ample - Capacious - Commodious - Roomy - Spacious - Vast 

Ehonaad (v) : To amplify - To magnify. 

Ehonded ( gr) : Ampleness - Amplitude. 

Ehonder - iou (go) : Boundlessness - Space - Vastness. 

Eienenn - ou (go) : Fountain - Source. 

Eienenn a furnez : Fountain of widsom. 

Eienenn ar hleñved : The cause of the illness - The root of the trouble. 

Eil - ed (go) : Adjunct - Aid - Auxiliary - Second. 

An eil hag egile (one another) : Both - Either one or the other. 

An eil hag eben (one another) : Both. 

Nag an eil nag egile : Neither of them.

An eil e-kichenn egile : Near one another. 

An eil dre egile : On average. 

An eil war-lerh egile : One by one - One at a time. 

Teod an eil ouz skouarn egile : By word of mouth. 

En eil bloavez : In the second grade. 

Merhed ganet daou vloaz an eil war-lerh eben : Girls born two years apart. 

Ne garan nag an eil nag egile : I don’t like either of them. 

Sot magn an eil gand egile : Mad about each other. 

Seven an eil e-keñver egile : Civil to each other. 

Joa on-eus an eil ouz egile : We love each other 

Mad eo neuze ma ‘ z om kontant an eil gand egile : All the better if you are pleased 

with each other. 

An eil nebeud a font en egile : Many a little makes a mickle. 

An eil ne herz ket ouz egile : The one doesn’t rule out the other. 

Euz an eil penn d’egile : From start to finish. 

An eil renk - An eil talvoudegez : Secondary. 

Pleget an eil korn ouz an egile: One corner tucked into the other. 

Ar baotred-se a yeas kuit an eil war-lerh egile: Those men disappeared, one after 

another. 

Eil-taos - ou (go) : Supertax. 

Eiladur - iou (go) : Accompaniment. 

Eila (v) : 

Eila unan bennag ouz ar piano : To accompany someone on the piano. 

Eil-dimezi : Remarriage. 

Eil-diweza : Antepenultimate. 

Eil-lehia (v) : To replace . 

Eilehiadur - iou (go) : Relay. 

Eiler - ien (go) : Subaltern - Adjunct - Aid. 

Eilfeuka (v) : To retort . 

Eilgeriadenn - ou (gr) : Answer ( solution of a problem) - Rejoinder - Repartee 

Retort . 

Eilgeria (v) : To answer - To rejoin. 

Eilmoula (v) : To reprint. 

Eilmouladur - iou (go) : Reprint . 

Eilpenna (v) : To topple. 

Eilpennadur - iou (go) : Reversal. 

Eilskrid - ou (go) : Copy. 

Eilskriva (v) : To transcribe. 

Eilskrivadur - iou (go) : Transcription. 

Eil-vestr - vistri (go) : Boatswain. 

Eiz (gw) : Eight.. 

Eizteiz : 

Dindan eizteiz : Within eight days. 

Eizved (go) : Octave. 

Ejen - ed (go) : Bull - Bullock - Ox. 

Kemer an ejen dre e gerniel : To take the bull by the horn. 

Ejeneg (gr) : Bovidae. 

Ejen-mir (go) : Bully beef. 

Ejen-moueeg (go) - Ejen ohen (l) : Bison. 

Ejipt (gr) : Egypt. 

E-keñver : Alongside.

En deiz a hirio, an dud a zo digalon kaer e-keñver al labour : These days, people are 

very half - hearted about their work. 

Klevet am-eus ho komzou ken kaled em heñver : I’ve heard all the hard things you 

have said about me. 

Bet e oa bet eun tad en he heñver : He has been a father to her. 

En eur geñver : Abreast. 

Kavoud a ree din beza evel eur bugel e-keñver an deiz araog gouel Nedeleg : I feel 

like a child again on the eve of Xmas. 

N’e-noa doujañs dreist e-keñver ar veleien: He had no particular respect for the 

clergy. 

Keñver ha keñver : Face to face. 

E-kerz : During. 

E-kerz an nozvez : During the evening. 

E-kerz eun treuz hir : Upon a long crossing. 

E-kichenn : Beside - Alongside . 

An ti e-kichenn : The house next door; 

Azezet en he hichenn : Seated beside her. 

Ni a oa moused en o hichenn : We were younsten beside them. 

Ekoloji (gr) : Ecology. 

E-kreiz : Amidst - Amongst . 

Azezet e-kreiz ar vugale: Sitting amongst the children. 

Eun ti e-kreiz ar gwez : House standing among trees. 

E-kreiz ar vrud : To be in the flower of one’ s age. 

El - Eal: Angel. 

Ober êled gand eun nebeud tud: To transform some people into little angels 

Elaz - ou (go) : Gizzard. 

E-leh : Instead. 

Va leor he-deus kemeret e-leh heh hini : She has taken my book instead of 

her own. 

E-leh: E-leh renta selvij: Instead of helping. 

E-leiz : Abundantly - Galore. 

Boued e-leiz : Ad-lib of food. 

Leoriou on-eus e-leiz : We have an amount of books. 

Traou e-leiz : A great deal. 

Plijadur e-leiz a vo a lavaran deoh : I promise you lots of fun. 

Traou e-leiz a vefe da lavaroud diwar-benn an dra-ze :There is much to say there 

upon. 

Elestrenn - ou (gr) : Gladioulus - Iris (bot). 

Elevez (gr) : Modesty. 

Elevezieg (gw) : Modest. 

Elfenn - ou (gr) : Spark. 

Elgez (gr) : Chin. 

Dindan elgez : Bobstay. 

Eliksir - ou (go) : Elixir. 

Elumi (v) : To ignite. 

Lakaad war elum : To ignite. 

An tiez a oa c’hoaz goulou war elum enno : The houses were still light inside. 

Arabad deoh lakaad ar radio war elum: You musn’t play the radio. 

Elumet (gw) : Alight. 

Elvaj tout : Bundle of nerves. 

Elzassiad - Elszassiz : Alsatian.

Elzassieg : Alsatian ( language). 

Ematiz : Autosuggestion. 

Embann - ou ( go) : Advertisement - Advertising - Proclamation . 

Embann (v) : To proclaim - To promulgate. 

Embann keloiou ha reolennou: To proclaim the news and the ruels. 

Embann ar helou war an ton braz : To blare forth. 

Embannet war an ton braz: Noised abroad - with a flourish of trumpets. 

Embann war don ar hrampouez gwiniz : To blazon abroad 

Embann eun dra bennag war ar groaz : To proclaim something from the 

housetops. 

Embannadur - iou (go) : Proclamation. 

Embannadurez (go) : Advertising (publicity). 

Embanner - ien (go) : Advertiser. 

Embannidigez (gr) : Promulgation. 

Embeilladeg - ou (go) : Scuffle. 

Emberr : 

Emberr da noz : Tonight. 

Embouder - ien (go) : Budder. 

Embrega (v) : 

Beza ken embreget hag unan all : To be a match for someone. 

N’eo ket ken embreget hag e vreur : He isn’t a patch on his brother. 

Embregetoh eged he mamm eo : She has better presence than her mother. 

N’eo ket embregetoh eged he mamm : She is no better than her mother - She cannot 

compare with her mother. 

N’eo ket gwall embreget : She is a dimp bull. 

Embreger - ien labouriou (go) : Builder - Manoeuvre. 

Embrerger (v) : To ply. 

Embregerez (go) : Apparatus work - Drill - Manoeuvre. 

Embregerez spered : Brain work - Mental exercise. 

Embregerez brezel : Martial exercices. 

Embregerez korv : Physical culture. 

Embregerez ene : Retreat. 

Emdouelladur - iou (go) : Hallucination. 

Emeller - ien (go) : Interloper. 

Emellerez (go) : Intrusion. 

Emelloud (e) (v) : To ingest - To meddle. 

Emerod (go) : Emerald. 

E-mesk : Amidst - Amongst. 

E-metou : Amongst. 

Emfiñv (gw) : Automatic. 

Emfiñver - iou (go) : Automat. 

Emfiñverez (go) : Automation. 

Emfiñvus (gw) : Automatic. 

Emfiziuz (gw) : Presumptious - Self - sufficient . 

Emgann - ou (go) : Battle - Combat. 

An dachenn emgann : Field of battle. 

Emgann korv ha korv : Hand to hand fight. 

Bouhal emgann (gr) : Battle - axle. 

Emgann war vor : Naval action. 

Prez war an oll evid an emgann : Clear out for action. 

E kreñvañ an emgann : In the thick of the fight.

Mond d’an emgann : To go to war. . 

Emgannou a-renkadou : Pitched battles. 

Emgannata (go) : Fencing. 

Emgar (gw) : Egoist. 

Emgarantez - iou (gr) : Egoïsm - Selfisness. 

Emgastiz (go) : Penance 

Emgav - iou (go) : Appointment (rendez - vous). 

Emgleo - iou (go) : Accord - Accordance - Agreement - Compact - Scheme 

N’eus ket tu da lakaad an dra-ze da vond da wir nemed ma vefe eun emgleo 

etre an oll dud : There is no way that this project can be launched unless there is 

compromise on all sides. 

Emglevadenn - ou (gr) : Accomodation - Accord. 

Emgoumataer - ien (go) : Boxer. 

Emguzulia (v) : To confer. 

Emhloar (gr) : Sufficiency - Vanity. 

Emhraus (gw) : Accomodating. 

Emlaz - ou (go) : Suicide. 

Emlusk (gw) : Automotive 

Emlusker - iou (go) : Automobile. 

Emmzalh (go) : Mien. 

Emnah (go) : Self-denial - Abnegation. 

Emober (gw) : Reflexive. 

Emors - ou (go) : Primer. 

Emouestlad (go) : Volunteer. 

Empechet : 

Eun den empechet : A physically handicaped person - Invalid. 

Ar re empechet : The halt. 

Empenn - ou : Brain. 

Eur maill a empenn : A marvallous brain. 

Eun empenn kefeleg a zo dezañ : He has the brain of a canary. 

Empenn elektroneg : Electronic brain. 

Empenna (v) : To conceive - To imagine. 

Empennet : Imaginar.y 

Empennad (go) : Conception. 

Empennadur (go) : Imagination 

Empennaduz (gw) : Conceivable. 

Empenneg (gw) : Cerebral. 

Empennuz (gw) : Conceivable 

Empetadenn (gr) : Imagination. 

Empenti (v) : To imagine. 

Empoezoner - ien (go) - Empoesonerez - ed (gw) : Poisoner. 

Empoezonerez gwad : Blood poisoning. 

Empoazoni (v) : 

En em empoazoni : To take poison. 

Empoazonet : Baneful. 

Empra (v) : To box. 

Empradur - iou (go) : Boxing. 

Emprest - ou (go) : Borrow. 

Beva diwar emprestou : To live from borrowing. 

Emprestann (v) : To borrow. 

Emprester - ien (go) : Borrower.

Emreizerez (go) : Autonomy. 

Emren : Self-governing. 

Emren (gw) : Autonomous. 

Emreneadur - iou (go) : Autonomy. 

Emrenerez (go) : Self-goverment - Autonomy 

Emro (gw) : Able of abnegation. 

Emroidigez (gr) : Abnegation 

Emrousted (gr) : Abnegation. 

Emskejerez - iou (go) : Autopsy. 

Emskianteg (gw) : Aware - Conscious. 

Emutu : It ‘s that and nothing more. 

Emveva (v) : 

Emveva a ran dre feur : I am on diet. 

Emvirerez - iou (go) : Abstention. 

Emvirour - ien (go) - Emvirourez - ed (gr) : Abstentionist. 

Emvirouriez (gr) : Abstentionism. 

Emvrud (go) : Amour-propre - Self-esteem . 

Emvuhezskrivagner - ien (go) : Autobiographer. 

Emwalh (go) : Ablution. 

Emwalhadenn - ou (gr) : Ablution. 

Emwalhin (gr) : Lavatory. 

Emyouleg (gw) : Voluntary. 

Emzalh - iou (go) : Behaviour - Constraint - Countenance - Enforcement . 

An emzalh pemdezieg: The people daily’s behavior. 

Emzao (gw) : Advantageous. 

Emzavadeg - ou (gr) : Insurrection. 

Emzavadenn - ou (gr) : Rebellion - Revolt 

Emzaver - ien (go) - Emzaverez - ed (gr) : Insurgent. 

Emzavuz (gw) : Advantageous. 

Emzeskad (go) : Autodidact - Self educated. 

Emzinah (go) : Abnegation. 

Emziouer (go) : Abstention - Abstinence (relig) - Continence - Moderation . 

Emzioueruz (gw) : Abstenious. 

Emziskouez (go) : Appearance. 

Emziskouezidigez - iou (gr) : Apparition - Appearance. 

Emzistaol - iou (go) : Reflexe. 

Emzivad: Motherless child. 

Emzivadeg - ou (gr) : Parley. 

Emziviz - ou (go) : Colloquy 

Emzivoud (v) : To parley. 

Emzizalh - iou (go) : Abdication. 

Emzizerhel (v) : 

Emzizerhel diouz : Abdicate. 

Emzornata (v) : To box. 

Eñ : He 

Eñ e-unan: He himself. 

Ken braz hag eñ eo hi : She is as tall as he. 

En - Ennout - Enni - Ennañ - Ennom - Ennoh - Enno - Ennor : 

Petra a zo peg ennout? : What is the matter with you? 

Hennez e oa gemeras ar voest a oa enni ar gwalennou: He was the one taht took the 

box the rings were in.

Enaoui (v) : To elicit - To ignite - To kindle. 

Enaoui an estlamm : To excite admiration - To rouse admiration. 

Enaouet : Alight. 

Enaska (v) : To embed. 

Enboudel : Subjective . 

Enbroadeg - ou : Immigration. 

Enbroadenn - ou (gr) : Immigration. 

Enbroa (v) : To immigrate - To import. 

Enbroadi (v) : To immigrate. 

Enbroadur - iou (go) : Immigration. 

Enbroer - ien (go) : Immigrant. 

Endalher - iou (go) : Container - Vessel. 

Endalhuz (gw) : Compulsory - Imperious - Obligator. 

Enderhel (v) : To contain - To include - To implicate - To imply - To involve. 

Endalhet : Inclusive. 

En-dro : Afresh - Again - Anew. 

Kregi en-dro - Staga en-dro : To begin anew. 

Lakait ar voest-mañ en-dro en diretenn : Put this box back in the drawell. 

O redeg edo e zaelou en-dro : His tears had started afresh. 

En-dro d’al liorz : About the garden. 

Ene - ou (go) : Soul - Spirit. 

Ene divarvel : Immortal soul. 

Eneou ar purgator : The souls in purgatory. 

Eun ene saveteet euz ar flammou : A brand from the burning. 

Daonet e vo krohenn va ene : I’ll be damnned. 

Debri beteg pondalez an ene : To gorge. 

Va ene! : Hell! 

Paz eun ene kristen : Not a living soul. 

Paz eun ene kristen er ru :There wasn’t a soul in the street. 

Ne oa ene kristen ébéd e nebleh : There was no sign of life anywhere. 

Ne oa ene kristen aze: There was nobody about. 

Eneb (gw) : Antagonistic. 

A-eneb : 

War an tu eneb emaoh o vond : You are going on the opposite direction. 

Enebadur - iou (go) : Protest. 

Enebarz (go) : Dower. 

Enebarzerez - ed (gr) : Dowager. 

Eneber - ien (go) - Eneberez - ed (gr) : Adversary - Antagonist - Opponent. 

Eneberez (go) : Antagonist - Resistance. 

Enebi (ouz) (v) : To demur - To raise objections - To oppose - To react 

To remonstrate - To resist - To respond. 

Enebi ouz an droug : To resist evil. 

Enebiez (gr) : Antagonism - Inconsistency - Opposition. 

An enebiez vouzar : A veiled antagonism. 

Eneblavaroud (v) : To demur 

Enebour - ien (go) : Enemy - Foe. 

Enebour - ien touet : Bitter enemies - Mortal enemies - Sworn enemy. 

An enebour : Satan. 

Mond beh d’an enebourien : To march against the enemy. 

Flod an enebourien : The enemy fleet. 

E-eneb - Eneb (da) : Hostile.

Eneb : Anti - Averse. 

Enebarmeour - ien (go) : Antimilitarist. 

Enebbevenn - ou (gr) : Antibiotic. 

Enebbrena (v) : 

Louzou enebbrena (ho) : Antiseptic. 

Enebbroadeler (gr) : Antinationalist. 

Enebbroadelouriez (gr) : Antinationalism. 

Enebfaksour - ien (go) : Antifacist. 

Enebbfaksouriez (gr) : Antifascism. 

Eneb-feiz : Antirelijious. 

Enebkloer (gw) : Anticlerical. 

Enebkomunegez (gr) : Anticommunism. 

Enebkomunour - ien (go) : Anticommunist. 

Enebkredenn (gr) : Heresy. 

Eneb-krist : Antichrist. 

Eneb-kristen (gw) : Antichristian. 

Eneblavar (go) : Objection. 

Eneblezenn : Illicit. 

Enebpouez - iou (go) : Counterbalance. 

Enebreiz (gr) : Injustice. 

Eneb-relijiel : Antirelijious. 

Enebreveulzerier - ien (go) : Antirevolutionary. 

Enebsao - iou (go) : Reaction. 

Enebsklaverez (go) : Abolitionism - Antislavery. 

Enebsklavour - ien (go) : Abolitionist . 

Enebskorn (go) : Antifree. 

Enebsoudardeler - ien (go) : Antimilitarist. 

Enebsoudardelerez (gr) : Antimilitarism. 

Enebster : Antonym. 

Enebsteriez (gr) : Antonymy. 

Enebstourm - ou (go) : Counterattack. 

Enebstourmad - ou (go) : Counterattack. 

Enebtezenn - ou (gr) : Antithesis (gr). 

Enebunveliour (go) : Antimonarchist 

Enebunvellegez (gr) : Antimonarchism. 

Enebvuhezour - ien (go) : Animist. 

Enebvuhezouriez (go) : Animist. 

Enebyuzeo (gw) : Anti-semitic. 

Enebyuzevegez (gr) : Anti-semitism. 

Enebyuzevour - ien (go) : Anti-semite. 

Energiez ( gw ) : Energy. 

Eur stivell naturel a energiez : An natural source of energy. 

Enez - ou (ho) - Enezenn - ou : Island. 

An enezenn eo o douar : The island is their land. 

Enezenn an teñzor: Treasure Island. 

Enezel (gw) : Insular. 

Enezennad - ou (gr) : Enclave. 

Eneziad (go) : Islander. 

Enezour - ien (go) : Islander. 

Engalv - ou (go) : Appeal - Convocation. 

Engalvadeg - ou (gr) : Mobilization.

Engalvadenn - ou (gr) : Convocation. 

Engehenta - Engehenti (v) : To beget - To conceive - To engender. 

Engehentadur - iou (go) : Conception. 

Engehentuz (gw) : Genital. 

Engervel (v) : To convoke. 

Engouestla (v) : To enlist - To incorporate - To recruit 

Engouestlad : Recruit 

Engouestladur - iou (go) : Enlistment. 

Engouestlet : 

Engoustlet eo gand pep ger distaget : Every word he pronounced committed him 

Engraver - iou (go) : Burin. 

Engraver - Engravour - ien (go) : Burinist. 

Engroez (go) : Afflux (of people) - Boodle - Crowd - Flock - Inflow - Jam - Throng The 

common - vulgar - herd - Mob - Multitude - Populace 

En engroez : In the crowd. 

Engwaska (v) : To impress. 

Enk (gw) : 

Me a zo enk war va lasou : I have the jitters - I have the wind up. 

Engouestla (v) : To enlist - To incorporate - To recruit . 

Enkadenn - ou (gr) : Emergency - Predicament . 

Beza en eun enkadenn : To be in a fix - To be - find oneself in a hole - To be in a 

sorry plight - To get into a scrape. 

En em lakaad en eun enkadenn : To get pounded. 

En eun enkadenn edo e arme : His army was in an awkward position. 

En eun enkadenn emaoh evid doare : You are going through a sticky patch. 

Enkadenn ar maro: The trial of death. 

Enka (v) : To confine - To pen. 

Enkard - ou (go) : Teasel burnt. 

Enkelhia (v) : To encircle. 

Enkeler - ien (go) : Sprite. 

Enkevi (v) : Enshrout . 

Enkigadur - iou (go) : Incarnation. 

Enkigadur an Diaoul: 

Enklask (v) : To investigate. 

Enklask - ou (go) : Enquiry - Inquest - Research - Search - Survey. 

Digeri eun enklask diwar-benn eun dra bennag : To set an inquiry regarding 

something. 

Goude hir enklask : After full enquiry. 

An enklaskou a ya brao ganeom : Our enquiries are proceeding well. 

It ha grit enklask piz diwar-benn ar bugel : Go and search diligently for the child. 

Enklaskerez : Inquisition. 

Enkontamma (v) : To inoculate. 

Enkontammadur - iou (go) : Inoculation. 

EnKorva (v) : To embody - To incarnate. 

EnKorvadur - iou (go) : Embodiment - Incarnation . 

Enkou : 

An enkou : The pungs of death. 

Enkrez - iou (go) : Affliction - Anguish - Anxiety. 

Beza gand eur barr enkrez : To have the pip. 

Enkrezet (gw) : Anxious - Brassed off - Anguished. 

Enkrezi (v) : To disquiet.

Enkrezuz (gw) : Afflictive - Disquieting. 

Enlakaad (v) : To insert. 

Enlakadur - iou ( go) : Insertion. 

Enlivadur - iou (go) : Tattoo. 

Enlouha (v) : To inculcate. 

Enmoula (v) : To insert. 

Enmouladur - iou (go) : Insertion. 

Eno (adv) : 

Eno eh errue ar pevar avel : Exposed to the four winds of heaven. 

Nag a dud a zo eno ! : What a lot of people ! 

Enoe (go) : Boredom - Tediousness. 

Enoei (v) : To annoy - To irk. 

Enoemant - ou (go) : Annoyance. 

Enoeüz (gw) : Annoying - Boring. 

Enoi (v) : To bore. 

O! me a zo enoet amañ ! : Oh! I am bored stiff here. 

Enor - iou (go) : Honour. 

Al lodenn enor : The share of credit. 

Paotr a enor : Best-man. 

Plah a enor : Maid of honour. 

Plas a enor : The seat of honour. 

An deveziou enor : Commemoration. 

Va ger a enor : My word of honour. 

Endalhet ez eur gand an enor : Honour makes certain demands. 

Eur vuhez leun a vrud hag a enoriou : A future filled with glory and honors. 

Beza tamallet beza eur holl enor : To be accused of lacking pride. 

Ober enor d’ar mistri an-unan: To do honor to one’s superiors. 

Enoridigez (gr) : Reverence. 

Enoruz (gw) : Reputable. 

Enplanta (v) : To implant. 

Enraji (v) : 

Enrajet gand ar gounid : Aquisitiveness. 

Enraokaad (v) : To anticipate. 

Enrolla (v) : To enlist - To enrol. 

Enrolladur - iou (go) : Adhesion - Enlistment - Enrol. 

Ensaha (v) : To sack. 

Ensavadur - iou (go) : Institution. 

Enselladenn - ou (gr) : Inspection. 

Enseller - ien (go)- Ensellerez - ed (gr) : Inspector. 

Ensellerez (go) : Inspection. 

Enselloud (v) : To inspect. 

Ensila (v) : To inject . 

Ensiladur - iou (go) : Injection. 

Ensiler - iou (go) : Injector. 

Enskanta (v) : To inlay. 

Enskantadur - iou (go) : Incrustation - Inlay. 

Enskriva (v) : To inscribe - To register . 

Enskrivadur - iou (go) : Inscription - Registration. 

Enskrivadurel (gw) : Lapidary. 

Ensternia (v) : To enshrine. 

Enstrollada (v) : To incorporate.

Entamin : Bunting (stuff) - Buttercloth. 

Entana (v) : To set on fire. 

Eun ene entanet : A fiery soul. 

Beza entanet gand : To be afire with the desire to. 

Beza entanet gand ar garantez : Tanus (of desire). 

Entanet gand ar c’hoant : Spurred on desire. 

Entanadur - iou (go) : Confiscation - Inflamation 

Entaner - iou (go) : Burner - Incendiar.y 

Entanuz (gw) : Afire - Ablaze - Inflammable. 

Entent (v) : 

An daou-ze n’en em entent ket : It’s an unsuccessful marriage. 

Enteuzadur - iou (go) : Solution. 

Enteuzaduz (gw) : Soluble . 

Entouezia (v) : To incorporate. 

Entoueziaet (ad) : Built in. 

Entremar (go) : Ambivalence - Indecision . 

Beza en entremar diwar-benn eun dra bennag : To be in two minds about something. 

En eur : 

Gand o dijuni edont en eur zelaou ar radio: The were having breakfast with the radio 

on . 

Envel (v) : To appoint -To designate - To entitle - To quote - To title. 

Envez - iou (go) : Muff . 

Eñvor - iou (go) : Souvenir - Memory. 

Eñvor - koun : Memorial . 

Dre eñvor : By heart - By rote. 

Deski dre - dindan-eñvor : To commit to memory - To learn by heart - 

To memorize. 

Deskom an dra-ze dre-eñvor : Let’s learn this by heart. 

Eñvorenou bugaleaj : Childood memories. 

N’am-boa eñvor ébéd outañ : I didn’t remember him at all. 

En eñvor da : Remembrance of - In token of. 

Diwar an eñvoriou-ze e save keuz gantañ : These memories filled him with 

remorse. 

N’am-eus eñvor ébédanezañ: I didn’t remember him at all. 

Eun deiz da zerhel eñvor: One memorable day 

Eñvorenn - ou: An eñvorenn a vrezel: The reminiscence of the war. 

Eñvora - Envori (v) : To commemorate. 

Eñvoradur - iou (go) : Commemoration. 

Ar varhadourien bistrakou envori : Souvenir sellers. 

Eñvoruz (gw) : Memorable. 

Eog - ed (go) : Salmon. 

An eoged a lamm dreist an dour: Salmon leap out of the water. 

Eoleg (gw) : Buttery. 

Eolia (v) : To annoint. 

Eon (ho) : Foam - Spray. 

Eonenni (v) : To foam. 

Eontr - ed (go) : Uncle. 

E ti va eontr : At my uncle’s . 

Eontrel (gw) : Avuncular.

Eonuz ( gw) : Barmi. 

Eor - iou (go) : Anchor - Bower 

Diskenn - Teurel - leuskel an eor : To drop anchor - To cast anchor. 

Sacha an eor - Diseoria : To weigh anchor. 

Beza war an eor : To lie - To ride at an anchor. 

Bag war an eor : Ship at her moorings . 

Eoria : To drop anchor. 

Eoria er mor don : To anchor in the open sea. 

Eoriadur - iou (go) : Anchorage. 

Eorlerh - iou (go) : Anchorage. 

Eorva - ou (go) : Anchorage. 

Eost ( go) :Crop - Reap - Reaping. 

Da vare an eost: At harvest time. 

Ober an eost : To get in the harvest - To reap. 

Eost an éd du : The buckwheat harvest. 

Miz eost : August. 

Eost diwezad : Back-harvest. 

Keria an eost : To get in the corn - To gather in the crop -To get in the harvest . 

Deuet e oa amzer an eost : The harvest was come. 

Eostad fonnuz : Heavy crop. 

Pourvezet brao eo bet an eost ganti : Their arvest was abundant. 

Eoster - ien (go) : Harvester - Reaper. 

Eosterez - ed (gw) : Reaping machine. 

Eosti (v) : To reap. 

Eoul - iou (go) : Grease. 

Eoul moruenn : Cod liver. 

Eur berrad eoul war eur gouli a ra vad atao: A little sympathy goes a long way. 

Eoul ar hatekiz: The oil of te catechumens. 

Eoul douar - Eoul mên : Kerosene - Petrol. 

An eoul santel : The holy oil. 

Skuilla eoul war eur gouli : To pour balm into a wounded heart. 

Tenna eoul diwar olivez : To obtain oil from olive. 

Lêz-eoul : Emulsion. 

Al lamp eoul douar : The kerosene lamp. 

Change an eoul : To change the oil. 

Skuilla an eoul war an tan : To pour oil on the flames. 

An ijinerez eoul : The oil industry. 

Tommerez dre eoul : Oil heating. 

Lestr eoul : Oil tanker. 

Eouli (v) : To grease. 

E-pad : During. 

E-pad an noz : In the night. 

E-pad ar goañv ez euz bet pres warnon : During the winter I had a lot of job. 

Erh druz a oa kouezet e-pad an noz : It had snowed a good deal during the night. 

Va fenn he-deus torret e-pad eun eurvez : She has been bending my ears for one 

hour. 

Episeür - ou (gr) : Splice. 

E-ratre: Derhel eun dra bennag e-ratre: To keep something in good repair. 

Erbéd (go) : Insistance. 

Erbédadur - iou (go) : Intercession - Reference. 

Erbédi (v) : To advise - To advocate - To recommand - To commend -

To intercede - To present someone. 

Erbédi ar horv : To take it easy. 

En erbéd unan bennag : In favour of. 

Erbéduz (gw) : Advisable - recommandable. 

Erh : Snow. 

Erh glan : Spotless snow. 

Ober erh : To snow. 

Erh a ra : It is snowing. 

Boull - ou erh (gr) : Snwoball. 

Ere - ou (go) : Bond - Brace - Connection. 

Va ere ! : Hell!. 

Ere-hud : Taboo. 

Eren (v) : To moor. 

Ererig (go) : Eaglet. 

Eurüz: Beza eüruz er roched: To be happy in one’s shoes. 

Erez (gr) : Antipathy. 

Erezi (v) : To be averse. 

Erezuz (gw) : Antipathetic. 

Erezuz (ouz) : Jealous. 

Ergezerez - iou (go) : Exploration. 

Erfell (go) : Knuckle. 

Erienn (go) (peak) : Visor. 

Erionenn - ou (gr) : Hemline - Hem . 

Erioni (v) : To hem. 

E-riskl: E-riskl mond da fall: Almost to turn out disastrously. 

Er-mêz : Abroad - Afield - Alfresco - On the exterior 

Er-mêz! kerzit : Move on! - Get way 

Er-mêz a eun dra bennag : Sheltered from something. 

Beza er-mêz ahanor an-unan - Mond er-mêz ahanor an-unan : To be beside oneself 

- To blow one’s top. 

Mond er-mêz a hiz: To become obsolete. 

Ober gaol er-mêz euz ar gambr : To bolt out out of the room. 

Stlepel unan bennag er-mêz : To bounce so out of something. 

Beza kaset er-mêz : To get the bounce. 

Lakaad er-mêz : To exclude. 

Fourra unan bennag er-mêz : To put / turn someone out - of doors. 

( A-wechou e reer ano euz “ eul leor nevez deuet er-mêz “ - Gwelloh e vefe lavaroud : 

Eul leor nevez embannet ) 

Ermin - ed (gr) : Ermine - Stoat . 

Ermit - ed (go) : Hermit. 

Erru : 

Erru eo pell ganti : Her days are numbered. 

Den erru : Jumped-up. 

An traou a zo erru tanao gantor : To be oneself short of things. 

Erruoud (v) : 

An amerikaned a oa nevez erruet er vro : The americans had just arrived in the 

area. 

Ero (ho) : Drill - Furrow. 

Ero : Of shore bar. 

Ero bili : Shingle bank - shoal. 

kas an ero da benn : To get down the brass tacks.

Kas an ero da benn gantor an-unan : To plough a lonely furrow. 

Red eo din kas an ero da benn : I must carry this work through. 

A-benn pemp miz e vo kaset an ero da benn : It will be a matter of five months 

A-laz korv on-eus labouret evid kas an ero da-benn : We worked like krazy to finish on 

time. 

Eun ero eeun a deu gantañ : He ploughs a straight furrow. 

Mond pelloh eged an ero : To extrapolate. 

Ervad (adv) : Moraly. 

Evit ober ervad : Moraly. 

Ervenn - ou (gw) : Grass-border. 

Esa - ou : 

Grit eun taol esa : Have a fling at. 

Esaad (v) : To facilitate - To cure 

Ested (gr) : Facility 

Ester - iou (go ) : Accessibility - Facility. 

E-sell : 

N’om ket e-sell kaoud eur respont diganti : We don’t expect her to answer us 

E-ser : 

Beza e-ser unan bennag : To accompagny. 

Eskemm- ou (go) : Relay. 

Eskemm liziri a oa bet kenetrezom : We had corresponded each other. 

Eskemm ar bizier en iliz : Exchange of rings at the church. 

Eskemma (v) : To exchange - To reciprocate. 

Eskemmour - ien (go) : Moneychanger. 

Eskemmuz (gw) : Negociable. 

Eskeud : 

Gwez eskeud (hol) : Blue gumm. 

Eskimo -ed (go) - Eskimoez - ed (gr) : Eskimo. 

E-skoaz : 

E-skoaz unan bennag : Towards. 

Pevar den eet da anaon er miz-mañ e-skoaz dég er miz ebrel : Four deaths this 

month as against ten in April. 

Eskob - Eskibien (go) : Bishop - Prelacy. 

Eskopti (go) : Diocese - Prelacy - See. 

Espress (gw) : Intentional. 

Eskumunigenn - ou (gr) : Excomunication. 

Eskumuniga (v) : Excomuniate. 

Esmaea (v) : To excite. 

Esmaeuz (gw) : Blood and thunder - Sentimental. 

Esmaeüsted (gr) : Sentimentality. 

Esmori (v) : Digest. 

a heller esmori : Digestible. 

Espar (gw) : Strange. 

Esparder - iou (go) : Strangeness. 

Esperañs- ou (gr) : Hope . 

Eun tamm esperañs : A bit of hope. 

Esperanteg (go) : Esperanto. 

Espern (v) : To husband - To spare. 

Podig-espern : Money box. 

Espern (go) : Thrift . 

Espress (gw) : Intentional .

Sur om o-deus greet an dra-ze espress-kaer : We a re sure they did it on purpose. 

Estaj : 

Eur gwele-kloz e zaou estaj: A double decker-box-bed. 

Eun ti daou estaj ennañ - dezañ : House on two floors. 

Estajerenn - ou (gr) : Rack - Shelf. 

Estlamm (go) : Admiration. 

Chom bamet gand an estlamm : To be struck with admiration. 

Estlamm (go) : 

Enaoui an estlamm : To rouse admiration. 

Garmi gand an estlamm: To express one’s surprise. 

Estlamm (gw) : Admissing 

Estlammadel - ou (gr) : Interjection. 

Estlammada (v) : 

Pik estlamata : Note of exclamation - Exclamation mark. 

Estlammer - ien (go) : Admirer. 

Estlammi (v) : To abash. 

Beza estlammet broust : To be struck with admiration. 

Estlammet dreist muzul e oant : They were atonished beyond mesure. 

Pik estlamma - estlammi : Exclamation mark. 

Estlammuz (gw) : Admirable. 

Eston (gr) : Atonishment. 

Chom etre an eston hag an doujañs : To be divided between atonishment and 

respect. 

Estoni (v): N’eus ket d’estoni: It’s not at all surprising that. 

Estrañj (gw) : 

Eun estrañj a venoz : A funny idea. 

Estrañjour - ien (go) - Estranjourez - ed (gr) : Stranger. 

Estranjourien int penn kil ha troad evidom : They are perfect strangers to us. 

Seblant eun estrañjour a zo un tammig warnañ: He has a sligtly foreign 

appearance.. 

Estreget : Boot. 

Estregedon : Apart from me. 

Estren - ien (go) : Alien. 

Eta : Therefore. 

Skrivet am-eus dezi eta (‘ta) : Accordingly I wrote to her. 

E - tal : Alongside. 

Ploueskad a zo e-tal Mor - Breiz : Plouescat faces the channel 

Eteo - ou (go) : Brand - Ember - Fire - brand - Log. 

Penn eteo : Brand. 

Eteo Nedeleg : Yule log. 

Eter (go) : Ether. 

E-touez : Amidst - Amongst . 

Kantren e-touez an dismantrou : To wander amongst the ruins. 

E-touez mignoned emaom : We are amongst friends. 

En o zouez ez euz meur a hini : Amongst them there are several. 

Etre : Amongst - Average - Between - Intermediary. 

Etre an daou di : Between the two houses. 

Etre Nedeled ha ha deiz kenta ar bloaz: Between Christmas and the New year. 

Etre daou: On the fence. 

Etre kil ha troad: From head to toe. 

Etrezom : Between ourselves.

Etre teñval ha sklêr : Between dark and dawn - dark and light - dark an daylight. 

Chom etre an eston, hag an doujañs: To be divided between asthonishment and 

respect. 

Chom etre an eston hag an doujañs : To be divided between atonishment and 

respect. 

Ober ar menoz etre daou dra : To choose between two things. 

Etre laez ha traon ar vourh : Between the high and the low of town. 

An daou archer e-leh ma oa azezet etrezo : The two cops between whom he was 

seated. 

Etrekarg (gr) : Interim. 

Etrekargel (gw) : Acting. 

Etrelakaad (v) : To interpose 

Etrepaouez - ou (go) : Ware-house. 

Etrevroadel (gw) : International. 

Etrezeg (adv) : Towards. 

Skei etrezeg eul lech : To march to - towards. 

E-tro : 

Kement-mañ a hoarvezas e-tro ar bloavez mil : That happened about the year one 

thousand. 

Eukaliptus (go) : Blue gumm. 

Eur - iou (gr) : Hour. 

Euriou dihortozet: Unexpectied hours. 

D’an eur merket : On the date fixed. 

Greet e vo d’an eur merket : It will be done in due time. 

Va eur a zo tost : My time is at hand. 

Lakaad an eur : To appoint the time. 

Emaout d’an eur : You are on time. 

Eured - Eurejou (go; gr) : Wedding. 

Paotr an eured : Bride groom. 

Plah an eured : Bride. 

Ober eun eured kristen : To be churched. 

Eured sivil : Civil marriage. 

Sae - ou eured (gr) : Wedding garment 

Pred eured : Wedding reception. 

Gwalenn eured : Wedding-ring. 

Ar béd e vo an eured ? : When is the wedding to be? 

Eureuzamant : By good fortune. 

Euria (v) : To clock. 

Euriadur - iou (go) : Schedule . 

Eurier - traez (go) : Hou-glass - Sand-glass. 

Euriou (l) : Book. 

Europ (gr) : Europe . 

Europad - Europadiz (go) : European. 

Euruz (gw) : Happy. 

Euruz tre : August. 

Euruz on beza deuet en-dro d’ar ger : I am happy to be back home. 

Euruz ar re a zo paour a galon : Blessed are the poor in spirit. 

Euruz ar re a labour evid ar peoh : Blessed are the peacemakers. 

Beva euruz : To live happy. 

Euruz e vije bet hi gantañ ? : Would she have been happy with him?

Beza euruz evel eur filip d’ar peurzorn :To be happy as the day is long - a king - a 

sandboy. 

Beza euruz er roched: To be happy in one’s own shoes. 

Eurusted : Happiness. 

N’on ket pinvidig, n’on ket paour, med din an eurusted a dalv aour : I am neither rich 

no poor, but for me happinness is as good as gold. 

Eurvez - iou (gr) : Hour. 

A-benn diou eurvez : When two hours had passed. 

Euz : 

Euz a Vreiz-Izel : Native of Lower Brittany. 

Euz an neñvou : Celestial. 

Kantonier euz e vicher : A road repairman by trade. 

Eun taol - kil euz an dorn : A flick of one’s wrist. 

Sevel euz ar gwele : To get out of bed. 

Euz ar zav-heol beteg ar housk : From sunrise to sunset. 

Eun deiz euz ar zizun paseet : One day last week. 

N’eo ket euz ar vro: He wasn’t from that region. 

O tenna dour euz ar puñs ema: He is drawing water from the well. 

Euvri (v) : Absorb ( drink, Food ) - To ingest - To permeate. 

Euvruz (gw) : Absorbing. 

Euz (go) : Horror. 

Euzadenn - ou (gr) : Monster. 

Euzig (gw) : Abominable - Horrible. 

Euzuz (gw) : Abominable - Horrible - Ghastly - Monstrous. 

Euzusted (gr) : Abomination. 

Beza eun euzusted da unan bennag : To be an abomination to someone. 

Euzuster (go) : Abnormity - Abomination - Monstrosity. 

Euzvil - ed (go) : Monster. 

Eva (v) : To drink. 

Eva eur banne : To have - take a nip. 

Eva dreist ar hont : To drink to excess. 

Evadeg - ou (gr) : Booze up - Dinking bout . 

Evaj - ou (go) : Beverage. 

Evel : 

Evel eo : It ‘s amount to the same thing. 

Evel-boaz : In the ordinary way - As usual. 

Evel-just : Of course. 

Evel-se : Thereby. 

Evel-se beza greet : So be it. 

Evel tad ha mamm: Like father and mother. 

Evel-se eo : Such is life . 

Evel eun daredenn : Quick as lighting. 

Labourad evel eur hi : To work like a nigger. 

Beza evel eur pesk en dour : Looking like a sunday schoolboy. 

Beza reud evel eun tamm koad : To be unconscious. 

C’hwi a raio evel ma plijo deoh : You will use your own discretion. 

Dour a ra evel teurel gand ar bezel : It is pouring with rain. 

Eun den evel a zo dleet : A good man. 

Evelato : But. 

Mond evel an avel : To go like the wind. 

Grit eveldon : Do as I do - Do like me.

Soñjal a reont eveldom : They think like us. 

Lavaroud an traou evel m’emaint : To call a spade a spade. 

Komz a reent evel ma vefe krog an aon enno beza klevet dre zigouez: They spoke as 

if They were afraid of being everheard. 

Evelkent (adv) : Anyway - But. 

N’eo ket me eo e-neus debret anezañ evelkent : I ‘m not the one who ate it anyway. 

Even : 

E miz even : In june. 

Ever - ien (go) - Everez - ed (gr) : Boozy. 

Everez (go) : Carouse. 

Evez - iou (go) : Caution . 

War evez : On the alert - Aware. 

Chom war evez (euz) : To beware - keep your eye open - Take notice of - To keep 

abreast of - On the alert. 

Teurel evez (ouz) : To keep an eye on - To pay attention - To take precaution. 

Bezit war evez : Watch. 

Selaou gand evez : To have a good listen to. 

Sacha evez war : To place emphases on. 

Taolit evez: Don’t forget - Listenn! 

Taolit evez, bugale : Pay attention,children. 

Selled gand kalz evez : To sift . 

Dindan evez ar rener : Under the supervision of the director. 

Yoga am-eus desket dindan evez ar Japoned : I ‘ve learnt yoga from the Japanise. 

Kement-se a zivorfilo e evez :That will make him sit and take notice. 

Den, avad, n’ e-noa taolet an disterra evez ouz e gomzou : But no one took any notice 

of what he said. 

Eveza (v) : 

Eveza ouz ar vugale : To supervise (watch) the children. 

Evezauz (gw) : Remarkable - Notable . 

Evezerez (go) : Surveillance. 

Eveziad - Evezidi (go) : Burser - Absentee. 

Eveziadenn - ou (g) : Caution - Precaution - Observation - Remark. 

Eveziadennou dreist ordinal : Extravagant precautions. 

Eveziaduz (gw) : Observable. 

Evezia (v) : To invigilate. 

Eveziañs (gr) : Watcfulness. 

Evezieg (gw) : Cautious - Chary - Discrret - Heedful - Prudent - Sage - Sedate 

Watchful. 

Beza evezieg (ouz) : To be at paints to. 

Eveziegez (gr) : Prudence 

Evid (ar) : 

Evidon-me : To my mind. 

Evidoh hoh-unan : For your very own. 

Evd gwir : For sure. 

Evid dezo kaoud an tañva euz ar pemoh : In order for them t have the taste of the pig. 

Evid-mann - Evid netra : Buckshee. 

Den evitañ e-unan : Egoist. 

An den a labouran evitañ : The man for whom I work. 

Ober evid unan bennag : To do sommeone a service 

Ober evidor an-unan : To be alone wolf. 

Evn - ed (go) : Bird .

Evn-noz : Nigth bird. 

Evn-preizer : Bird of prey 

Evn-tremeniad : Bird of passage. 

Evn-Sant-Marzin : Kingfisher. 

Evn-mor : Sea-birds. 

Evn : Bad lot. 

Evn-porz : Poultry. 

Eun evn : A queer customer. 

Evndi - ou (go) : Birdcage. 

Evnetarez (go) : Birdcatching. 

Evoniez (gr) : Birdlore. 

Evnour - ien (go) : Birdman. 

Ez (êz) ( gw) : Selloud ouz aez - 

Ne ziskouez ket beza êz, ar paotr-ze: He didn’t look easy, this man. 

Ezamant - êzamanchou (go) : Comfort. 

Ezañs : Incense . 

Lestr ezañs : Censer. 

Eur seurt c’hwez ezañs-natur : A kind of natural incense. 

Ez dianao : Incognito. 

Ezel - Izili (go) : Member. 

Beza ezel euz : To be a member of 

Ezomm - ou ( go) : 

Ezomm braz he-doa kavoud eur mignon: She was in urgent need of o friend. 

Ezomm am bo euz da skoazell : I ‘ll need your help. 

Ezomm am-eus ahanout evid doare : I need you badly. 

Ezomm am-eus da aveli va fenn : I need a breather. 

Ezomm az-peus da fourra da fri e kement soubenn ‘ zo : You have always needed to 

put in your cent’s work. 

Eun ezomm a gevrin : A mysterious need. 

Mar bez ezomm : In case of need - If need be - In case of necessity. 

N’eus ket ezomm : There is no need. 

N’euz ket ezomm da vond e fulor : There is no need to get aggressive. 

Ma kav deoh e vefe ezomm : If the need arises. 

N’on-eus ket ezomm beza skoazellet ganto - N’on-eus ket ezomm anezo : We have 

no need of their assistance. 

N’o-deus ket ezomm labourad : There is no necessity for them to work . 

Eun dra bennag hoh-eus ezomm? : Can I do anything for you? 

An Aotrou en-deus ezomm anezañ : The Lord has need of it. 

Ar re baour zoken o-deus ezomm da ruilla ar voull : The poor feel need to live it up 

N’am-eus ket mui ezomm anezañ : I have finished with it. 

N’euz ket ezomm lakaad ar bouh war an ti : We cannot do the impossible. 

N’oh-eus ezomm en em jala diwar va fenn: You needn’t bother about me. 

Ezommeg (gw) : Indigent - Needy - Pauper - Poverstriken . 

An dud ezommeg : The destitute - The needly. 

Ezeo - Izivi (go) : Buckle. 

Ezvezañs (gr) : Absence. 

Ezvezant (gw) : Absent. 

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Fachet (gw) : Angry.

Va mignon ouzin a zo fachet : My friend is angry with me. 

Fachiri : 

Fachiri ruz : Big tiff. 

Beza e fachiri gand unan bennag : To be out with someone. 

Fachist - ed (go) : Blackshirt. 

Fachuz (gw) : Susceptible. 

Fae - Fê (go) : Disdain 

Ober fae war eun dra bennag : To turn one’s nose at something - To spurn. 

Paotred ‘zo hag a ra fae war ar merhed : There are men who despise women. 

Fae a vefe ganin ober an dra-ze : I don’t stop doing this. 

Faea (v) :To scorn. 

Faeüz (gw) : Contemptuous - Disdainful - Scornful. 

Faez (gw) : Selled ouz Fêz. 

Faeza (v) : To conquer (enebourien) - To defeat. 

Faezer - ien (go) : Victor. 

Faezia (v) : To vanquish. 

Faezidigez - iou (gr) : Defeat. 

Fagnaj (go) : Slag heap. 

Fagod (ho) : Bundle (wood). 

Ober ar fagodenn : To feather one’s nest - To make a fortune - To make one’s pile - 

To grow rich. 

Fakteur - ien (go) : Postman. 

N’eo ket bet ar fakteur c’hoaz?: Has the postman been? 

Falchun - ed (go) : Hawk. 

Falher - ien (go) - Falherez - ed (gr) : Mower. 

Falherez - ed (go) : Mowing machine. 

Falhin - ed (go) : Falcon. 

Fall (gw) : Bad - Amiss - Wrong - Incorrect - Malicious. 

Mond da fall : To go amiss . 

Beza arru fall : To be in bad condition. 

N’eo ket fall : It isn’t bad. 

N’eo ket fall evid doare : It is not half bad. 

Eun dra fall e oa da ober : That was a wrong thing to do. 

Brud fall a zo war e ano : He has a bad name. 

Paotr fall : Bad egg. 

Afer fall : Bad job. 

Eun afer fall eo : That ‘ s another cup of tea. 

Keleier fall : Bad news. 

Amzer fall : Bad weather. 

Imor fall : Bad temper. 

Beza - imoret fall - war an tu fall - troet fall : To be in a bad mood. 

Imoret fall eo : He is like a bear with a sore throat. 

N’eo ket fall ar bara-mañ evid doare : This bread is quite good. 

Kouezet eo ar fall warnon : I am feeling like a wet rag. 

Honnez a zo fall ouz an dommder : The heat takes it out her. 

Lusian a zo fall war ar zaout : Lusian isn’t very good with cows. 

Eun avel-dro fall: A strong wind. 

En em ziluzia fallig a-walh: To manage with great difficulty. 

En eun doare fallig a-walh ema: It looks a bit scruffy. 

Beza fallig er horv: To feel uneasy. 

N’oh ket ken fall-ze: You are not so bad.

An taol-ze a oa e riskl mond da fall: That adventure almost turned disastrously. 

Fallaad (v) : 

Mond war fallaad : To be on the downgrade. 

War fallaad ez a ar hleñved : The disease is making progress. 

Falladenn - ou (gr) : Break-up. 

Fallaenn - ou (gr) : Stagger. 

Fallaganig - fall : Shrimp (of a man). 

Fallagr (gw) : Infamous - Malicious. 

Den fallagr : Bad man. 

Fallagriez (gr) : Ignominy - Infamy - Malice - Wickedness. 

Mestr ar fallagriez : A master of villainy. 

Dre fallagriez : Out of malice. 

Fallentez - iou (gr) : Malice - Wickedness. 

Fallerez - iou (go) : 

Fallerez war ar harg : Abuse of trust. 

Falloni - ou (gr) : Malice - Wickedness. 

Fallstamaller - ien (go) : 

Fallstamaller vil : Vile slander. 

Fals (gw) : 

Ober eur fals le : To commit perjury 

Falsa (v) : To adulterate - To falsify - To fake - To forge - To gerrymander 

To misrepresent . 

Falsentez (gr) : Falseness 

Falser - ien (go) : Adulterator - Forger. 

Kavoud fall : To disapproval. 

Fall vuntra : To bump off. 

Ober ruskenn fall - neuz fall : To dwindle. 

N’eo ket fall evid doare : It ‘s not so dusty. 

Falserez - iou (go) : Alteration (documents) - Falsification - Forgery. 

Falstamaller vil (go) : Damned liar. 

Falstamallerez - iou (go) : Slander. 

Falstamalluz (gw) : Slanderous 

Falstouer - ien (go) : Perjurer. 

Faltazi - iou (gr) : Deluzion - Imagination . 

Hervez e faltazi : According to his fancy. 

Faltazia (v) : To imagine . 

Faltaziaduz (gw) : Imaginable 

Faltazieg (gw) : Imaginary. 

Faltazienn - ou (gr) : Fiction - Imagination. 

Faltaziet : Fictious. 

Falz (gr) : Sickle. 

Falz-kontell : Bill hook. 

Falz-kredenn (gr) : Heresy. 

Famill - ou (gr) : 

Famill fonnuz - niveruz : Large family 

N’eo ken niveruz ar famillou bremañ : Families are smaller now. 

Eur famill divad : An impecunious family. 

Eur famill a stok / a renk uhel / : A county family 

Penaoz ema kont gand ho famill?: How are all your family? 

Famill an hini maro : The bereaved. 

Ano famill : Family name.

Eun droug-famill (eur stad a ouenn): Eun inherited disease 

Ema dindan yeo gand ar famill : He is in the family drudge. 

Famill diabri : Homeless family. 

Diwall ar famill diouz an dienez : To keep one’s family from poverty. 

Fanch : Frank. 

Eur Fanch piti boutik : A door salesman - Hawk. 

Fanch an trompler : Humbug. 

Fanell - iou (go) : Beacon. 

Fank : Mud - Ooze. 

Gant eur gwiskad fank (war) : Caked with mud. 

Gwisket gand fank : All over mud - To be plastered over with mud. 

Hemañ a zo fank toud e roched : His skirt is mud bespattered. 

Fanka (v) : To bedraggle - To bemire. 

Fankeg (gw) : Slushy. 

Fankigell- ou (gr) : Dirt - Mire - Slough. 

Fanouill : Dill - Fennel. 

Faot - ou (gr) : Blame - Fault . 

Dre da faot eo : It’s your own fault 

Dre va faot eo : The blame is mine. 

Dre faot piou eo?: Whose fault is it? 

Dre faot piou nemed dre ho hini? : Whose fault, if not yours? 

Dre da faot dit e vezo : You will be to blame - It will be your fault. 

N’eo ket dre he faot na dre va hini eo: And neither her nor I was to blame. 

Faou (go) : Den. 

Faout - ou (go) : Break (wall) - Chink - Cranny - Leak - Rent - Rift - Slit. 

Faouta (v) : To cleave - To slit . 

Faoutet e oa he botez ganti : She was an unmarried mother 

Mab eur plah faoutet he botez ganti : Natural child. 

Faoz (gw) : Incorrect - Spurious -False - Insincere 

Eun toullad kaoziou faoz : A tissue of absurdities. 

Eur mousc’hoarz faoz : A fake smile. 

Ne lavari ket faoz testeni : Don’t bear false witness. 

C’hoari faoz a ra : He plays out of tune. 

Tud faoz a zo ahanoh : You hypocrites. 

Faozoni (gr) : Innacuracy. 

Faraouella (v) : To bush. 

Faraouellerez (go) : Bluster. 

Fard - ou (go) : Cable - onnage. 

Farda (v) : 

Farda boued : To concoct - To do the cooking. 

Koan a fardi evidon? : Will you fix dinner for me? 

Eñ a fardo deoh eun dra bennag brao : He ‘ ll do something pretty for you. 

Fardell - ou (gw) : Boom - Dam. 

Farm saout (gr) : Ranch. 

Faro (gw) : Natty. 

Ober an hini faro : To be bumptious. 

Paotr faro : Snob. 

Nag eo faro dezañ! : How well dressed he is! 

Fars (go) : Farce. 

Farsadenn - ou (gr) : Comedy - Jest - Quiz. 

Farsal (v) : Ballyrag - Banter - To chaff - To jest.

N’emaon ket o farsal : I am being serious. 

Evid farsal : In jest - As a joke - Out of mere play. 

Ober eun dra bennag evid farsal : To do something for lark. 

Evit farsal eo o-doa lavaret an dra-ze: They said it for fun - They meant the remark for 

a joke. 

Evid farsal eo on-eus greet an dra-ze : We did it for a joke. 

O farsal emaoh? : Are you joking? 

Arabad farsal gand ar bed all : One doesn’t trifle with the next world. 

Farsellad ( go) : Badinage. 

Farsellad (v) : To dally - To jest. 

Farser - ien (go) : Play-boy. 

Farserez - iou (go) : Jest 

Ober farserez : To skylark. 

Farsite: Ne oa ket eur farsite e oa: They were not kidding. 

Farsuz (gw) : Burlesque. 

Farwellerez (go) : Buffoownery. 

Farwelli (v) : To buffoon. 

Farz : 

Me a zo erruet eur farz ganin : A funny thing is happen to me. 

Fas - ou (gr) : Face. 

Eur fas dir : A creasiless face. 

Hounnez a zo dir war he fas : She has effrontery - She has impudence. 

Me am-eus lavaret an dra-ze dezañ e-kreiz e fas : I said it in the face - I told im so to 

his face. 

Eur fasad baro a oa ganto: Full were their beards from cheek bones to chin. 

Paket e-kreiz ar fas : Hit in the full of the face. 

Fasad baro : Stubble. 

Paotr gantañ eur fasad baro : Full bearded. 

Rei fas : In the teeth of the wind. 

Fasadi (v) : To bang - To box 

Fasil (gw) : Facile . 

Fatadenn - ou (gr) : Stagger. 

Fatiga (v) : To deplete - To sense. 

Fao (ho) : 

Favenn hlaz : French beans. 

Gwelloh fao eged netra : Half a loaf is better than none - Beggars cannot be choosers. 

Favenneg (go) : 

Buoh favenneg : Idiot - Imbecile. 

Fazi - ou (go) : Delusion - Error - Mistake - Fallacy. 

Fazi-boutin / pobl : Popular error. 

Fazi a yezadur : Grammadical mistake. 

Fazi braz : Serious offence. 

Faziou skriva : Spelling mistakes. 

Dre ar fazi : By mistake. 

Dre da fazi eo : It ’s your own fault. 

Gwall fazi : Blunder. 

Eur fazi sklêr hag anad eo : It’s a glaring mistake. 

Ober eur fazi : To drop a brick - To make a mistake - To slip on the tongue. 

Ober eur fazi braz : To make a grave mistake. 

Ober eur fazi a-bouez : To do something frightfully offensive. 

An oll a ra faziou evid doare : We are all liable to make mistakes.

Ar henta ministr a anavezas e fazi : The prime minister admitted his mistake. 

Ne oa ket braz ar fazi : It wasn’t much of a mistake. 

Diwall ouz ar faziou : To guard against an error 

O weled va fazi e rin kerkent va didamallou: Realizing my mistake , I apologized at 

once. 

Tout an traou-ze a zo en em gavet dre ho fazi: All this is your doing. 

Fazia (v) : To err. 

Fazia a reom alïez: We often make mistakes. 

Fazia he-deus greet penn-da-benn : She is entirely mistaken. 

Ma ne fazian ket : If I am not mistaken. 

Arabad deoh fazia war ho hent : Don’t take the wrong turning. 

Hep fazia : Without fail. 

Faziuz (gw) : Fallible. 

Feal (gw) : Faithful . 

Feal out bet war nebeud a dra : We have been faithful over a little. 

Fealded (go) : Allegiance - Fidelity. 

Fedamdoulle : 

Fedamdoulle ! : Hell ! 

Feillas (gr) : Crockery. 

Feineant (gw) : 

Feineant-ki : Bone idle. 

Feiz ( gr ) : Faith. 

Feiz! : Gad! - Indeed yes ! 

Feiz’ta’vad : Nonsense! - Not a bit ! - Come on! 

Den a feiz : Believer. 

Trei kein ouz ar feiz : To abnegate one’s religion. 

Feiz katolik : Catholicism. 

Da feiz on tadou koz : To our Ancestors ‘ faith. 

Da feiz he-deus da zaveteet : Your faith has made you well. 

Lakaad ar feiz e Doué : To have faith in God. 

Ho pet feiz e Doué : Have faith in God. 

O den laosk en da feiz : O man of little feiz. 

Felest (bezin) : Laminaria. 

Fellaad (v) : To alter for the worse. 

Fellel (av) : Delinquency. 

Felloud (v) : 

Ne fell ket din : I will not. 

Ne fell ket deom ober tregas deoh :We don’t want to bother you. 

Petra ‘ fell deoh e rafen evidoh ? : What do you want me to do for you? 

Me a fell din gouzoud petra e-neus lavaret : I insist on knowing what he said. 

Ne fell ket din mond pelloh war an dachenn-ze : I don’t want to hear anymore 

about it. 

Feltr (go) : Felt. 

Felu (go) : Algae. 

Feneant (gw) : 

Feneant bleiz : Lazy bones. 

Beza feneant bleiz : To be incurable lazy. 

Feneanti (v) : To bludge. 

Beva o feneanti : To live a life of ease. 

Fent (go) : Flout - Mockery. 

Ober fent da : To amuse.

Fent-c’hoari (go) : Comedy. 

Fent-c’hoarier (go) : Comedian. 

Fentigell - ou (gr) : Jest. 

Fentigella (v) : To dally. 

Fentigellerez (go) : Humour 

Fentigellour - ien (go) : Humorist. 

Fentigelluz (gw) : Humorous. 

Fentuz (gw) : Burlesque - Comic - Droll . 

Ferenn (gr) : Lentil . 

Ferri (v) : 

Ferri eur bragou : To press a trousers. 

Fero (gw) : Ferocious - Fierce - Savage. 

Fervder (go) : Ferocity - Fierceness. 

Fes - ou (go) ( bag) : Berth. 

Feskad (gw) : Drubbing. 

Feskenn - ou (gr) : Buttock. 

Feskennad - ou (gr) : Birching - Spanking. 

Rei ar feskennad da unan bennag : To give someone the birch. 

Feskenna (v) : To bundle. 

Feskennata (v) : To spank. 

Feson : 

Den yaouank a-feson: Young man of good background. 

Tier a-feson: Good houses. 

Boued hervez va feson : Food to my liking. 

Feson eun estrañjourez a zo warni : She has a slightly foreign appearance. 

A-feson : Genteel - Genuine. 

E feson ébéd : Nohow. 

E meur a feson : In many instances. 

N’eus ken feson med ober dour : It’ s looks like rain. 

Feson glao a oa gand an oabl: The sky threatened rain. 

Pa ‘z euz feson glao: At the first threat of rain. 

Fesoni (v) : 

Beza gwelloh fesonet : To look better. 

Fest - ou ( go) : 

Fest ar vaz - Fest ar geuneudenn : Bastinado. 

Rei fest ar vaz da unan bennag : To tan someone’ s hide. 

Ober eun tammig fest : To give a party. 

D’an deveziou fest : On feast days. 

Eun devez fest: A feast day. 

Festa (v) : To feast. 

Fetepañs : 

Laz a fetepañs : Murder. 

Ober a fetepañs : To do on purpose. 

Fetister - iou (go) : Density. 

Fetiz (gw) : Dense - Massive - Solid. 

Brumenn fetiz : Heavy fog 

Feuka (v) - Feuki (v) : To nettle - To offend - To give offence - To pique. 

To vex. 

Feuka unan bennag : To hurt somebody’ s feelings. 

Beza feuket (gand eun dra bennag) : To take offence at something - To be vexed at 

something - To take umbrage at.

Ha gouzoud a rit int bet feuket o klevoud an dra-ze : Do you know that they were 

offended when they heard this saying. 

Feuket o-deus anezi : They have upset her. 

Me a oa feuket: I mylself was outraged. 

Plijoud a ra deoh feuka ahanon: You take delight in vexing me. 

Feuket e oant eun disterra: They were a little hurt. 

Feukuz (gw) : Burdensome. 

Feul (gw) : Bobbish - Bouncy. 

Feulz (gw) : 

Den feulz : Raving mad. 

Feulz evel eun taro : Like a charging bull. 

Feulzter (go) : Mettle - Violence. 

Feunten - iou (gr) : Fountain 

Feunten an dour a vuhez : The fountain of youth. 

Feunteun he dour ruz - merglet : Shaby beats spring. 

Feur (gr) : Pelt. 

Feur - iou (go) : Rate - Tariff. 

Emveva a ran dre feur : I am on diet. 

Feur an arhant : Rate of living. 

Ne oa ket braz ar feur anezo war ar marhad :They didn’t have a very high rate of 

exchange on the market. 

War feur emaon em zi : I am a tenant in my house. 

Feurer - ien (go) - Feurmerez - ed (gr) : Furrier - Lessor. 

Feurjadenn - ou (gr) : Statistics. 

Feurjedoniez - iou (gr) : Statistics. 

Feurmi (v) : To hire - To rent. 

Ti da feurmi : House to let. 

Feurmour - ien (go) : Tenant. 

Fêz (gw) : 

Me a zo fêz : I am exhausted. 

Fibourh (go) : 

Pebez fibourh ! : What a hullabalow! 

Fibu (ho) : Gnat - Mosquito. 

Flemmadur fibuenn : Mosquito fite. 

Ficha (v) ( gand) (v) : To bedeck - To adorn - To deck - To decorate - To embemmish 

- To plenish - To rig out. 

Ficha eun dra bennag gand garlantez : To hang something with garlands. 

Ficha o lost a ra ar chas : Dogs wag their tails. 

En em ficha : To doll oneself up - To smarten oneself up. 

Beza fichet er haerra : To be in full feather. 

Seza a zo oh en em ficha evid mond er-mêz : Seza is getting dolled up to 

go out. 

Fichenn - ou (gr) : Docket. 

Fichennaoueg - ou (gr) : Index card. 

Ficher-treid (go) : Chiro - podist. 

Ficherez (go) : Decoration. 

Fichet (gand) : Bedigt (gw). 

Fichet kaer : Smart . 

Fichet e oa ar mogeriou gand : The walls were adorned with. 

Beza fichet er haerra : To be dressed up to the nines. 

Fichfichal (v) : To fidget.

Fidamdoue : 

Fidamdoue! : Damn and blast! - Mild form or sacristy! 

Fidel - ed (go) : 

Ar fideled : The Faithful. 

Fidel (gw) : 

Chom fidel d’al lezenn : To live in observance of the law. 

Fidelamant (adv) : Faithfully. 

Fidoriennou (l) : Balderdash. 

Fier: Me am-eus lakeet va famill fier-brein: I really spoiled my familly rotten. 

Figuz (gw) : 

Beza figuz (war) : To be dainty. 

Beza figuz war ar boued : To be particular about one’s food 

Ober beg figuz : To be faddy. 

Ober beg figuz e-keñver ar boued: To turn one’s nose at food. 

Re figuz ennor an unan : Brash - Bumptious. 

Filañ (v) : To cede. 

Filbicher - ien (go) : Tiresome . 

Filip - ed (go) : Sparrow. 

Beza euruz evel eur filip d’ar peurzorn : To be happy as the day is long - a king - 

a sand boy. 

Filipad (v) : To squeal . 

Film - ou (go) : Film - movie. 

Film hudur : Blue movie. 

Eur film a liou : A colour film. 

Filma (v) : To film. 

Filoster - ien (go) : Tiresome. 

Filouta (v) : 

Etre filouta ha laerez ez euz eun tammig hent : There is a lot of difference between 

deception and theft. 

Fin : 

Fin an dispar : The end of the revolt. 

Fin ar zizun : The last of the week. 

E fin an endervez : In the late afternoon. 

E fin ar miz : At the turn of the month. 

War-dro fin an noz : In the fourth watch of the night. 

Gant fin e bred edo : He was just finishing dinner 

A-benn ar fin e teuio a-benn da houzoud : He ‘ll find out about in the end. 

E fin ar roll : At the foot of the list. 

Da baka e fin ar pred : To be taken after meal. 

Va selaouit beteg ar fin : Hear me out . 

Me a jomo amañ beteg ar fin: I ‘ll stay here to the end. 

Ema fin ar bed o tond warnom: The world was at end. 

A-benn ar fin: All in all. 

Ne vo fin ébéddezañ: It would never end. 

Ar pez-c’hoari ne oa fin ébéddezañ: The play was interminable. 

Fin (gw) : Slick - Tricky. 

Finoh eo eged kaoh louarn : He ‘s as sharp as they make’ em - Mischevious as a box 

of monkeys. 

Eun den fin a zo anezañ : He is very perspicacious. 

N’oh ket fin a-walh evid mond da glask tro warno : You are not smart enough to 

manage them.

Finesa : 

Den leun a finesa : Man of low cunning. 

Paka unan bennag dre finesa :To take so by surprise. 

Finland (gr) : Finlande. 

Finouc’hellat (v) (pigs) : To burrow. 

Finsalvet! : Gosh. 

Fiñv - ou (go) : Action (movement) - Motion. 

Fiñvadenn - ou (gr) : Action ( movement) - Evolution - Motion. 

Fiñval (v) : To agitate - To move - To stir. 

Fiñv difiñv : Agitated. 

Fiñveziou (l) : 

Soñjal er fiñveziou diweza : To contemplate one’s end. 

Fiñvus (gw) : Mobile. 

Firbouch (go) : Bust. 

Firbouch a zo en-dro din : There is something going round here. 

Firbouchal (v) : To mouse about - To pry - To rummage - To snoop - 

Firbouchal en-dro : To nose about. 

Fisa (v) : To foment. 

Fisel (ho) : 

Eun tamm fisel : A bit of string. 

Pennou fisel: Bits of strings. 

Planta fisel gand unan bennag : To give someone a good blowing up - 

To dot him one - To drub -To give someone a good luding - To give someone 

gruel - To hammer at someone - To snap someone’s head -To paste someone - 

To pound the asphaltat / on / someone - To give someone socks - To Trounce 

Plantet am-eus fisel gantañ : I dotted him. 

Paotred Mari Robin o-deus plantet fisel gantañ : The cops roughed him. 

Fissa (v) - Fissi (v) : To promote. 

Fistilla (v) : To prattle. 

Fistillerez (go) : Blabbing - Chatter - Tattle. 

Fistoull (go) : Bust - Obseqious - Subversient . 

Fistouller - ien (go) : Tiresome. 

Fiziabl (gw) : Reliable. 

Fiziañs (gr) : Confidence - Reliance. 

Fiziañs en unan bennag : Belief in someone. 

Fiziañs en eun dra bennag : Belief in something. 

Kaoud fiziañs en unan bennag : To have faith in someone. 

Lakaad ar fiziañs en unan bennag : To repose. 

Va oll fiziañs a zo ennout : I have total confidence in you. 

Fiziañs braz am-eus ennañ : I have the utmost confidence in him. 

O fiziañs a hellont lakaad enni : They can trust her. 

Ar fiziañs a ra diouer dezi : She lacks sefl confidence. 

N’am-eus ket eur vogedenn fiziañs en taol-se : I have not the slightest confidence that 

will woork. 

N’am-eus ket gwall fizians ennañ: I put little reliance in him. 

Ne heller kaoud fiziañs en den ébéden deiz a hirio, neketa? : You cannot trust 

anybody these days,can you? 

Ar fiziañs da hounid arhant : The hope of gain. 

Kollet hor boa pep fiziañs da veza savetaet : All hope of our being saved was at last 

abandoned. 

Lakaad ar fiziañs en amzer da-zond : To put one’s own in the future.

Or fiziañs on-eus lakeet ennoh : We are building our hopes on you - We are in our 

hands. 

Ho pet fiziañs : Have no fear. 

Fizik : 

Troiou fizik : Magical tricks. 

Fizioud (v) : To commit - To confid - To consign. 

Ne hellan ket fizoud ennoh?: I cannot count on you? 

Fiziuz (gw) : Confident. 

Flabousat (v) : To puddle. 

Flahad - ou : 

Ro eur flahad dezañ : Smack him one. 

N’edo ket pell ar flac’had: A slap was in the offing. 

Flahota (v) : To paw 

Flak (gw) : Insipid. 

Meuz flak : Tasteless food. 

Flakadur - iou (go) : Sag - Slump. 

Flakenn - ou (gr) : 

Flakenn war an tredan : Voltage drop. 

Flamboesenn (gr) : Raspberry. 

Flamina (v) : To blaze-up. 

Flamm (gw) : 

Nevez flamm : Brand new - Fresh from the mind . 

He harr dre dan nevez flamm : Her brand new car. 

Flamm - ou (go) : Blaze - Flame. 

Krog ar flammou (e) : Aflame. 

Flamm (gw) : Flaming. 

Flamma (v) : 

Ne fell ket d’an tan flamma: The fire refused to blaze. 

Korzenn-flamma : Blowlamp. 

Flammeg (gw) : Flaming. 

Flammer (go) : Blowlamp. 

Flancha (v) : To incise. 

Flandrez (gr) : Flanders. 

Flanellenn - ou (gr) : Flannel. 

Flani (v) : To blandish. 

Flap (go) : Patter. 

Lakaad ar flèbhag ar flap da vond en-dro : To set the tongues wagging. 

Flapa (v) : To flap - To flick (birds) - To tattle. 

Flapa an diouaskell : To quiver its wings. 

Flastradur - iou (go) : Squash . 

Flastra (v) : To beetle - To crush - To squelch - To squash - To stun . 

Flatara (v) : To squeal. 

Flatoul (go) : Denouncer. 

Flatoulad (v) : To be in the dump. 

Flatoulad eur studier : To rat a student. 

Flatra (v) : To denounce - To sneak. 

Flateret he-deus d’ar mestr-skol : She preached for the school - master. 

Flatradenn - ou (gr) : Denunciation. 

Flatrer - ien (go) - Flaterez - ed (gr) : Spy - Squealer - Stool (fig) - 

Denouncer - Indicator (person) - Talebearer. 

Flatrerez (go) : Denunciation.

Flèb : 

Lakaad ar flèb hag ar flap da vond en-dro : To set tongues wagging. 

Flechat (v) : To stooge around. 

Flegasenn - ed (gr) : Spineless . 

Eur pez flegasenn : A big lump of a girl. 

Flegenn - ed (gr) : 

Eur pez flegenn : A big lump of a girl. 

Flemm - ou (gr) : Gibe - Scoff - Sting - Taunt - Sarcasm. 

Taol flemm: Sacarstic remark. 

Flemmadenn - ou (gr) : Gibe - Scoff - Taunt - Sarcasm . 

Flemmadur - iou (go) : 

Flemmadur fibuenn : Mosquito fite. 

Flemma (v) : To nettle - To prick - To taunt - To satirize 

Beza flemmet gand : To get bitten ( bee - snake). 

Flemmet e oa bet gand eur wespadenn : He was stung by a wasp. 

Beza flemmet gand ar homzou-se : To be greatly nettled by - at this remark. 

Flemmer - ien (go) : Scoffer. 

Flemmerrez (go) : Jeer - Quip. 

Flemmskrid - ou (go) : Lampoon - Pamphlet. 

Flemmuz (gw) : Caustic - Ironical - Piquant. 

N’eo ket flemmuz he fluenn : Her style has no bite. 

Flemmusted (gr) : Irony. 

Flêr (go) : Infection - Smelliness - Stink - Stench. 

Flêr (gw) : 

Mouez flêr : Foul words. 

Beza gand ar flêr : To smell bad. 

Flêria (v) : To infect - To stink . 

Flêriuz (gw) : Fetid - Sickly. 

Fleüt - ou (gr) : Flute. 

Fleüter - ien (go) : Flutter. 

Flibiser - ien (go) : Tiresome. 

Flip (go) : Grog. 

Neuze gand ar flip hag ar flap emaoh dija?: So, the hen are clacking already? 

Flipa (kildorn) (v) : To bunko. 

Flipad - ou (go) : Blow. 

Flipiri (go) : Chiffonier. 

Flister - iou (go) : Jet.. 

Flisterez (water - blood ) (gr) : Squirt - Syringe. 

Flisterez dour : Wagtail. 

Flistra (v) : To jet - To spurt. 

Flistradenn - ou (gr) : Spirt - Spurt . 

Floch : 

Kavoud floch : To find a berth. 

Flod - ou (bagou) (gr) : Fleet. 

Flodig : Flotilla. 

Floderez (go) : Bootleging. 

Flodi (v) : To bootleg. 

Floh - ed (go) : Page. 

Flohed a enor : Page a enor. 

Flotantenn - ou (gr) : Box coat. 

Flour (gw) : Mild.

Komzou flour : Honeyed words - Mealy mouthed. 

Beza flour an teod: To oil one’s tongue. 

Floura : To caress - To flatter - To fondle - To stroke. 

Floura ar hi a-hin e vleo : To stoke the dog backward. 

Tro-floura : Euphemism. 

Flouradenn - ou (gr) : Caress. 

Flourig : 

Konta flourig d’eur plah : To carry on a little flirtation with a woman. 

Konta flourig d’ar merhed : To make sweet talk with the ladies. 

Ar pehed flourig : The besseting sin. 

Flourigad (v) : To caress. 

Flugaj - ou (go) : Balderdash. 

Flugez : 

Konta flugez da unan bennag : To humbug someone. 

Foar - iou (gr) : 

Foar war an tiegez : Distribution (of wealth). 

Beza ar foar war : To go bankrupt - To go bus - To be up. 

Lakaad foar war : Offer for sale - To put something for sale - To sell off. 

Lakaad foar war an traou : To bargain away - To barter away - To be on the market 

To cope under the hammer. 

Fobal (go) : Foot-ball. 

Foeltr ( go) : 

Mond gand ar foeltr : To barrell along. 

Gand ar foeltr : At a rare bat. 

Eur paotr a foeltr forz : Death trap - Desperado. 

Foeltr e reor : Desperado - Dare devil . 

Foeltra (v) : 

Ne gar ket foeltra eur gwenneg : She doesn’t like spending money. 

Foenn : Hay. 

Keria ar foenn : To get the hay - To rick the hay. 

Ar bern foenn : The hay - cock. 

Foenner - ien (go) : Haymaker. 

Foennerez ( go) : Haymaking. 

Foenn-gall (go) : Alfalfa. 

Foerell : Diarrheoa - Gripes. 

Lakaad ar foerell gand an arhant : To throw money by the handfulls - To lash out of 

expenditure - To make a splash with. 

N’ema ket ar foerell gand on arhant :We have no money to burn. 

Ar hrak aotrou a oa ar foerell war e arhant : Young hopeful was spending lot of 

money. 

Ar foerell a vez bepred gand heh arhant : She is always dipping her hand into her 

pocket. 

Petra ar foerell a hoarvez ganeoh? : What the devil is wrong with you? 

Gand ar foerell ema : She has the trots. 

Foerigell (gr) : Jitters. 

Foerelleg (gw) : Jittery. 

Foeta (v) : To flog. 

Foeta bro : To travel about - To pioneer - To ramble -To roam about - 

To knock about the world. 

Re ziwezad eo foeta reor pa vez brammet : To lock the stable door after the horse 

has gone.

Fok - ou (go) : Jib. 

Folklor - iou (go) : Folklore. 

Foll (gw) : Demented - Lunatic. 

Follenn - ou (gr) : Leaflet - Sheet. 

Follenn - houarn : Sheet iron. 

Follenna (v) : To scan. 

Fonded (gr) : Affluence. 

Fonder - iou (gr) : Affluence. 

Fondiri - iou (gr) : Foundry. 

Fonna (v) : To abound. 

Fonnded (gr) : Abundance. 

Fonnder - iou (go) : Abundance - Profusion. 

Fonnuz (gw) : Abundant - Abundantly - Ample - Bounteous - 

Bounteously - Copious - Lush - Plenteous - Profude - Substancial. 

Eostad fonnuz : Heavy crop - Plentiful crop. 

Fonnuz meurbet e oa ar boued : There was profusion of food. 

Fonnusted (gr) : Abundance - Profusion . 

Fonnuster - iou (go) : Abundance. 

Foñs : 

Eun eil foñs bragez: An extra bottom. 

Er foñs : At bottom. 

Kas eur vatimant d’ar foñs : To send a ship to the bottom. 

Foñsad : 

Tapoud eur foñsad : To get drunk. 

Fonta (v) : To dissolve. 

Fontigell (gr) : Bog. 

Foran (gw) : Prodigal. 

Forani - Forana (v) : To squander. 

An neb ne zastum ket ganin a zo o forani : He who does not gather with me scatters 

Forban - ed (go) - Forbanez - ed (gr) : Thief - Freebooter - Highbinder - Pirate. 

Forbana (v) : To buccaneer - To relegate. 

Forbani (v) : To deport. 

Forbanerez (gr) : Buccaneering - Ostracize - Piracy. 

Forbannerez - iou (gr) : Banishment - Deportation. 

Forh (gr) : Pitchfork. 

Chom gand ar penn war ar forh : To stare into vacancy. 

Honnez a vez atao he fenn war he forh : She is always in the clouds. 

War va forh edo va fenn : My thoughts were elsewhere. 

Ema he fenn war ar forh : Her thoughts are far away. 

Paolig hag e forh : Old Nick. 

Forha (v) : To straddle - To straddle. 

Forhellegez (gr) : Ambiguity. 

Forhelleg (gw) : Ambigous. 

Foreant - ed (go) : Vagabond 

Forest - van (gr) : Untrodded forest. 

Forn - iou : Oven. 

Forn an Ankou : Crematorium. 

Forn ar ber : Roaster. 

Digor eo ar forn : It’s pretty hot 

Amañ eo digor dor ar forn: This room is hot as an oven. 

Fornez - iou (gr) : Stove

Fornier - (ien) raz (go) : Charcoal burner 

Fornigell - domma (gr) : Furnace - Stove 

Fornigell gaz (gr) Gas cooker 

Fortun - iou (gr) : 

Eur fortun vad : Eligible young man - Prospect (weeding). 

Fortun vad : Good marriage - A good match 

Eur fortun vad a oa anezi a gave dezañ : He condidered her as an acceptable wife. 

Kavoud eur fortun vad : To make a good match. 

Fortunia (v) : To marry - To get married 

Felloud a ra dezi fortunia : She is after a husband. 

Beza gand ar c’hoant fortunia : To dream of marriage. 

C’hoant fortunia a zo savet enni : She wants to hang up her hat. 

Kaoud daou vab da fortunia : To have two sons marriageable. 

Forz (go) : 

Forz pehini ahanom : Any one of us. 

Forz peur : Any time. 

Forz peleh : Wherever. 

Forz piou : Anybody - Someone - Any man. 

Forz pehini : Any. 

Forz penaoz : Anyhow - After a fashion . 

Forz va buhez! : To cry murder. 

Forz peseurt beleg a lavaro deoh: Any priest will tell you. 

Forz penaoz: In any case. 

Forz penaoz e teuio: He will come, anyhow. 

N’eus forz : It didn’t matter. 

N’eus forz piou : Any old bod. 

N’eus forz da be vare : Any time. 

N’eus forz peleh : Anywhere. 

N’eus forz petra : Anything. 

N’eus forz piou a hell hen ober : Anybody can do dit. 

Ne ran forz : I am not bothered. 

An dra-ze ne ra ket forz : It makes no odds. 

Debri a reont n’eus forz petra : They eat anything. 

Deuit forz peseurt dervez : Come any day. 

Ober forz euz : To be appreciable. 

Me a ra forz petra a vo greet : I don’t mind, it is all one to me. 

Me ne ran ket forz gand fin ar béd : I am not bothered with the end of the world. 

Forz pegen desket e hellfe beza ne oar toud an traou : How learned He may be, He 

doesn’t everything. 

Forz: Gand ar yenijenn ne veze greet forz ebed: As for the cold, they took no notice 

of it. 

Deski dre forz ober: To complete one’s training on the job. 

Echui da zeski ar vicher dre forz ober: To complete one’s training on the job. 

Foto - iou (gr) : Photography. 

Foubou (go) : Murmur. 

Fouedenn (gr) : 

Eur fouedenn domm : A sudden flush. 

Fouet - ou (go) : Little conger eel. 

Fouet boutik : Spendthrift - Squander. 

Ober fouet boutik : To go smash. 

Fouetenn: A lashing rain.

Foug : 

Kaoud foug ouzor an unan : To pride oneself. 

Fougarez - Fougerez (go) : Bravado. 

Fougaser - ien (go) - Fougaserez - ed (gr) : Boaster - Braggart - Braggadocio 

Bouncer - Bully. 

Fougaserez (go) : Bluster - Brag - Pretention. 

Fougasi (v) : To bluster - To boast - To brag. 

Troet e oa kentoh da fougasi : He is rather given to boasting. 

Fougasuz (gw) : Pretentious. 

Fouge (go) : Conceit - Vanity 

Fouge ennor : Very proud of oneself. 

Fouge a oa enno : They were proud of oneselves. 

Ober fougeou : To prevail . 

Fougeal (v) : To bluster - To brag - To brave. 

Fouger - ien (go) : Braggadocio - Braggart - Bouncer - Bully. 

Beza eur fouger : To blow one’s trumpet. 

Fougerez (go) : Brag - Bragging. 

Fougeuz (gw) : Conceited. 

Fouillezea (v) : To disband. 

Foultre (adv) : 

Ne ran ket foultre kaer : I don’t care a bit - I don’t care a toss. 

Fourchetez - iou (gr) : Fork. 

Fourgad (go) : Bust. 

Fourgadenn - ou (gr) : Frigate. 

Fourgas : 

Lakaad fourgas ha freuz e-touez ar boblañs : To stirr up and incite the crowd. 

Fourk - ou (go) : 

Prenn da fourk : Don’t show your medals . 

Fourm (go) : Stagefright. 

Fourmaj - ou (go) : Cheese. 

Fourmajer - ien (go) : Bombax. 

Fourrad avel (go) : Blow. 

Fourra (v) : 

Fourra ar fri e kement soubenn ‘ zo : To put in one’s two cent’s work. 

Fourra unan bennag er-mêz : To put - turn someone out - off doors. 

Fourrill (go) : Blunderbuss. 

Foutouilladeg - ou (go) : 

Eun tamm skiltr a foutouilladeg : A muddled ness. 

Foutre kaer : 

Ne ran foutre kaer : I don’t care a rap. 

Foz - iou (gr) : Pit - Trench. 

Foz difenn : Trench. 

Fraea (v) : To spank. 

Fraez (go) : Anus. 

Fraezel (gw) : Ananal. 

Fraill - ou (go) (wall) : Break - Chasm - Chink - Crevice - Cranny - Rift - Slit 

Split . 

Frailla (v) : To slit. 

Eun ti koz fraillet e vogeriou : An old house with cracked walls. 

Framm - ou (go) : Brace strid - Border - Framework - Fuselage - Skeleton. 

Framm-dreist : Superstructure.

Framma (v) : 

Eun den frammet mad kenañ : Well built man . 

Frammadur - iou (go) : Bracing. 

Frammadur alaouret e lunedou : The gold rims of his spectacles. 

Frammadurel (gw) : Structural. 

Frañchiz - ou (gr) : Cando (u) r. 

Frank (adv) : Avowedly - Capacious. 

Mond frank e-barz : To make no bone about it. 

Beza frank war ar vanch : To have an accomodating conscience. 

E roched a zo re frank dezañ : His skirt is loose fitting. 

Beza frank an arhant gand : To be always paying out. 

Frank eo an arhant gantañ : He is always dipping his hands into his pockets. 

Frank: Beza frank an arhant gantor: Free with one’s money. 

Hennez a oa frank ar banneou gantañ : He was always ready to buy a drink. 

Frank (go) : Bore. 

Frankaad (v) : To amplify - To dilate - To emancipate - To magnify. 

Frankadur - iou (go) : Dilatation. 

Frankaerez : Emancipation. 

Frankiz (gr) : Liberty. 

Er frankiz : At liberty. 

Rei ar frankiz da unan bennag : To let someone go. 

Rei frankiz da unan bennag da ober eun dra bennag : To leave someone an 

open field. 

Frankiz a dalv aour : Freedom is as good as gold. 

Skeudenn ar frankiz : Statue of liberty. 

C’hwez taer ar frankiz: The violent smell of freedom. 

Frankizenn - ou (gr) : Glade. 

Frankted (g) : Amplification. 

Franzisien (l) : The french people. 

Fraoñv (go) : Buzz (bee). 

Fraoñval (v) : To buzz - To hum. 

Fraoñvuz (gw) : Abuzz. 

Frap - ou (go) : Backlash. 

Frapad - ou ( go) : Backlash. 

Frapadig amzer : Snatch . 

Labourad a-frapadou : To work in snatches. 

Frazenn - ou (gr) : Phrase - Sentence. 

Frazenn frammet mad : Correct form of words. 

Frazennadur - iou (go) : Syntax. 

Frazennadurel (gw) : Syntaxic. 

Frealz (go) : Comfort - Consolation - Solace. 

Eun tamm mad a frealz ah-eus digaset din:You have cheered me up quite a lot. 

Frealzer (go) : Comfortabler. 

Frealzi (v) : To console - To solace. 

Frealzidigez (gr) : Consolation - Solace. 

Freg - ou (go) : Rip. 

Frega (v) : To rend - To rip - To tear. 

Freill - ou (go) : Flail. 

Freskenn - ou (gr) : Fresco. 

Fresk (gw) : Fresh. 

Er gambr-ze e oa fresk an traou : The room was spick and span.

An toull bez a oa fresk digoret: The grave was newly dug. 

Fresker (go) : Freshness. 

Fresker madelezuz an dour: The welcome chill of the water. 

Fretenni (v) : To belt . 

Freuz (go) : Desolation - Uproar. 

Freuz dimezi : Annulment of a marriage. 

Ema ar freuz hag ar reuz o kas ar béd war e benn : Disorder and violence lead people 

to the ugly (or bad) side. 

Freuz dorn (go) : Misdeal. 

Freuz stal (go) : Bust - Desolation. 

Freuzadur - iou (go) : Bucking - Collapse. 

Freuza (v) : To buck - To stave. 

Freuzet : Desolate. 

Freuzadurez (go) : Bucking (stones). 

Freuzell - ou (gr) : Harrow - Brake harrow. 

Freuzerez (go) : Demolition. 

Frêz (gw) : Clear (noise). 

Frêz ha berr : Concise - Terse. 

Ne helle ket gouzoud frêz an traou abalamour d’ar cholori : He couldn’t learn the facts 

because of the uproar. 

Bremañ e welan anezañ frez: Then I could see him clearly. 

Frezillon - ou (go) : Fringe. 

Fri - ou (go) : Nose. 

Fri : Smell (dog). 

Fri brein : Cocksure inexperienced youngster. 

Fri butun : Cigarette fiend. 

Fri-furch : Meddlesome wench - Snooper - Busy body - Nosy ned - Eur fri-furch eo hi 

evid doare : She is so nosey - Ober ar fri-furch : To ferret about - Ober ar fri-furch e 

aferiou ar re all : To poke into other people ‘s busines. 

Fri-louz: Little snot. 

Fri- minouch : Bottlenose. 

Fri ruz : Red nosed. 

Fri tougn : Bulbous nose - Flat nose - Snub nosed. 

Eur fri tougn a zo dezañ - Hennez a zo tougn e fri :He has a blob of a nose. 

Diskenn ar fri: To lower one’s head. 

Lakaad ar fri partoud : To poke about in every corner. 

Arabad dit lakaad da fri en afer-ze : Don’t go poking your nose into this. 

Chom ar fri war ar gloued : To balk at a difficulty - To be in the lurch. 

Mond da aveli ar fri : To go for a breath of fresh air - To go for a blow. 

C’hweza ar fri - Ober eur zeh d’ar fri - Sehi ar fri : To blow one’s nose - 

To dab one’s nose with a handkerchief. 

Stañka ar fri : To hold one’s nose. 

Lakaad don ar fri (e) : To delve. 

Lakaad ar fri er zoubenn : To have in hand in something. 

Ema e fri e kement soubenn ‘ zo : He has a finger in every pie - He is it up to the neck 

- He pokes one nose into everything. 

Sanket don ema he fri en afer : She is in a pretty deep. 

Eur banne gwin a zo gantañ dindan e fri : He ‘s had one over the eight. 

Beza tommet ar fri eun disterra : To have a glass too many. 

Ar fri d’al laez : With one’s nose in the air. 

N’eo ket va fri ganin en o yalh : I haven’t poked my nose into their business.

Fri o tiwada : Nosebleeding. 

Toull - ou ar fri : Nostril. 

Friant (gw) : Sensual -Skittish. 

Friantaj (go) : Sensuality. 

Friantal (v) : To caper. 

Friantuz (gw) : 

Eur marh friantuz : A bit of blood (horse). 

Friel (gw) : Nasal. 

Frigaser - ien (go) : Schooter. 

Frigasi - Frigasa (v) : To snap. 

Me a frigaso ahanout : I’ll know your bock off. 

Frigerez (gr) : Clam . 

Frika (v) : To buck - To smash - To shatter - To squash 

Frikadur - iou (go) : Squash 

Friko - iou (go) : Banquet - Junket. 

Friko braz : Bean - feast - Formal dinner - Generous meal - Plentiful dinner. 

Ober eur friko a-zoare : To treat oneself a good dinner - To make a huge meal. 

Deuit d’ar friko : Come to the marriage feast. 

Eur friko a-zoare o-deus greet :They had a mighty meal. 

Frikorneg - ed (go) : Rhinoceros. 

Frilienn - ou (go) : Handkerchief. 

Frim (go) : Riell. 

Frima (av) : Icing. 

Fringadenn - ou (gr) : Antic - Gambol . 

Fringal (v) : To cavort - To romp - To skip. 

Fripon (go) : A saccy baggage. 

Friponer - ien (go) : Sharper - Swindler 

Frita (v) : To frizzle. 

Avalou douar fritet : Chip potatoes. 

Friz - ou (go) : Frieze. 

From (go) : Emotion. 

Gwaska war ar from : To put a brave face on it. 

Nompaz gwaska war ar from : To give way to one’s feelings. 

Kemer from : To take fright. 

Beza aze dindan ar from :To be under a violent emotion. 

Froma (v) : To affect ( to move) - To excite - To move ( hearth) - To thrill . 

Fromet : Affected. 

Fromet oll : All in a flurry. 

Mouez fromet : Voice touchet with emotion. 

Beza fromet dreist muzul : To get unduly excited. 

Fromuz (gw) : Emotive - Pathetic. 

Frona (v) : To sniff - To snort - To snuffle . 

Ar paotr a frone eun tamm bennag: The boy was sniffling a bit. 

Frond - ou (go) : Perfume - Scent . 

Fronda (v) : To embalm - To perfume. 

Fronderez - iou (gr) : Perfumery. 

Fronell - ou (gr) : Nostril. 

Frota (v) : To chafe - To rub. 

Frota an daouarn (an-unan): To rub one’s hands 

Froterez (go) : Friction. 

Froud - ou (go) : Torrent.

Froudenn - ou (gr) : Caprice - Craze - Freak - Vagary. 

Froudennou ar hiz : The vagary of fashion. 

Eur froudenn eo a zo deuet dezi : It’s a whim of her. 

Eur froudenn a zo deuet din: It is a sudden whim of me. 

Froudennerez - iou (gr) : Bizarenness. 

Froudenniez - iou (gr) : Bizarenness. 

Frouez (ho) : Fruit - Procuce. 

Frouez an douar : The fruit of the earth. 

Diouz he frouez eo e anavezer ar wezenn :The three is known by its fruit. 

Frouezuz (gw) : Fertile - Productive. 

Frouezusaad (v) : To fertilize - To fructify. 

Frouezusted (gr) : Fertility. 

Froumadenn - ou (gr) : Vibration. 

Froumal (v) : To vibrate. 

Froumuz (gw) : Vibrant. 

Fubu (ho) : Midge. 

Fuh : Fuh ennor an unan : Angrily. 

Fuill (gw) : Crisp - Frizzy. 

Fuilla (v) : To confuse - To kink - To tangle - To tousle. 

Fuilladur - iou (go) : Tangle. 

Full (ho) : Spark. 

Fulor - iou (go) : Fury. 

Arabad dit mond e fulor : Don’t get angry. 

Mond e fulor : To become angry - To spit blood - To get angry. 

Lakaad e fulor : To enrage. 

Fulori (v) : To get angry. 

Arabad dit fulori: Don’t be cross. 

Fuloret (gw) : Irate. 

Ar mor fuloret : The angry sea. 

Fum (go) : Irritation. 

Fumel - Fumelenn: The pick of the basket. 

Fumi (v) : 

Beza fumet nêt : To have a grouse. 

Fur (gw) : Well behaved - Advisable - Modest - Prudent - Quiet - Sage. 

Ar vugale hanter fur :The better behaved children. 

Chom fur : Be a good child. 

Nompaz beza fur : To behave naughty. 

Furchal (v) : To delve - To rummage - To seek through. 

Furchal e kement korn ‘ zo : To poke about in every corner. 

Fured - ed (go) : Ferret . 

Furedi (v) : To snoop. 

Furikad (v) : To snoop. 

Furlukin - ed (go) : Busker. 

Furlukinad (v) : To buffoon - To bush. 

Furlukinerez (go) : Buffoonery. 

Furm - ou (gr) : Shape . 

Furm-den : Anthropoid. 

Dirazo e teuas da jench furm : He was transfigured before them. 

Furmi (v) : To shape. 

Furnez : Modesty - Prudence. 

Gand furnez : Within bounds.

Furuchad (v) : To snoop. 

Fust (flag) : Staff - Stock . 

Fuzeen - ou (gr) : Rocket. 

Fuzuill - ou (gr) : Gun - Blunderbuss - Bundook - Rifle. 

Paea gand eur fuzuill dorret : To bilk. 

Fuzuiller - ien (go) : Rifle-man. 

G 

Gad - Gedon (gr) : Hare. 

Gwell eo eur had tapet eged diou o redeg : A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 

Tapa diou had gand ar memez tenn : To kill two birds with one stone. 

Rei avel d’ar had: To get to the bottom of something. 

Gadal (gw) : Lecherous - Lewd - Profligate - Prurient. 

Gadaliez (gr) : Lewdness. 

Gagn (gr) : Carrion. 

Gagn koz : Slattern - Slut . 

Gal (gr) : Scabies. 

Gale - ou (go) : Galley. 

Galeour - ien (go) : Galley slave. 

Gall (go) - Gallez (gr) - Gallaoued : Frenchman - Frenchwoman -The french. 

Beza broadet gall : To become naturalized french. 

Galleg (go) : French. 

Diwar ar galleg eo bet kemeret ar ger-ze : This word was borrowed from French. 

Galleg saout a zo gantañ : He speaks bad french. 

Galleg a zo ganeoh? : Can you speak french? 

Kelenner war ar galleg : French master. 

Kelennerez eo war ar galleg en eur skol : She teachs French in a school. 

E-giz eur hallegerez a-vihannig e teu ar galleg ganti : She speaks french like a native. 

Ne gomprenont seurt ébéd e galleg : We cannot understand a single word of French. 

Galleger - ien (go) - Gallegerez - ed (gr) : French-speaking. 

Gallekadur - iou (go) : Frenchification - Gallicism. 

Gallekadur ar brezoneg : The frenchification of Breton. 

Gallianeg (gw) : Gallik - Gaulish. 

Galloud (go) : Potency - Power. 

Galloud Doué : The power of God. 

Eur galloud damguz : An obscure power. 

Den galloud dezañ : Authority. 

Galloud a zo dezo : It lies in their power. 

An dra-ze a zo em galloud : It’s right up my street . 

War an diskar ema galloud an arhant ganto : Their purchasing power has gone down. 

Rei galloud da unan bennag : To vest so without authority. 

E galloud : Potential. 

Kaoud c’hoant a zo galloud : Where there is a will there is a way. 

Beza dindan galloud ar re all: To be dependent on others. 

Galloudegez - iou (gr) : Potency. 

Galloudeg (gw) : Potent . 

An oll halloudeg : God Almigthty - The most highest. 

Gallouduz (gw) : Potent. 

Galloud (v) : 

Ne heller ket lavaroud ar hontroll : There is no denying.

Nompaz galloud padoud gand : To be dying to. 

Pa ouezer e heller : Knwoledge is power. 

Pa feller deor e heller - Kaoud c’hoant a zo galloud :Where there is a will there is a 

way - Knowledge is power. 

Sacha a rejont o skasou ganto ken buan ha ma hellont :They were off as fast as they 

could pelt. 

Tud a heller ober ganto : Quite possible people. 

Galloudegez: 

Ar halloudegez ijina: The power of imagination. 

Gallusted (gr) : Accessibility. 

Galoupadeg - ou : Scurry. 

Galoupadenn - ou : Scurry. 

Galoupad (v) : To gad about. 

Mond da haloupad : To go on the bush. 

Galoupad mor : To labour-toil. 

Ne zispleje ket din galoupad bro : I didn’t mind travelling around. 

Galoupad ar mêziou : To wander the countryside. 

Galouper-noz: Night owl. 

Galouperez - ed (gr) : Street-walker. 

Galuz (gw) : Scabby. 

Galv - ou (go) : Appeal . 

Ober galv da : To appeal to. 

Galv - diwall (ou) : Alert. 

Galvad - ou (go) : Apostolic ( Rhetorical digression). 

Galvadeg - ou (gr) : Levy. 

Galvadenn - ou (gr) : Citation (jur) - Invocation - Quotation - Rolcall . 

Galvadenn telefon : Call, over the phone. 

Galver - ien (go) : Appellant. 

Galvidigez - iou (gr) : Vocation 

Ganadur - iou (go) : Progency - Spawn. 

Ganidigez : Birth. 

Evel-hen eh erruas ganidigez Jezuz-Krist : Now the birth of Jesus took place in way 

Ganidigez araog an termen : Premature birth. 

Gand (ar) : With. 

Gand-se : Accordingly. 

Ha gand-se : Consequently. 

Gand ober : On condition that. 

Ganin : 

Dale a zo ganin - Ganin-me ivez : I am late - So am I. 

Ganit: 

Gantañ : 

E leoriou a gemeras gantañ : He took his books wit him. 

Eun tog a oa gantañ war e benn: He wore a hat. 

Ganti : 

Greet eo ganti : She is a market woman. 

Ne oa ket arne ganti: No storm was in the air. 

Ganeom : 

Ganeoh : 

Braz eo an ton ganeoh : You are high and might.y 

Dalhit an dra-ze ganeoh : Keep that to yourself. 

Ganeoh atao : Yours very truly ( Letter .)

Peleh ema ar boan ganeoh? : What ‘s wrong with you? 

Ganto : 

Gantor : 

Gaol (gr) : Branching 

Ober gaol war -zu: To make a dash for. 

Ober gaol : To dart away - To scamper - To scuttle away - To shoot out - To take a 

leap. 

Ober gaol er-mêz : To dart out. 

Ober gaol e-barz : To dart in. 

Ober gaol beteg an nor : To bulge for the door. 

Ober gaol er gegin : To plunge into the kitchen. 

Ober gaol diwar ar gwele : To scramble out bed. 

Gaol a reas beteg an nor zigor: He made a dash for the open door. 

Gaoli (v) : To branch (off - away). 

Gaolia (v) : To span - To straddle. 

Gaoliata (v) : To step. 

O haoliata an traou emaoh : You are stepping things up a bit. 

Gaonah : Sterile. 

Gaor (gr) : Capricorn. 

Gaor-houarn : Crane. 

Paotred ar girvi : Goatherd. 

Gaor-mor : Spiny lobster - Sea crayfish. 

Gaor menez (gr) : Chamois. 

Gaou - gevier (go) : Harm - Bunving - Liar - Lying. 

Gevier : False hood. 

Konta gevier - Liva gevier : To lie. 

Eur gaou ruz : A blatant lie. 

Mell gaou : Bouncer (lie). 

Gaou braz : Injury. 

Gaou bihan : Fib. 

Gevier gros : Bouncers - Rank lies - Rouse lies. 

Liver gevier : Bunuing. 

Al lost gaou : The end of an truth. 

Beza er gaou : To be mistaken. 

Er gaou edon evid doare : I confess you I was wrong. 

Ne ri gaou ouz den : Don’t defraud. 

Peseurt gevier louz a zo war deod an dud diwar-benn Yann?: What’s the latest dirt on 

Yann. 

Kaer e teu ganin ar gevier a-bep seurt : Lies of any kind come easily to me. 

Toud an traou-ze n’int nemed gevier : That ‘s mere gossip - None of it is true. 

Gevier a vez ganti peurvuia : She is an habitual liar. 

N’ema ket liou ar gevier warnoh: You havent the face of a liar. 

Tamall unan bennag e gaou: To call somebody a liar. 

Beza tamallet e gaou : To be wrongly accused. 

Ober gaou da unan bennag : To defraud someone. 

Ne ran ket a haou ouzit : I am doing you no wrong. 

N’ema ket ar gaou ganto : They are not wrong. 

Liver gevier : Lying. 

Liva gevier - Konta gevier - Plantañ gevier - war unan bennag : To lie to someone. 

Eul liver gevier euz ar henta eo : He is a living scoundrel. 

Kavoud an tu da liva eur gaou : To have the opportunity to tell a lie.

Ober gaou da unan bennag euz eun dra bennag : To worry someone of something. 

Hennez a ouie mad e lavare gaou : He kwnows well he was laying. 

Ar gaou a zo gantañ evid doare : He is obvious wrong. 

Gaoui (v) : To lie. 

Gaoui dre vankadenn - dre ankouadenn : To lie by omission. 

Gaouiad - Gaouier - ien (go) : Fibber - Lying. 

Liver - ien gevier : Fibber. 

Penn gaouiad : Arrant liar. 

Hennez a zo gaouiad ken ez eo - Hennez a zo gaouiad evel eun tenner dent : He is 

an arrant liar. 

Gar (gr) : Leg 

Diouhar (dual) 

O vervel ema va diouhar ouzin : My legs are getting stiff. 

Garan - ou (gr) : Groove. 

Garanet : 

Garanet er vemor : Engraved in the memory. 

Garanet don er spered : Graved in the memory. 

Gardenn - ou (gr) : Parth. 

Garenn - ou (gr) : Stalk - Stem. 

Gargouillad (v) : To gargle. 

Louzou gargouillad : Gargle 

Gargoul - ou (go) : Gargoyle. 

Garhennad (v) : To rag - To tantalize . 

Garidenn - Garidou ( go) : Baluster - Rail/. 

Garlantez (gr) : Chaplet - Garlant . 

Ficha eun dra bennag gand garlantez : To hang something with garlands. 

Garlohenn - ou (gr) : Larynx. 

Garlostenn (gr) : Earving. 

Garmadeg - ou (gr) : Clamour - Cry. 

Garmadenn - ou (gr) : A fit of cry. 

Garmer - ien (go) : Brawler. 

Garmi (v) : To brawl. 

Garo (gw) : Abrasive - Acerbic - Austere - Brusque - Brutally - Coarse 

Rude - Rough - Severe - Stern . 

Garr : Lakaad garr da unan bennag : To trip someone. 

N’eus tres eun den garo warnañ : He doesn’t seem to be a rough man. 

Garvder (go) : Abusiveness - Acerbity - Rigorour - Severity. 

Garved ( ouz) (gr) : Abusiveness ( against) - Acerbity - Boorisness - Coarseness. 

Garventez (gr) : Booriness - Malice. 

Garvleiz (go) : Eagly-ray. 

Garvuhezegan - ed (go) : Microbe. 

Garz : Gander. 

Garz (gr) : Hedge. 

Garza (v) : To hedge. 

Gast - Gisti (gr) : Bitchy - Prostitute - Whore. 

Gast a vicher : What a life. 

Gast a rastell! : Whore of a rake! 

Ar hast villiget!: That damned slut! 

Eur hast a vicher e oa : It was a brute of job. 

N’eus ket gast evelti! : Damn it. 

Eur hast a yez eo ar galleg : French is a hell of language.

Penn a hast! N ‘eo ket tomm : By Jove, it’s cold. 

Eur hastad tud : A great many people. 

Karter ar gisti : The red light district. 

Gastaouer - ien (go) : Lady - killer - Pander - Pimp. 

Beza eur gastaouer : To be always after a petticoat. 

Gaveoh (gw) : Blockish. 

Gavotenn - ou (gr) : Gavotte. 

Gazenn - ou (gr) : Gauze. 

Ged - ou (go) : Faction . 

Tour - iou ged : Watch tower. 

Kerz da ober ged : Go and keep a look out. 

Beza war hed : To take heed - To be on the look out - To be on the outlook. 

Ged-tro : Patrol. 

Ober ged : To stand sentinel. 

Ober ged-tro : To patrol . 

Beza e ged : To be on sentry go. 

Beza war hed : To be on the watch - On the alert. 

Gedal (v) : To anticipate (forestall) - To stand sentinel . 

Gedal eun dra bennag gand plijadur : To look forward to something. 

Beza o hedal eun dra bennag: To be on the lookout for something. 

O hedal kelou ouzoh : Hoping to hear from you. 

O hedal kelou diganeoh emaom : We hope to hear from you soon. 

O hedal an otokar edo va zad : My father was on the lookout for the bus. 

N’ema ket war-hed an disterra euz ar pez a zo ouz e hedal : Little does he knows 

what’ s in store for him. 

Gedal evid gouzoud hirroh : To await further developments. 

N’edon ket o hedal eur goulenn e-mod-se: I was not prepared for tihs question. 

Gedig - ou (go) : Sentry-box. 

Gedour - ien (go) : Sentinel -Sentry. 

Gedour tour-tan : Light-house keeper. 

Gedour-noz : Nightwatchman. 

Geiza (v) : To warble. 

Gelaouenn (gr) : Leech. 

Gell (gw) : Bistre (Liou gell). 

Gell-rous : Fawn. 

Genaoueg (go) : Onlooker. 

En em gavoud genaoueg: To feel like a simpleton. 

Genaoueg e chomer penn-da-benn gand ar vuhez: You ‘ll be plain silly for the rest of 

your life. 

Genaoueg (gw) : Agape . 

Chom genaoueg : To be taken aback - To stand aghast - To feel foolish - 

To gape at something - To be struck all of a heap. 

Pechad den genaoueg : P.D.G ( nickname). 

Genaouel : Buccal. 

Genedig (adv) : 

Bro henedig (gr) : Birthmark - Native land. 

Genel (v) : To be born . 

Abaoe ma’ z on ganet : Since my birth. 

Beza bet ganet : To have been born. 

Int a oa bet ganet e 1940 : They were born in 1940. 

Me a zo bet ganet e Brest : I am Brest born.

Beza ganet d’ar zul goude ar gousperou : To be born in a state of naiveté. 

Beza bet ganet evid chench baz d’an daboulin : To be born to achieve great 

things. 

Ganet e penn diweza ar zizun : Born foll 

N’eo ket bet ganet amañ : She is a stranger here. 

Ganet maro : Born still. 

Geneliez (gr) : Genesis - The origin of the universe. 

Genidig : Native. 

Genidig euz Breiz-Veur : Native of England. 

Me a zo genidig euz Brest : I am Brest born. 

Bro henidig : Native land. 

Ar vro henidig: One’s native land. 

Amañ ema va bro henidig : This the land of my birth. 

Genn (go) : Bottom tool. 

Gennad - ou (gr) : Sector. 

Genou (gr) : Mouth - Orifice. 

Genou ouz genou : Side by side. 

Genou heg : Grumbler - Grunter. 

Eun den heg e henou : Grunter. 

Toull ar genou : Buccal cavity. 

Torch da henou : Clean your mouth. 

Serr da henou : Shut up. 

Chaokad ar genou war unan bennag : To give a good talking to someone. 

Chom balh ar genou : To be taken aback. 

He genou a zo a-dreuz : Her mouth is awry. 

Chom ar genou war nav eur - Chom digor braz ar genou dirag eun dra bennag : To 

look blank - To gape at something. 

Chomet eo va genou war nav eur : I was flabbergasted . 

Serr da henou : Shut your potato trap - Shut up. 

Stouva genou unan bennag : To silence someone. 

Trei war ar genou : To capsize. 

Lestr war ar genou : Ship bottom up. 

Lakaad eur vag war he genou : To keel over a ship. 

Bag troet war he genou: Ship down by the head - down by the bow(s) 

Eur voest lakeet war he genou: A box turned upside donwn. 

Pega ouz ar genou : To delight in something - To score a bull. 

Pega a ra ouz ar genou : It’s an exquisite dish. 

Rei muzul ar genou : To gape at something. 

Blaz ar c’hwero a oa war he genou : There was bitterness in her voice. 

Beza braz ar genou : To be grasping. 

Me a zo braz va genou : I am very hungry. 

Evel eur biz er genou : To go down easily. 

Ober genou da unan bennag : To play a practical joke on someone. 

Ober e henou da unan bennag : To give so a lesson. 

Selloud gand ar genou : To gape at the moon. 

Beza eur genou dibrenn : To talk the hind leg off a donkey. 

Eur prenn a lakaim war o genou : We ‘ll stop their mouths for them. 

Lakaad dour war henou unan bennag : To make someone’s mouth water. 

Kamma ar genou : To pout. 

Eur genou kakouz : A queer customer. 

C’hoarzin e-leiz genou : To scream with laughter.

Em genou ema : I have it on the tip of my tongue. 

Em genou edo ar ger : I had the word on the tip of my tongue. 

An douerien a-leiz genou : The blasphemers. 

Ober eur hamm d’ar genou : To pull a wry face. 

Honnez a zo dibrenn he genou : She retails everything. 

Genouad (go) : 

Ober eur genouad gand :To eat sth up at on a bit. 

Geñver (go) : January. 

E miz geñver : In january. 

Geol bleiz (bot) (go) : Snap. 

Geot (ho) : Blade - Grass. 

Torkad geot : Wip. 

Geotenn ar werhez : Passion flower. 

Gleb gliz eo ar geot : The grass is wet with dew. 

Geoteg : Grazing land. 

Geot-gall (go) : Alfalfa . 

Ger - iou (go) : Home. 

Paotr ar ger : Home-bird. 

Euruz on beza deuet en-dro d’ar ger : I am happy to be back home. 

Beza tapet gand kleñved ar ger : To be homesick. 

Gand kleñved ar ger emaon : It makes me homesick. 

Mond d’ar ger : To walk homeward. 

Dond en-dro d’ar ger : To get back home. 

Deus d’ar ger : Come to my place . 

Ger : City - Town. 

Ger tasmant : Ghost town. 

Ger-iou ( go) : Parole - Say. 

Ger ha ger : Litterarly - Line for line - Verbatim. 

Ger nevez : Neologism 

Geriou gros : Naugthy words - Smut (fig). 

Ger tremen : Catch-word. 

Ger tennet euz ar galleg :Word derived from the French. 

Ger gros kena : Foul letters words. 

Geriou toull : Bosh - Empty words - Nonsense - Padding - Poppycok.- Ne oa nemed 

geriou toull : It was just a whim - That wass poppycock. 

Komzou e-mod-se n’int nemed geriou toull : That ‘ s just a lot of hot air/ 

Da goñchenn n’eus nemed geriou toull enni : Your story doesn’t stand u.p 

Ger divalo - Ger gros : Coarse expression - Foul word - Bad languages - Sweaword. 

Geriou divalo a deu war gorre : Some bad language comes out. 

Teurel er-mêz ar seiz ger divalo : To let out a torrent of abuses. 

Tout an dra-ze n’eo nemed geriou goullo : That’ s all hanky - panky. 

Eur rastellad geriou : A mouthfull of galloping words. 

Lavaroud ar ger : To pledge one’s word - To pass judgment. 

Terri ar ger : To break one’s word. 

Lezel eur ger evid unan bennag : To leave a message for someone. 

Beza nahet gand eur ger : To be at lost for a word. 

Beza taket d’ar ger : To be taken at one’s word. 

Skriva eur ger da unan bennag : To drop someone a line. 

Dibourvez a heriou : Poorness of language. 

Chom heb ranna eur ger : To keep mum. 

Nompaz derhel d’ar ger : To break one’s parole.

Eur ger d’al lenner : A few words of preface - A few prefatory words - Preface of a 

book. 

Morse n’he-deus klevet eur ger seven euz e berz en he heñver: She has never 

received a civil word from him. 

Ger-hent : Antecedence. 

Geriadur - iou (go) : Dictionary - Vocabulary. 

Geriou-kroaz : Cross-words. 

Ger-stur (go) : Motto. 

Derhel a ran da ger stur ar famill - Va hini me eo ger stur ar famill : 

I cling to the family motto. 

Ger stur personnel : Private motto. 

Gervel (gr) : Clip. 

Gervel (v) : To call - To invoke. 

Gervel d’an evez :To alert. 

Gervel dirag ar barner : To appeal. 

Gervel ar medisin : To call for the doctor. 

Gervel an archerien : To get the police. 

Gervel eun taksi : To hail a taxi. 

Galvet da abostol : Called to be an apostle. 

Gervel paotr an telefon : To call the operator. 

Ar hloh a halv ahanom d’ar gousperou: The bells summoned us to Vespers. 

N’ouzon ket pet gwech warn-ugent am am-eus galvet ahanoh ha respont ébéd : 

I don’t know how many dozen times I’ ve called you and you never answered. 

Geun - iou (gr) : Swamp. 

Geunieg (adv) : Boggy - Marshy - Swampy. 

Gevrah du (gr) : Beetle. 

Gin (gw) : Averse - Inverse. 

Ar béd war an tu gin :The world turned upside down 

Gina (v) : To boggle - To jib 

Gina dirag al labour :To balk at the work. 

Rei en eur gina : Begrudge. 

Ginivelez - iou (gr) : Birth. 

Ginivelez eur menoz : The birth of an idea. 

Ginivelez Jezuz-Krist : The birth of Krist. 

Skrid ginivelez : Birth certificate. 

Gita (v) : To accounter. 

Gitach (go) : Accoutrerment. 

Gitar (go) : Guitar. 

Giz - iou (gr) : Custom - Mode of life. 

Diouz ar hiz : In fashion - In vogue. 

Giziou koz : Old customs. 

A-hiz koz - Tremenet a hiz : Anachronistic. 

Giz ar re goz: The custom of our ancestors 

Beza tud a hiz koz : To be a back number. 

Beza eun den a hiz koz : To be an old stick in the mud . 

Giz vremañ : Modernity. 

Giz nevez : New fashion - Present fashion. 

Er hiz koz emaoh : You are quite out of date. 

Eet er-mêz a hiz : Outdated . 

Dond war ar hiz : To cast back - To retrace one’s steps 

Dond en-dro war ar hiz : To go back on one’s steps - To retrace one’s steps.

Derhel d’ar giziou koz : To cling to custom. 

Ema ar hiz d’ober : It’s customary. 

Giziou koz o vond da get - da goll : Customs that are falling into disuse. 

Bremañ ema ar hiz gand merhed ar heriou da liva o ivinou e ruz : It’s the fashion 

for town ladies to paint their nails red. 

Ar broziou hir a zo eet ar hiz diouto : Long skirts are out of fashion. 

Eun dra deuet euz ar hiz : Something out of fashion. 

Kant bro, kant giz : Everyone does his own fashion. 

E nep giz : Nowise. 

Beza e-giz eur penn peul : To be stick in the mud . 

Ne anavezit ket mad giziou ar saozon : You are unfamiliar with the ways of the 

English. 

Glabousa (v) : To brawl - To sputter. 

Glabousad (v) : To blather. 

Glabouser - ien (go) : Babbler - Blab - Brawler. 

Glad (go) : Patrimony. 

Gladdalchel (gw) : Feudal. 

Glahar (go) : Affliction - Grief - Sorrow. 

Lezel a reer ar famill gand he glahar :The family was left to their grief. 

Sammet gand ar glahar : Bowed down with grief. 

Sonnet gand ar glahar : Overpowered with grief. 

Beuzet edo - hi en he glahar : She was overcome with grief. 

Glahari (v) : To afflict - To damage someone. 

Glahari unan bennag : To wrong. 

Ar pez he-deus lavaret e-neus va hlaharet : I am disturbed over what she said. 

Glaharet braz e oan : I was greatly distressed - I was very sorry - I was sorrowful . 

Yann a oa glaharet beteg ar maro : Yann was sick to death about it. 

Glaharig : 

C’hoari glaharig : To be content with pratically nothing. 

Glaharuz (gw) : Afflictive. 

Glan (gw) : Chast - Neat - Pure. 

Glana (v) : To gleanse - To purify. 

Glanaad (v) : To gleanse - To purify - To refine. 

Bez glanaet euz da behedou : Wash away your sins. 

Glanded (gr) : Purity. 

Glander (go) : Purity. 

Glanvaen (go) : Alabaster. 

Glao - Glaveier (go) : Rain. 

Glao sklass : Pitiless rain. 

Glao puill : Soaking downpour. 

Glao puill a ra : It’s coming down in buckets. 

Glao braz : Drench rain - Heavy rains - Pelting rain. 

Glao braz a ra : It’s raining in in real earnest - It raining fast - It ‘s pouring down 

Glao a ra kenañ : It ‘s raining hard . 

Glao a bezeliadou a ra : It’s bucketing down . 

Glao a zo ganti - Sin hlao a zo : It looks like rain. 

Glaveier pinvidig : Bountiful rains. 

Bannah glao : Raindrop. 

Barrad glao : Rainfall. 

Mantell hlao : Raincoat.

Ar glao e-neus distanet an êr ha mouget eun tammig ar boultrenn :The rain cleared 

the air and kept the dust down. 

Tavet eo ar glao : The rain is over. 

Ar glao a zo o koueza pill dour - Ober a ra glao penn poloss : It ‘s raining cats and 

dogs. 

Ar glao trankil: The gentle rain. 

Mare ar glaoiou braz: The period of heavy rains. 

Sin hlao a zo : It may rain. 

Sin hlao a zo gand an avel - Diougan glao a zo gand an avel : It’s blowing up for rain. 

Taoliou a goueze evel glao: Blows fell thick and fast. 

Mare ar glaveier : The rainy season. 

Pa ‘ z euz feson glao : At the first threat of rain . 

Glaou (ho) : Charcoal - Coal. 

Glaou seh (ho) : Anthracite 

Glaou beo : Buming coals - Live coals 

Eur rannad glaou beo : A bed of embers. 

Poultr glaou : Coal dust. 

Eur gwiskad glaou beo ruz : The bed of glowing embers. 

Eur penn glaouig eo : Feather brained. 

Glaou-kok (go) : Coke. 

Glaoueg - ou (gr) : Colliery. 

Glaouenn - ou (gr) : Cinder 

Glaouenni (v) : To bunker. 

Glaouer - ien (go) : Coal-man. 

Mestr en e di eo ar glaouer : An Englishman ‘ s house is his castle. 

Glaour (go) : Slaver - Slobber. 

Glaourenni (v) : To slaver - To slobber. 

Glas (go) : Knell - Dead bell. 

Seni ar hlas : To toll the knell. 

Glasaad (v) : To go blue - To grow green - To pale. 

Glasaad a reas ar paotr : The man turned pea green. 

Glasenn (eye) (gr) : Cataract. 

Glaz (gw) : Blue - Lurid - Wan. 

Glaz-mor : Azure. 

Glaz-dour : Blue-grey - Greenish. 

Glaz-gwenn : Sallow. 

Glaz-mouk : Dark-blue. 

Glaz-pill : Unrise. 

Ar mor glaz : The blue. 

Daoulagad glaz : Blue eyes. 

Melen glaz : Bue-grey. 

C’hoarzin glaz : To give a forced laugh. 

Toenni e glaz : To slate a roof. 

Glaza (v) : To blue - To grizzle. 

Glazard - ed (go) : Lizard. 

Glazard : Mat complexion. 

Glazentez (gr) : Vegetation. 

Glazur (gr) : Vegetation. 

Glazvez (gr) : Vegetation. 

Debrerien glazvez : Vegetarian. 

Debri glazvez : Vegetarianism.

Gléb (gw) : Clammy - Damp - Dank - Humid - Wet. 

Gléb teil : Soggy. 

Beza dour gléb teil : To be drenched to the skin - To be drip wet - To be dripping with 

perspiration - To be soaked to the skin - To be in sweat. 

Glebia (v) : To damp - To douse - To drench. 

Ar verhig a oa kemend a aon krog enni ma glebias he broz: The little girl was so 

upset she wet her dress. 

Glebia al lanchenn : To quench one’s thirst. 

Glebiadenn - ou (gr) : 

Eur hlebiadenn am-eus paket : I got a dousing. 

Glebor (go) : Humidity. 

Gleboreg (gw) : Humid. 

Gleh - iou (go) : Infusion. 

Glehiadur - iou (go) : Infusion. 

Glevenn (gr) : Blister. 

Glin (go) : Knee. 

Daoulin (dual) 

Plega eur glin d’an douar :To bow down. 

Glisin (go) : Glycerine. 

Gliz (ho) : Dew. 

Gleb gliz eo ar geot : The grass is wet with dew. 

Glizeigenn - Glizig (gr) : Anchovy. 

Glizen (go) : Common-land. 

Glizenn (gr) : Dew 

Glizienn - ou (gr) : Convulsion - Spasm. 

Glizienneg (gw) : Spasmodic. 

Glizigenn - ou (gr) : Sprat. 

Gloan : 

Eur gudenn hloan : Hank. 

Polotenn hloan : Wad. 

Gloanad : Cotton-wool. 

Gloar (gr) : Glory. 

Ar hloar an he brasa :The pinnacle of glory. 

Gloaz - iou (gr) : Injury - Lesion. 

Gloaza (v) : To ail - To hurt -To wound. 

En em hloaza : To injure oneself. 

Ne voe den ébéd gloazet : There were no personal injuries. 

Gloazet eo bet Paol hag Herve : Paol and Herve have been wounded. 

Gloazuz (gw) : Aching - Sore -Vulnerable . 

Gloh - ed (gr) : Snipe. 

Gloen (gr) : Bloat . 

Gloeo (gw) : Sparse. 

Glogar (ho) : Bleb. 

Glogorenni (v) : To bubble. 

Glud (go) : Birdtime - Glue - Lime - Paste. 

Gludeg (gw) : Gluey - Stringy. 

Gludenneg (gw) : Stringy. 

Glukoz (go) : Glucose. 

Gneua-gneua : 

Te a zo erru gneua-gneua : You are gaga. 

Goabr (ho) : Cloud.

Goabreg (gw) : Nebulous. 

Goaf - iou (go) : Lance - Spear. 

Goaf-bann : Javelin. 

Goañv - ou (go) : Winter. 

Er goañv : In winter. 

Goañv kaled : Hard winter. 

Ne oa ket bet kaled ar goañv: The winter had been an open one. 

Dorn kaled ar goañv : The grip of winte.r 

Buan e teu an noz er goañv : It gets dark early in winter. 

Ne oa ken yen deom er goañv : The winter couldn’t make us cold. 

Pa ‘ z om distoket diouz ar goañv : When winter is over. 

Goañvenn - ou (gr) : Chilblain . 

Goañvi (v) : To winter. 

En em lakaad a du da hoañvi : To prepare oneself to settle down for the winter. 

Goap (go) : Mockery 

Ober goap da (unan bennag) : To poke borak at someone - To flout - 

To poke fun at someone - To make a fun - To make game of someone - 

To make sport of. 

Oh ober goap ahanon emaout? : Are you kidding me? 

Oh ober goap anezañ ema : She is taking the mickey out of him. 

Ne oan re asur din ne reer ket goap ahanon : I was convinced that people 

were not making fun of me. 

Goapadenn - ou (gr) : Flout - Mockery. 

Goapaer - ien (go) : Back-scratcher - Cackler - Satire. 

Eur goapaer a genta klas : A first class joker. 

Goaperez (gr) : Flout - Mockery. 

Ne baoueze ket gand he goaperez : She kept egging me on. 

Eun tammig goaperez a raed anezi : People laughed at her a little. 

Teurel ar seiz goaperez war unan bennag : To overwhelm somebody with mockery. 

Gobar (go) : Barge. 

Gobari (go) : Bore. 

Gobederez (go) : Tinkle -Toll . 

Gobedi (v) : To chink - To tinkle -To toll . 

Godell - ou (gr) : Pocket. 

Godell bragou : Trouser pocket . 

Leor a vent godell : Paper book. 

Lakaad foar ar godellou toull da ren : To make the money fly. 

Riñsa ar godellou: To scrap the bottom of the barrow 

Godis: Sevel godis diwar-benn unan bennag: To sneer at somebody. 

Godisa (v) : To taunt - To satirize . 

Godiser - ien (go) : Scoffer. 

Godiserez (go) : Ridicule 

Godiserez a-beb seurt : Jeers of all kinds. 

Godisuz (gw) : Ironical. 

Goell - ou (go) : Ferment - Leaven - Baking poowder - Yeast. 

Eur gouign gand goell : A yeast cake. 

Goganardi (v) : To crack brod jokes ( at someone’s expenses ). 

Gogeadenn - ou (gr) : Mockery. 

Gogez - ed (go) : Family-man - Home body - A little wheedler. 

Eur gogez eo : It’s a soft-spoken person. 

Golei (v) : To cloak.

Beza goloet a fank : To be all over mud. 

Golo - iou (go) : Lid - Slipper - cover. 

Golo leor : Bookbinding. 

Sevel golo ar pod-houarn : To get the bottom of it. 

Goloadur - iou (go) : Bookbinding. 

Goloaj-lamp (go) : Lamp-shade. 

Goloenn - ou (gr) : Envelope - Tarpaulin. 

Goloenn - wele (gr) : Counterpane - Quilt. 

Goloer - leoriou (go) : Bookbinder. 

Golvan - ed (go) : Sparrow. 

Golvaz - Golvizier (go) : Bat - Battledore - Beetle (Landering) - Paddle. 

Gom gwenn (gr) : Butty rubber. 

Gondolenn - ou (gr) : Gondola. 

Gondolier - ien (go) : Gondolier. 

Gopr - ou (go) : Award - Emoluments - Fee - Salary - Pay - Premium. 

Reward - Salary - Wage. 

Gopr divalo : Low pay. 

Gopr ouzpenn : Perquisite. 

Peseurt gopr a fell deoh kaoud? : What sort of fee have you in mind? 

Ar gwella gopr : The best reward. 

Kaoud gwelloh gopr : Obtain higher salaries. 

En tu all d’ar gopr : Over and above one’s wages. 

Ar goprou goude maro : The posthumous rewards. 

Gopra (v) : To remunerate - To requite - To reward. 

Da zadorn e vez gopret an dud: Saturday is payday. 

Gopraad (v) : To requite - To reward . 

Gopradur - iou (go) : Remuneration. 

Goprsoudard - ed (go) : Mercenary. 

Gopruz (gw) : Rewarding. 

Gor - ou (go) : Abscess - Boil - Irritation. 

Eun dra bennag a zo e gor : There is something afoot. 

Gor : Heat-wave. 

Gorad - iou (go) : Abscess. 

Skarza eur gorad : To drain an abscess. 

Goradur - iou (go) : Incubation. 

Gorei (v) : 

Goroet eo kig va dent : I have a gumbril. 

Gorenn heol : Spell of sunny weather. 

Gorerez (go) : Fermentation. 

Gori (v) : To hatch - To incubate 

Gori eur hleñved bennag : To be sickening for an illness. 

Gorre - ou (go) : Consecration (rel) - Elevation - Surface. 

Chom war horre : To keep afloat. 

Dond war horre : To surface. 

Diwar horre : In appearance - On the surface - At first sight - Off hand. 

Selloud ouz an traou diwar horre : To take a superficial view of things. 

Gorre ar horv : Bust. 

Gorre-ker : Acropolis. 

Ar ranelerez koz a deuas en-dro war horre ar gaozeadenn : That old issue 

came up again during our conversation. 

Ar randonerez koz o tont en-dro war horre : It ‘ s the same old story.

Gorreou bro : The upper country. 

Gorreg (gw) : Slow. 

Gorregez (gr) : Slowness. 

Digas gorregez e talm ar halonou : To quiet one’s palpitations. 

Ar bedenn a zigasas gorregez e talm or halonou: The prayer quieted our palpitating 

hearts. 

Gorroen - ou (gr) : Dandruff. 

Gortoz (v) : To wait - To anticipate - To await. 

Gortoz ma vo gwelet : Wait and see. 

Gortozit ma vefe erru marhad mad ar viou : Wait till the caws come home. 

Gortozit hag e welot : Wait and see. 

Gortoz eun tammig : Wait a bit - Wait a minute - Be patient for a while - Hang on a 

minute. 

Gortoz eun tammig mar-plij : Just a moment, please - Wait a little while, please 

Beza en-gortoz : To be agog for something - To look out - To be prepare for. 

Beza en-gortoz unan bennag : To be awaiting someone. 

Da hortoz : In the meantime. 

Red e vo deom gortoz : We shall wait. 

Gortozenn -ou (gr) : Bit ( piece of bread) - Butty - Elevenses - Refection. 

Paka eur gortozenn : To pick a bit - To have a snack - To snatch a meal . 

Eur gortozenn a-zoare : A refreshing snack. 

Gortozer - ien (go) : Anticipator . 

Gorzaillenn - ou (gr) : 

Gorzaillenn êz : Heavy drinker - Soaker - Taper. 

C’hoarzin leiz ar horhaillenn : To split one’s sides (with laughter). 

Gand ar boan gorzaillenn emaon : I have a sore-throat. 

Goteg (gw) : Gothic. 

Gouarn (v) : To govern. 

Gouarnamant (go) : Government. 

Gouarnamant Alamagn ar Reter : The east german regime. 

Kas ar gouarnamant d’an traon : To overturn the government - To bring the 

government toppling down. 

Paotred ar gouarnamant : The members of the government . 

Gouarnour - ien (go) : Governor. 

Goubenner - ien (go) : Pillow. 

Goubet (gw) : Prone. 

Goude (adv - time) : After - Posterior. 

Goude koan : After dinner. 

Goude eur pennadig : After a while. 

Goude prederia : After thought . 

Goude hirprederia : After mature consideration - On second thoughts. 

Goude hir ouela : After a good cry. 

Goude hir labour : After hard work. 

Goude pell : Long after. 

Goude eur bloavez bennag : After a few years. 

Goude eun nebeud bloaveziou : Whithin a few years. 

Da houde : After - In the next place - Then - Later. 

Eur pennad da houde : A moment later. 

Eur zizunvez da houde : A week later. 

Prestig goude : After a little while. 

Nebeud goude : Soon after.

Eun nebeud goude: Shortly afterward. 

Eun nebeud deveziou goude-ze : After some days. 

An deiz goude warhoaz : The day after tomorrow. 

Eun tammig goude e cheñche e venoz : A moment later he changed his mind. 

Eur hard kantved goude e varo: A quarter of a century after his death. 

Ar goprou goude-maro: Posthumous rewards. 

Goudor - iou (go) : Cot - Haven - Lee - Place of refuge - Refuge - Shelter 

Sanctuary. 

Rei goudor da : To give cover. 

Er goudor : Under shelter. 

Klask goudor : To take shelter. 

Goudorenn - ou (gr) : Shelter. 

Goudori (v) : To secure - To shelter. 

En em houdori : To take cover - To take refuge. 

Goudrenk (gw) : Sourish. 

Goudrenkaad (v) : Acidulate. 

Gouel - iou (gr) : Sail.. 

Sevel eur houel : To trim a sail 

Dispaka eur houel : To set / hoist e sail. 

Eet eo ar goueliou gand an avel :The sails were blown away. 

Gouel - iou (go) : Feast 

Gouel an oll zent - Gouel an anaon : All hallows - All Saint’ day. 

N’ema ket gouel an oll zent warnom : We have not yet got to all hallows. 

Gouel ar Zakramant : The feast of the sacrament 

Gouel ar rouanez - Gouel ar badeziant : Plough monnday. 

Gouel Maria-Veurz : Annunciation. 

Gouel ar rouanez : Epiphany. 

Gouel ar mammou : Mother’s day. 

Gouel Yann derou eost : Midsummer day. 

Gouel a zo ganeoh? : Are you having festival? 

Gouela (v) : To cry - To bewall. 

Gouela doureg : To blubber. 

Gouela a ree doureg peadra da faouta he halon : She cried fit to break her heart 

Seza a oa o ouela doureg : Seza was crying her heart out. 

Dirolla da ouela : To burst into tears. 

Ne dalv ket gouela : It is no good crying. 

Goueletenn - ou (gr) : Schooner. 

Goueleh - iou (go) : Desert . 

Goueled (go) : 

Goueled ar galon : The very depths of one’s soul. 

Goueled ar renkadou izel: The lower social orders. 

Goueletenn - ou (gr) : Barquentine. 

Goueliou (tears) : Goueliou ki : Crocodile tears. 

Gouelvan - ou (go) : Wail. 

Gouenn - ou (gr) : Race. 

Trohi gouenn : To belie. 

A ouenn uhel : Of high birth. 

Galv ar ouenn : The call of blood. 

Briz-ouenn : Biracial . 

Hanter-ouenn : Biracial - Zambo. 

Gouenn naered a zo ahanoh : You brood of vipers.

Mestr ar ouenn a-berz tad : The head of paternal branch of the family. 

Pehed a-ouenn: original sin. 

Gouenna (v) : To reproduce. 

Gouennel (gw) : Racial. 

Gouennelour - ien (go) : Racist . 

Gouennelouriez (gr) : Racism. 

Gouere (go) : July. 

Gouerousaad (v) : To belly ache. 

Gouest (gw) : Able. 

N’oh ket gouest da lenn sinou an amzeriou : You cannot interpret the signs 

of the times. 

Ne oa den ébéd gouest da zond a-benn anezañ : No one had the strength to subdue 

him 

Ne oa ket gouest da zisaha eur ger brezoneg bennag : He couldn’t speak a single 

word of breton. 

Daoust ha gouest out da zerhel war da deod ? : Could you keep a secret. 

N’int ket gouest d’en em weloud : They cannot stand each other. 

Gouest e oa da denna diouto ar peb gwella: He was capable of getting the best out of 

them. 

Gouestl - ou (go) : Hostage - Promise. 

Gouestladuriñ (v) : To mortage 

Gouestla - Gouestli (v) : 

Gouestla da : To addict. 

Nompaz gouzoud ouz peseurt sant en em houestliñ :To be at one’s wits’end. 

An oll vareou a veze gouestlet d’ar skol: Every minute of the day was devoted to the 

school. 

Gouestoni (gr) : Capability - Proficiency - Qualification 

Gouez (adv) : Rabid - Rude. 

Gouez da : According to. 

Mond e gouez : To lose one’s temper - To fly into a passion. 

Beza gouez da gaozeal : To speak vehemently. 

Gouez (gw) : Grim - Savage. 

An avel houez : The brutal wind 

Eur vro houez : A wild country. 

Ar strujou gouez : Wild vegetation. 

Mond e gouez : To bestialise. 

Ez-gouez : Bruttaly. 

Ne oa ket ahanom paotred houez : We weren’t a bunch of barbarians. 

Al loened gouez : The beasts of the fields. 

Beza gouez (ouz) : To have fits of anger. 

Penn gouez - Den gouez : Savage. 

Gouez - ed (go) : Wild animal. 

Gouezded (gr) : Savageness. 

Gouezder (go) : Savageness 

Gouezeleg (go) : Irish. 

Goueziad (go) : Savage. 

Goueziegez (gr) : Science . 

Gouezoni : Brutality - Savageness. 

Gouezvidi - ou (go) : Menagerie . 

Gougleze - eier (go) : Dagger. 

Gouglezelata (v) : To stab.

Gouher (gw) : Bashful. 

Gouin - ou (go) (Kleze) : Sheath. 

Gouina (v) : To sheathe. 

Gouizieg (gw) : Adept. 

Gouizieg (go) : Scientic. 

Gouiziegel (gw) : Scientific. 

Goulakaad (v) : To conjecture. 

Goulakadur - iou (go) : Conjecture. 

Goulaouenn - ou (gr) : 

Eur houlaouenn a lavaran deoh : A blessing, I assure you. 

Goulaoui (v) : 

Goulaoui a ra an deiz : Day is dawning - It’s getting daylight. 

Goulaouet : Illuminated. 

Goularded (gr) : Platoon. 

Goularz (go) : Amber. 

Goulazenn (gr) : Lath - Slat . 

Goulenn - ou (go) : Application - Interrogation - Query - Request - Requisition. 

Goulenn start : Requirement. 

Goulenn-disentez : Ultimatum. 

Goulenn-eured : Offer of marriage. 

Goulenn start : Demand 

Ober eur goulenn er gazetenn : To advertise for something. 

War goulenn unan bennag : At the instance of - On application - At someone ‘s 

request. 

Gra eur goulenn ouzin : Ask me a question. 

Eur goulenn a ran ouzin - va-unan na hellan ket kavoud an diskoulm anezañ: I ask 

myself a question which I cannot answer. 

Goulenn (v) : To ask - To apply - To postulate - To request . 

Goulenn- torr-dimezi : Petition for a divorce. 

Goulenn an disparti : Sue for a divorce 

Goulenn start (ouz) : To demand - To require. 

Goulenn ouzor an-unan : To bethink - To debate with oneself - To wonder. 

Goulenn a reem ouzom hon-unan ar pez edo oh ober? : We wondered what he could 

be doing? 

Goulenn a ree outañ e-unan petra a hellfe c’hoarvezoud ma zavje e vouez : He 

wondered what could happen if he raised his voice. 

Goulenn a ree outañ e-unan penaoz edo an traou ganti : He wondered what had 

become of her. 

Goulenn a-gri-forz : To clamour for something. 

Deuet on da houlenn ahanoh da zimezi : I have to come to propose you 

Goulenn a ran ouzin va unan: I ask myself a question. 

Goulenn buhez: To cry for help. 

Va c’hoar a oa bet goulennet da zimezi meur a wech: My sister had already been 

proposed to more than once. 

Goulennadeg - ou (gr) : Betrothal - Ptition. 

Goulennata (v) : To interrogate - To question - To query. 

Goulenner - ien (go) : Pretender. 

Goulennuz (gw) : Interrogative. 

Goulerhi (v) : To temporize. 

Goulezennad - ou (gr) : Sediment . 

Gouli - ou (go) : Heal - sore - Sore - Wound.

Gouli beo : Ulcer. 

Gouliou bihan : Small sores. 

Gouliou vinimet : Infected stores 

Dég gouli an Ejipt : The ten plagues of Egypt . 

Lakaad ar gouli da wada : To make the wound to bleed. 

Goulia (v) : To rankle. 

Gouliez (gr) : Canker. 

Goullo (gw) : Blank (penn) - Empty - Vacant. 

Kammed goullo : Taol dievested. 

Ar harr a deu en-dro e goullo : This carriage is returning empty. 

Eur zah goullo ne jom ket en e zav : Empty bags never stand upright. 

Goullo : Emptiness - Vacancy. 

Komzou goullo : Verbiage. 

Eur penn goullo: An empty head. 

Goullonderi (v) : To deplete. 

Goulou - Gouleier (go) : Light. 

Goulou glaz : Green light. 

Goulou ruz : Red light. 

Goulou gwilhatuz : Bliking light. 

Gouleier kroaz-hent : Traffic-lights. 

Miroud e goulou : To keep in view. 

War-dro goulou-deiz e fresk an amzer : The weather is cold at daybreak. 

Kaoud unan bennag er goulou : To have a grouse against someone. 

Kaoud eun dra bennag er goulou : To have something in mind. 

Koueza e goulou unan bennag : To come under someone.’s observation. 

Beza e goulou unan bennag : To have someone ‘s eye on you. 

Eur plah yaouank a zo em goulou : I have my eye on a young girl - I have set my sight 

on a young girl. 

Eul labour ‘zo en or goulou : We have a job in the offing. 

Va mamm a zave gand goulou-deiz : My mother would get up at dawn. 

Preñved goulou : Glow-worm. 

Goulouadur - iou (go) : Blow-off. 

Gounezer - ien (go) : Winner. 

Go (u)nideg - Go(u)nideien (go) : Busw (h) acker. 

Gounid - ou (go) : Gain - Profit 

Beza war an tu gounid : To have the advantage of - To be on the make. 

War an tu gounid ema an afer-ze ganin : I made a profit on the deal - 

To have the best of the game . 

Koll ha gounid : Profit and loss. 

Kaoud gounidou braz : To make silver shrines. 

Gouniduz (gw) : Profitable - Advantageous - Profitable . 

Gounid (v) : To convert - To earn - To obtain - To outdistance - To persuade - 

To win - To yield. 

Gounid war ar werz : To sell at a profit. 

Gounid ar bara : To bring home the bacon. 

Gounid arhant gand ar rastell : To make huge profits. 

Gounid ar bara dre skrivañ levriou : To earn one’s living by writing. 

Gounid skiant prena : To cut one’s widsom teeth. 

Gounid an treh : Carry the day (mil). 

Penaoz e teuit a-benn da hounid ho para? : How do you manage to pick a live hood?

Ar mor a oa o hounid tachenn war an douar braz : The sea was encroaching on the 

land. 

O hounid tachenn ema an tan : The fire is speading. 

Beza gounezet gand ar butun : To indulge in tobacco. 

Ne hounezer ket beb taol : One cannot win every time. 

Mêr or heriadenn a hounez mad e ano: The mayor of our parish truly deserved being 

so-named. 

Ar prad a oa gounezet penn-da-benn gand ar geot: The meadow was completely 

overgrown with weeds. 

Gour (go) : 

Gour ébéd : No man. 

Oad gour : Manhood - The years of maturity. 

Den en e oad gour : Person of mature years. 

Gourharo : Elk (zool) - Moose. 

Gourhemenn - ou (go) : Compliment - Congratulations - Greeting - Injunction 

Salutation. 

Gourhemennou Doué : The ten commandments . 

Gourhemennou an iliz : The precepts of the church. 

Gourhemennou a gengañv : Condoleance. 

Rei ar gourhemennou a gengañv : To condole. 

Gand or gourhemennou :With our compliments - Yours sincerely. 

Ober ar gourhemennou da unan bennag : To pay someone compliments - To present 

one’s compliments to someone. 

Ober gourhemennou unan bennag : To complain of someone. 

Terri gourchemennou Doué : Transgress the commandments of God. 

Ar penna gourhemennou : The most important commandments. 

Rei ar gourhemennou da : To congratulate. 

En ho kourhemenn emaon va mestr : I am at your service 

En ho kourhemenn emaon: I am at your beck and call. 

Gourhemenn (v) : To command - To mandate. 

Gourhemenn da unan bennag d’ober eun dra bennag : To order someone 

to do something. 

Gourhemenn a reas dezo chom hep komz da zen diwar e benn : 

He charged them to tell no one about him. 

Gourhemennaoui (v) : To felicitate. 

Gourhemenni (v) : To congratulate - To dictate. 

Diwar ar pez am-eus gourhemennet : In obedience to my orders. 

Klaodius a voe gourhemennet groñs dezañ kemer ar penn : Claudius himsel was 

summoned to take command. 

Gourhemennuz (gw) : Authoritarian - Mandatory - Imperative . 

Gourdad (go) : Ancestor - Forbear. 

Gourdadel (gw) : Ancestral. 

Gourdrenk (gw) : Bitter - sweet. 

Gouredreze (go) : Borehole . 

Gourdrouz - iou (go) : Menace -Threat. 

War goudrouz a varo : With death threats - On pain of death. 

Yann a rae gourdrouz anezañ : Yann rebuke him. 

Gourdrouz (v) : To menace - To rate - To reprehend. 

Gourdrouzuz (gw) : Imminent. 

Gourel (gw) : Masculine - Virile. 

An nerz gourel : Virile force.

Gourelez (gr) : Manhood - Virilit.y 

Gouremm - ou (go) : Hem. 

Gouremenni (v) : To hem. 

Gouremi (v) : To hem. 

Gourenez (gr) : Peninsula. 

Gourennou : 

Ober gourennou du : To knit one’s brows. 

Gourheda - Gourhedi (v) : To fathom - To probe - To sound. 

Gourhederez - ed (gr) : Sound. 

Gourhun : Coma. 

Gouriblenn - ou (gr) : Frieze. 

Gourin - ou (go) : Lintel. 

Gouriz - ou (go) : Belt - Girdle. 

Gouriz ar béd : Equator - The line. 

Gouriz skoaz : Shoulder belt. 

Gouriz (Lurenn) surentez : Seat - belt 

Gouriz neui : Life jacket - Life buoy. 

Kemer ar gouriz plouz : To go bankrupt. 

Gourizañ (v) : To gird. 

Gourlanchenn : Throttle. 

Ema an tan em gourlanchenn : My throat in on fire. 

Skoulmet eo va gourlanchenn : I have a lump in my throat. 

Glebia brokuz gourlanchenn an oll: To offer a generous amount of drinks to all. 

Gourlehi (v) : To procrastinate. 

Gourlenn (go) (tide) : Slack. 

En e hourlenn ema ar mor : The tide is high . 

Gourleunia (v) : To saturate. 

Gourliorz - ou (gr) : Park. 

Gournijal (v) : To flit. 

Gourrebed - boud (go) : Bombardon. 

Gourrizia (v) : To whinny. 

Goursao - iou (go) : Ectasy. 

Goursez - iou (go) : Adjournment ( suspension) - Reprieve. 

Gourseza (v) : To adjourn - To pospone. 

Goursezadenn - ou (gr) : Porogation. 

Goursin (go) (book) : Section. 

Gourvenneg (gw) : Revengeful - Vindictive. 

Gourvez : 

Mond war ar gourvez : To come a croppes - To strectch oneself. 

Per a zo war e hourvez : Peter stretches out at full lenght. 

War ar gourvez er gwele : Lying upon a bed. 

Gourwregel-divreiz : Bisexual. 

Gourwregelez (go) : Bisexualism. 

Gouryender (go) : Freshness. 

Gouryeo - iou (go) : Lintel. 

Gourzavet : 

Beza gourzavet : To fall into a trance. 

Gourzreh - iou (go) : Triumph 

Gousperou : Evensong - Vespers. 

Mond d’ar gousperou: To attend Vespers. 

Kana gousperou an anaon : To have the blues - To look blue.

Goustad (adv) : Andante - Mildy - Slow. 

Goustadig (adv) : Andantino - Not so fast - Gently - Gingerly - Slowly - Softly 

Kerz goustadig gand an eoul douar : Go easy on the gaz. 

Goustill - ou (go) : Dagger - Stiletto. 

Goustilla (v) : To stab. 

Goustiva (v) : To constipate. 

Goustivadur : Constipation. 

Goustoni (gr) : Competence . 

Gouvrugenn - roz (gr) : Azalea. 

Gouzañv (v) :To abide -To ache - To bear - To tolerate - To allow (of) - 

To brook - To endure - To stomach - To suffer - To tolerate. 

Ne hellan ket gouzañv anezañ : I cannot abide him - He cannot bear the sight of him. 

Ne hellan ket gouzañv ar baotred feneant : I cannot bear lazy boys. 

Ne hell ket gouzañv anezi : He cannot away with her- He cannot put up with her. 

Ne houzañvom ket chom dizour pell : They cannot last without water. 

Ne houzañv ket beza diranket : She cannot endure being disturbed. 

Gouzañv an dra beteg ar beo : To be hurt to the quick. 

Gouzañv taoliou hud ar blanedenn : To suffer great ills. 

Or planedenn on-eus da houzañv e traonienn a dristidigez-mañ : Suffering is our 

portion here below. 

Diêsa tra da houzañv: The hardest thing to bear. 

Gouzañvad (go) : Victim. 

Gouzañvded - ou (gr) : Agony. 

Gouzañvder - iou (go) : Agony. 

Gouzañver - ien (go) : Victim. 

Gouzañvusted (gr) : Passiveness - Tolerance - Toleration . 

Gouzañvuz (gw) : Passive - Tolerable. 

Gouzifiad - ou (go) : Boar spear. 

Gouzoug - ou (go) : Neck - Collar. 

Trebez ar gouzoug : Collar bone. 

Ober ar gouzoug : To put oneself airs. 

Gouzoug ar voutaill : Bottle neck. 

Marhet e oa va gouzoug : I had a crick in the neck. 

Ober eun astenn gouzoug : To crane one’s neck. 

Ober eur gwe da unan bennag en e houzoug : To swing someone’s neck. 

Gouzoug kraz : Parched throat. 

Beza kraz ar gouzoug : To be - feel - dry. 

Karget ar gouzoug beteg ar skoulm : Stomach loaded with food. 

Terri ar gouzoug : To break one’s neak. 

An heol a dorr e houzoug : The sun is out - The eun is pouring down its light an 

heat - The sun darts its beams - The sun shines brightly. 

Tro houzoug : Necklace. 

Seizenn houzoug : Neckchief. 

Skarza ar gouzoug : To clear one’s throat. 

Diraska ar gouzoug : To clear one’s throat. 

Tenna amann euz gouzoug unan bennag : To worm a secret from someone. 

Tenna panez euz gouzoug ar hi : To worm a secret of someone. 

Neza gouzoug unan bennag : To wring someone ‘ s neck. 

Gouzoud (v) : To know 

Gouzoud mad a rit : You know perfectly well. 

Gouzoud a ouzon penaoz ober gantañ : I know how to manage him.

Gouzoud ober diouz an ostilhou : To know how to use the tools. 

Gouzoud hirroh : To know better. 

Gouzoud a rit pegen diskempenn eo - hi : You know how casual she is. 

Gouzoud diouz an amzer : Weather forecasting. 

Gouzoud a ra diouz pep fazi greet ganeom: Not one of our failings ever eluded him 

Gouzoud mad ar vicher : To know one’s onions. 

N’ouzoh ket petra a houlennit : You don’t know what you are asking. 

N’ouzon ket mad petra : I am not sure what. 

N’ouzon ket a vrezoneg : I have no breton. 

N’ouzon ket ken: I don’t recall. 

Hep gouzoud din : Without my knowledge. 

Gand va gouzoud - Din da houzoud : To my certain knowledge. 

Me a oar e zoare : I know how to do with him. 

Honnez a oar kaozeal : She has a glib tongue. 

An oll a oar an dra-ze, bugale hag all : Even the children know that. 

Ma ouzon mad : As far as I know. 

Rei da houzoud da unan bennag : To let so know - To acquaint - To advise - To 

announce - To inform. 

Unan hag a oar : A good authority - Competent person. 

Goulenn unan bennag a oar : To ask some experienced person. 

Eun den hag a oar: A known authority. 

Ar re hag a oar : Responsible quarters. 

An dra-ze am-eus klevet gand unan hag a oar : I have this information from a good 

source. 

Klevet on-eus gand unan hag a oar : We have it on good authority. 

Eun den hag a oar e-neus lavaret din : I am credibly informed. 

Pa ouezer e heller : Knowledge is power. 

Den ne ouzfe lavaroud: None can tell. 

Chom war veteg gouzoud : Wait and see. 

Rei da houzoud e pevar horn ar barrez: With a flourish of trumpets. 

Hennez a oar doare e varh houarn: He knows how to repair his bike. 

Gwelloh ‘mije kavet chom heb gouzoud: I should have preferred not to know. 

Ne vin ket pell a-raog gouzoud: I wasn’t long before I found out. 

Gov - ed - ien (go) : Blacksmith - Smith. 

Govel - iou (gr) : Blacksmith’shop - Forge. 

Govelia (v) : To forge. 

Dre forz govelia e teuer da veza mestr-gov : Practice makes perfect. 

Goveliuz(gw) : Malleable. 

Goz - ed (go) : Mole. 

Turiadenn c’hoz : Mole-hill. 

Taper gozed : Mole catcher. 

Gozellad (v) : To burrow. 

Gozunell - ou (go) : Mole-hill. 

Grad (gr) : 

D’am grad : Of my one accord - To my liking - To my taste. 

Re vihan eo an ti d’am hrad: The house is too small for my liking. 

Grad vad : Acknowledment. 

Gant grad vad an oll : With one accord 

A hrad vad : Whole heartedly. 

Grae - ou (gr) : Strand. 

Graer - ien (go) : Agency - Agent.

Grafign : 

Eun tammig grafign : A bit of buckshee. 

Gragaillad (v) : To mumble - To squeal - To stammer. 

Gragennad (v) : To cackle. 

Grakadeg - ou (gr) : Croak. 

Grakal (v) : To cackle. 

Grakerez (gr) : Croak. 

Grall (go) : Grail. 

Ar grall santel : Holy grail. 

Grallig : 

Ober grallig en eur gador-vreh : To loll in an arm-chair. 

Ober grallig en heol : To bask in the sun . 

Graou : Affairs. 

Graouirenn - ou (gr) : 

Graouirenn an nadoz : The eye of the needle. 

Gras - ou (gr) : 

Ar grasou : Thanksgiving - The evening prayer - The graces. 

Eur hras Doué : Act of providence. 

Dre gras Doué : By God’s grace. 

Me da zalud leun a hras : Hail full of grace. 

Skuilla grasou war unan bennag : To pour down blessing on someone. 

Graspa (v) : To graze. 

Grataad (v) : To accede. 

Grav : 

Ober ar grav : To feather one’s nest. 

Greant (gw) : Active. 

Gregach (go) : Lingua franca. 

Gren (gw) : Alert. 

Grenader - ienr (go) (milt) : Bomber. 

Gres (gr) : Greece. 

Gresian (go) : Greek. 

Greun (ho) : Grape - Grain. 

Eur hreunenn a vank - a ra diouer - dezañ : He has bats in the belfry. 

He has lost a slate. 

Eur hreunenn vad a zen : A good human seed. 

Greunad (ho) : Pomegranate. 

Greunadezenn - ou (gr) : Grenade (mil). 

Greunata (v) : To peck. 

Greüz (gw) : Achievable - Feasible - Passable. 

Grevasadur - iou (go) : Aggravation. 

Grevuz (gw) : Grave. 

Keleier fall : Grave news 

Grevusaad (v) : To aggravate. 

Grevusted (go) : Severity. 

Grig : 

Ranna eur grig a-dreuz : To say a cross-word. 

N’e-neus rannet grig : He was lost for an answer . 

Ne rannin grig da zen ébéd : I won’t say a word to anyone. 

N’en doa ket lavaret grig : He took it lying down. 

N’he-deus ket lakeet an disterra grig da vond en-dro : She never opened her mouth. 

Ne gase ket an disterra grig en-dro : He didn’t utter a sound - He was speecheless.

Da genta ne hellas ranna grig : At first he couldn’t find his voice. 

Grignola (v) : To bond. 

Grign - ou (go) : 

Kaoud ar grignou er horv : To mince. 

Grignouz (gw) : Churlish - Grouser - Nagging - Grunter . 

Grigoñs - ou (go) : Squeak. 

Grigoñsad (v) : To squeak. 

Grill - ed - dour (go) : Crayfish - Cricket . 

Grilla (v) : To toast. 

Grillig-gwez (go) : Cicada. 

Grip (go) : Flu - Influenza. 

Griz (gw) : Grey 

En noz, tout ar hizier a zo griz : All cats are alike in the dark. 

Grizillonou (go - l) : Manacles. 

Grizillad taoliou : Shower of blows. 

Grizillad-tennou : Hail of bullets. 

Grizillienn (gr) : Hail-stone. 

Griziaz (gw) : Scorching. 

Griziuz (gw) : Afire. 

Grogon : Fluff. 

Grogoneg (gw) : Nappy. 

Grom - ou (gr) : Curb. 

Groñj (gr) : Snout. 

Gronna - Gronni (v) : To environ - To envelop -To implicate - To imply 

To muffle. 

Gronnad - ou (go) : Agglomeration - Cocoon. 

Groñs (adv) (voice - Look) : Bold - Crucial - Decisive - Imperative - Mandatory 

Peremptory. 

Difennet groñs eo : It is absolutely forbidden. 

Naha groñs : To refuse point blank. 

Eun nah groñs : A downright no. 

Kamma groñs : To limp badly. 

Eñ a roe groñs urz dezo da jom heb e ziskulia : He stricktly ordered them not to make 

him known. 

Urziou groñs: Strict orders 

Va mamm a zavas eneb groñs: My mother firmly opposed it. 

Grop - ou : 

Beza er gropou : To crumple. 

Gros (gw) : Indecent - Ribal - Scurrilous (words). 

Eun den savet gros: A man with an abrupt manner - Man of coarse grain. 

Den savet gros : Cur - Ill - bred . 

Savet gros eo-hi : She has no manners . 

Grouan (ho) : Gravel - Grit. 

Grouaneg (gw) : Sandy. 

Groug : (See boued ) 

Boued ar groug : Mark of the beast . 

Grougouzad (v) : To coo. 

Grouhuz (gw) : Bubbling . 

Grounna (v) : To bundle 

Grozmol - iou (go) : Admonition. 

Grozmolad (v) : To grouze - To grumble - To mutter - To snarl.

Grozmolad etre bleo hag an dioujod : To mutter between one’s sidernum. 

Grozmolad eun nebeud komzou : To mumble a few words. 

Grumuzad (v) : To bitch. 

Grumuzer (gw) : Querulous. 

Gup - ed (go) : Vulture. 

Gwad ( go) : Blood. 

Va gwad kerneveg : My cornish blood. 

Trei gwad unan bennag en dour : To make someone.s ‘ blood to run cold. 

N’e-neus ket a wad dindan e ivinou : He has no backbone - He has no blood in his 

veins. 

Kaoud gwad dindan an ivinou : To have something on the ball. 

Hennez n’eo ket gwad eo a zo en e izili (dindan e ivinou) : This person has no blood in 

his veins. 

Me a zo eun den a zo gwad en e izili, n’eo ket dour karotez eo : Me ! I have blood in 

my veins and this is not turnip juice. 

Gwad dinerzet gand ar gwin ardant : Blood affected by alcohol. 

Gwad silet : Blue blood. 

A wad silet : Of high birth - High bred - Nobility born - Of noble birth. 

Gwad breizad birvidig : Lively breton blood. 

Gwad sakr hor salver : Precious blood. 

Rei gwad : To donate one’s blood. 

Roer gwad : Blood donar. 

Niverenn wad : Blood group. 

Tuffa gwad : To spit blood. 

Teurel gwad dre penn pe benn : Bleeding from mouth and intestines. 

An dra-ze a lak va gwad da virvi : It makes my blood boil. 

Ra gouezo e wad warnom hag or bugale : His blood be on us and our children. 

En em ganna beteg ar gwad : To fight until blood. 

Kaoud eur gwad re veo : To be too hot blooded. 

Ar gwad a lammas en he fenn : The blood rushed to her face. 

Skuilla gwad : To shed - split blood. 

Maga gwad trenk e-pad pell : To remain embittered for a long time. 

Kig ha gwad : Flesh and blood. 

Ober gwad fall : Fret and fume - To worry. 

Lammou gwad buan : Frequent pulse. 

E wad a boullade dindan e gorv : He lay in his gore. 

Priz ar gwad : Blood money. 

Hennez a zo prim e wad: He is hot-tempered. 

Gwada (v) : To bleed. 

Lakaad ar gouli da wada: To make the woun d bleed. 

Gwaderez (gr) : Leech. 

Gwag : 

Mond gwag : To grow soft. 

Beza gwag ouz ar yenijenn : To feel the cold. 

Gwagenn - ou (gr) : Wave . 

Ar gwagennou a oa dezo daou vetrad a uhelder da nebeuta: The waves were at least 

two metres high. 

Gwagennadur - iou (go) : Fluctuation. 

Gwagenneg (gw) : Wavy. 

Gwagenni (v) : To corrugate - To crinkle. 

Tolennou gwagennet : Corrugated iron.

Gwakaad (v) : To soften. 

Gwalañjer - iou (go) : Neurasthenia. 

Gwalañjeret : Neurasthenic. 

Gwalenatañ (v) : To survey. 

Gwalenatarer - ien (go) : Surveyor. 

Gwalenn - ou ( go) : Brace-rod - Ring (finger). 

Gwalenn gein : Backbone. 

Gwalenn ar promesaou : Engagement ring. 

Gwalenn ano : Signet-ring 

A-daoliou gwalenn ma vez red :With blowsfrom a rod, if need be . 

Gwalh (go) : Suffience - Adequacy - Sufficiency - Surfect - Surfeit - Satiety. 

Kaoud ar gwalh : To cloy. 

Dond da gaoud ar gwalh : To be fed up. 

Ne helle morse dont a-benn da gaoud e walh : He could never manage to satisfy his 

appetite. 

Leñva leiz ar gwalh: To cry one’s eyes out. 

Seza a oa o leñva leiz he gwalh : Seza was crying her heart out. 

Debri gwalh ar galon : To eat the repletion . 

Gwalh (go) : 

Ober eur gwalh : To wash oneself. 

Ober eur gwalh d’ar penn : To shampoo. 

Gwalha - ou (gr) : Lavatory. 

Gwalha (v) : To cloy. 

Gwalhadeg empenn : Brainwash. 

Gwalhadur - iou (go) : Enema - Lotion. 

Gwalhi (v) : To absolve - To wash. 

En em walhi : To wash oneself. 

Gwalhi ar varikenn (pop) : To detoxicate. 

Gwalhi e zaouarn da unan bennag : To grease someone’s palms. 

Gwalhi nemed dre denna eur banne gwad: To wash out by blood. 

Gwalinier : 

Ar gwalinier a gaztiz : The scourge of God. 

Gwall - ou (go) : Detriment - Inconvenience . 

Gwall : 

Gwall-ouz-gwall : Vengeance. 

Gwall ampart : Backhanded 

Gwall bres a zo warnoh : You are in great haste. 

Gwall vaouez : Vamp. 

Gwall zarvoudou divalo: Melodrama. 

Gwall-stad: A misfortune. 

Gwall daol : Violence. 

Gwall vlenier : Roadhog. 

Eur gwall daolad evid an divreh:Very hard on the arms. 

Eur gwall gasadenn ho-po gand al labour-ze: You are having a lot of trouble with this 

job. 

Hennez n’eo ket gwall fin : He is not too bright. 

N’eo ket gwall spereded : He is no genius. 

N’eo ket gwall vrao an amzer : The weather isn’t very fine. 

A-wall gelou : Ill omened. 

Beza gwall dibreder : To spend a happy life. 

Hennez a zo gwall deod em heñver : He hasn’t a good word for me.

Ne oa ket gwall-greñv: He wasn’t very strong. 

N’eo ket eur harr gwall vrao: It isn’t a very magnificent car. 

Gwalla (v) : To rape. 

Gwallaoza (v) : To maltreat - To mistreat. 

Gwallbell : 

Ar chapel-ze a zo eet da goll n’eus ket gwallbellou : That chapel 

disappeared not too long ago. 

Gwallchañs - ou (gr) : Ill-luck. 

Gwalldaol - iou (go) : Sinister accident. 

Gwalldro - iou (gr) : Sinister acident. 

Gwallerez - iou (go) : Rape. 

Gwallhoantegez (gr) : Cupidity. 

Gwallenkrez (go) : Pang. 

Gwallennata (v) : To sermonize. 

Gwallerez - iou (go) : Rape. 

Gwalleur - iou (gr) : Catastrophe. 

Gwalleuruz (gw) : 

Me a zo lakeet gwalleuruz war an douar-mañ ganeoh : You make my 

life here a misery. 

Gwallgas (v) : To maltreat. 

Beza gwallgaset gand an diaoul : To be possessed by the devil. 

Gwallgasi (v) : To maul - To mistreat. 

Gwallgaset gand ar blanedenn : Buffeted by fortun. 

Gwall herder (go) : Brashness. 

Gwall huñvre - ou (go) : Bugaboo - Nightmare. 

Gwallimplij (go) : Abuse. 

Gwall-kasadenn (gr) : A hell of a job. 

Gwallnamm - ou (go) : Vice. 

Gwall nehet : Perplexedly. 

Gwallreuz - iou (go) : Bale - Disaster. 

Gwallreuziuz (gw) : Disastrous. 

Gwallsi - ou (go) : Vice. 

Gwallskouer - iou (gr) : Scandal. 

Gwallskoueriuz (gw) : Scandalous. 

Gwallvez (gr) : Infam. 

Gwallzarvoud - ou (go) : Sinister. 

Gwan (gw) : Faint - Feeble. 

Beza gwan an divesker : To feel groggy. 

Natur an den a zo gwan : The flesh is weak. 

Gwana (v) : To ail - To mortify. 

Gwanadur - iou (go) : Mortification. 

Gwanded (gr) : 

Gwanded a orin : Inborn weakness. 

Gwander - iou (go) : Faitness. 

Gwaneg (gw) : Faintly. 

Gwannaad (v) : To grow feeble. 

Gwara (v) : To distort. 

Gward : 

Kemer gward : To become buckled. 

Dindan gward : Under guardianship. 

Gward-a-dreñv : Rear gard.

Gward - bro (gr) : Militia. 

Gwaredig (gr) : (Violoñs) Bow. 

Gwareg - ou (gr) : Bow - Coat-hanger . 

Tenna gand eur wareg : To shoot with a bow. 

Gwarega (v) : To draw the bow. 

Gwaregata (v) : To draw the bow. 

Gwaregour - ien (go) - Gwaregourez - ed (gr) : Bowman - Bowoman 

Dindan tiz-gwareg : Within bowshot. 

Gwaremm - ou (gr) : Warren. 

Gwaremmer - ien (go) : Ranger. 

Gwarez (go) : Safe-guard. 

Gwarez- ou (go) : Auspice - Protection . 

Gwarez-stad : Protectorate. 

Goulenn gwarez : To appeal to. 

Dindan gwarez unan bennag : Under the auspices of someone. 

Beza dindan gwarez unan bennag: To be under protection somebody. 

Gwarezer - ien (go) : Protector. 

Gwarezer ar paour : Protector of the poor. 

Gwarezi (v) : To protect - To preserve - To shield ( from ). 

En em warezi ouz an erh : To shelter from the snow. 

Gwarezuz (gw) : Protective. 

Gwarizi (gr) : Envy - Jealousy. 

Beza glaz gand ar warizi : To be pale with jealousy. 

Dre warizi eo e oa bet gwerzet : That is was out of envy that they had delivered him 

up. 

Krevi gand ar warizi : Eaten up with envy. 

Naer wiber ar warizi : The viper of envy. 

Gwarizi avad a zavas a-eneb dezañ : Jealousy grew against him. 

Gwariziuz (gw) : Jealous. 

Gwasaad (v) : To aggravate - To alter for the worse - To exacerbate. 

Mond war wasaad : To grow worse. 

Gwasaad an dud : To slander people. 

Gwasadur - iou (go) : Aggravation. 

Gwasauz (gw) : Aggravating - Pejorative. 

Gwask - ou (go) : Clothes peg. 

Gwask (gr) : 

Beza paket er wask : To get into a scrape. 

Gwaskou an nasker : The yoke of oppression. 

Ar zeiz gwask: Every pressure possible. 

Dindan gwask ar gall: Under French control. 

Gwaska (v) : To compress - To crush - To oppress - To press - To pressurize 

To squeeze -To stem. 

Gwaska war ar from : To put a brave face on it . 

Beza gwasket gand an naon: To be consummed by a hunger. 

Gwaskadenn - ou (gr) : Anguish - Pang - Sprain. 

Gwaskadur - iou (go) : Compression. 

Gwasked - ou : Shelter. 

E gwasked an enezenn : Under the lee of the island. 

Gwaskedi - Gwaskeda(v) : To take cover - To secure . 

Gwaskell (gr) : Cider press. 

Gwaskenn (gr) : Oppression.

Ar zort-se ne vez ket ar waskenn barbagn ganti : It ‘s not to be sneezed at. 

Gwaskennuz (gw) : Anguishing. 

Gwaskerez ( go) : Deteroriation - Oppression - Press. 

Gwaskerez a e-eneb : Back - pressure. 

Gwaskerez dre zour : Bramak press. 

Gwazkerez uhel : High pressure. 

Gwaskerez izel : Low pressure. 

Beza dindan gwaskerez an alouberien : To be in the heels of the invaders. 

Dindan gwaskerez ar hleñved : Under the pressure of illness. 

Ar wasa gwaskerez : The ultmost violence. 

Gwaskerez (gr) : Pressing machine. 

Gwaskerig - ed (go) : Domineer person. 

Gwasta (v) : To blemish - To corrupt - To deteriorate - To devastate - To impair 

To infest - To maraud - To perish - To plunder - To raid - To rannsack - To ravage 

To seduce -To spoil - To suannder - To taint . 

Gwastadour - ien (go) : Pioneer. 

Gwastadur - iou (go) : Devastation - Graft - Seduction - Taint. 

Gwastell - Gwistilli (gr) : Cake - Boughten cake. 

Gwasterez (go) : Impaiment. 

Gwaz (gr) : Goose - Tansy. 

Rei krohenn gwaz (gway) da unan bennag : To make somebody’s flesh creep. 

Gwaz : 

Gwaz a-ze evidout : Too bad for you. 

Gwaz a-ze (evidon) : All the worse. 

Gwaz a-ze dit : Woe to you. 

N’eus ket gwashoh : Of the deepest dye. 

Ar gwasa dismegañs : The final outrage. 

Gwaz: Ar gwasa fri-furch: The most curious woman. 

An taol gwasa : The most formidable trial. 

Gwasoh e-neus greet: He has done worse. 

Gwaz - Gwazed (go) : Strapping man . 

Ar gwaz a anevezan e verh : The man whose daughter I know. 

Beza gwaz a-walh : To be a plain spoken man. 

Den gwaz a-walh : Bluff, plain spoken man. 

Pebez gwaz : What a boy. 

Pebez gwaz a zo anezañ ! : What a man! 

Eur gwaz a-zoare : An examplary husband. 

Evel eur gwaz : In a manly fashion. 

Eur gwaz disheñvel : Model husband. 

Dond da veza eur gwaz : To grow into a man. 

Komzou gwaz a zo ganeoh : You speak like a man. 

Evel eur gwaz : Like a man. 

Gwaz a zo bara ouz e zaouarn : Man full of expedients - Resourceful man. 

Eur gwaz pinvidig : A man of means. 

Gwaz - iou (gr) : Stream. 

Gwazeg (adv) : Swampy. 

Gwazeg (go) : Swamp. 

Gwazenn - ou (gr) : Swamp. 

Gwazienn - ou (gr) : Vein. 

Gwazienn c’hwezet : Varix. 

Gwea (v) : To distort.

Gwea anezi : To have a hard time on it . 

Gweadenn - ou (gr) : 

Gweadenn er hraozell : Strain. 

Gweadenn droad : Sprain. 

Gweadur - iou (go) : Contortion. 

Gwech - ou (gr) : 

Pet gwech ?: How often? 

N’ouzon ket pet gwech warn-ugent am-eus lavaret an dra-ze deoh : I ‘ve told you 

scores of times. 

Eur wech - Evid eur wech : On one occasion. 

Eur wech bennag : Sometimes. 

Eur wech all : Another time - On another occasion. 

Eur wech, diou wech;, teir gwech,sko amañ! : Going, going, gone! 

Bez ez euz mil gwech pell ‘ zo : Ages ago. 

Eur wech ar mare : Once in a while. 

Eur wech ar bloaz : Once a year. 

Eur wech ar sizun : Once a week. 

Eur wech hepken : Once only. 

Eur wech an amzer : Now and then - From time to time. 

Eur wech an amzer e kleven kelou anezañ : I heard fro him now and then. 

Eur wech e oa hag eur wech ne oa ket hag eur wech a oa bepred : Once upon a time. 

Eur wech bep seiz kant vloaz :When the pigs begin to fl. 

Eur wechig bennag : By way of exception. 

Eur wech muioh : Once more. 

Meur a wech : A number of times - On several occasion - At different times. 

Meur a wech am-boa gwelet anezi : I’ ve seen her a couple of times. 

Gwech an amzer : Between whiles - Ever and aon - At times - Now and again 

On occasion. 

A-wechou : Now and then. 

Ne ya ket re fall an traou a wechou : Sometimes, that didn’t work too badly. 

Nousped gwech : Over and over (again). 

Evid ar wech : For the nonce. 

Ral ar wech : Once in a blue moon. 

Lak da spered da labourad evid eur wech : Use your head for once. 

Diou wech muioh: As much again. 

Gwechall (adv) : Long ago - Formely. 

Gwechall : In the past. 

Eur penn-ti o doa gwechall war ar mêz : They used to have a little place in the 

country. 

Gwechall-goz : Anciently - Bygone - In former times - From old - Lang-syne 

In the past - In times past - In the old days - In the days of old. 

En amzer wechall : In by gone days - It’s earl days. 

Gwechall e oa gwechall hag hirio ez euz eun amzer all : Let bygones be bygones - 

Once upon a time. 

An itron Farmer a oa bet gwechall eur vaouez vrao: Lady Farmer had once been very 

beautiful. 

Gwechall-nevez : A little while ago - Of late - Latterly - Newly - Recently 

Eun iliz a oa anezi gwechall-nevez : Not so long ago there was a church there. 

Gweet (gw) : Buckled. 

Gwel - ou (go) : Appearance. 

Eur gwel degemeruz : Unspoilable view.

Gweladenn - ou (gr) : Visit . 

Ober eur weladennig da unan bennag : To pay someone a visit. 

Eur weladenn d’am mignon : A visit to my friend. 

Gweladenni (v) : 

Gweladenni unan bennag : To pay so a visit. 

Eun nebeud tud a weladenne anezo : They received few visitors. 

Gwele - ou (go) : Bed - Grass border. 

Er gwele : In bed. 

Gwele-kloz : Box bed. 

Gwele-skourr : Hammock. 

Goloenn wele : Coverlit. 

Mond d’ar gwele : To go to bed . 

Chom er gwele : To lie in bed . 

Chom brao er gwele : To lie snug in bed 

Chom war ar gwele : To keep to one’s bed. 

Dresa ar gwele - Ficha ar gwele - Kempenn ar gwele : To make the bed. 

Ober gwele gand eur vaouez : To go to bed with a girl - To have carnal knowledge of. 

Gwele a rejont asamblez : They became lovers. 

Gwele a ra ganti abaoe eun tammig amzer : He has been sleeping with her for some 

time. 

Dillad gwele : Bedclothes. 

Dalhet er gwele : Bed-ridden. 

Mervel euz ar maro brao er gwele : Death from natural causes 

En em damolodi er gwele - Ober chouchig er gwele : To ensconce oneself in 

a bed. 

Ober gaol diwar ar gwele : To hot out of bed. 

Sevel euz ar gwele : To get up from one’s bed - To get out of bed. 

Chomit brao en ho kwele : Stay happily in bed. 

Gwelead plouz : Loose straw. 

Gweled - ou (go) : Blush. 

Eun tammig gweled dister a jom c’hoaz ganti : She is almost blind. 

D’ar henta gweled : At first appearance. 

Barn ar gweled kenta : To judge by externals. 

Gweled sinadou : Portent. 

Gweledel (gw) : Optic . 

Gweledoniez (gr) : Optics. 

Gweledva - ou (go) : Landscape. 

Gweledvaer - ien (go) : Landpainter. 

Gwelevuz (gw) : Resplendent. 

Gweliabl (gw) : Showy - Tawdry. 

Gwelidigez - iou (gr) : Apparition - Appearance - Sight. 

Gwelidig (gw) : Visual. 

Gwelkenn zall (gr) : Blinker. 

Gwell (gw) : 

Gwell a-ze : Blissfully - Well,what,that was that ! 

Gwell a-ze (evidon) : All the better - Good for us. 

Gwell eo furnez eged pinvidigez : Wisdom is better than riches (Breton poverb). 

Gwelloh eo e-mod-se: It ‘s better so. 

Gwelloh e veze kavet ar madou dindan an heol eged ar binvidigez en arhant: Property 

in the sun was then considered preferable to wealth in the form of money. 

Gwellohig eo: He is a shade better.

Gwelloh : Preferable. 

Gwelloh-gwella : Better and better. 

Gwell-ouz-gwell : Better and better. 

Kalz gwelloh : Much better - A lot better. 

Eun tammig gwelloh : A little better - A bit better -Somewhat better. 

Gwelloh eo : That ‘s better. 

Gwelloh eo e-mod-se : It’s better so. 

Gwell eo eun oberer eged kant lavarer : Deeds not words. 

Gwelloh eo ganin mervel : I ‘ d rather die. 

Gwelloh e vefe dezo kaozeal : They had better speak. 

Gwelloh e vefe deom ober gand an dro-gamm : We’ d better use the old trick. 

Gwellohig eo hi: She is distinctly better. 

Kalz gwelloh en em gav va eskern e-kreiz va hig : I feel better in myself. 

En em denna gwelloh: To manage to do better. 

An hini gwella : Best. 

An hini wella : Best. 

Ar gwella mignoned : The best friends. 

Ar gwella den a zo : The best of man. 

Gwella ar pez a zo : Blissfully happy. 

Ar gwella roudou avel : The best air currents. 

Ar c’henta,ar gwella : As early as possible. 

Gwella tra d’ober: The best thing to do. 

Gwella tra eo mond dezi ar henta posubl: It was best to get it over with as soon as 

possible. 

Ober ar seiz gwella / posub : To lean over backward to - To do one’s 

level best - To do something to the best of one’s ability - To go out for something - To 

do the utmost possible - To make a great show of zeal. 

Va seiz gwella am-eus greet : I have shot my bolt . 

O seiz gwella a rint evid skoazella : They will do their utmost to help. 

C’hwi a raio ho pep kwella : You will do your very best. 

Te a vezo va fa fried karantezuz evid ar pe wella ar pe falla : You will be my wife for 

the better or for worse. 

Ar gwella ma helle : The best he could - As well as he could. 

Poania a raim gwella ma hellim, peogwir om bet gopret en a-raog : We will take pains 

as well as we can, since we have been paid in advance. 

Ar re all a heulie gwella ma hellent : The others followed as well as they could. 

Gwell : 

Ober eur gwell da unan bennag : To pay someone a visit - To go to see someone. 

Gwellaenn - ou (gr) : Betterment. 

Gwellaad (v) : To ameliorate - To amend - To go better 

Mond war wellaad : To change for the better. 

Mond war wellaad gand ar boaz :To improve with use. 

War wellaad ez a : He is going ahead - He has greatly improved. 

War wellaad ez ar galleg ganti : She has made strides in French. 

Gwelladenn - ou (gr) : Amelioration - Amendment. 

Gwelladur - iou (go) : Ameloriation. 

Gwelladurez - iou (gr) : Amelioration. 

Gwellaenn - ou (gr) : Amelioration. 

Gwellidigez - iou (gr) : Amelioration - Improvement . 

Gweloud (v) : 

Da weloud : Apparently.

Diouz her gweloud : Apparently. 

War wel ema : He is on the mad. 

Dond war wel : To appear. 

War a weler : So it appears. 

An iliz-se a hell beza gwelet euz a-bell : This church can be seen from afar. 

Kerkent ha gwelet : At the first blush. 

Beza gwelet mad gand unan bennag : To be someone ‘s favourite - 

To be well with somebody - To be in good odour with someone. 

Gwelet hoh euz anezi? N’am-eus ket : Have you seen her? No. 

Beza gwelet fall gand unan bennag : To be in bad odour gand unan bennag. 

Ouz he gweloud e anavezom anezi : You only know her by sight. 

Gwelet he-doa ahanom : She saw us. 

An den a welit : The man whom you see. 

Gwellweler - ien (go) : Optimist. 

Gwellwelerez (go) : Optimism. 

Gwellweluz (gw) : Optimistic. 

Gwelidigez - iou (gr) : Vision . 

Gwelour - ien (go) : Visionary. 

Gweluz (gw) : Visible. 

Gweluzted (gr) : Visibility. 

Gwelwa - ou (go) : Belvedere. 

Gwenan (ho) : Bee. 

Toull - gwenan : Alveole. 

Gwenaneg - ou (gr) : Apiary. 

Gwenaner - ien (go) : Apiarist. 

Gwenanerez - ou (go) : Apiculture. 

Gwendr (go) : Gout (med). 

Gwendr-red : Rheumatism . 

Gwener (go) : Friday. 

D’ar gwener : On friday. 

Da wener : On fridays 

Gwener ar groaz : Black friday. 

Gwengolo (go) : September. 

D’an triweh a viz gwengolo : On september 18. 

Gwenili (ho) : Gull. 

Gwenn (gw) : White - Blank. 

Gwenn kann : As white as alabaster. 

Na ruz na gwenn : Apolitique. 

N’eo teo ar gwenn en e reor : He hasn’t a big bottom. 

Kalm gwenn : Dead calm. 

Gwennou an dent : The enamed of the teeth. 

Gwenn reor ar pemoh : Gammon - The hams. 

Reo gwenn : White frost . 

Sul gwenn : Whitsun. 

Gwenn - ou (go) : Target . 

Beza dindan ar re wenn: Under the domination of te Whites. 

Beza e dalh ar re wenn: To be under the thumb of Withes. 

Gwenna (v) : To launder - To whiten. 

Gwennaad (v) : To bleach - To blanch (hair). 

Gwennaenn (gr) : Verruca - Wart . 

Gwennder (go) : Whiteness.

Gwenneg - Gwenneien (go) : 

Beza hep eur gwenneg toull : To be dead broke - Not to have a farthing - Not to have 

a nickel - To be stony broke. 

N’e-neus ket eur gwenneg toull war e ano : He hasn’t a bean - He hasn’t a brass 

farthing - He has no bread left - He hasn’t a penny piece - He is completely broke - 

penniless - He hasn‘t two pennies to rub together. 

Ar gwenneien a zo rouez em zi : We are short of cash at our house. 

Seder e oa evel pemp gwenneg : He was blithe / happy as a lark. 

A-wenneien : Penny by penny. 

Gwennerez - iou (gr) : Laudry. 

Gwennilienn : Swallow. 

Gwenodenn - ou (gw) : Footpath. 

Ar wenodenn a gas d’an hent : The footpath joins the road. 

Gwenodenn ar hloar : The path of glory. 

Gwennraza (v) : To whitewash. 

Gwenta (v) : To blow about - To slash (horse) - To winnow. 

Gwenterez (gr) : Blowhole - Winnowing machine. 

Gwentl (go) : Gripes. 

Gwenv (gw) : Adroit - Agile - Amenable - Bouncy. 

Gwenved : 

Sevel a rae gwenved ganin : My thumbs begin to itch. 

Gwenvi (v) (flowers) : To fade. 

Gwenvded (gr) : Adaptability - Adroitnes - Bouciness. 

Gwenvder (go) : Adroitness - Agility. 

Gweñvidigez ( gr) : Beatitude - Bliss . 

Gweñvidik (gw) : Blissful. 

Gwenvidikaad (v) : Beatify. 

Gwer (ho) : Glass. 

Pri-gwer : Enamel. 

Gwér (gw) : Green. 

Gwér (ho) : Glass. 

Gwerbl (gr) : Bubbling. 

Gwerbluz (gw) : Bubonic. 

Bosenn werbluz : Bubonic plague. 

Gwérenn - ou (gr) : Glass pane - Plate glass. 

Gwérenn greski : Magnifying glass. 

Gwérenn livet : Stained glass window. 

Gwérennou liesliou an iliz : The stained glasses of the church. 

Gwérenn liesliou : Stained window. 

Gwérennou liesliou an iliz : The stained glasses of the church. 

Gwérennad gwin : Glass of wine 

Gwérenn vier : Mug. 

Gwérenn dal - Gwérenn harz : Wind screen. 

Beza mignon d’ar wérenn : To lift one’s elbow 

Hennez a zo re vignon d’e wérenn : He hits the bottle quite often. 

Gwérenn al lagad : Crystalline lens (of eyes). 

Lip e wérenn : Drunkard. 

Sevel ar wérenn : To tipple one’s elbow. 

Gwérennad : 

Gwérennad hini kreñv : Bracer. 

Gwérennad hini dous : Bracer.

Gwérennad gwin ardant : Bracer 

Gwérennad gwin : Glass of wine. 

Gwéreneg - ou (gr) : Glass-roof. 

Gwérenni (v) : To vitrify. 

Gwerhez - Gwerhizi (gr) : Cuttle - bone. 

Ar Werhez : The blessed virgin. 

Gwerhez ar remed-oll: Virgin of cure-alls. 

Gwerhted (gr) : Virginity. 

Gwerin (gr) : Common people 

Gwerje - ou (go) : Orchard. 

Gwern - iou (gr) : 

Eet eo eur wern gand an houl : A mast went by the board. 

Gwern-gorn : Bowsprit. 

Gwern-valouin : Bowsprit. 

Gwern-veg : Bowsprit. 

Gwern-vraz : Mainmast. 

Eur vatimant peder gwern dezi : A four master - A four masted ship. 

Gwernenn (gr) : Alder. 

Gwernis - ou (go) : Varnish. 

Gwernisa (v) : To varnish. 

Gwerz - iou (gr) : Ransom. 

Gwerz - miret : Monopoly. 

Skei war ar priz er werz : To outbid. 

Gwerz-war-dermen : Hire purchase. 

Gwerz-butun : Bonus - Bounty - Bribe - Gratuitity - Tip. 

Sellit ouz an tu all ha rastellit gwerziou-butun : Look the other way and pocket bribes. 

Gwerza (v) : To sell - To betray. 

Gwerza war goll : To bargain away 

Gwerza war ziskont : To clear off (comm). 

Gwerza marhad mad : To cut prices. 

Gwerza diouz ar pouez : To sell by weight. 

Gwerza ar bistolenn : To blab out a secret -To let the cat out the bag - To blow the 

gaff - To give the show away. 

Gwerza ar bistolenn: To spill the beans. 

Gwerzet eo ar bistolenn : The secret is out. 

Gwerza ar horv : To prostitute. 

Gwerza war an hent : To hawk. 

Gwerza diwar foeta bro :To peddle. 

Gwerza bleud dre lur : To sell flour by the pound. 

Gwerza eun dra bennag war goll : To sell something at a loss. 

Kavoud gwerz da eun dra bennag : To open a new channel for trade. 

Ar zort a zo da werza : To have enough and to separe of something. 

En em werza : To blow the gaff. 

Avalou e-leiz a oa da werza war ar marchad : There is glut of apples on the market 

Gand piou on bet gwerzet? :Who betrayed me? 

Gwelloh e vefe dezi gwerza he hoz strakell en-dro : She ‘d better resell that old heap 

of junk. 

Gwerza morianed : Blackbirding. 

Eun dristig a werzenn: A sad ballad 

Gwerzer - ien (go) : Salesclerk. 

Gwerzerez - ed (gr) : Salesgirl.

Gwerzid (gr) : 

Gwerzid vihan : Fibula - Splint bone. 

Gwerzid vraz ar har : Achilles tendon. 

Gwerzidigez -iou (gr) : Sale. 

Gweskenn - ou (gr) : Brake - Handbrake. 

Gweskenna (v) : To bit. 

Gwespedenn (gr) : Wasp. 

Gwestenn - ou (gr) : Bit (horse). 

Gwestenna (v) : To bit. 

Gweüz (gw) : Pliable. 

Gweüsted (gr) : Flexibility. 

Gwevn (gw) : Acrobatic - Malleable - Springly - Supple. 

Gwevnaad (v) : To limner. 

Gwevnder (go) : Suppleness. 

Gwez (ho) : Tree. 

Gwezenn-dourmanti : Larch. 

Gwezenn avalou : Apple tree. 

Krenna ar gwez : To prune one’s trees. 

Diwar ar frouezenn eo e anavezer ar wezenn : The tree is known by its fruit. 

Gweziader - iou (go) : Coefficient. 

Gweziegell - ou (gr) : Bladder. 

Gwez-mouar (ho) : Blackberry bush - Mulberry. 

Gwezvoud : Honey-suckle. 

Gwiad - ou (go) : Web. 

Gwiadenn - ou (gr) : Web. 

Gwiadenni (v) : To weave. 

Gwiader - ien (go): Weaver. 

Gwiad-kevnid (go) :Cobweb. 

Gwiadi (v) :To weave. 

Gwialenn (gr) : 

Eur wialenn vrao a vaouez: A fine slip of a girl. 

Eur wialenn vrao a zen: A fine figure of a man.. 

Beza eur wialenn vrao a zen :To have a fine figure. 

Gwibeled - ou (gr) : Bow-drill. 

Gwiblenn - ou (gr) :Vane 

Gwidila (v) : To coil. 

Gwidiluz (gw) : Equivocal - Tortuous. 

Gwidre : Ruse - Stratagem. 

Taol gwidre : Feint. 

Gwidreuz (gw) : Sly. 

Gwigned (gr) : Bush hook. 

Gwigour (go) : Squeak. 

Beza gand ar gwigour : To have ants in one’s pant - Beza entanet gand an orged 

(women) . 

Gwigourad (v) : To squeak. 

Gwigourad he doa greet an nor p’am boa digoret anezi : The door had creaked on its 

hingers when I opened it. 

Gwihal (v) : To bat - To squeal. 

Gwiha (v) : To blink. 

Gwikal (v) : To squeal. 

Gwildro (go) : Honeysuckle.

Gwilhadur - iou (go) : Blink. 

Gwilhiatuz (gw) : Blinking. 

Goulou gwilhiatuz : Blinking light. 

Gwilioud (go) : Child birth - Deliverance (med). 

Diwar wilioud eo marvet : She died in child birth. 

Gwiliouderez (go) : Accouchement - Confinement . 

Gwilioudi (v) : To birth - To be confined - To bring forth. 

Mervel a reas diwar wilioudi : She died in child birth. 

Gwilioudouriez (gr) : Obstretical. 

Gwimeled - ou (gr) : Bow - drill - Gimlet . 

Gwin (go) :Wine. 

Gwin mad : Good wine. 

Gwin ruz party (brezoneg Brest) : Drinking bout. 

Gwin ardant - Gwin an tan : Alcohol. 

Gwin Bourdell : Claret. 

Gwin koz : Old wine. 

Dizona diouz ar gwin :To become sober. 

Eur beskennad gwin : A drop of wine. 

Eul lomm gwin : A gulp of wine. 

Blazet fall kena eo ar gwin-se : This wine is filthy stuff. 

Gwindask - ou (go) : Capstan. 

Gwinegr (go) : Vinegar. 

Gwinienn (gr) : Vine. 

Gwinienner - ienn (gr) : Vine-grower. 

Gwiniz (ho) : 

N’ema ket ar moh war ar gwiniz du : The case is not pressing - The house isn’t on fire 

- We are not in a great hurry. 

Gwiniz da hada : Seed corn. 

Gwinkal (ouz) (v) : To buck the question. 

Gwinta (v) - diwinta (schip) : To pitch. 

Gwintadur (go) : Pitch. 

Gwinterez - ed (gr) : Basacle. 

Gwinuz (gw) : Abouding in wine. 

Gwir (gw) : Legitimate - Real . 

Evid gwir : Actually. Evid lavaroud gwir : Honest speaking. 

E-gwir : Actually. 

Gwir pe gaou : Whether or no. 

Gwir bater : Admitted truth - Gospel truth - Honest injun. 

Kemer eun dra bennag evid gwir bater :To take something for gospel. 

Dond da wir : To come true. 

Va huñvreou a oa deuet da wir : My dreams had come true. 

Ar gwir a zo ganeoh : You are dead right. 

Gwir eo evid doare : It’s a dead certainty. 

Lakeet on-eus anezo da gompren n’edo ket ar gwir ganto : We made them to realize 

they were wrong. 

N’on ket kad da lavaroud hag-eñ eo gwir : I personnaly couldn’t swear to it. 

Gwir - iou (gr) : 

Gwiriou dreist : Prerogative - Privilege. 

Gwiriou miret : Monopoly. 

Eur gwir eo : It’s only normal. 

Rei da anaoud ar gwir : To proclaim justice.

Ema ar gwir gantañ evid doare : He is quite right. 

Ni a gav deom ema ar gwir ganti : We suppose she is right. 

Gwir -dibab : Option. 

Gwira (v) : To authenticate. 

Gwirheñvel (gw) : Plausible. 

Gwirheñvelded (gr) : Probability - Verisimilitude. 

Gwirheñvelder (go) : Verisimilitude. 

Gwirheñveldur - iou (go) : Probability. 

Gwiri (v) : To hatch. 

Gwiriadur - iou (go) : Authentication. 

Gwiriadurez - iou (gr) : Authentication. 

Gwiria (v) : To aver - To verify. 

Gwiridig (gw) : Sensitive - Timorous of pain. 

Gwirieg (gw) : Authentic - Genuine - Legitimate. 

Gwiriégéz (gr) : Authenticity. 

Gwiriekaad (v) : To authenticate - To legitimize. 

Gwirienn - ou (gr) : Theorem. 

Gwirion (gw) : Actual - Just - Sincere. 

Eur burzud gwirion : A positive miracle. 

Gwirionded (gr) : Actuality. 

Gwirionder - iou (go) : Actuality - Reality - Sincerity. 

Gwirionez (gr) : Truth. 

Ar wirionez rig : The honest truth - The naked truth. 

E gwirionez : In actual fact - On the level - Actually - As a matter of fact - A point of 

fact. 

Ar wir wionez eo : It’s an actual fact - That is precise the truth,nothing but the truth. 

Ar wirionez blên ha netra ken : The truth,the whole truth. 

Ar wirionez rig a zo ganto : They are perfectly right - They are quite right. 

Ar wirionez rig a zo ganto, a-du edom ganto penn-da-benn : They are quite 

right ; we quite agree . 

Ema ar wirionez rig ganeom : We are altogether right. 

Ar wirionez rig a oa ganti : She was dead right. 

Ar wirionez a zo ganto evid doare : By Jingo; They are right. 

A-nebeudou e-noa desket ar wirionez : He heard the whome story bit by bit. 

Me a fell din gouzoud ar wirionez : I want to know the truth. 

Mond en tu all d’ar wirionez : To drow the long bow - To pile it on. 

Arabad eo mond en tu-all d’ar wirionez : Don’t exagerate. 

Eun tamm mad a wirionez a zo ganeoh : There is an element of truth in what you say. 

Ha ma vefe bet eur bleiz e gwirionez? : If it had been really a wolf? 

Lavaroud ar wirionez : To speak the truth. 

Rag e gwirionez, m’hel lavar deoh : For truly I say to you. 

Gwirvoud (go) : Reality. 

Gwirvoudelez (gr) : Realism. 

Gwirvoudenn (gr) : Reality. 

Gwirvouder - ien (go) : Realistic. 

Gwirvroad - Gwirvroidi (go) - Gwirvroadez -ed (gr) : Aborigine - Blackfellow 

Gwiskad - ou (go) : Film. 

Gand eur gwiskad fank (war) : Caked with mud. 

Eur gwiskad liou : A coat of paint - A layer. 

Eur gwiskad balan: A layer of broom. 

Eur gwiskad plouz : A bed of straw.

Lakaad eur gwiskad liou war eur voger : To dab paint on a wall. 

Gwiskamant - ou (go) : Apparel - Clothes - Gera (clothing) - Suit . 

Gwiska (v) : To don. 

En em wiska : To put one’s clothes. 

Gwisket er haerra : Decked out in all finery. 

En em wiska er haerra : To prank oneself out. 

Gwisket e glaz : Dressed in blue. 

Gwiska an dillad ran : To strip in the buff. 

Gwiska eur voger (gand liketennou) : To post a wall. 

Gwisket cheuh : Well dressed. 

Beza gwisket kran : To be elegantly dressed. 

Beza gwisket truilleg : To be out of elbow. 

Eun den gwisket kran : A man of fashion. 

Beza gwisket faro : As neat as a new pin. 

Toenn gwisket a erh : Roof powdered with snow. 

Gwis-houarn : Blindahe. 

Gwiskwa - ou (gw) : Ward - room 

Gwispederez - iou (gr) : Biscuit trade. 

Gwispid (ho) : Biscuit. 

Gwispidenn-vor : Ship’s biscuit - Sea biscuit. 

Gwispona (v) : To brush over. 

Gwitubina : 

An oll gwitubina : Lock, stock, and barrel - One and all. 

Gwiz (gr) : Bitch Sow. 

Eur wiz a zo ahanout! : You bitch! 

Gwiz houez : Bush hammer. 

Gwizad voh : Farrow. 

Gwiz (gr) : Jack (bowls). 

Gwrah (gr) : 

Gwrah lann : Sow bug. 

Gwrah an diaoul : Stag beetle. 

Kaoud ar wrah : To take a single trick. 

Gwrah koz (gr) : Beldame - Old greezer - Haggish - Harpy - Hell cat. 

Seblant eur wrah koz a zo warni : Ske looks pretty haggish. 

Gwrahell - ou (gr) : Hayrich - Haystack - Rick - Stack. 

Gwrahellad (v) : To rick. 

Gwrahez an drez : Blackcap. 

Gwreg - ed (gr) : Wife. 

E wreg muia karet : The wife of his bosom. 

Gwreg ar prezidant : First lady. 

Gwregel (gw) : Female. 

En doare gwregel : In the feminine gender. 

Gwregeleet : Effeminate. 

Gwrek (go) : Coffee - pot 

Gwrez (gr) : Temperature. 

Ober eur horvad gwrez : To wallow in the warmth. 

Gwrezi (v) (diouz) : To defend. 

Gwrezvuzulier - ou (go) : Thermometer. 

Gwriaad (v) : To sew - To stitch. 

Gwriet e oa a zotoniou ha netra ken : She is simply crammed with silly ideas. 

Mekanik da wriaad : Sewing machine.

Gwriadur - iou (go) : Seam. 

Gwrierez - ed (gr) : Seamstress. 

Gwrierez eo euz he micher : She is a seamstress. 

Gwrierez (gr) : Seam. 

Gwrimenn - ou (gr) : Bordering (clothes) - Skirmish . 

Gwrimenna (v) : To border. 

Gwrimennet (gw) : Bordered. 

Gwrizienn -ou (gr) : Base (gramm) - Root. 

Gwrizienn peder; Pedervet gwrizienn : Biquadratic root. 

H 

Ha; hag : And. 

Entreal daou ha daou : To come in two at a time. 

Gortozit hag e welot : Wait and see. 

Pemp eur ha dég : Ten past ten. 

Habaskaad (v) : To moderate - To mollify - To moderate. 

Habaskaer - ien (go) - Habaskerez - ed (gr) : Moderator. 

Habasker (go) : Patience . 

Haboad : To cry wolf. 

Hacherez kolo (gr) : Straw cutter. 

Had - Hadenn - ou (gr) : Seed. 

Hada (v) : To seed - To sow. 

Hader - ien (go) - Haderez - ed (gr) : Sower. 

Hael (gw) : Magnanimous. 

Haelder - spered : Toleration. 

Hag all : Up to and including. 

Kollet korv hag all : Lost with all hands. 

Foar a oa bet lakeet war e vadou, ti hag all : His property was sold, his house 

included. 

An oll az eas kuit, bugale hag all : All departed with children. 

Kerzoud d’ar gwele dillad hag all : To get into one’s bed fully dressed. 

Notenn : Hag all ne dalvez ket evid : Ect 

Haillon - ed (go) : Thief - Blackguard - Bohunk - Bully boy - Caddis - Hooligan. 

Eur vandennad hailloned : A gang of thieves. 

Tamm haillonned ma ‘ z oh : You little good for nothing. 

Halabarder - ion (go) : Beefeater. 

Haleg (ho) : 

Halegenn : Willow. 

Beza halegenn : To take a single trick. 

Hale-grap : Dash - Onrush. 

Halla : 

Ne oar na hullo na halla : He knows nothing at all. 

Hanter : Half. 

Digeri a ran eun hanter-lagad: I half-opened one eye. 

Hanter-hanter : Fifty-fifty. 

Hanter-hanter a reom : Let’s go fifty-fifty. 

Hanter ouz hanter : Half and half. 

Hanter boaz : Half backed - Half cooked. 

Hanter skeudenn (statue) (gr) : Bust. 

Hanter gorv (go) : Bust. 

Hanter noaz : Half-naked.

Hanter varo : Half alive. 

Hanter-kant vloaz araog : Fifty years earlier. 

Hanter briz : Half - price. 

Hanter vezo : Half drunk. 

Hanter-ebrel : Mid-april. 

Hanter-hent : Half - way - Midway. 

Hanter tiegez : Helpmeet - Va hanter tiegez : My better half. 

Hanter greet : To do thing by halves - Arabad lezel an traou hanter-hreet: Never do 

things by halves. 

Eun hanter muioh : Half as much again. 

Eun hanter eur : Half an hour. 

Eun hanter re : Half as much again - Too much by half. 

Eun hanter euz ar merhed : Half of the women. 

Beza en tu-hont da hanter-kant vloaz : To be in the fifties. 

Troha eun dra bennag dre an hanter : To cut something into halves. 

Mond eun hanter gand unan bennag : To go halves with someone. 

Digeri a ran eun hanter-lagad: I half-opened one eye. 

Kemer eun hanter euz eun dra bennag : To take the half of something. 

Troha eun dra bennag dre an hanter : To cut something into halves. 

Kavoud eun hanter diegez : To get a wife. 

Gwerza dre hanter zouzennadou : To sell by the half-dozen. 

Ro din eun hanter anezañ : Give half of it. 

Beza arru unneg hanter : To be tissy-screwed. 

Hanterdro (gr) : About-face. 

Hanterez - iou (go) : Intervention. 

Hanteri (v) : To mediate. 

Hanternoz - sterenn ( gr) : Boreal. 

Hanterour - ien (go) : Intermediary - Mediator. 

Dond da hanterour : To interpose ( between). 

Hanterouriez - iou (gr) : Intervention - Mediation. 

Dre hanterouriez euz : Through the agency of. 

Dre hanterouriez hegarad (euz) : Through the good offices of. 

Hantervoull - ou (gr) : Hemisphere. 

Hañv - iou (go) : Summer. 

En hañv : In summer. 

O ren edo an hañv : It was summer. 

Eun endervez hañv : One summer afternoon. 

Hañvadur - iou (go) : Aestivation. 

Hañval (gw) : Aestival. 

Hañveg (gw) : Aestival 

Hañvez - iou (go) : Summer time. 

Eun hañvez fall a zo eta o tond : We are going to have a bad summer then. 

Hañvesk (gw) : Barren. 

Hañvi (v) : To aestivate. 

Hañvour - ien (go) - Hañvourez - ed (gr) :Summer visitor -Vacationist . 

Hardigez : 

Mankout a hardigez : To lack courage. 

Hardisaad (v) : To embolden. 

Hardiz (adv) : 

Hardiz dezi! : Courage! 

Kredit ahanon hardiz : I guarantee .

Penaoz e hellit hardiz komz ouzin evel-se? : How can you talk me like that? 

Ne oa ket hardiz outi : He stood in awe of her. 

Beza hardiz a-walh: To dare. 

Harellad (v) : Badger. 

Harink (go) : Herring. 

Harlua (v) : To deport. 

Harluad (go) : Outcast. 

Harluaerez : Ostracize. 

Harner - ien (go) : Adjudicator. 

Harneza (v) : To equip. 

Harnezadur - iou (go) : Equipment. 

Haroz - ed (go) : Hero. 

Harozegez (gr) : Heroism. 

Harozeg (gw) : Heroic. 

Harozel (gw) : Heroic. 

Harp (gw) : Adjacent - Adjunct - Aid - Ancillary - Bordering - Contigous. 

Harp ouz an dorgenn : Down the hill. 

Harpa (v) : To aid - To lean - To recline - To relieve. 

Harpa unan bennag : To help someone. 

Harpet ouz eun dra bennag: Backed on / to something. 

Harpa an hini a zo da ober : One must take it. 

Harpell - ou (gr) : Abutment ( of a church) - Buttress - Prop. 

Harz - ou - lamm (go) : Parachute. 

Harzlammer - ien (go) - Harlammerez - ed (gr) : Parachutist - Paratrooper 

Harz - ou (go) : Border (country) Borderline - Obstacle - Resistance. 

Harz ar vro : State boundary. 

Harz-stokou : Bumper. 

Harz-stokou a-raog : Front bumper. 

Harz-stokou a-dreñv : Rear bumper. 

Lakaad harz da : To delimitate. 

Lakaad harz war unan bennag :To lay someone the heels -To seize so by the scruff of 

the neck. 

An archerien a lakaas harz warno : They were taken up by the police. 

En tu-all d’an harzou: Over the border. 

Mên-harz : Boundary post / stone / mark. 

Harzadeg - ou: Ar hi a daolfe harzadegou: The dog would bark. 

Harzadenn - ou (gr) ( dog) : Bark. 

Harzal (v) : To bark (dog). 

Harzal gand ar boan: To yelp with pain. 

Harzell - ou (gr) : Rail. 

Harzer - Harzour - ion ( go) : Barker. 

Harz ouz harz : Bordering. 

Harz-labour : Strike. 

Lakaad en harz-labour : To call out. 

Eun harz-labour a zo kouezet trumm warnom :We have a strike on our hands 

Hast (go) : Readiness. 

Ober hast ouz unan bennag : To do something out of kindness. 

Hasta (v) : 

Hasta a ran d’en em wiska : I got dressed in a hurry. 

Hastit buan! - Hastit afo! : Look alive! - Get busy - Come on. 

Hast afo! : Hurry up! - Make haste - Move it ! - Shake a leg - Look sharp.

Hast afo, poent eo mond! : On the trouble, it’s time. 

He : Her. 

He mignoned : Her friends. 

He hamaladed : Her friends. 

He gwelet ho-peus ? : Have you seen her? 

He fal meur : Her immediate object. 

Heb: Komzet e-neus heb soñjal: He spoke without thinking. 

Hebleg (gw) : Pliable. 

Hec’h hini - He re : Hers. 

Hed - ou (go) : Bowshot - Interval - Longitude. 

Displega an traou en o hed : To give a detailled account. 

Kavoud hed ar har : To have an open field. 

Hed - eskell (plane) : Span. 

Hedro (gw) : Fickleness - Fluidity (penn). 

Beza hedro ha skañvbenn : To be fickle and thoughtless. 

Pebez penn hedro eo hounnez : How easily she flares up. 

Heg - ou (go) : Chagrin. 

Dre heg : By brute force. 

Dre heg ma vez ret : By force if necessary. 

Ober an heg ouz unan bennag : To tease someone. 

Hegarad (gw) : Affable - Amiable - Lovable. 

Beza hegarad e-keñver unan bennag : To treat so kindly. 

Hegarad kenañ e oa bet em heñver : She was very nice to me. 

Eun den hegarad eo : He is a good mixer. 

Hegaraded (go) : Affability - Agreableness - Amiability - Amiciability - Bonhommie 

Friendliness. 

Gand hegaraded : Hearthily. 

Hegasi (v) : To bedevil - To horrify - To importune - To irritate - To rag - To rile 

To tantalize. 

Chom a zav da hegasi da vamm : Stop annoying your mother. 

Hegasuz: Na pegen hegasuz!: How irritating! 

Hegaz (gw) : Importunat - Obstructive. 

Hegerez : 

Hegerez ar maro : An obsession with death. 

Hegleo (gw) : Sonorous. 

Hegleo (go) : Sonority. 

Hegredig (gw) : Naïve. 

Hegrenoni (gr) : Credulity 

Heguz (gw) : Aggravating. 

Heiz ( ho) : Barley. 

Mond da gaoh heiz : To go to bankrupt. 

Kaoud heiz : To meet with a check - To meet with a defeat - To meet with a repulse. 

Heizez - ed (gr) : Doe - Hind. 

Hej : 

Ober eun hej da unan bennag :To haul someone over the coals. 

To give someone a good dressing down - To give it someone hot - 

To dress someone down (and proper) - To give someone a good 

telling off - To give someone hell - To poke so in the ribs - To swing 

someoene ’s neck - To talk severely to someone - To give somebody a good scold. 

Ober eun hejig da unan bennag : To go on at someone. 

Greet ez euz bet eun hej dezi : She has been on the mad - They gave her the

words. 

Paka eun hejig : To catch hell. 

Eun hej a rafe vad dezi : She wants a stirring up. 

Heja (v) : To agitate - To brandish - To rattle - To shake. 

Heja ar penn : To shake one’s head - To wag one’ s head. 

Hejet gand an tonnou : Beaten by the waves. 

Hej dihej brankou ar wezenn avalou evid lakaad ar frouez da goueza: Shake the 

apple tree to make the apples down. 

Heja an toull (pop): To swing one’s hips. 

Hekleo - iou (go) : Echo. 

Heklevi (v) : To echo - To reverberate. 

Helavar (gw) : Eloquent. 

Eun den helavar : An eloquent man. 

Helavarded (gr) : Eloquence. 

Helavarouriez (gr) : Rhetoric. 

Helenegez (gr) : Scholarship. 

Helikopter - iou (go) : Helicopter. 

Helmoh (go) : Hunt. 

Helmoher - ien (gr) : Shooter. 

Helmohi (v) : To chase. 

Heloh (gw) : Mobile. 

Hemañ : 

Hemañ eo va mab muia karet, a zo va dudi : This is my beloved son whom I am well 

pleased (Gosp). 

Daoust ha n’eo ket hemañ mab David? : Can this be the son of David? 

Hen (gw) : Antique 

Hena (gw) : Senior. 

Henammzer - iou (gr) : Antiquity (period or epoch). 

Henañded (gr) : Seniority. 

Henaour - ien (go) : Ancient . 

Henavelez (f) : Birthright 

Hencha (v) : To beacon - To guide - To lead - To shunt. 

Ar hantik hencha: The initiatory hymn 

Hencher - ien (go) : Guide - Leader. 

Hendad - ou (go) : Ancestor - Forbear 

Hended (gr) : Ancientness - Antiquity. 

Hendra - ou (gr) : Antiquity. 

Marhadour hendraezou : Antiquarian. 

Hendraezour - ien (go) : Antiquarian. 

Hendraour - ien (go) : Antiquarian. 

Hengoun - ou (go) : Tradition . 

An hengoun koz: The old tradition. 

Hengounel (gw) : Traditional. 

Henhiz - iou (gr) : Tradition. 

Henhizel (gw) : Traditional. 

Henistor (go) : Ancient history. 

Henlennegour - ien (go) : Humanist. 

Henlennegouriez (gr) : Humanism. 

Hennez : 

Eur penn braz eo hennez er gevridigez :That man is a big gun in the company. 

Hent - ou (go) :

Hent-dall : Cul de sac - Deadlock. 

Hent - keo (go) : Defile. 

Hent treuz : Cross cut - Side road. 

Henchou - bouillenn : Mud - roads 

Hent Sant Jakez : The galaxy - The milky way. 

Hent bann : Trajectory. 

Hent braz ( Hent praz) : Main road. 

Hent-ged : Parapet-walk. 

Eun hent don ha kompez : A sunken and flat road. 

An hent-houarn : The permanent way - Rail-road - Railway. 

Paotr an hent-houarn : Railwayman. 

Mond gand eun hent : To follow a road. 

War an hent mad : On the right track - Well under way. 

Beza war an hent mad : To be hot on the scent - To be on the high way to success 

To be on the right tack. 

War an hent mad emaoh : You are on the right trad / road. 

Mond war an hent mad : To be working on the right lines. 

Beza war an hent fall : To be on the wrong side of the post. 

Kemer an hent treuz : To cut off a corner - To go by the shortest road. 

Kemer pent an hent : To march off. 

C’hwi a zistroio gand an hent-treuz: You will take a short way back. 

Houmañ a zo war va hent : She annoys me. 

Emaom war an hent a gas d’he zi : Her house lies on our way. 

Mond gand ar memez hent : To go by the same road. 

Mond a rejont kuit euz o bro dre eun hent all : They departed their country by another 

way. 

Beza war an hent : To barrier. 

Eun tamm brao a hent a zo d’ober evid mond di : It’s a goodish step from here. 

Beza war hent unan bennag : To stand in the way. 

En hent! : Away . 

Ha yao en hent! : Go! 

Yao! ha yao en hent! : Off! we go! 

Kollet eo an hent ganeom : We are lost. 

War henchou va buhez : In my memory lane. 

Kemer an hent fall : To miss one’s way. 

Treuzi an hent : To cross over the road. 

Digeri an hent : To pave the way. 

Diskouez an hent da unan bennag : To point the way to someone. 

Rouez eo an henchou gwirion : There are few reliable sources. 

An hent praz a gas euz Ploueskad da Gleder : The large road that goes from. 

Plouescat to Cleder ( E brezoneg ne lavarer ket : An hent a ya euz..). 

En tu all d’an hent : On the other side of the road. 

A-hed an hent: All the way. 

En eur vond gand an hent: As we went along. 

An hent praz ez eer gantañ dre ar vourh: The main road goes through the village. 

Hentad - ou (go) : 

On hentadou : Our ancestors. 

Trei kein ouz an hentadou :To turn one’s back on one’s ancestors - To deny one’s 

ancestors. 

Unan euz va hentadou : An ancestor of mine. 

Hent-houarn : Railway.

Mond gand an hent-houarn : Travel by train. 

Henti (v) : To frequent - To haunt. 

Hent keo (go) : Tunnel 

Heñvel (ouz) : In accordance - Alike - Similar - Confom. 

Beza heñvel ouz : To analogize with somebody. 

Heñvel mig e kement tra : Alike in every particular. 

Heñvel buhez (ouz) : Lifelike . 

Heñvel buhez int an eil hag egile : They are alike as peas in a pod. 

Heñvel poch int :They are very much alike - They are birds of feather. 

Heñvel eo ouz an darn vuia ahanom: He is the same as most of us. 

Heñvel-mik: Similar. 

Heñvel poch ouz he mamm eo : She is the picture of her mother. 

Heñvel eo an traou partoud : It’s the same everywhere. 

N’eo ket heñvel or menoziou war ar poent - se : Our opinions clash on this point. 

Ni a zo heñvel or menoziou :Our tastes are identical. 

Deuet e oa heñvel poch outo :He had become the spitting image of them. 

Ouz petra eo heñvel daoulagad Lenaig? : What do Lenaig’ eyes look like. 

An dud-se a oa heñvel o stad : These people had the same status. 

Heñvelaad (v) : To analogize. 

Heñveladur - iou (go) : Copy - Imitation. 

Heñvelded - ou (gr) : Affinity - Sameness. 

Heñvelder (go) : Affinity - Conformity. 

Heñvelidigez - iou (gr) : Sameness. 

Heñveloud (v) : To imitate. 

Heñvelreiz (gw) : Homosexual. 

Heñvelson : Homonym. 

Heñvelzter (gw) : Synonymous. 

Heñvelster - ed (go) : Synonym. 

Henvroad - Henvroidi (go) - Henvroadez - ed (gr) : Aborigine - Broong. 

Heol - iou (go) : Sun. 

Heol bero : Melt sun . 

Heol tomm bero : Blistering sun - Scorching sun. 

Heol ar bleizi : The moon. 

Bannou kenta an heol : The first gleams of the sun. 

An heol a zankas er mor : The sun dipped into the sea. 

An heol-loar : Moonlight. 

An heol a zispak e lagad - An heol a dorr e houzoug : The sun is out. 

Lunedou heol : Dark glasses. 

Lagad an heol : The orb of the sun. 

Ken laouen hag an heol : As blithe as a lark. 

Beza laouen evel an heol: To bulk over with high spirits 

Trei a du gand an heol : Turn clockwise. 

Tremenet eo an heol e-biou d’ar prenest - Eet eo an heol diwar an treujou - Eet an 

heol diwar ar patatez (pop) (Bokedou ar garnel a holoe va fenn) : My dancing days 

are over - I have had my days - Change of life - Menopause. 

Tommder an heol : Heat action of the sun. 

O kuzad an heol ouzin emaoh : You are standing in my light. 

Ober grallig en heol : To bask in the sun. 

Dourenn heol (gr) : Suntan lotion. 

Birou ruz an heol : The dazzling rays of the sun. 

O terri e houzoug ema an heol : The sun shines brightly.

Kadran-heol - Horolaj-heol : Sun-dial. 

Heolel (gw) : Solar . 

Heolia (v) : To bask in the sun. 

Heolienn - ou (gr) : Veranda. 

Hepken (adv) : Alone. 

Neo ket hepken abalamour da : Not only because. 

Her (gw) : Adventurous - Daring . 

Komz her : To be peremptory. 

Hêr : 

Hêr nesa : Heir apparent. 

Herded (gr) : Effrontery - Rashness. 

Herder (go) : Rashness - Temerity. 

Here : 

Miz here : October. 

Herelez (gr) : Heredity. 

Hererez (go) : Heredity. 

Herezel (gw) : Hereditary. 

Herez - iou (gr) : Heritage - Inheritance - Succession. 

Eun herez eo : It’s an inherited trait. 

Herita (v) : To inherit. 

Heritaj - ou (go) : Heritage - Inheritance. 

Heritour - ien (go) : Heir. 

Heritourez - ed (gr) : Heiress. 

Hern (l) : Jail. 

Herr (go) : Quickness - Speed - Velocity. 

Rei herr da unan bennag : To push on - To drive someone out away. 

A-benn-herr : At full speed - At top speed. 

Kemer an herr : To take off. 

Herrder (go) : Boldness - Celerity - Qickness. 

Gand herrder : Boldly. 

Herreg (gw) : Rapid - Speedy. 

Herrer (gw) : Brash. 

Herruz (gw) : Brash - Rapid - Speedy. 

Hervez (ar) : In accordance. 

Hervez war : According to. 

Hervez-se : Correspondingly. 

Ober hervez : To conform. 

Hervez an dud : It’ say. 

Hervez ar hiz: According to custom. 

Hervez ar reolenn voazet: In accordance with the rules. 

Kement-se, hervezi: According to her. 

Ober hervez a zo bet gourhemennet deor: To act upon an order. 

Herzel (ouz) : To forestall - To forewarn - To intercept - To prejudice - To resist. 

N’on ket gouest da herzel dirag eur pladad fourmaj : I cannot resist a plate of cheese. 

Hesk : 

Mond da hesk :To peter out. 

Hesked - ed - Hiski (go) : Abscess. 

Hesked-malvenn : Sty. 

Heskenn - ou (gr) :Saw. 

Brenn-heskenn / Bleud - heskenn :Saw dust . 

Heskennad (v) : To saw.

Heskina (v) : To persecute. 

Heskiner - ien (go) : Persecutor 

Heskinerez - iou (go) : Persecution - Sawmill . 

Heskinigez (gr) : Botcher. 

Heskinuz (gw) : Haunting. 

Heson (gw) : Melodious 

Hesonenn - ou (gr) : Melod.y 

Heti (v) : 

Eur bloavez mad a hetan deoh : I wish you a happy new year. 

Hetou : 

Gwella hetou (e-keñver) : Best wishes. 

Hetuz (gw) : Satisfactory. 

Heug - ou (go) : Aversion - Disgust - Dislike - Disrelish - Qualms - Reluctance 

Repugnance - Sickleness. 

Beza arru heug ouz unan bennag : To take a dislike to someone. 

Kemer heug euz eun dra bennag : To take a dislike to something. 

Distrei ar sellou gand heug diwar eun dra bennag :To look away from 

something in disgust. 

Heuguz (gw) : Nauseating - Queasy - Repellent . 

Heuj - ou (go) : Prop (plants). 

Heul - iou (go) : Consequence - Succession. 

Da heul : Subsequent . 

Eun den heul-heul : La-la man. 

Heuliad - ou (go) : Escort. 

Heulia (v) : To follow. 

Da veza heuliet : To be continued. 

Kas unan bennag da heul : To entice someone away. 

Dond da heul : To ensue. 

Seni da heul an ton : To lead up to a cadence. 

Mond da heul unan bennag : To follow someone’s lead. 

Eun niver braz a dud az eas d’e heul : Large crowd followed him. 

Chom a ran da heul e zeuliou: I am constantly at his heels. 

Heulier - ien (go) - Heulierez - ed (gr) : Adept. 

Heureuchin - ed (go) : Flue - brush - Hedgehog. 

Heuz - iou (go) : Boot. 

Gwisket an heuzou gand : Booted. 

An heuzou ler: Leather gaiters. 

Heuzig : Bootee. 

Hevelep : 

En hevelep doare / giz : In the same way. 

Hevelep tad,hevelep mab : Like father, like son (Mab e dad eo Kadiou.) 

Heverk (gw) : Notable - Remarkable. 

Heverz (gw) : Perceptible. 

Hevoud : Ease. 

Hewel (gw) :Visible.. 

Hewelded (gr) :Visibilty. 

Hezoug (gw) : Portable. 

Hi (rag) : She. 

Hiboud - ou (go) : 

Hiboud ar richer : Brawl (water). 

Hiboud ar hlefusker : Drone of the engine.

Hiboudi (v) : To burble. 

Higenn - ou (gr) : Fish-hook. 

Eun higenn fall a zen : A very distateful man - Hooligan - A swell guy - A nasty fellow - 

Black beast - A dirty dog. 

Eun higenn fall a zen eo : He is a shaddy character - He is a little narrow piece of 

work. 

Eun higenn fall a zen eo hennez : He is a throughly bad lot - He is a toad of a 

man. 

Hik : Hiccough - hiccup. 

Beza gand an hik : To have got the hiccup. 

Hilienn - ou (gr) : Gravy - Pickle. 

Lestr hilienn : Sauce board. 

Hilienn winegr : Salad - dressing. 

Hilienna (v) : To pickle. 

Hillig (go) : Tickle. 

Hilliga (v) : To tickle. 

Hilligadenn - ou (gr) : Tickle. 

Hilliguz (gw) : Ticklish. 

Hini : Hine ébéd ken : None at all. 

Hini ébéd anezo: None of them. 

Piou an hini eo an den-ze?: Who was the man? 

N’eus hini all ébéder hanton a-bez: There isn’t another like it in the county. 

Hinienn - ou (gr) : Individual. 

A-hiniennou - Hini hag hini - Hini dre hini : Individually. 

Hiniennegez (gr) : Individalism. 

Hiniennel (gw) : Individual 

Hiniennelez (gr) : Individuality - Self. 

Hinkanea (v) : To amble. 

Hinkin - ou (go) : Icicle. 

Hinkinenn - ou (gr) : Stalagmite. 

Hiperbol - ou (gr) : Hyperbole. 

Hiperbolenn - ou (gr) : Hyperbole. 

Hir (gw) : 

Hir ar baill : Down in the mouth. 

Beza hir ar baill : To wear a long face - To cut a sorry figure. 

Beza hir an teod : To have a loose tongue. 

Beza hir ar vreh : To have far reaching. 

Den hir e spered : Egghead. 

Ken hir hag an drougamzer : As long as a month of sundays. 

Bizied hir-hir ha moan-moan: Very long and tapered fingers. 

Na pegen hir e vo ar brezel: What a long war it’s going to be. 

Hiraad (v) : 

War hiraad ez a an deiziou : The days are getting longer. 

Hiraez (gr) : Nostalgia 

Hiraez e-keñver ar meneziou a zo savet enni : She had hankering after the 

mountains. 

Hiraezi (v) : To hanker. 

Hiraezuz (gw) : Nostalgic. 

Hiramzeri (v) : 

Lakaad unan bennag da hiramzeri : To bore someone - To sicken someone. 

Hiravesterez - iou (go) : Contemplation.

Hiravesti (v) : To cotemplate. 

Hirbrederia (war) (v) : To think over -To have a good study of. 

Goude hirbrederia e tilezas an traou : After due consideration he gave up. 

Hirder: 

Ar gambr a oa war-dro tri metrad a hirder: The room was about three metres long. 

Hirgarrezeg (gw) : Rectangular. 

Hirgarezenn - ou (gr) : Rectangle. 

Hirgarrezenneg (gw) : Rectangular. 

Hirgleizenn (gr) : Gash - Seam. 

Hirgleizenna (v) : To scar. 

Hirhareg - ed (go) : Wader. 

Hirhelhieg (gw) : Oval. 

Hirhoalusted (gr) : Longevity. 

Hirhareg - ed (go) : Wader. 

Hirhelhieg (gw) : Oval. 

Hirio - iou : Nightshirt . 

Hirio an deiz : Now . 

An deiz a hirio : Present day - At the present time. 

Trawalh evid hirio : Let’s call it a day. 

Yen sklas eo hirio : It’s chilly today. 

Hirisi (v) - Hirisa (v) : To appall - To shiver. 

Hi a hiris anezañ : She gets on his nerves. 

Hirisuz (gw) : Appaling. 

Hirnez (gr) : Melancholy. 

Hiron (go) : Half - breed - Mongrel . 

Hirprezegenni (v) : To enlarge upon. 

Hirvoan (gw) : Oblong - Slender. 

Hirvombard - ou (gr) : Oboe. 

Hirvoud - ou (go) : Moan. 

Hirvoudi (v) : To moan - To wail. 

Histeriez (gr) : Hysteria. 

Hiziviken: From then on. 

Ho : Your. 

Evasait warnoh hoh unan : Take heed of yourself. 

Hoal (gw) : 

Re hoal war ar re all : To gain ascendency over someone. 

Hoala (v) : To allure - To appeal - To attract. 

Hoaladur - iou (go) : Allurement. 

Hoalerez - iou (go) : Appeal. 

Hoaluz (gw) : Alluring - Appealing - Delectable - Seductive. 

Hobant - ou (naut) : Stay. 

Hogen : But. 

Hogos (adv) : Almost. 

Hohellen (fig) : Bladder. 

Holen : Salt 

C’hwi eo holen an douar : You are the salt of the earth. 

Hemañe-neus holen kraz en e reor : He cannot keep still. 

Holen gros (go) : Coarse salt. 

Holen houarn : Blue stone. 

Holen kouevr : Blue vitriol - Sulphate. 

Holen moger : Saltpeter.

Holener - iou (go) : Salt - shalker. 

Holland (gr) : Netherlands. 

Hopadeg - ou (gr) : Clam - Outcry. 

Hopadenn - ou (gr) : Clam. 

Ober eun hopadenn : To shout. 

Hopal (v) : 

Hop warnañ : Call to him. 

Hoper - ed - noz (go) : Screech. 

Hoppeland - ou (go) : Box coat. 

Hordenna (v) : To bottle up. 

Horellad (v) : To vacillate. 

Horjella (v) : To brandish - To falter - To stagger - To totter - To waver. 

Horjelluz (gw) : Staggering. 

Hormon - ou (go) : Hormone. 

Horolaj - ou ( Orolaj) (go) : Clock - Pendulum - Timepiece. 

Eun horolaj war bao : A standing clock. 

Abred ema an horolaj : The clock is fast. 

Abredi a ra an horolaj : The clock is fast. 

An horolaj a zo war-lerh : The clock is late. 

An horolaj a zo bet harzet: The clock had been stopped. 

Horolaj-heol : Sun-dial. 

Horolajer - ien (go) : Clock-maker . 

Horosi (v) : To jolt. 

Horz - iou (gr) : Mallet. 

Horz da derri mein : Two handed hammer. 

Kaozeal evel eun taol horz : Not to mince one’s words - To snap at someone. 

Beza tapet etre an horz hag ar greun : To be between the upper and the nether 

millstone. 

Houad - Houidi (go) : Drake - Duck. 

Houad gouez : Wild duck - Mallard. 

Houarn : Iron 

Houarn-marh : Horse shoe. 

Tok - ou houarn (go) : Battle bowler. 

Merka gand an houarn tomm : To brand with a hot iron. 

Dizolei ar pod houarn : To blow the gaff. 

Houarna (v) : 

Houarnet : Iron - shod. 

Houh (go) : 

Penn houh gouez : Board’s head. 

Houhig gouez (go) : Boar. 

Houhellad (v) (pigs) : To burrow. 

Houerez (go) : Hoot. 

Houl (ho) : Ground - swell - Surge 

Houlenn - ou (gr) : Wave. 

Houlenna - Houlenni (v) : To corrugate - To crinkle. 

Houlenneg (gw) : Wavy. 

Houlier - ien (go) : Pimp 

Houper-noz : Bird of ill omen. 

Houpet (gw) : Hirsute. 

Houpez : Hop. 

Hu - iou (go) :

Lakaad an hu war :To agitate - To boo at someone - To held up to public obloquy - To 

outcry. 

Hu’ ta (evid eur marh) : Gee up ( opposite : Holla!) 

Huaer - ien (go) : Booer 

Hual - ou (go) : Shackle - Shout down. 

Huala (v) : To shackle. 

Huanadenn - ou (gr) : Sigh. 

Leuskel eun huanadenn : To fetch a sigh - To give a sight . 

Tenna an huanadenn diweza : To breath one’s last. 

Gand eun huanadenn e roas Selia heh asant : Selia gave a sigh of resignation. 

Huanadi (v) : To sigh. 

Huddelwenn _ ou (gr) : Fetish. 

Huderez : 

Huderez koz : Spell. 

Hudhanterour - ien (go) : Medium. 

Hudsperedouriez (gr) : Spiritualism. 

Hudstrilhour - ien (go) : Alchemist. 

Hudstrilhouriez (gr) : Alchemy. 

Hudur (gw) : Obscene. 

Ar spered hudur : The unclean spirit. 

Hudurnaj -ou (go) : Beatliness. 

Hudurniez (gr) : Lust - Lechery - Obsenity - Prurience. 

Huelenn-hwero (gr) : Absinthe. 

Humanegez (gr) : Humanism. 

Humanour - ien (go) : Humanist. 

Hunegan - ed (go) : Dormouse - mice. 

Hungaria (gr) : Hungary. 

Hungariad - Hungaradiz (go) : Hungarian. 

Hunva - ou (go) : Dormitory - Sleeping-quarters. 

Hunvaleer - ien (go) : Sleeping walker. 

Huñvre - ou (go) : Dream. 

Huñvre poaniuz : Nightmare. 

Dre huñvre : In a dream. 

Ober eun huñvre : To have a dream. 

An noz paseet e oan deuet da Vanderley dre huñvre : Last night I dreamt I went to 

Manderley again. 

An huñvre divalo-se a jomas pell war he spered : That nightmare remainded on her 

mind for a long time. 

On huñvre a zo deuet da wir : Our dream has come true. 

Huñvreal (v) : To dream. 

Me a gav din emaon o huñvreal: I must be dream. 

Hurenneg (gw) : Taciturn. 

I

Ibil - iou (go) : Peg. 

Eun ibil a zen : A bit of a gay dog. 

Eun ibil fall a zen eo : He is a disgust man. 

Ibil-troad : Ankle. 

Ibil-beuz : Flesh-peg 

Ibil-kig: Flesh-peg 

Daouibil (dual) 

Ker ibil beuz : God forsaken place. 

Ibilia (v) : To peg. 

Ideet : 

Beza ideet gand eun dra bennag : To have a bee in one’s bonnet about something. 

Idol - ou (go) : Idol. 

Idolaeulerez : Idolatry. 

Ifern - iou (go) : Hell. 

An ifern yen: The nether word. 

Eur wenojenn ivern: An hell infested road. 

Ober eun ifern gand buhez unan bennag : To be the bane of someone’ s life - To lead 

someone a dance. 

Me a ra eun ifern ganit war an douar-mañ : My life is hell with you on this earth. 

Er baradoz hag en ifern : In heaven and hell. 

Tan ifern : Hell fire. 

Pa vo erru koz an diaoul en ifern : Till heel freezes over. 

Tonket d’an ifern : Predestined to damnation. 

An euz ruz rag an ivern: The grim horror of hell. 

Ifernel (gw) : Infernal. 

Ifrontet (go) : 

Ifrontet! : You, little jade!. 

Ignam (go) : Yam. 

Ijin : 

N’eo ket eun ijin fall : It is not a bad idea. 

Ijin he-deus: She has all her wits about her. 

Ijin an diaoul: Diabolical invention. 

Ijina (v) : To devise - To discover - To dream up - To invent. 

Petra ‘ zo peget ennoh evid ijina seurt diotach? : What ever possessed you to invent 

that stupid story? 

Ijinerez - iou (go) : Industry. 

Ijinineg (gw) : Ingenious - Malign - Skiful. 

Ijinirezel (gw) : Industrial. 

Ijinour - ien (go) : Discoverer - Engineer. 

Ilboued (go) : Appetite. 

Ilgotezi (v) : To take a list. 

Iliao (ho) : Ivy. 

Ilin (go) : 

Daoulin (dual) 

Iliz - iou (gr) : Church. Iliz: 

Tour iliz : Church tower. 

Gourhemennou an iliz : The precepts of the church. 

An iliz a oa leun kouch a dud : The church was crammed full of people. 

Den a iliz : Ecclesiastic. 

An iliz n’eus ket anezi : The church is no more.

Ilizel (gw) : Ecclesiastical. 

Iliz-veur : Cathedral. 

Ilizour Bro-Saoz - Ilizourien-Bro-Saoz (go) : Anglican. 

Imbouda (v) : To engraft. 

Imbourh - iou (go) : Survey. 

Imbourher - ien (go) : Prospector. 

Imbourhi (v) : To investigate - To prospect. 

Imbourder - ien (go) : Budder. 

Imobil - ed (go) : Dago - Fat head - Half wit - Simpleton - Stocks and stones 

An imobiled : The mental defectives - The feeble-minded. 

Imor (gr) : Anger - Mood. 

Imor fall a zo ennañ : He is very angry. 

Beza eun imor fall a zen : To have a hot temper. 

E-pad eun tamm imor : In a fit, a moment of anger. 

En imor vad : Cheerful . 

Mestronia an imor - Bale war an imor : To govern one’s temper. 

Moustra war an imor : To hold oneself in. 

Ne hellan ket diwaska va imor : I cannot relax my mind. 

Diskouez re a imor : To show one’s bad temper. 

Imori (v) : 

Imoret : Indignant. 

Imoret eo : He is very angry. 

Imoret mad : Good humored. 

Beza imoret fall : To be in bad humour. 

Beza imoret mad : To be in good humour - To be in good spirits. 

Imoruz (gw) : Inclined to be angr.y 

Impalaer - ed (go) : Emperor. 

Impalaer Bro-Hall : French emperor. 

Impaerel (gw) : Imperial. 

Impalaerer (go) : Imperialist. 

Impalaerez (gr) : Empress - Imperialism. 

Kas an impalaerez d’an traon : To lay low empire. 

Impalaeriez (gr) : Dominion - Empire. 

Implij - ou (go) : Appointment. 

Implij fall (go) : Abuse. 

Implijoud (v) : To employ. 

Indez : India. 

Yar indez : Turkey-hen. 

Indian - ed (go) - Indianez - ed (gr) : Indian - Red indian. 

Indu (go) : Coating. 

Indui (v) : To daub. 

Ingal (adv) : 

Ingal eo evidon - Se, avad,a zo ingal din : It’s all the same to me. 

Ingal eo : It comes the same thing. 

Ingala (v) : To deliver - To distribute. 

Ingaladur - iou (go) : Dispensation. 

Ingenni (v) : To quibble . 

Inosant - ed (go) : Simpleton. 

Inoui (v) : To bore. 

O! Me a zo inouet amañ! : Oh! I am bored stiff here. 

Inouet maro e oa gand e vuhez : His life was deadly.

Me a zo inouet maro ganto : They bore me to death. 

Intampi : 

Arabad dit ober re a intampi : Don’t overdo. 

Intañv - ed (go) : Widower. 

Intañvez -ed (gr) : Widow. 

Intañvez e oa jomet da bevar-warn-ugent :She had left widow at twenty four. 

Intentet : 

Intentet eo : It’s O.K. 

Interamant - ou (go) : Interment - Obsequies. 

Mond d’an intaramant : To attend the obsequies. 

Kaoud eun interamant seh : To die unamoured. 

Intr (go) : Blight. 

Intra (v) (clothes) : To blight - To impregnate - To permeate. 

Intradur (go) (plants) : Blight - Blighting. 

Intruz (gw) : Permeable. 

Irienn - ou (gr) : Plot - Conspiracy. 

Sevel an irienn : To organize the plot 

Kemer perz en eun irienn : To enter in a plot. 

Irinenn - ed (gr) : Blackthorn - Scheme - Sloe. 

Irienna (v) : To conspire - To plot - To weave a plot. 

Irienner - ien (go) : Conspirator - Schemer. 

Irin-reo : 

Gand an irin reo ema va bizied - An irin reo a zo krog em bizied : My fingers are numb 

with cold. 

Irvinenn - ou (gr) : Turnip. 

Irvin: Eur chapelad irvinou kignen: A sting of garlic cloves. 

Isa (v) : To excite - To pique - To stir 

Isa unan bennag a-eneb da unan bennag : To set someone against someone. 

Isa ar boblañs a-eneb da unan bennag : To stir up the crowd on someone. 

Isemskiant (go) : Subconscious. 

Iskiz (gw) : Bizarre - Eerie - Eccentric - Peculiar - Quaint - Queer - Rum - 

Weird . 

Iskiz a-walh , kea?: Odd, wasn’t it? 

Iskiz eo ho levezon warnon: You have a curious influence over me. 

Na pegen iskiz ar geriou-ze! : What curious words! 

Pebez iskiz a venoz ! : What a strange idea! 

Iskizter - iou (go) : Originality - Strangeness. 

Iskuit (adv) : Brainly. 

Islam (go) : Islam. 

Island (gr) : Iceland. 

Islandad - ed (go) - Islandadez - ed (gr) : Icelander. 

Islonk - ou (go) : Abyss - Chasm - Precipice . 

Ispilhenn - ou (gr) : Pendant. 

Ispis - ou (go) : Spice. 

Ispisa (v) : To spice. 

Ispiset : Spicy. 

Ispisial (gw) : Special. 

Blaz ispisial a zo gand ar hig-se : That meat tastes funny. 

N’am-eus netra ispisial da lavared deoh : I have nothing special to tell you. 

Ar pez a zo em zoñj a zo ispisial a-walh: What I have in mind is a little out of the 

ordinary

Ispisialour - ien (go) : Specialist. 

Ispiserez - iou (gr) : General shop. 

Isted (gr) : Inferiority. 

Istor - iou (gr) : History - Story. 

Istor verr : Installment. 

Entreal en istor dre an toull kaz : To enter history by the back door 

Istorel (gw) : Historical 

Eur grozadenn istorel: A historic diatribe. 

Istorour - ien (go) : Historian. 

Istr (ho) : Oyster. 

Istrogell - ed: Jay. 

Istrompilh - ou (gr) : Trombone. 

Italia (gr) : Italy. 

Itig (go) : Shrew - Mouse. 

Itriker - ien (go) : Graffer. 

Itrikou : 

Beza itrikou toud : To use craft - To use trickery. 

Itron - Itronezed (gr) : Lady. 

Itron varia : Our Lady. 

An itron oll-halloudeg: The all-powerfull lady. 

Beza itron : To have a plenty of pluck. 

Eun itron eo : She is a real lady. 

Eun tammig itron a zo anezi : She is a bit of a madam. 

N’eo ket brasoh itron egedon-me : She is no more a lady than I am. 

Ivez (adv) : Too. 

Bez e oa gwez all ivez : There were other trees as well. 

York a dalv da veza gwelet hag Edimbourg ivez : York is worth a visit and so 

Edimbourg. 

Ividig (go) : Temple. 

Ivin - ou (go) : Nail. 

Kaoud gwad dindan an ivinou : To have something on the ball. 

N’e-neus ket a wad dindan e ivinou : He has no backbone - 

He has no blood in his veins - He cannot say “boo” to a goose - 

He ‘s no guts - He is not a man of mettle. 

Ivin reo : Aching of finger - ends. 

Gant an ivin rev edo or bizied : Or fingers were numb with cold. 

An ivinou d’al laez : All clawed up - Ready to pounce claws out. 

Ivinenn - ou (gr) : Yield. 

Iwerzon (gr) : Emerald isle - Ireland. 

Iwerzonad (go) : Irishman. 

Iwerzonadez - ed (gr) : Irishwoman. 

Iwerzoneg (go) : Irish. 

Izel (gw) : 

Izel eo ar mor : The tide is down. 

Tud izel : Rabble. 

Tud a renk izel : Those of low degree - Low classes. 

Eet eo kuit izel he fenn : She went off with a fly in her eye. 

Me a zo dous hag izel a galon : I am gentle and lowly in heart. 

Izeloh (eged) : Inferior - Nether. 

A vouez izel : In a low voice. 

Sila a vouez izel : To insinuate in undertones.

Izella rummou an trede stad: The lowest levels of te third Estate. 

Izelegez (gr) : Humbleness - Humility. 

Izelek (gw) : Humble - Meek. 

Izelekaad (v) : To humiliate - To humble. 

Izellaad (v) : To abase - To bear down - To debase. 

Izelañ (gw) : Minimum. 

Izelegez (gr) : Modesty. 

Gand izelegez : Modestly. 

Izelvolz - ou (go) : Bas-relief 

Izilaad (v) : To debilitate. 

Izili : 

N’eo ket evid va izili : I cannot help it. 

Beza sklaset an izili : To be frozen to the marrow. 

J 

Jahina (v) : To torment . 

Jahinerez (go) : Torment. 

Jagar - ed (go) : Jaguar - American leopard. 

Jak - ou (go) : Lay-figure. 

Jakedenn - ou (gr) : 

Eur jakedenn lien : A strait-waiscoat. 

Jakez (go) : James. 

Jakobin - ed (go) - Jakobinez -ed (gr) : Jacobin. 

Jalgaot - ou (gr) : Jabot. 

Jalous (gw) : Jealous. 

Jalous evel eur hi : He is as jealous as they come - Eaten up with envy - Green with 

envy. 

Janglenn - ou (gr) : Jungle. 

Jao: 

Mond d’an as war gein ar jao: To ride side - saddle 

Jaoutenn (gr) : Boar. 

Japan (gr) : Japan. 

Japanad - iz (go) - Japanadez - ed (gr) : Japaneese. 

Japanadeg (gr) : Japanese. 

Studier war ar japanadeg : Student of japanese. 

Jarbenn - ou (gr) : Spray. 

Jardinerez : 

Ober jardinerez : To garden. 

Jarl - ou (go) : Jar. 

Jav - ed (go) : Mount. 

Jav-red : Steed (horse). 

Javedata (v) : To box someone. 

Javedou : 

Digas ar peoh er javedou : To ease the toothache. 

Jazz (go) : Jazz 

Jebennadur - iou (go) : Interpretation 

Jed - ou (go) : Count (math). 

Jedi (v) : To compute - To reckon. 

Jedoniez (gr) : Mathematics. 

Ne oa ket kreñv war ar jedoniez : He was not very good at mathematics. 

Jedoniour - ien (go) : Mathematician.

Jedoniourez - ed (gr) : Mathematician. 

Jedouriez (gr) : Mathematics. 

Jelinenn - ed (gr) : Dab. 

Jelkenn - ou (gr) : Chunk (of bread) - Hunch (bread). 

Jeneve : Geneva. 

Jenoa : Genoa. 

Jenofl (ho) : Pink. 

Jentil (gw) : Accomodating - Good natured . 

Me a gav jentil anezo : I dare say they are willing to help. 

Jerikan - ou (go) : Jerrycan. 

Jesami : Jasmin. 

Jestr - ou (go) : Action - Gesture - Movement. 

Jestraouerez (go) : Gesticulation - Pantomine. 

Jestraoui (v) : To gesticulate. 

Jestrer - ien (go) : Mime. 

Jeu (go) : 

Ober ar jeu etrezor : To wash one’s dirty linen . 

Ober ar jeu a-wel d’an oll : To wash one’s dirty linen in public. 

Ober e jeu ouz unan bennag : To get the better of someone - 

To settle someoen ’s hash. 

Greet ar jeu : Accomplished fact. 

Kaoud jeu ouz unan bennag : To have an altercation with someone - To have a 

quarrel - To have words with someone. 

Stanka ar jeu : To block the game. 

Beza er jeu : To be hightly delighted - To get the heart of things. 

Hennez a zo en e jeu : He has a first rate position. 

Bez gand da jeu : Be careful. 

E va jeu emaon evid doare : I have the very thing I want. 

Ar jeu da heul : All one’s clubber. 

Tenna ar spillenn euz ar jeu : To get out of adventure without loss. 

Peoh war ar jeu : Chut! mum’s the word - 

Peoh war jeu peotramant e hellfe unan bennag gwerza ar bistolenn:Don’t breath a 

word of it or someone might let the cat out of the bag. 

Penaoz ema kont gand ar jeu ? : What’s the score? 

Kana e jeu da unan bennag : To unbraid. 

Jezuz : Jesus. 

Jiboudig : 

Ober jiboudig da unan bennag : Bow and scrapes to someone. 

Jibouez (go) : Game - Ground game 

Sah jibouez : Game-bag 

Jibouez ho-peus paket? : Did you made a kill? 

Jiletenn - ou (gr) : 

Jiletenn hloan : Jersey. 

Eur jiletenn he daou bastell: Double-breated waistcoats. 

Tapoud eur jiletennad : To get drunk. 

Me a zo ront va jiletenn : I am full up - I am getting a pot belly. 

Jilgamm : 

Beza erru jilgamm : To be lame - To have a limp. 

Jilgamma (v) : To hobble - To limp. 

Jilgamma a ra : There is a bias in his gait. 

Jilienn - ou (gr) : Narrow.

Jinjebr (go) : Ginger. 

Jinterez dour : Water pistol . 

Jipsian - ed (go) - Jipsianez - ed (gr) : Bohemian. 

Jirafenn - ed (gr) : Giraffe. 

Eur gouzoug hir a zo d’ar jirafenn - Ar jirafenn a zo hi he gouzoug: The giraffe has a 

long neck. 

Joa - iou : 

Kaoud joa ouz unan bennag : To be enamoured of - with - someone - 

To be go on someone - To give one’s heart to someone - To be mashed 

on someone - To be soft on someone. 

Kaoud joa ouz eur plah : To be potty on a girl. 

Joa ho-peus outañ? : Do you love him? 

Va mamm am-eus joa outi : I love my mother very much. 

Me am-eus joa ouzit : I love you. 

Jobard : Easy prey 

Jod - ou (gr) : 

Dual: dioujod 

Redeg war ar jodou : To mantle over the cheeks. 

Jodeg (gw) : Bulgy cheeked. 

Joentradur - iou (go) : Suture. 

John - Johniged (go) : Breton onion seller. 

Jojo : Hobby. 

Joke - ed (go) : Jockey. 

Jonkenn - ou (gr) : Junk . 

Joskenn (gr) : Boar. 

Jotad - ou (gr) : Slap. 

Joteg (gw) : Bulky sheeked. 

Jotorell - ou (gr) : Goitre. 

Jourdoul (go) : Alacrity. 

Journal - iou (go) : Journal. 

Ar journaliou : The four estate. 

Jubenni (v) : To interpret . 

Jubennour - ien (go) : Interpreter. 

Judaz : Judas. 

Pok Judaz : Judas kiss. 

Taoliou judaz: Unexpected trecheries. 

Judaser : 

Tremen d’eur judaser : To be considered a Judas. 

Judo (go) : Judo . 

Jugard - ed (go) : Gamekeeper. 

Julod - ed (go) : The moneyed classes - The big pots. 

Ar juloded : The landed interests. 

Junter - ien (go) : Joiner. 

Junter - metalou (go) : Fitter. 

Just : 

N’eo ket just : Its not fair. 

Setu just ar pez a glasken : That’s what I was looking for. 

Evel-just : All right . 

O daou a oa just dirag Doué : They were both righteous before God. 

Justin (go) : Bodice. 

Justis - ou :

Mên ar justisou : Gallows. 

K 

Kabah (gw) : Decrepit. 

Koueza kabah: To become bed-ridden. 

Kabahed (gr) : Decrepitude - Senility. 

Kabal - iou (gr) : Cabal - Faction - Striken in years. 

Kabal d’ar soudarded : Clear out for action - To beat pipe - To quarter 

Kabal d’ar vartoloded : To clear the deck for action. 

Kabalerez (go) : Canvass. 

Kabali (v) : To cabal - To canvass. 

Kabanenn - ou (gr) : Cabin - Shack. 

Kabell - ou (go) : Cape. 

Kabell touseg : Mushroom 

Kabestr (go) - Kebestr (l) : Halter - Margin. 

Lezel ar habestr gand unan bennag : To allow so some margin. 

Lezel kabestr war ar voue : To give rein to. 

Ar habestr a veze atao lezet warni : She could not stir a foot. 

Kabil - ed (go) : Kabyle. 

Kabiten - ed (gr) : Captain. 

Beza anvet da gabiten: To be promoted captain. 

Kabluz (gw) : Guilty - Sinful. 

Kaborell - ou (gr) : Awning. 

Kabosa (v) : To batter - To boss. 

Kabosi (v) : Batter. 

Kabrida (v) : 

Kabrida an tal : To frown / scowl. 

Kad - ou (gr) : Combat. 

Kad: Ne oe ket kad da gousked sioul e-pad bloaveziou: For years he was unable to 

sleep in peace. 

Kadabuill - ou (go) : Scuffle. 

Kadamadur - iou (go) : Sanction. 

Kadamiad (g) : Heroism. 

Kadañs : 

E kadañs : Rytmically. 

Kadarn (gw) : Brave - Heroic - Solid - Valorous. 

Kadarnaad (v) : To confirm - To corroborate - To inure. 

Kadarned (gr) : Heroism - Valour. 

Kadastr - ou (go) : Landregistry. 

Kadeg (gw) : Tactical. 

Kadenna (v) : To bunch. 

Kader - Kadour - ien (go) : Tactician. 

Kaderz (go) : Tactics. 

Kadet - ed (go) : Cadet. 

Kador - iou (gr) : Chair - Presidency. . 

Kador-dredan : Electric chair. 

Kador-brezeg : Pulpit. 

Taolit ho pouez war ar gador : Take a chair. 

Kador-govez : Confessional.

Kador-varn : Tribunal . 

Kador-vreh : Armchair - Easy chair. 

Kador - iou pedi : Prayer - stool . 

Kador veur : Throne. 

Kadoria (v) : To preside. 

Kadour - ien (go) : Combattant. 

Kadran-heol (go) : Sun-dial. 

Kadranas - ed (go) : Padlock. 

Kadranasi (v) : To padlock. 

Kae - ou (go) : Embank - Entrenchment - Hedge - Mole - Pier - Quay. 

Kaead (v) : 

En em gaead a-dreñv eun dra bennag : To take shelter behind something. 

Kaea (v) : To enclose. 

En em gaea (v) : To entrench oneself. 

Kaekiza (v) : To fondle. 

Kael - iou (gr) : Gathe - Railing - Trellis. 

Kael beuliou : Boardfence. 

Kaeladur - iou (go) : Blockade - Stockade. 

Kaelata (v) : To blockade. 

kaeliadur - iou (go) : Netting. 

Kaelidigez (gr) : Blockade. 

Kaer (gw) : Beautiful . 

Kaer kena : Superb. 

Eun den kaer : A magnificent figure of a man. 

Den yaouank kaer : Handsome young man. 

Kaer-tre : Admirably. 

Na kaera devez ‘ zo hirio ! :What a beautiful day. 

War ar haerra : In one’s best - Decked out - All spruced out . 

Em en lakaad er haerra : To tog oneself up. 

Gwisket e oa ganti en he haerra : She had put on her best clothes - 

She was decked out in all her bravery. 

Beza er haerra - Lakaet war ar haerra : Done up to kill. 

Gwisket en he haerra : In full dress. 

Hogen,setu ar haerra tra : Now here ‘ s the best part. 

Dre-heg pe dre-gaer : By fair means or foul - Willy-nilly. 

Ne ran foutre kaer : I don’t care a jot. 

N’euz netra kaerroh eged ar mor : There is nothing more beautiful than the sea. 

Pebez buhez kaer a zo deom ! : Ours was a beautiful life . 

Digudenn gaer : With no problem. 

Kaer a daol : Prowess. 

Didrouz-kaer : Silently. 

Eur haer a zimezi a oa aze: It was a fine wedding. 

An euriou kaer: The golden hours. 

Ar haerra anezo: The hansomest of them all. 

Kaeraad (v) : To beautify - To adorn. 

Kaeradur - iou (go) : Adornment - Ornament . 

Kaerel - ed (gr) : Weasel. 

Kaerigellerez (gr) : Kaleidoscope . 

Kaezar : 

Jul Kaezar : Julius Caesar. 

Kaez :

Buoh kêz : Imbecile - Idiot. 

Seza gêz! o koll he fenn ema ! : Seza! She is loosing her marbles. 

Kaezig : 

Arru on hirra ma hellan mond evel kaezig : I am at my wit’s end. 

Kaeziga (v) : To caress - To coax - To coddle so - To pet . 

Kaezour (go) : Puberty. 

Kafe (go) : Coffee. 

Kafe du : Black coffee. 

Kafe lêz : White coffee. 

Ar veil mala kafe : The coffee grinder. 

Kafedi - iou (go) : Cafetaria - Publichouse. 

Kafein (go) : Caffeine. 

Kagal : 

Ar zaout a oa leun o feñsou a gagal : The cows had their hind quarters covered in dry 

dune. 

Kagalaz (v) : To bemire. 

Kahad: 

Tud a gah er memez tra bern: Tarred with the same brush.. 

Ar re-ze a gah er memez tra bern: Birds of a feather flock together. 

Kaier - ou (go) : Copy-book - Exercise-book. 

Kaieradur - iou (go) : Registration. 

Kaill - ed (go) : Knave - Ore. 

Kaillara (v) : To bedraggle (mud) - To pollute - To spot . 

Kailareg (gw) : Muddy. 

Kaillenn - ed (go) : Knave. 

Kaillos (ho) : Macadam - Tarmac. 

Kaill (ho) : Blackguard. 

Kaïman - ed (go) : Caïman. 

Kaïn : Cain. 

Kakao (go) : Cacao. 

Kaketal (v) : To blab. 

Kaki (gw) : Khaki. 

Kakaouet (ho) : Peanut. 

Kakouz (go) : Leper. 

Eur genou kakouz : A queer customer. 

Kakouzeri - ou (gr) : Lazaretto. 

Kaktusenn (gr) : Cactus. 

Kal - ou (go) : Chock. 

Kalabousenn - ou ( go) : Babaclava - helmet - Hood. 

Kalafet (go) : Putty. 

Kalafeti (v) : To dry dock - To putty. 

Kalamaha (v) : To bodge 

Kalanna (go) : Bonus - Chrismas box. 

Deiz ar halanna : Boxing day. 

Kalbenn : 

Rei kalbenn da unan bennag : To give someone a thrashing - a trousing. 

Kalhatal (v) : 

Kalhatal bara : To cry poverty. 

Kaledenn - ou (gr) : Callosity - Corn (med). 

Kaledenn vraz (gr) : Bunulon. 

Kaledi (milk) (v) : To clot.

Kaledi : To grow hard . 

Kaledennet : Callous. 

Kalemarhi (v) : To trample - To underfoot . 

Kalender - iou (go) : Calendar. 

Kaled (gw) : Beefy - Hefty - Intense - Strenuous - Tough. 

Penn kaled : Bullet head - Pig headed. 

Beza eur penn kaled : To be a dull witted person. 

Goañv kaled : Hard winter. 

Kaled al lèr war : Callous - To have a thick skin . 

Eun den kaled al lèr warnañ : A hardened old sinner - Dyed in the wool. 

Beza kaled ar chouk : To have a strong backbone. 

Beza kaled ouz ar boan : To have great powers of endurance. 

Eur vuhez kaled : A hard life. 

Hennez a zo kaled e chouk : He has a strong back. 

Eur yar kaled mên : A tough hen. 

Re galed e oa al labour : The work was too hard. 

Va breur a houzañve penijenn galed: My brother was in agony. 

Kaletadur : 

Kaletadur an avu : Hardening of the liver. 

Kaleter (go) : Constipation - Staying power . 

Kaletezenn - ou ( gr ) : Pancake. 

Eun duzum a galetezenn winiz : A thick wheaten pancake. 

Kalfichad (v) : 

Kalfichad eun ibil re voan : To have too many irons in the fire. 

Kali (go) : Antacid - Potash . 

Kalifornia (gr) : California. 

Kaliom : Potasium. 

Kalir - ou (go) : Calyx - Chalice. 

Pell diouzin ar halirad-mañ : Remove this cup from me. 

Kalkenn - ou (gr) : Pizzle. 

Kalmijenn - ou (gr) : Calm. 

Dond a reas kalmijenn : There was a calm. 

Kalo-moh (go) : Patience dock. 

Kalon - ou (gr) : Heart - Bravery - Courage. 

Kalon losk : Brant - Sickleness. 

Kalon deo : Brant. 

Kalon dener : Soft heart . 

Kalon fraillet : Broke hearted. 

Kalon vruzunnet : Broken hearted. 

Eeun a galon : Simple-minded. 

Den a galon : Great - hearted-man. 

Gant kalon : Bravery. 

Nerz kalon : Bravery. 

Eul lusk kalon : A glowing heart. 

E kalon ar miziou du : In the depht of the black months. 

E kalon an douar : In the womb of the earth. 

A-greiz kalon : From the very bottom of the heart - With the utmost willing. 

A-greiz va halon : With all my soul . 

Kaoud eur galon dener : To be soft hearted. 

He halon a fraillas : Her heart quailed. 

Bruzuni kalon unan bennag : To harrow someone.s ‘ feelings.

Bruzunet eo va halon : My heart aches. 

Hennez a vruzune e galon : His heart was ready to burst. 

Kraz eo bremañ or halonou : Our hearts are now hardesnedseared. 

Skei war boull ar galon : To beat one ‘ s breast. 

Rei kalon da unan bennag : To key someone up - To put on premium. 

Rei kalon en-dro da unan bennag : To brace someone up - To buck someone up - To 

encourage. 

Beza resevet gand trid-kalon : Received with enthusiasm. 

Kalon dir : Heart of stone - Heart of flint . 

Eur galon dir a zo dezi : She has no bowels of compassion - She is hard hearted 

Karoud unan bennag a-greiz kalon : To love someone with all one’s heart. 

A galon vad : Cheerfully - Whole heartdly. 

Gand kalon tomm : Fervently. 

Degemer unan bennag a galon vad : To welcome someone willingly. 

Kaledi ar galon : To grow hard of heart. 

Fromet he-deus va c’halon : She has moved my heart. 

Mond bihan ar galon er hreiz : To have one’s heart in one’s mouth. 

Me a oa eet bihan va halon : I have butterflies in my stomach - I was ill at ease. 

Unan klañv e galon : Cardiac. 

Rann galon : Keen disappointment 

Beza rannet ar galon : To have a broken heart. 

Yann a ranne kalon e vamm : John drove his mother to desperation. 

Eur galon aour a zo dezi : She has a heart of gold. 

Pika kalon unan bennag : To distress - To vex . 

Lorba ar halonou : To enslave hearts. 

N’am-boa ket nebeud a galon eged unan all: I was as courageous as anyone else.. 

Me a zo dous hag izel a galon : I am gentle and lowly in heart. 

He halon a oa o kalkenna : Her heart was going pit-a-pat. 

He halon az eas bihan : Her heart sank. 

Eet e oa bihan va halon em hreiz : I was in piles and needles. 

Koll kalon : To lose heart. 

Kalon a oa deuet dezo : They had plucked up. 

Ne lamm ket e galon ken : His heart has stopped beating - His heart stood still. 

Kana a ran evid derhel nerz kalon : I am singing to keep my spirit up. 

Tomma ar galon ouz eun dra bennag : To look for support in an ordinary 

occupation. 

Beza gand eur galon vihan hag eur spered kredig : To be timourous and credulous Ar 

galon a vankas dezo : Their courage quailed. 

Kavoud dor prenn ha kalon seh: To be denied the door. 

Kana gand kalon domm: To sing fervently. 

Poull- kalon : Stomach. 

Beza digor ar galon : To have a good appetite. 

Beza gand ar galon deo : To have acidity of the stomach. 

War ar galon noaz : On an empty stomach. 

War va halon noaz emaon c’hoaz : I have not broken my fast. 

War va halon noaz emaon: I am as empty as a worm. 

Ober eul laosk kalon da unan bennag : To nauseate someone - To make someone 

feel sick - To turn stomach. 

Sav-kalon : Nausea. 

Eur zav-kalon eo : It’s digusting. 

Kalonad - ou (gr) :

Dizamma ar galonad : To relieve one’s feelings. 

Kalonask (go) : 

Beza gand ar halonask : To feel in aching void. 

Kalonder (go) : Bravery. 

Kalondev : Hearthbun. 

Kalonegez (gr) : Amicability - Bravery - Valour. 

Kalonek (gw) : Brave - Game - Valiant - Valorous. 

Ken kaloneg hag eul leon : As brave as a lion. 

Kaloneg meurbet : Dauntless. 

Bezit kaloneg eta : So take heart. 

Kalonekadur - iou (go) : Encouragement. 

Kalonenn - ou (gr) : Core (of an apple) - Stump (of cabbage). 

Kalori - ou (go) : Calorie. 

Kalvachenn - ed (gr) : 

Eur galvachenn : Long / thin / person spindless harchs. 

Kalvar - iou (go) : Calvary. 

Kalvez - ed (go) : Carpenter - Joiner. 

Kalvezerez : Technicity. 

Kalz (adv) : A good deal. 

Kalz kenañ : Enormously. 

Kalz evez : Much care. 

Kalz gwasoh : Much worse. 

Kalz gwelloh : Much better. 

Kalz re ger eo : It’s too much to pay. 

Kalz a draou a zeskan : I am learning a great deal. 

Kalz re all ouzpenn : Many more besides. 

Kalz pe nebeud : More or less. 

Kalz ahanom : Many of us . 

Kalz a nerz a zo ennañ : He was proficient. 

Eur halz anezo : Almost all. 

Eur priz kalz kerroh : A much higher price. 

Kalzig a dud : A good few people. 

Eur halzig a dud : A number of persons 

Bez e oa kalzig anezo : There were a good few of them. 

Ober kalz evid : To be useful for. 

Al leor-ze e-neus greet kalz evito : This book is very useful for them. 

An avel a hweze kalzig : The wind was quite strong. 

Ar geriou-ze a reas kalz a blijadur din: This words gave me keen.pleasure. 

Kalza (v) : To stack. 

Kalzenn - ou (of hay...) (gr) : Stack- A fresh hay rick,made with freshly cut hay. 

Kalzenna (v) : To stack. 

Kamalad - ed (go) : Chum - Comrade. 

Kamaladed brezel : Brothers in arms. 

Va hamalad koz : My old chap. 

He hamaladed : Her friends. 

Kamaladez - ed (gr) : Girlfriend . 

Kamambre (gr) : A girl who makes many courteous gestures, or to many of them. 

Pebez toull kamambre eo honnez ! : What a stuck-up madam she is! 

Kamarad - ed (go) : Mate. 

Unan euz or hamaraded : A friend of ours. 

Kambl (gr) : Crank.

Kambr - ou (gr) : Bedroom - Chamber - Crony. 

Kambr-êr : Inner tube. 

Kambr-êz : Bog. 

Kambr-kousked (gr) : Bedroom. 

Kambr ar vugale : Nursery. 

Kambr a goñwerz : Chamber of commerce - Business-house. 

War an tu a-dreñv ema ar gambr: The bedroom is in back. 

Pod-kambr : Chamber-pot 

Kamera - ou (go) : Camera. 

Kamion - ou (go) : Van. 

Kamm - ou (go) : Grimace. 

Ober begou kamm : To grimace. 

Eur hamm a zispriz a reas d’he genou : She smiled disdainfully. 

Kamm (gw) : Lame - Bow legged - Game leg. 

Kamm diouz an daou du : Both sides are to blame 

Ober troiou kamm da unan bennag : To play pranks on someone. 

Adarre unan euz ho troiou kamm : Yet another of your tales. 

Bale war harrig kamm : To hop on one foot . 

Kamm - jilgamm : Limpringly. 

Kamm digamm e oa ar wenojenn dirazom :The drive wound away in front of us. 

Ober beg kamm : To make a wry face. 

Eur beg kamm: Crooked mouth. 

Ober eur vousklenn gamm: To purse one’s lips. 

Kammamzeriad - ou (go) : Anachronism. 

Kammamzeriadur - iou (go) : Anachronism. 

Kammamzerieg (gw) : Anachronistic. 

Kamma (v) : To walk wit a halt - To walk lame. 

Kamma groñs : To limp badly. 

Kamm ki pa gar :To side track on. 

Kamm aotroni : To abuse one’s power. 

Kammdro - iou (gr) : Detour - Ruse - Subterfuge. 

Kammdroenn - ou (gr) : Meander. 

Kammed - ou (go) : Step. 

Kammed goullo : Blunder 

Skei war an hent a gammedou stank : To hurry along the road - To walk at a good 

pace. 

Kammed ha kammed : Step by step. 

Kammed - ou rod (go) : Steel band - Felloe. 

Kammgemer (v) : To confound. 

Kammigella (v) : To coil - To crinkle - To meander 

Kammigeleg (gw) : Tortuous. 

Kammigelluz (gw) : Devious. 

Kamm voaziet : Abusive. 

Kamp - ou (go) : Camp. 

Sevel eur hamp : To titch a camp. 

Kamp-red : Bivouac. 

Taniou kamp : Bivouac. 

Kampa (v) : To encamp 

Kampadur - iou (go) : Encampment. 

Kampion - ed (go ) - Kampionez - ed (gr) :Champion. 

Kampion ar béd : The champion of the world.

Kampionnat (ou) : 

Kamponniat ar béd : Open champion. 

Kampoulenn - ou (gr) : Dell. 

Kan - ou (go) : 

Kan broadel : Anthem. 

Kan bugulien : Bucolic. 

Kan - iou (go) : Spout. 

Kana (v): 

Kana gand kalon domm: To sing fervently. 

Kanab (ho) : Cannabis - Hemp. 

Kanada (go) : Canada. 

Kanailles (l) : Rabble . 

Kanak - ed (go) : Kanaka. 

Kana (v) : To sing. 

Kana oll asamblez : To bear a bob. 

Kana a-bouez penn : To shout at the pitch of one’s voice. 

O kana a-bouez o fenn edont : They were singing at the top of their voice. 

Kana gousperou an anaon : To have the blues. 

Laz kana : Choir - Choral society. 

Arabad kana araog dozvi : Don’t count your chicken before they are hatched. 

Lakaad or-boa anezi da gana : We make her sing. 

Labourad en eur gana : To sing at one’s work. 

Lakaad ar c’hillog da gana: To blow one’s own trumpets. 

O lakaad e gilohig da gana ema: He blows his own trumpets. 

Mond a rejont da gana o brouez: They went to ven their indignation. 

Kanaouenn - ou (gr) : Song. 

Kanaouenn da luskelli : Berceuse. 

Kanaouenn vartolod : Boating song - Chanty. 

Kanaouennig : Ditty. 

Kanaouenn ar hanouennou : The song of songs. 

Kanaouenn an hendadou: The song of the ancestors. 

Kanarded (gr) : Bravery. 

Kanastell (gr) : Cupboard - Larder - Sideboard - kitchen cupboard. 

Kanastr (ho) : Boon. 

Kanatenn - ou (gr) : Marble. 

C’hoari kanatennou : To play marbles. 

Kanavaz (go) : Burlap. 

Kanell (gr) : Bobbin - Cinnamon - Reel - Spool. 

Kanelli (v) : To reel - To spool. 

Kaner - ien (go) - Kanerez - ed (gr) : Singer - Songster. 

Kaner fall : Bird of ill omen. 

Kanevedenn - ou (gr) : Rainbow. 

Kanfard - ed (go) : Blowhard - Blood horse (fig). 

Eur hanfard dibikouz : A lively lad. 

Yann Ganfard : Street arab (of Paris). 

Kanfarderez (go) : Rodomontade. 

Kangourou - ed (go) : Kangoroo. 

Kangourou - ed braz (go) : Boomer. 

Kanienn - ou (gr) : Dell. 

Kanived - ou (gr) : Penknife. 

Kañjoli (v) : To blandish - To wheedle.

Kanmeulerez (go) : Apotheosis. 

Kanmeuleudiou : 

Kanmeuleudiou e-leiz a goueze warnon :Congratulations were showered u 

pon me. 

Kanmeuli (v) : Belaud - To apotheosize - To be effusive in one’s compliments 

To fulsome - To flattery - To glorify - To be lavish of praise. 

Kanmeuli unan bennag :To speak in glow terms of someone - To sing / sound the 

praises of someone - To laud - praise someoene to the skies. 

Plijoud a ra deor gweled ar vugale kanmeulet : One likes to hear one’s children 

praised. 

Kann - ou (go) : Brawl. 

Kann-loar : Bulgy sheeked. 

Kann largadeg : Free fight. 

Ar hann-loar eo : The moon is full. 

Kann (gw) : 

Paper gwenn kann : Clean paper. 

Kannad - ed - (go) - Kannadez - ed - (gr) : Emissary - Envoy - Herald 

Messenger. 

Kannad ar paramantou : The owner of the ship. 

Kannadeg - ou (gr) : Brawl. 

Kannaderez - iou (go) : Deputation - Embassy. 

Kannadig - ou (go) : Bulletin. 

Kannadour - ien (go) : Ambassador - Diplomat. 

Kannadourel (gw) : Diplomatic. 

Kannadouriez (gr) : Diplomacy - Embassy. 

Kanna (v) : To launder (clothes) - To whiten. 

N’am-eus kanna ken da ober : I have nothing to do. 

Kanna e roched da unan bennag : To haul someone over the coals. 

Kanna (v) : Beat. 

En em ganna ouz unan bennag : To fight against someone - To combat. 

Kannerez - ed (gr) : Laundress. 

Kanol - iou (gr) : Canal - Fairway. 

Ar ganol a zo deuet er-mêz euz he lenn :The river overfloowed its banks. 

Kanol - iou (go) : Cannon. 

Pez kanol : Cannon. 

Taol kanol : Shoot. 

Kanol - iou (go) : Channel 

Kanoliadur - ou (go) : Conduit. 

Kanouhell - ou (gr) : Canal. 

Kanouheliadur - iou (go) : Irrigation. 

Kanouhelli (v) : To irrigate. 

Kanseller - ien (go) : Chancellor. 

Kant : Hundred. 

Dre gand / ou : Per cent - Percentage. 

Eur hant bennag : About a hundred. 

Eur hant bennag a gilometrajou : A hundred odd kilometres. 

Kant bro, kant giz - Kant marhadour, kant priz - Kant parrez, kant iliz - 

kant maouez, kant hiviz : So many men so many minds. 

Kant maouez kant hiviz, nemed unan a vefe dihiviz:The exception proves the rule: 

Kantaberz - ou (go : Hecatomb. 

Kantderezek (gw) : Centigrade.

Kantener - ien (go) : Centurion. 

Kanter - ion (go) : Basket-maker. 

Kantennerez (go) : Basket-work. 

Kantik - ou (go) : Carol - Song. 

Kantik evid an anaon : Dirge. 

Kantik an ifern : The hymn of hell. 

Kantolor - iou (go) : Candlestick - Candle. 

Kantolor seiz-skourreg : Branched candlestick. 

Kantolorig : Candle-stick. 

Kantolor-moger : Floor lamp. 

Kanton - ou (go) : County. 

Merhed euz eur hanton all : Women from another county. 

Kantonier - ien (go) : Roadmenter - Road-repairman. 

Kantr (go) : 

Bep tro m’en em gavan dirazi n’on ket gouest da lonka va zammig kantr : Each time I 

meet her I can scarcely swallow . 

Kantrannet (gw) : Centesimal. 

Kantread (go) : Nomad. 

Kantreal (v) : To stooge - To stroll. 

Kantreer - ien (go) : Nomad - Rover - Vagrant . 

Kantreerez (go) : Vagrancy. 

Kantren (v) : To ramble - To rove . 

Kantren e-touez an dismantrou : To wander amongst the ruins. 

Kantved - ou (gr) : Century . 

Kantvedou diouerou: Centuries of hardship. 

Kantved deiz ha bloaz : Centenarian (event). 

Kantved ar sklerijenn : Age of enlightenment. 

Eun iliz euz an douzegved kantved eo: It’s a twelfth century church. 

Kantvedek (gw) : Secular. 

Kantvedel : Secular. 

Eur pleg natur kantvedel : An age - long instinct. 

Kantvedmetr (go) : Centimeter. 

Kantvloaziad ( person) (go) : Centenarian. 

Kanustell - ou (gr) : Avia. 

Kañv (go) : Bereavement - Mortuary - Mourn. 

Kemer ar hañv : To go in mourning. 

E kañv : In mourning. 

Dougen kañv da unan bennag : To be in mourning for someone. 

Kañval - ed (go) : Camel. 

Kañvouuz (gw) : Dreary - Grisly - Lugubrius - Mournful - Rueful - Sad. 

Eur fest kañvouuz: A funeral feast. 

Kañvuz (gw) : Ghostly. 

Kaoh (go) : Excrement 

Kaoh yer : Chicken droppings. 

Kaoh skouarn : Cerumen - Ear wax. 

Kaoh houarn : Clinker. 

Kaoh kelienn : Fly speck. 

Kaoh kezeg : Horse dung. 

Uhel ar haoh er reor : Blown up with pride. 

Beza gand ar haoh kraz er brageier : To feel uncomfortable. 

Hennez a zo uhel ar haoh en e reor : He is a stuff shirt.

Beza lorhuz evel kaoh en eur baner : To burst with pride - All cock a-hoop. 

Proud as a peacock . 

Hennez a zo finoh eged kaoh louarn: He is as artful as a wagonload of monkeys - He 

is full of mischief. 

Mond da gaoh eiz : To fail (shoop) - To make a hash of one’s life. 

Kaoh evid Yann : A fig for Yann. 

Kaoh ki du : Fuck it. 

Kaoud kaoh tomm el loerou : To have one’s heart in one’s boots - To have got the 

jitters - To quake in one’s shoes - To get the wind up. 

Kaoh! : Hang it! 

Aotrouig kaoh saout : Conceited puppy. 

Kaohad (v) : To bog. 

Mond da gaohad : To go to stool 

Kaoh ouzin, me a foero ouzit : I’ll give you a dose of your own medicine 

You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours 

Labourad evel ma kaoh ar zaout en noz : To work on a piecemal 

Kaohig (go) : Cack 

Kaohigell - ou (gr) : Rubbish - dump. 

Kaohkezega (v) : To collect horse manure. 

Kaogidell - ou (gr) : Bungle. 

Kaol (ho) : Cabbage. 

Kaol brussel : Brussell sprouts. 

Kaol fleur (ho) : Cauliflower. 

Kaol - garo : Borage. 

Kaol go : Sauerkraut. 

Planta kaol (gand) : To throw bouquets - To lace someone ‘s coat. 

Rata kaol : Bubble and squeak. 

Eur haol avel : Gwak of a man. 

Ober gaol er-mêz : To hasten out. 

Kaonienn - ou (gr) : Canyon. 

Kaoracher - ien (go) : Bootblack. 

Kaot-askorn (go) : Gelatine. 

Kaoter - iou (gr) : Boiler - Pot. 

Ar haoteriou meur : The main boilers. 

Kambr ar haoteriou : Boiler house - Boiler home. 

Skarza ar gaoter : To blow down the boiler. 

Klevoud ar gaoter o sarmon d’ar pod houarn : To see the mote in one’s brother’s. 

eyes 

Paotr ar gaoter : Cook. 

Kaouad - ou (gr) : Access. 

Eur gaouad terzienn : An access of fever. 

Kaouad avel : Blow. 

Kaoued - iou (gr) : Cage. 

Kaoued orjal : Wire fence. 

Kaouedi (v) : To gage. 

Kaouenn (gr) : Owl . 

Kaoud (v) : To have - To obtain - To possess. 

Kaoutchoug (go) : Buttyl rubber - Rubber. 

Rodou kaoutchoug toud : Solid rubber tyres. 

Kaouledenn - ou (gr) : Clot. 

Kaouledi (v) : To coagulate - To clot - To congeal.

Kaoz (gr) : Cause - conversation. 

Kaoz braz a zo anezañ : He is on the mad. 

Kaoziou dister : Matter of facts remarks . 

Sevel kaoz euz eun dra bennag : To talk about something. 

Gouez d’ar gaoz : According to hear - say gossip. 

Kavoud beh da zisplega rar gaoz: To have trouble speaking. 

Hervez kaoz an dud : According to what they say. 

Toulla kaoz gand unan bennag : To have a chat - To engage someone 

in conversation - To get talking with someone. 

Troha kaoz da unan bennag : To cut someone short - To interrupt 

someone. 

Diwar-benn petra e oa kaoz ganeoh a-hed an hent? : What were you discussing on 

the way? 

Saha ar gaoz : To cut someone short. 

Konta kaoz : To chat . 

Beza bountet er gaoz : To gossip - To tattle about . 

Kemer ar gaoz : To take the floor. 

Kendalh gand da gaoz : Continue to speak. 

Ar gaoz a zo ganti toud : She monopolizes the conversation. 

N’eus ket kaoz gantañ d’o resteurel : He ‘ s never said a word about giving them back 

to me. 

Ne oa ket kalz a gaoz ganto : They didn’t talk much. 

Ne oa ket fonnuz ar gaoz ganeom : Our conversation was not exactly sparkling. 

Ne oa ket kaoziou eo a zo deuet ganto : They didn’t speak at random. 

Kaozeadenn - ou (gr) : Chat. 

Kemer perz er gaozeadenn : To take part in the conversation 

Ar gaozeadenn a oa diwar ar c’hoariva: The talk ran / turned / upon theater. 

Kaozeal (v) : To converse - To talk - To speak. 

Kaozeal gand unan bennag : To talk with someone. 

Kaozeal ganeor an unan : To talk to oneself. 

Kaozeal a vouez izel : To talk in whispers. 

Kaozeal gros : To talk dirt - To talk smut. 

Kaozeal krak-teusk : To be short with - Not to mince one’s words. 

Kaozeal saozneg e-giz eun den euz ar vro : To speak english like a native. 

Kaozeal e-giz an Aviel : To seak like a book. 

Kaozeal dre eñvor : To speak without the book. 

Kaozeal euz traou ha traou all: To speak about one thing annd another. 

Kaozeal da unan bennag en e bart e-unan : To speak to so alone. 

Kaozeal e pleg skouarn unan bennag : To whisper to someone. 

Kaozeal evel eun taol horz : Not to mince one’s words - To rap out one’s word - 

Abruptness of speach. 

Diwar he fenn emaoh o kaozeal? : Do you mean her? 

Da biou edoh o kaozeal ? : Who were you talking to? 

Evid kaozeal frêz : Properly speaking. 

Hounnez a oar kaozeal : She has a glib tongue. 

Ez eo deoh kaoezal brao er-mod-se: It is easy enough for you to talk. 

Kaozeüz (gw) : 

Den kaozeüz : Talkative person. 

Kaozeüsted (gr) : Exuberance. 

Kapab (gw) : Able - Beefeater (U.S) - Beefy - Hefty. 

Beza kapab : To be able to.

Kapital (gr) : Capital (money). 

Kapituli (v) : To surrender 

Kaporal - ed (go) : Corporal (milit). 

Kar - kerent : 

Ni a zo kerent tost : There are bonds between us. 

Ar chas hag ar bleizi a zo kerent tost : Dogs are allied to wolves. 

Dond da gar : To ally. 

Kar da : Allied to. 

Beza hep kar na par : To have neither hearth no home. 

N’e-neus er vro na par na kar : He is without kitch and kin in the place. 

He didn’t know a living soul in the place. 

Kar (gw) : Akin 

An daou her a zo kerent tost : The two words are akin. 

Kar da : Connected. 

Karabinenn - ou (gr) : Carabine. 

Karadegez (gr) : Agreableness. 

Karadeg (gw) : Amiable - Lovable 

Karafenn - ou (gr) : Decanter - Water bottle. 

Karantegez (gr) : Amiability. 

Karantez - iou (gr) : Affection - Love - Charity. 

Karantez dreist : Predilection. 

Karantez dall : Amourette - Love affair - Puppy love. 

Karantez-vro : Patriotism - Love for a country. 

Karantez e-keñver an nesa : Altruism. 

Karantez an unan : Self esteem - Self respect . 

Karantez a zo savet enni evid Yann : She fell in love with Yann. 

Lusk a garantez : Act of love. 

Kudenn a garantez : Romantic affair 

Skoulm ar garantez : Bonds of friendship. 

Hi a rae war e dro gand karantez : She nursed him with affectionate care. 

Gant karantez : Affectionately. 

Eur vruzunenn garantez : A bit of love - Grain of consolation. 

Dre garantez eo en doa greet an dra-ze : He did out of friendship. 

Tommet eo bet va halon gand ar garantez : Heart warmed with heart . 

Promesaou a garantez an eil d’egile : Mutual vows of love. 

Sevel karantez : To fall in love ( ha nompaz “Kouezañ e karantez). 

Ar garantez a zo deuet dezo - Ar garantez a zo savet kenetrezo - Boked ar garantez a 

zo digoret kenetrezo : They fell in love. 

Beza sot gand ar garantez e-keñver unan bennag :To be madly - passionately - in 

love with someone. 

Son a garantez : Love song. 

Rei bruzunachou a garantez da unan bennag : To pour comfort into so’s heart. 

En doujañs ema ar garantez : Spare the rod and spoil the child. 

Ar pez a rit n’eus gantañ / ennañ / karantez ébéd : Your attitude is most unfeeling. 

Karantezel (gw) : Erotic. 

Karantezuz (gw) : Affable - Affectionate - Amiable - Charitable - Loving. 

Karaouan : 

Ti-karaouan : Caravanseral. 

Karavand - ou (gr) : Slap. 

Karavanenn - ou (gr) : Caravan. 

Karbon (go) : Carbon.

Karched - ou (go) : Crate. 

Kard : 

Eur hard eur : A quarter of an hour. 

Dég eur nemed kard : A quarter to ten . 

Dég eur ha kard : A quarter past ten. 

Kardanaad (v) : To reinforce. 

Kardinal - ed (go) : Cardinal. 

Kardou-avel : Mariner’s card. 

Karenna (v) : To careen. 

Karenni (v) : To careen. 

Karer - ien (go) : Amateur. 

Karerr (go) : Cartwright. 

Karg - ou (gr) : Appointment - Charge. 

Beza eur harg evid unan bennag : To be a great expense to someone. 

Beza anvet d’eur c’harg : To be preferred to an office. 

Beza e karg : To hold office - To be in office. 

Den e karg : Officer. 

Ar roue a voe lakeet da zilezel e garg : The king was forced to abdicate. 

Eun den a-garg euz kêr: A city civil-servant. 

An dreued a gargidi vihan: The little employees. 

Karga (v) : To pack - To burden - To clog - To replenish. 

Karga ar valizenn : To pack one’s bag. 

Karga eur voutaill : To fill up a bottle. 

Karga beteg ar skoulm : To gorge. 

En em garga beteg ar skoulm : To have a good blow out - To coal up - To wolf. 

Karga ar bouzellou : To coal up - To gorge - To line one’s stomach. 

Kargit ho pouzellou : Feed your face. 

Karga ar gof (food) : To wolf - To stuff one’s belly. 

Karget a vugale : Burdened with small children. 

Me a zo karget va bouzellou : I am full up. 

Karga ar c’horv an-unan: To stuff one’s belly. 

Karga en-dro : To reload. 

Kemer - war ar chouk : To bell the cat. 

Karget (gand) : Replete. 

Beza karget a beadra : To be wealthy. 

Kargad - ou (gr) : Bulk - Officer. 

Kargamant - ou (go) : Bulk. 

Kargasenn - ou (go) : Carcase - Carcass 

Karger - ien (go) : 

Karger e gov : Gourmadizer. 

Karguz (gw) : Awkward - Burdensome. 

Karhadaliez (gr) : Incest. 

Karhadaliezel (gw) : Incestuous. 

Karharia (v) : To commit. 

Karillon (gr) : 

Ober eur garillon : To make a row - To make a noise. 

Karitez (gr) : Charity. 

Karnach (go) : Hullabaloo - Jangle - Racket - Rumpus. 

Karnachal (v) : To jangle. 

Karnata (horse) : Paw. 

Karnata (v) : To prance.

Karned - ou (go) : 

Karned chekennou : Cheque book. 

Karnel - ou (gr) : Boneyard. 

Bokedou ar garnel a holoe e benn : He has had his days - His dancing days are over. 

Karotez (ho) : Carrot. 

Ar garotezenn wenn-ze: The milk-blooded coward. 

Karoud (v) : To love - To cheris. 

He muia karet : Her boyfriend : Her darling. 

E vuia karet : His girlfriend. 

Da nesa a gari eveldout da-unan : You shall love your neighbour as yourself. 

Karet gand an oll : Beloved of all. 

Ma karit : If it so please you. 

Eur ger vrao eo Kemper; di e karfen mond da jom : Kemper is a lovely town : I would 

like to go to live there. 

Karpenn - ed (gr) : Carp. 

Karr (gw) : Leg. 

Diouharr (dual). 

Beza karr ha killorou : To be in the same boat. 

Karr - kirri (go) : Cart - Vehicle . 

karr-skaoñv : Horse charabanc. 

Ar hirri-skaoñveg : The carriage. 

Kar-kañv : Hearse. 

Karr-hent - houarn : Boxear. 

Karr-boutin (go) : Bus . 

Karr dre-dan : Car - Motorcar. 

Karr dre-dan an amzer da zond : The car of tomorrow. 

Karr-nij-dour : Flying-boat - Seaplane. 

Karr-stlej : Sled - stlej - Sleigh. 

Karr Arzur : Big dipper. 

Karr paotred Mari Robin : Patro-car. 

Karr-nij brezel : Fighter plane. 

Sacha ar harr war ar hein : To play ducks an drakes with one’s life. 

Diwallit mad da zacha ar harr war ho kein : Make sure you draw attention to 

yourself. 

Ti-karr : Caravan. 

Karr-leoriou : Bookmobile. 

Karr paotred Mari Robin : Black Maria - Paddy wgon - Police - vann. 

Karr kamm - Karr Arzur : Great bear. 

Karr da nesa : Spinning wheel. 

Karrezena (v) : To chequer. 

Karrig - ( ou ) - bount ( go) : Baby carriage. 

Karrigell - ou (gr) : Wheel barrow . 

Karr - klañvdi - Kirri - klañvdi (gr) : Ambulance. 

Karr-nij - Kirri-nij (go) : Aircraft - Airplane - Aeroplane. 

Labouradeg kirri-nij : Aircraft factory. 

Douger kirri-nij : Aircraft carrier. 

Park kirri-nij : Airstrip. 

Hent kirri-nij : Airway. 

Karrbont - ou (go) : Viaduct . 

Karrdi - iou (go) : Garage - Hangar. 

Karreg (gr) - Kerreg (l) : Reef - Rock.

Karreg tarz : Reef - Rock. 

Karrer (go) : Ploughwright. 

Karrez - iou (go) : Square . 

Karreza (v) : To square - To tile. 

Karroñs - ou (go) : Coach. 

Karroñser - ien (go) : Body-builder - Coach-builder 

Karroñserez (gr) : Body building - Body work. 

Kart - ou (go) : Card. 

Eun dro gartou : Bout. 

C’hoari ar hartou : Playing cards. 

Ar hoarierien kartou : The card players. 

C’hoari brao gand ar hartou: To play a nice game of cards. 

Kartenn - ou (gr) : Map. 

Kartenn vor : Chart - Nautical chart. 

Kartenn eur barrez : Map of a town. 

Kartenn ano : Identity card . 

Kartenn griz : Car licence. 

Kartenn bost (gr) : Postal-card. 

Karter - iou (go) : District - Ward . 

Karter bordeliou Brest : The back streets of Brest. 

Karter ar gisti : The red light district. 

Kartoñs - ou (go) : Pasteboard. 

Karuz (gw) : Affectionate. 

Karo-erh (go) : Reindeer. 

Karo - kirvi : Deer - Stag. 

Karvan (gr) : Jaw. 

Ar garvan traon : The lower jaw. 

Kas (v) : To agitate - To bring - To devolve - To dispatch - To emit - To send 

Kas a-raog : To propel. 

Kas da : To adress - To transmit 

Kas ahanon d’ar ger : Take me home. 

Kas eul lizer da unan bennag : To adress a letter to someone. 

Kaset eo bet d’ar ger ganti : We let her have it. 

Kas d’an traon : To batter down - To overthrow. 

Kas eun dra bennag da-benn : To accomplish - To actualize - To get through with 

something. 

Kas da bez lèr : To prostitute. 

Kas da get : To annihilate. 

Kas en-dro : Actuate (engine). 

Kas pompad : To show off. 

Kas war-raog : To advance. 

Kas-digas : To alternate - Beza kaset digaset : To swing to and fro. 

Kas unan bennag kuit :To give someone the boot - To cast someone -To discard. 

Kas unan bennag kuit diwar an tro : To take so out of one’s way. 

Kas unan bennag da zutal : To wish someone farther - Kasom anezo da zutal : Let’s 

send packing. 

Kas eun dra bennag kuit euz ar penn: To drive something out of one’s mind. 

Kaset eo bet da zutal evid doare : He got a good snub. 

Kas kabah : To bullyrag. 

Kas todilon : To bullyrag. 

Kas dre orjal : Cable.

Kas al loened war ar peuri : To drive cattle in the fields. 

Kas da benn ar zeiz kefridi all: To perform a thousand other tasks. 

Kas an ero da benn: To bring to a successful conclusion - Réd eo din kas an ero dabenn 

: I must carry this work through. 

Kas an dorz d’ar ger : To return a quid pro quo - To sit on so - To suellch. 

Beza kaset ha digaset gand ar mor : To be drifted across the sea. 

C’hoari kas toud : To slake one’s shirt - one’s last farthing - To play one’s ace. 

O c’hoari kas toud emaint :They are rushing their fences - 

Kasit anezañ diwar va zro : Put him out! out with him. 

Ar bugel a gas ar zaout d’ar park: The child drives the cows to the fields. 

Eur bern traou am-eus da gas da-benn ar mintin-mañ: I have a mass of things to see 

this morning. 

Kas ( go) : 

Kaoud kas ouz : To abhor - To nauseate. 

Kaoud kas ouz eun dra bennag : To abominate doing something. 

Kas am-eus outañ : I am heartily sick of him. 

Kas (gr) : Current - Race. 

Eneb d’ar gas : Against the stream. 

Re a gas a zo gand an dour: The current is too fast. 

Kasaad (v) : To abhor. 

Kasadenn - ou (gr) : Dispatch. 

Eur gwall gasadenn : A real bind. 

Eur gasadenn a-bouez: The really serious jobs. 

Eur gasadenn aon: A state of fear. 

Kaoud eur gwall gasadenn gand : To have a lot of trouble with. 

Laoskel eur gasadenn : To bell 

Kasadur - iou (go) : Dispatch - Emisssion. 

Kasaüz (gw) : Abominable - Abysmal - Accursed - Hateful - Invidious - Obnoxious. 

Krouaduriou kasaüz : Aggravating children. 

Kasaüz eo an dra -se : That’s bastard. 

Kased - ou (go) : Casset. 

Kaser - ien (go) : Addresser - Sender. 

Kaser-kezeg : Coachman. 

Kasia (go) : Acacia. 

Gwezenn-gasia : Acacia. 

Kasidigez - iou (gr) : Annihiliation - Expedition. 

Kasketenn - ou (gr) : Cup. 

Tennit ho kasketenn : Pop off your cup. 

Kasoni (gr) : Feud - Hatred . 

Kasoni : Bad blood. 

A-gasoni : Begrudginly. 

Ober a-gasoni : Begrudge. 

Lakaad ar gasoni da ren etre daou zen : To make bad blood between two people. 

Maga kasoni ouz unan bennag : Out of hatred of someone. 

Kasoni am-eus ouzoh : I hate you. 

Kastell - Kistilli (go) : Castle - Mansion. 

Kastell karr kamm bihan : Little bear. 

Kastell karr kamm : Cynosure - Big dipper. 

Kastellad (go) : Squire. 

Kastilihenn : Goose berry. 

Kastillez (ho) :

Kastillezenn du : Blackcurrant - Black current. 

Klask kastillez (ouz) : To pick a quarrel. 

Ar zaozon a goustas ker d’o lèr beza deuet da glask kastillez ouz. 

paotred Roskov : The English paid dearly for having come to pick a quarrel with the 

lads from Roscoff. 

Kastiz (go) : Chasten - Punishment - Sanction. 

Hennez a gavo e gastiz : He will be punished. 

Ar spontusa kastiz: The most terrifying sanction. 

Kastizadur - iou ( go) : Penalty - Penance. 

Kastiza (v) : To castigate - To chastise - To chasten - To penalize - To punish. 

Kastizel (gw) : Penal. 

Kastizuz (gw) : Penitenciary. 

Kastolodenn - ou (gr) : Pan. 

Ar gastolodenn a zo erru balboset he reor : Is was a battered pan. 

Kastounadez - ou (gr) : Demerara. 

Kasuz (gw) : Disagreable - Unpleasing. 

Kasvuzulier - ou (go) : Bourdon tube. 

Katalog - ou (go) : Catalog. 

Katamaran - ou (go) : Catamaran. 

Katar (ho) : Catarrh. 

Katekiz (go) : Catechisme. 

Elfennou ar hatekiz : The rudiments of the catechisme. 

Katell (gr) : Catherine. 

Tremen da Gatelligou : To show you are a sissy. 

Merh he mamm eo Katell (prov) : She is a spitting image of her mother. 

Katell goant : Stoat . 

Santez katellig : Smooth hypocrite . 

Katolik (gw) : Catholic. 

Katolik - ed (go) - Katolikez - ed (gr) : Catholic. 

Eur hatolik mad : A devout catholic. 

Kav - iou (go) : Cellar. 

Kav - iou - kreñv : Pillbox. 

Kavadenn - ou (gr) : Discovery - Invention. 

Kavadenner - ien (go) : Inventor. 

Kavaill - ou (go) : Conspiracy. 

Kavailla (v) : To conspire . 

Kavaillad (go) : Clique. 

Beza ezel euz ar memez kavaillad : To belong to the asame parish. 

Kavaillad (v) : To scheme. 

Kavailer - ien (go) : Conspirator - Schemer. 

Kavan - ed (gr) : Rook. 

Kavarn - iou (go) : Cave. 

Kavaz (go) : Branching. 

Kavell - Kevell (gr) : Bow net - Cradle. 

Kavell - ou - (Kevell) - bransell (go) : Bassinet - Crib. 

Amañ ema bro va havell : This is the land of my bitrh. 

Bro va havell a jom atao c’hweg d’am halon : My native land stillll has a warm place in 

my heart. 

Eur havell kistin: A chesnut craddle. 

Kaviar (go) : Caviar. 

Kavoud (v) : To find - To account - To appear.

Kavoud an tu : To make shift . 

Kavoud deor an-unan: To have a notion that. 

Kavoud gwell (eged) : To prefer. 

Kavoud mad ar pred : To enjoy one’s dinner. 

Kavoud skoilliou war an hent : To find one’s road blocked. 

Kavoud goudor : To find shelte. 

Kavoud hed ar gar : To have an open field. 

Kavoud a ra din : It appears to me 

Me a gav din : I dare say - It appears to me. 

Ne gav ket din : I believe not. 

Kavet ho-peus : You have go it. 

Hi a gav dezi he doa gwelet anezo dija :She has an idea she has seen them 

before. 

Ha kavoud a ra dezañ eo eur heginer a-zoare : And he calls himself a cook. 

Ni a gav deom : We have the notion that. 

En em gavoud euruz : To account oneself lucky. 

En em gavoud : To befall - To happen - To occur - To take place - To rejoin. 

En em gavoud êz er botou : To be pleased with oneself. 

En em gavoud en eul leh : To come to a place. 

O paouez en em gavoud emaint : They have just arrived. 

Kelou ho po diganin ma ‘ z en em gavan er vro : I’ll look you up if I am in the area. 

Eun deiz bennag eh en em gavo : She may arrive anyday. 

Kemerit ho malizennou,dizale eh en em gavim er porz : Pick up your luggage ; we’ll 

soon be arriving in the port. 

Kaz : 

Ober kaz : To be ploughed. 

Kazarhenn - ou (gr) (hail) : Stone. 

Kazarn - iou (go) : Barracks - Depot. 

Kazauz (gw) : Outrageous. 

Kazeg (gr) : Mare. 

Eur gazeg keneb - Loen bihan gand ar gazeg - Kenebet eo ar gazeg : Mare in 

foal. 

Ober kazeg gand : To prove abortive (fig) - To miss one’s blow - 

To make a boss shot - To meet with a check - To meet with defeat - 

To be ditched - To fizzle out - To flunk - To miss the mark - 

To come to naught - To meet with a repulse -To come to nothing - 

To draw a blank. 

Kazeg adarre! : Wrong again! 

Arabad ober kazeg bremañ : Now it’s your chance. 

Eur gazeg antier a zo anezi : She is a tomboy. 

Kazeg dir : Boneshaker. 

Kezeg gand bouchou bihan warno : Mares with their foals. 

Beza pell diouz ar gazeg : To be out in one’s calculations -To be wide of the mark. 

Pell ema Yann diouz e gazeg : That’s nowhere enough. 

Ar gazeg vezvenn : Round about - Merry go round. 

Kazel - iou (gr) : Transept. 

Kerzoud kazel ha kazel : To walk abreast. 

Kazetenn - ou (gr) : Paper - Gazette - Journal - Magazine - New paper. 

Ober eur goulenn er gazetenn : To put an A.D in the paper ( A.D : abbr of Anno 

Domini). 

Plijuz kena eo ar gazetenn-ze da lenn : This paper makes pleasant reading.

Koumananti d’eur gazetenn : To take a paper. 

Beza koumanantet d’eur gazetenn : To take up in a paper. 

Kazetenner - ien (go) : Columnist - Journalist - Reporter. 

Kaz - kizier (go) - Kazez - ed (gr) : Cat. 

Kaz divestr : Cat nobody will owm. 

Kaz gleb : Pigsty - Sissy. 

Kaz gouez : Wid cat . 

Toull ar haz : Cat door. 

En em glevoud a reent evel ki ha kaz : They lived a cat and dog life. 

Ober martoloded gand ar hizier : To drown young cats. 

En noz, toud ar c’hizier a zo griz : All cats are alike in the dark. 

Ar haz a yeas d’ar hi e skilfou dispak : The cat attacked the dog with open claws. 

Beva evel eur haz o tomma e-kichenn an tan : To be like a pig in clover - To live kike 

a fighting cook. 

Pater ar haz : Hum whin. 

Ar re-ze a zo toud ren ha ren evel pater ar haz : They are all of a piece. 

Mond euz ar haz d’ar raz : Cock and bull story. 

C’hoari mil ha kaz : Lottery. 

Gouzoud peleh lakaad ar haz da logota: To see which way the cat jumps. 

Kazez - ed (gr) : She cat . 

Kazheñvel : Feline. 

Kazig (go) : Kitten. 

Kaz-ki (go) : Cheeta. 

Kaz-koad - Kizier-koad : Squirrel . 

Kazi (adv) : Almost. 

Kazin (av) : Phobia. 

Kazino - iou (go) : Betting house. 

Kaztizadur - iou (go) : Forfeit. 

Keben - ed (gr) : Shrew woman. 

Kebr : 

Chom etre kebr ha toenn : To come to a deadlock. 

Kedez - iou (gr) : Equinox. 

Kef - ou (tree) : Bole . 

Kef tan : Brand - Ember. 

Kef - iou (go) : Cash box - Trunk. 

Kefiou-dorn : Manacles. 

Kefiata (v) : To branch. 

Kefiou - dorn (l) : Handcuff. 

Keflusk (go) : Motion - Stir. 

Kefridi (gr) : Occupation. 

Rei eur gefridi da unan bennag : To entrust someone with something. 

Kas da-benn ar zeiz kefridi all : To perform a thousand other tasks. 

Kegel - iou (gr) : Bulrush - Distaff. 

Kegig - ed (gr) : Warbier. 

Kegin (gr) : Kitchen - Old cat - Jay - Ill natured woman. 

Brao en em dennit er gegin Seza :You do pretty well in the kitchen, Seza. 

Listri kegin : Kitchen ustensils. 

Kegina (v) : To cook. 

Kegina dre zour bero : To boil. 

Keginel (gw) : Culinary. 

Keginer - ien (go) : Cook - Man - cook.

Mestr keginer : First rate cook. 

Keginerez - ed (gr) : Cook. 

Keheder (go) : Equator. 

Kehederel (gw) : Equatorial. 

Kehel : 

Taoler kehel : To take a fancy. 

Taoler kehel war unan bennag : Love at the first sight. 

Keheladur (go) : Cult. 

Kehela (v) : To adore. 

Kehelerez (gr) : Cult. 

Kehelour - ien (go) : Adorer. 

Keheluz (gw) : Adorable. 

Keidel - iou (gr) : Equinox. 

Kein - ou (go) : Back. 

Ober kein da unan bennag - Ober kein tousog :To give someone a boost . 

Ober pleg kein da unan bennag : Bow and scrapes to someone. 

Ober ar hein : To buck back. 

Ober eur zao kein : To take a rest. 

Beza kein ha kein : To be ennoyed with. 

Mond war ar hein : To fall over - To pitch over. 

Mond a reas war e gein: He felt on his back. 

Trei kein ouz ar feiz : To abnegate one’s religion. 

Kemer war ar hein : To take upon oneself. 

Astennet e oa a-hed e gein : He was on his back./ 

Koueza a-stok ar c’hein : To fall backward. 

Lakaad eun dra bennag war gein unan bennag : To blame somethingon someone. 

Hennez a zo ledan e gein : He is always saddled with the blame - He has a strong 

back - He has a broad back. 

Pignad war gein unan bennag : To ride pick - back - on someone. 

Hennez a zo stag e roched ouz e gein : Money sticks to his fingers. 

Samma eun dra bennag war ar hein : To take something on one’s back. 

Hennez a droe kein din: He was sitting with his back to me. 

Keina (v) : To give someone a boost - To bulge - To bug - To wail. 

Keinadur leor : Bookbinding. 

Keineg (go) : To buck (back). 

Keineg (gw) : Burliness - Convex . 

Keiner (go) : 

Keiner leoriou (go) : Bookbinder. 

Labouradeg keiner leoriou (go) : Bookbindery. 

Keingreizennadur - iou (go) : Concentration. 

Keingrezenneg (gw) : Concentric. 

Keinvan - ou (gr) : Wail. 

Keit : 

Keit ha ma vevin : As lon as I live. 

Keit ha ma vo tud : As long as men exist. 

Keit ha ma pado al loar : As long as the moon was still in the sky. 

Keita (v) : To equalize. 

Keitgareg (gw) : Isosceles. 

Keitueg (gw) : Equilateral. 

Kej-mej : Pell-mell. 

Kejadenn - ou (gr) : Encounter.

Keja (v) : To meet. 

Keja gand unan bennag : To forgather with someone. 

Keja ganti a blij deom : We like to see her. 

Gwelloh e vefe keja ganti en-dro : It would be more advisable to see her again. 

Kejet hor-boa ganto an deiz all : We met them the other day. 

Kejet e-neus gand an trenk hag ar c’hwero : He has had a rough time. 

Kejadur - iou (go) : Conjunction. 

Kejej - ou (go) : Cocktail. 

Keladur - iou (go) : Adze. 

Kelaouadur - iou (go) : Informations. 

Kelaouennig - ou (gr) : Bulletin. 

Kelaoui (v) : To announce - To inform. 

Kelaouet gand an elez, ar vesaourien a red buan war-zu ar hraou santel : Informed by 

the angels the shepherds hurried towards the holy stable. 

Kelastrenn - ou (gr) : Riding whip - Rod . 

Kelenn (v) : To profess - To teach - To train. 

Kelennadur - iou (go) : Schooling - Theory. 

Kelennadurez - iou (gr) : Doctrine - Education - Schooling. 

Kelennadurez nevez : New teaching. 

Kelenner - ien (go) - Kelennerez - ed (gr) : Teacher - Don - Pedagogue 

Professor - Preceptor - Scoolteacher. 

Eur helenner euz ar henta : An ace teacher. 

Strollad ar gelennerien : The teaching communauty. 

Kelenner-meur : For master. 

Kelennour - ien (go) : Theorist . 

Kelennouriez (go) : Pedagogy. 

Kelh - iou (go) : Circle - Circumference - Round. 

Lakaad ar helh war eur rod : To block a wheel. 

Kelh-bah - Kelh brein - Kelh red: Vicious circle. 

Kelh-penn (go) : Coronet. 

Kelhdroad - ou (go) : Orbit. 

Kelhenn - ou : Circumference - Shadow. 

Kelhenn-vreh : Bracelet. 

Kelher - iou (go) : Dividers. 

Kelhia (v) : To beset - To encompass - To environ - To gird. 

Kelhiadur - iou (go) : Bedwilderment. 

Kelhieg (gw) : Circular - Round. 

Kelhienn - ou (gr) : Circumference. 

Kelhennoa (go) : Dust bowl. 

Kelhennva - ou (go) : Amphitheatre. 

Kelhoa (go) : Dust bowl. 

Kelhva - ou (go) : Amphitheatre. 

Kelhwellad - ou (go) : Panorama. 

Kelien : 

Labourad evid ar helien : To play to the gallery. 

Kelienenn-dall (gr) : Gadfly - Horse fly. 

Kelienn-varh (ho) : Bull fly. 

Kell - killi ( gr) : Cell. 

Kellid - ou (go) : Embryon - Germ. 

Kellida (v) : To sprout. 

Kelorn - Kelern (go) : Buddle - Tub.

Kelou - Keleier (go) : News - Rumour 

A-gelou mad : To bode well. 

A-wall-gelou : To bode ill. 

Kelou mad ar rouantelez : The gospel of the kingdom. 

Lakaad eur helou da redeg : To set eur rumour afoot - To float a rumour . 

Rei kelou da : To announce - To hand on news - To inform somebody. 

Roit kelou deom : Keep us informed - Keep us posted. 

Roet e vo kelou dezi pa welim anezi : We ‘ll mention it to her when we see her. 

Ar helou a nij buan : News travel fast. 

Ar helou a nij, den ne oar euz peleh e teu :The word went round from somewhere or 

other. 

Eur wech e teu deom kelou : Once, word came to us. 

Ober kelou en-dro deor an-unan : To spread news. 

Gwech an amzer e klevan kelou gantañ : I heard from him now and then. 

Difennet am-eus outi embann ar helou : I forbade her to spread the news. 

N’am-eus ket bet kelou euz ouzoh : I have no news of you. 

Hi a zo bet sebezet gand ar helou : The news bowled her over. 

Ema ar helou o nijal emaoh o vond da zimezi : There is a rumour going round that you 

are getting married. 

O klevoud ar helou e tirollas he mab da ouela : Her son burst into tears when she 

heard the news. 

O kleved ar gwall keleier e semplas: On hearing the sad news she fainted. 

Klask kelou euz unan bennag:To inquire after somebody. 

Eun amprevan a wall-gelou: Ominous insect. 

Ar heleier nevesa : Something new. 

Keleier toull : Tall stories. 

Keleier ofisiel : Official news. 

Keleier nevez flamm : Piping hot news. 

Kelskrid - ou (go) : Reporting. 

Kelskrider - ien (go) : Reporter. 

Kelt - ed (go) : Celt. 

Diskennidi ar gelted : The heirs of the celts. 

Keltrennadur - iou (go) : Quotient. 

Kembaeg (gw) : Welsh. 

Kembread (go) - Kembreiz : Welshman 

Kemener - ien (go) - Kemenerez - ed (gr) : Hooter -Tailor - Seamstress 

Ar hemener a zo krog em divesker : I have pins and needles in my legs - My legs are 

princking. 

Kemener-mor : Swimming crab. 

Kemeneri (v) : To sit cross-legged. 

Kemenn - ou (go) : Advertisement - Announcement. 

Kemenn da Varia : Annunciation - Communication . 

Kemenn (v) : To decree - To enact - To forestall - To herald - To prescribe - To 

prejudice - To signify. 

Kemenn da : To caution. 

Kemennadur - iou (go) : Decree - Prescription. 

Kement : All. 

Kement (ha) : Amount (to). 

Kement a diez on-eus hag int : We have as many houses as them. 

Kement blevenn a zo war ho penn a zo kontet : But even the hair of 

your head are all numbered.

Kemend-mañ a zo eur c’hoari all: But that’s another story. 

Kement-se en em gave er bloaz 1885: That was 1885. 

Kement-se a zivorfilo o evez : That will make them sit and take notice. 

Kement ha troha berr : To cut a long story short 

Kement-mañ a zo eur c’hoari - all : That ‘ s another story. 

Kement kentel a zo el leor-mañ a vo desket gand pep skoliad : 

Diwar gement-se : Now after these events. 

Debri kement ha pevar : To eat enough for four. 

Each pupil will learn all the lessons which are in the book. 

Rei da unan bennag kement a houlennfe :To give so whatever he might ask 

Kement-se : All that . 

N’oh ket evid ober kement-se memez tra : You won’t be after doing that. 

gouzoud a ouzon kement-se : I know all that. 

Komprenet ho-peus kement-se? : Have you understood all this? 

Ha kement ‘zo : And so on - And so forth - The whole boiling - And all the rest of it. 

Ha penaoz e ouzoh kement-se ? : But how do you know that? 

Arabad deoh ober kement-se a drouz : Avoid making so much noise. 

Nompaz chom da hedal ar hement-all : To clear off with bag and baggage. 

Koueza war ar c’hement-all : To be stuck all of a heap. 

O kleved an dra-ze on kouezet war va hement all: When I heard that you could have 

knocked me down wit a feather. 

Ar helou a lakaas da goueza war o hement-all :They were flabbergasted 

by the news . 

Biskoaz kement-all! Pevar lagad d’ar marh dall! : It’s incredible! 

Ober kement-all : To do likewise. 

Biskoaz n’ho-peus gwelet kement-all : You never saw anything like this. 

Ni a raio kement tra ha ma hellim : We ‘ll do all in our power. 

Dispignet he-deus kement he-devoa : He has spent all he had. 

Eur hraou evid diou pe deir buoh ha kemend-all a voh: A manger large enough for two 

ot hree cows and about as many pigs. 

Kement (go) : Quantity. 

Kementad (go) : Percentage. 

Kemer (v) : To take 

Kemer eun dra bennag digand unan bennag : To take something fro soeone. 

Kemer perz e : To share in - To get into the act . 

Kemer perz en eur gevridigez : To belong to a society. 

Kemer perz en dañsou : To join the dance. 

Kemer warnor an-unan beza laouen : To affect happiness. 

Kemer warnor an-unan hen ober : To make it one’s business. 

Kemer al lañs : To make a dash. 

Kemer ar vakañsou : To take a holiday. 

Kemer penn an hent : To set out one’s journey - To lead the way - To set forth 

To start on one’s way. 

Kemerit unan anezo : Have one of them. 

Kemerit poan : Don’t spare yourselves. 

Ra gemero pep hini kement ha ma hell kemer: Anyone can take as much of it as he 

pleased. 

Kemeroud (v) : To adduce. 

Kemeroud da dest : To adduce as evidence. 

Kemeroud (a shape, attitude ..) : To affect. 

Kemm - ou (go) : Commutation - Difference - Shift - Variety.

Lakaad e kemm : To compare. 

Lakaad kemm etre :To distinguish between. 

Kemm ouz kemm : Converse. 

Kemm kredenn : Conversion (rel). 

Kemma (v) : To affect -To alter -To amend -To improve -To modify -To vary. 

Se ne gemm ket ar gudenn an disterra : That doesn’t make scrap of difference. 

Kemmennadur - iou (go) : Notification - Precept. 

Kemmadenn - ou (gr) : Alteration - Modification. 

Kemmadur - iou (gr) : Variation. 

Kemmaduz (gw) : Convertible. 

Kemma (v) : To affect -To alter - To amend -To improve - To modify -To vary. 

Se ne gemm ket ar gudenn an disterra : That doesn’t make scrap of difference 

Kemmennadur - iou (go) : Notification - Precept . 

Kemmesk (go) : Admixture - Alloy - Amalgam. 

Kemmeska (gand) (v) :To admix - To alloy - To ally - To amagalmate. 

Kemmesket : Impure. 

Kemmeskad - ou (go) : Admixture - Alloy - Amalgam. 

Kemmeskadur - iou (go) : Admixture - Amalgam. 

Kemm - kredenn (v) : To convert. 

Kemmuz (gw) : Alterable - Variable. 

Kempenn : 

Derhel kempenn eun dra bennag : To keep something in good order. 

Rei eun tamm kempenn da : To adjust a piece. 

Ober eun tamm kempenn : To have a wash and brush up. 

Ober eun tamm kempenn d’ar zaozneg : To polish one’s english. 

Kempenn eo war e levriou : He takes great care of his books. 

Leur kempenn bigi : Yard (naut). 

Eun ti kempenn: A well-kept house. 

Kempenn ha dilorh: Respectably but not ostentatiously. 

Lezel reiz ha kempenn an aferiou: To leave one’s affairs in order. 

Kempenn (v) : To prepare. 

Kempenn ar gambr : To clean the room - Da gambr n’eo ket bet kempennet: Your 

room has not been done. 

Kempenn ar gwele : To make the bed. 

Kempenn an hent evid unan bennag : To plane the way for someone. 

Kempennit an hent d’an Aotrou : Prepare the way for the Lord. 

Kempennadur - iou (go) : Disposition. 

Kempenner (ien) - bagou (go) : Boat builder. 

Kempennour - ien (go) : Referee. 

Kempoeller - ou (go) : Computer. 

Kempouez - iou ( go) : Balance-weight - Counterbalance. 

War gempouez : Static. 

Chom kempouez : To keep one’s balance. 

Kempoueza (v) : To compensate - To counteract - To outbalance. 

Kempouezadur - iou (go) : Compensation. 

Kempouezoniez (gr) : Static. 

Kempread (gw) : Cotemporary. 

Kempred (gw) : Cotemporary. 

Ken : 

Ken pounner eo ar zah ma ne hellan ket dougen anezañ: The bag is so heavy that I 

can’t carry it.

Ken kaled ha lèr : As tough as old boots. 

Ken sklêr ha lagad eur - pesk - eun naer : As clear as daylight. 

Ken pell ha ma heller gweloud tro-war-dro : As far as the eye can reach. 

Dond a rin en-dro ken buan ha ma hellin : I’ll come back as soon as I can. 

N’eus ken : That’s all. 

Dalhet eo ken ha ken gand he labour : She is absorbed by her work. 

Dalhet e oa Yann ken ha ken gand e labour: Yann was very busy. 

Chester a zo ken brao ha York : Chester is just as nice as York. 

Eun den ken dous ha ken chichant : A man so mind and kind. 

Kenañ : 

Mat kenañ : Bravely done. 

Kenarroud - ou (go) : Context. 

Kenaneza (v) : To cohabit. 

Kenaoza (v) : To combine. 

Kenaozadur - iou (go) : Combinaison. 

Kenavo : Adieu - Good-bye - Farewell . 

Kenavo emberr : See you again in the evening - See you later. 

Kenavo bremaig : See you later - Well, until presently then - Till later then. 

Kenavo, Charlez: Be seeing you, Charles. 

Kenavo dabord : See you soon. 

Kenavo ar baradoz : The final good-bye. 

Kenavo ar henta : See you again soon. 

Kenavo ar henta gweled - Kenavo evid an deiziou - Kenavo ar henta gweled, pa vo 

friko e vi pedet:: Good bye fot the present - Until we meet again. 

Kenbega (v) : To agglutinate. 

Kenbeguz (gw) : Agglutinating. 

Kenberhenn - ed (go) : Partowner. 

Kenbred (gw) : Simultaneous. 

Kenbrezeger - ien (go) : Collocutor - Interlocutor. 

Kendad - ou (go) : Ancestor. 

Kendalh (go) : Constancy - Congress - Perseverance. 

Kendalhuz (gw) : Constant. 

Kendalhusted (gr) : Constancy - Perseverance. 

Kendamouez (go) : Emulation. 

Kendaspugn - ou (go) : Mathematical operation - Addition. 

Kendaspugn (v) : To tot (up). 

Kendarvoud - ou (go) : Coincidence. 

Kendastum (v) : To compile - To congregate. 

Kendastum - ou (go) : Inference. 

Kendedennerez (go) : Gravitation. 

Kendegouezoud (v) : To coincide. 

Kenderhel (v) :To adhere -To carry on -To peg away -To proceed -To prosecute. 

Kenderhel gand al labour : To keep at work. 

Kenderhel gand ar studiadennou : To pursue. 

Kenderhel gand an hent : To proceed on one’s way. 

Ma kendalhit da gomz kreñv evel-se e savo trouz warnom : As long you continue to 

talk like that wa shall quarrel. 

Bugale o-deus lezet war o lerh evid kenderhel gand o gouenn : They large posterity to 

perpetuate their name. 

An amzer a gendalh da dremen warnom: Time flew by. 

Kendereadelez (gr) : Accountancy.

Kendeuzad - ou (g) : Alloy. 

Kendeuzadur -iou (go) : Alloy. 

Kendeuzi (v) : To merge . 

Kendivizoud (v) : To parley. 

Kendon - iou (go) : Chord . 

Kendreh (go) : Persuation. 

Kendreherez (go) : Persuation. 

Kendrehi (v) : To persuade. 

Kendruez (gr) : Compazsion. 

Kenedouriez (gr) : Aesthete. 

Keneil - ed (go) :Companion. 

Keneil kuzul : Confidant . 

Keneiled (gw) : Affection 

Kenere (go) : Communication. 

Kenetre : Converse - Intemediary - Reciprocal . 

Kenezel - ed (go) : Colleague. 

Kenfetisaad (v) : To conglomerate. 

Kenfitesadur - iou (go) : Conglomerate. 

Kenfeur - iou (go) : Compact - Agreement - Ratio. 

Kengejadur - iou (go) : Combinaison. 

Kengensonadur - iou (go) : Alliteration. 

Kengereg - ou (go) : Prism. 

Kengevredad - ou (gr) : Coalition. 

Kenglokadur - iou (go) : Adaptation - Adjustmment ( adaptation) - Agreement. 

Kenglota (ouz) (v) : To adapt - To coincide - To juxtapose. 

Kenglotu (gw) : Compatible. 

Kengred : Solidarity. 

Kengreizennerez : Concentration. 

Kengreizenni (v) : To concentrate. 

Kengrevedad - ou (go) : Conferedacy. 

Kengrevadur - iou (go) : Aggregation. 

Kenhoarier - ien (go) : Partner. 

Keniler - iou (go) : Poker. 

Kenkas: E kenkas ha m’ho-pefe ezomm, telefonit din: If it ‘s necessary, ring me up. 

Kenkiz (gr) : Cottage - County-house. 

Kenkizerez (go) : Encroachment. 

Kenkoulz : 

Kenkoulz eo : It’s just good. 

Me a garfe kenkoulz all : I would - had - has - lief. 

Kenlabour - iou (go) : Collaboration. 

Kenlabourad (v) : To collaborate - To cooperate. 

Kenlakaad (v) : To synthetize. 

Kenlakadur - iou (go) : Apposition - Synthetis. 

Kenlakadurel (gw) : Synthetic . 

Kenlinenn - ou (gr) : Parallel. 

Kenlod (go) : Participation. 

Kenlodenna (v) : To allocate - To allot - To apportion. 

Kenlodennerez - iou (go) : Allotment - Participation. 

Kenn (ho) : Scum - Slag. 

Kennebeud (adv) : 

Me, kennebeud, n’on nemed eun den : I, too am a man.

Kennerz (go) : Comfort. 

Kenstrobet : 

Gweliennou kenstrobet : Synthetic grull. 

Kenober - harpañ (v) : To conduce - To cooperate 

Kenreihadur - iou (go) : System 

Kenreiza (v) : 

Lakaad kenreiza : To constitute. 

Kensentidigez (gr) : Discipline 

Kenseurt - ed (go) : Acolyte - Companion. 

Kenseurted kavet dre gej : Acquaintances. 

Kenseurterez - iou (go) : Cooperative -League. 

Kenseurtiez - ou (gr) : Amity. 

Kenskejadur - iou (go) : Intersection. 

Kenskriver - ien (go) - Kenskriverez - ed (gr) : Penfriend. 

Kensonerez - iou (go) : Alliteration. 

Kensoniez : 

E-kensoniez (gand) : Consonant. 

Kenstag (gw) : Coherent - Correlation - Implicit - Inherent . 

Kenstagadur - iou (go) : Connection (tech) - Integration . 

Kenstaga (v) : To correlate - To integrate. 

Kenta : First - Initial. 

Traou euz ar henta : Quality goods. 

Kentaou (adv) : Recently. 

Kenstok - ou (go) : Collision. 

Kenstriva (v) : To compete - To cooperate - To contend. 

Kenstrivadeg - ou (gr) : Competition. 

Kenstrivadeg bigi : Boat race. 

Kenstrivadegou gouren : Wrestling matches. 

Kenstriverez (go) : Competition. 

Kenstroll - ou (go) : Aggregate. 

Kenstrolladur - iou (go) : Aggregate. 

Kenstrolla (v) : To rally. 

Kenstrollerez (go) : Rally 

Kenstur (gand) (gw) : Parallel. 

Kent (adv) : Beforehand - Already - Antecedent - Preceding - Preliminary. 

Ezomm e-noa prederia kent ober e zoñj : He needed to thing before 

making a decision . 

Kenta : 

Kenta ministr : Premier - Prime minister. 

Kenta oll : Primeval . 

Da genta : At first appearance - In the first place - For one thing. 

Da genta penn : First and foremost. 

Da genta toud : In the first place. 

Da genta emaint : They are the firsts. 

Da genta oll - toud : At the first blush - At the first brush - First of all - In the first 

Ar henta bugel: A first child. 

Er bloaveziou kenta : In early years. 

An daouezeg vloavez kenta euz va buhez : The first twelve years of my life. 

El leor kenta : In the first book. 

D’an deiz kenta euz ar zizun : On the first day of the week. 

Euz ar henta klas : Of the best quality - Of the first class.

Eur blenier euz ar henta : A first rate driver 

Eur fazi euz ar henta eo : It’s a first class blunder. 

place - First and foremost. 

Er penn kenta : To start with. 

Ar re wella a ya kuit da genta : The best ones leave first . 

Evel-se e vo ar re ziweza da genta hag ar re genta da ziweza : So the last will be first 

and and the first last. 

Pask kenta : First communion. 

Beteg o fask kenta : Until their first communion. 

Beaji er henta klas : To travel first class. 

Euz ar henta : First rate - Of the best quality. 

Tud euz ar henta : Picked-men. 

Petra a ri da genta: What will you do first? 

Eun dimezi a genta klass: A first class weeding. 

Kentad : Forbear. 

Kentel - iou (gr) : Lecture - Lesson - Morality. 

Eur gentel on-eus da 8 eur : We have a class at 8. 

Tenna kentel euz eun dra bennag : Tro draw a lesson from something - someone - To 

learn a lesson from something/ 

He henteliou he-deus desket : She has learnt her lessons. 

Kemer kentel : To learn by imitating. 

N’e-noa kentel ébédda gaoud digand den: There wasn’t a thing anybody could teach 

him. 

Ne rannin ger ébédd’am zad diwar-benn ar gentel-ze: I never breather a word of that 

lesson to my father. 

Kentelez (gr) : Anteriority. 

Kentelia (v) : To indoctrinate - To moralize. 

Kentelia (av) : Morality. 

Kentelier - ien (go) - Kenteleriez - ed (gr) : Instructor - Moralist . 

Kenteliuz (gw) : Moral. 

Kentger - iou (go) : Prefix. 

Kentlavaret : Aforesaid . 

Kentr - ou (gr) : Beak (naut) - Spur. 

Kentraoui (v) : To spur. 

Kentrat (gw) : Precocious - Premature. 

Kenunvaniez (gr) : Communion - Concord. 

Kenurz (gr) : Discipline. 

Kenurzia (v) : To coordinate. 

Kenurzieg (gw) : Disciplinary. 

Kenurzierez (go) : Coordination. 

Keñvelerez (gr) : Relativit.y 

Keñver : 

E-keñver : Relatively. 

Keñver ha keñver : Side by side. 

Keñver - iou douar (go) : Acre. 

Keñveriadur - iou (go) : Comparison - Compare - Simile. 

Keñveria (v) :To compare - To confront - To liken -To rival. 

Keñverieg (gw) : Relative. 

Kenveva (v) : To coexist. 

Kenvezans gr) : Coexistence. 

Kenvreur (go) : Colleague.

Kenvreuria (v) : To affiliate. 

Kenvreuriadur - iou (gr) : Affiliation. 

Kenvreuriez - ou (gr) : Brotherhood 

Kenvreutaüz (gw) : Negotiable. 

Kenvroad - Kenvroidi (go) : Blackfellow - Compatriot - Fellow countryman 

Or henvroidi ker : Our dear fellow countrymen. 

Kenvuhez - iou (gr) : Coexistence. 

Kenwadelez (gr) : Agnation. 

Kenwaller - ien (go) : Abettor - Accessory - Accomplice. 

Kenwea (v) : To entwine - To interlace. 

Kenwel (go) : Synopis. 

Kenwerz (Go - gr) : Affairs. 

Kenwerz merhed a ouenn gwenn : White slave trade. 

Kenwerz sklaved : Slave trade. 

Kenwerzour - ien (go) : Businessman. 

Kenwerzourez - ed (gr) : Businesswoman. 

Kenyouhadeg - ou (gr) : Shouts of applause. 

Kenyouha (v) : To acclaim ( voices ). 

Ker - iou (go) : Town - City - Municipal. 

Beza e ker : To be in town. 

Ker Londrez : The city of London. 

Ker santel Jeruzalem : The holy city of Jerusalem. 

Ti -ker : City-hall. 

Eun den a garg euz ker : A city civil servant. 

Tailhou ker : Borough rates. 

Deus d’ar ger : Go to my house. 

Ker savet en eun taol kont : Mushroom town. 

Eur her ibil beuz bennag eo : It’s a village in the middle of nowhere. 

Kas an dorz d’ar ger : To pay so (back) in his own coin. 

E ker ibil beuz: In the middle of nowhere. 

Ker (gw) : 

Ker spontuz eo : It costs the earth. 

Ker spontuz e vez an traou er stal-mañ :They have extravagant prices in this shop. 

Ker du e oa ar frouez : The fruit was exorbitarly expensive. 

Ker int koustet din : They cost me dear. 

Ker eo pep tra en deiz a hirio : Everything is expensive these days. 

Ker e hell kousta d’on lèr : It may get hot for us. 

Ker e kousto d’ho lèr : You ‘ll suffer for it. 

Ker e kousto dezo evid an dra-ze : They shall pay dear for this. 

Ker e kousto dezo : I’ll make them to pay for this. 

Ker e koust din ar zigaretennou : I spend a lot on cigarettes. 

Kerig mad eo : It’ s rather expensive. 

Keraozouriez (gr) : Townplanning. 

Kerbehu - ou (go) : Alms-house. 

Kerbenn - ou (gr) : Metropolis. 

Kerbennel (gw) : Metropolitan. 

Kerentiez: Eul liamm a gerentiez speredel: A link of spiritual kindship. 

Kerdradabas : Shambles. 

Kerdrubuill : Shambles. 

Kere - Kereour - ien (go) : Shoemaker. 

Keregez (gr) : Dearth - Scarcity.

Kerent (go) : Kin - Parent - Relative. 

Beza kerent tost : To analogize with. 

Kerent tost int : They are near relatet - They are near of skin. 

Ar chas hag ar bleizi a zo kerent tost :Dogs and are allied to wolves. 

Kerent tosta : Next of kin. 

Kerentiez (gr) : Affinity - Parentage - Relation (person). 

Dond e kerentiez : To ally to. 

Eul liamm a gerentiez speredel : A link of spiritual kindship. 

Kereour - ien (go) : Cobbler. 

Kerer - ien (go) : Bootmaker. 

Kerez (ho) : Cherry. 

Kerezenn : Cherry tree. 

Kerh (go) : Oat 

Savet ar herh d’ar gouzoug - Uhel ar herh er gouzoug : Flushed with success - 

Bloated with pride. 

Counid ar herh (marh) : To frisk about. 

Hejañ kerh da unan bennag : To tread one’s toes. 

Yod kerh : Porridge. 

Kerhad (v) : To send for 

Kerhenn - ou ( go ) : Bandage - Neck band. 

E kerhenn Doué : In the bosom of the church. 

Kerhun: Dreamland. 

Keriad - Tud ker (go) : Townsman. 

Keriadenn - ou (gr) : Borough - Town - Village. 

Ar geriadenn a-bez a oa bodet dirag an nor : The whole city was gathered together 

about the door. 

Ker Ibil beuz eo ano ho keriadennig kredabl : Your village is really out of the map 

Ar geriadenn nesa :The nearest town. 

Tro-dro d’ar geriadenn : In the neighbourhood of the town. 

Or heriadenn hag heh iliz : Our village and church. 

Keriadennad (go) : Villager. 

Keria(v) : 

Keria an eost : To get in the corn - To gather in the harvest - To gather in the crop 

To take in the harvest . 

Keribilbeuz : 

Pebez Keribilbeuz! : What a dump! 

Kerkent : Immediately. 

Kerkent ha : As soon as. 

Dond a rin kerkent ha ma vo echu ganto : I ‘’ll come direct they have finished. 

Kerkent ez ejont d’e heul : They followed him immediately. 

Kerkent goude : Immediately after. 

Kern - Kerniel (go) : Antenna. 

Kernaj : 

Koz kernaj eo ez int : This is tommy rot. 

Kerne-Veur (gr) : Cornwall. 

Kernebeudig : Shambles. 

Kernez : 

Kernez war an traou : Increasing cost of living. 

Lakaad kernez war an traou : To get dearer - To rise in price. 

Sevel kernez war ar bara : To increase the prize of bread by inflation. 

Kerreiz (gw) : Abstemious - Moderate - Sober (fig).

Kerreized (gr) : Abstemious - Moderation - Moderateness -Sobriety. 

Kerse : 

Kerse am-eus d’an amzer goz : Ah, those were days. 

Rei kerse da : To disappoint. 

Kervoadeg : 

Beza kervoadeg da / gand : To be the same age. 

Kerz (go) : 

Bale diouz ar herz : To walk at one’s pace - To keep in step with. 

Kerzer - ien (go) : Pedestrian. 

Kerzoud (v) : Abstemiousness. 

Kerz alese : Beat it - Go away. 

Kerz gand da hent : Move along - Go on your way. 

Kerz da zrailla eun tamm keuneud din : Go and chop some wood for me. 

Kerz da zutal : Go and chase yourself - Get lost. 

Kerz gand an diaoul : Go to the devil. 

Kerz da stoupa : The devil take you. 

Kerz d’ar ger : Go home. 

Kerz atao !: Go on! 

Kerz warnañ hardiz : Get straight on with him. 

Kerz goustadig gand da gomzou : Watch what you say. 

Kerzit gand an diaoul: Go to the devil. 

Kerzu (go) : 

Miz kerzu : December. 

Kest (go) : 

Ober ar hest :To take up the collection - To take round the plate. 

Kestal (v) : To cadje - To take up the collection - To collect - To take round the plate 

Kestal digand unan bennag : To beg favours from someone. 

Kestañ (v) : To angle for. 

Kester - ien ( go ) : Seeker. 

Kesterien nevez ar Graal : The new seekers of the Grail. 

Keuneud (ho) (for fire) : Stick. 

Ober an tan diouz ar heuneud : To cut one’s coat according to one’s clothes. 

Drailla keuneud war gein unan bennag : To lay a stick on someone’s back. 

Paka keuneud : To get a shower of blows. 

Beza kraz evel eur bod keuneud : To be as thin as ruke. 

Keuneudeg (gr) : 

Toull ar heuneudeg : Wood pile. 

Keuneutaer - ien (go) - Keunataerez - ed (gr) : Busworker. 

Keuneuta (v) : To gather sticks . 

Keusteurenn - ou (gr) : 

Druz a-walh eo ar geusteurenn diwar va fae :We can live comfortably on my salary. 

Ar geusteurenn ne oa ket gwall lipouz : The foot isn’t palatable. 

Keusteurenni (v) : To cook - To bake in boarders - To cook. 

Keuz (go) : Regret - Repentance. 

Sevel keuz (gand) : To regret . 

Keuz a zavo ganeoh : You ‘ll be sorry. 

Keuz a zavo gantañ diwar va fenn: I ‘ll give im something to think about. 

Keuz am-eus rei eun tamm trubuill deoh : I am sory to bother you. 

Keuz e-nevo ganin evid doare : I’ll make him pay dearly for it. 

Keuz braz a oa savet enno : They were frightfully sorry. 

Keuz a zave gantañ : He repented.

Kaoud keuz: To abide it dearly. 

Ar vugale o-deus keuz braz d’o mamm-goz: The children missed their grandmother 

badly. 

Me a lakaio anezañ da gaoud keuz: I ‘ll make him sing small. 

Me am bo keuz atao dit : I’ll aways miss you. 

N’am-eus ket a geuz d’am zi koz : I don’t regret my old house. 

Keuz am-eus da veza dimezet ganeoh : I regret having married you - I wish I have 

not married you. 

Etre keuz ha reuz : In one’s pare time. 

Keuzia (v) : To bemoan. 

Keuzidid (gw) : Repentant . 

Kevala (go) : Capital (money). 

Kevatal ouz : Alike. 

Kevatala (v) : To equalize. 

Kevataladur - iou (go) : Equation. 

Kevaltaded (gr) : Equivalence - Parity. 

Kevaltader - iou (go) : Equivalence. 

Keverdi (gand) (v) : To ally (to - with). 

Keverez (go) : Competition. 

Keveza (v) : To rival . 

Kevezata (ouz) (v) : To emulate. 

Kevezer - ien (go) : Rival. 

Kevig (gw) : Alveolus. 

Kevnidenn (gr) : Spider . 

Gouel kevnid : Spider ‘s web. 

Kevre - ou (go) : Brace . 

Kevreadur - iou (go) : Conjunction - Junction - Syntax. 

Kevredad - Kevredi (go) : Ally - League. 

Kevredad labour - Kevredad micher : Corporation. 

Kevredad - ou (go) : Alliance (between powers) - Companionship - Federation 

Federate. 

Kevredad labour : Public body. 

Kevredadel (gw) : Social. 

Kevredel (gw) : Federal. 

Kevredi (v) : To federate . 

Kevredigezel (gw) : Social. 

Kevrenn - ou (gr) : Platoon - Section. 

Kevrenna (v) : To share . 

Kevrennad - ou (gr) : Section. 

Kevrennadur - iou (go) : Apportionment. 

Kevridigez - iou (gr) : Community - League - Society. 

En or hevridigez : In our society. 

Diazez ar gevridigez: The foundations of society. 

Beza e penn eur gevrigigez :To lead movement. 

Kevridigez ar skrivagnerien: Writing fraternity. 

Kevrin - ou (go) : Mystery - Secrecy. 

Eun ezomm a gevrin : A mysterious need. 

Kevrineg (gw) : Occult . 

Kevrinelez (gr) : Mysticism. 

Kevrinouriez (gr) : Occultims. 

Kevrinuz (gw) : Mysterious.

Kezeg nerz : Horse-power. 

Kezenn : 

Lakaad douar dindan kezenn : To lay land fallow. 

Khimera : Bubble shell. 

Ki - chas (go) : Dog - Butt. 

Ki-archer : Police-dog. 

Ki-dañvad : Sheep-dog 

Ki -measer saout : Sheep-dog . 

Ki-douar - Chas douar : Basset (dog). 

Ki-bleiz : Alsatian-wolf-hound. 

Ki divestr : Owerless dog. 

Ki-epi : Bull mastif. 

Ki momlosos : Bull mastif. 

Ki klañv : Mad dog - Rabid. 

Ki war gab e reor : Dog sitting on its haunches. 

Eur hi labour : A demon for work - A glutton for work. 

Eur hi labour eo : He is a glutton for work. 

Eur hi mor : An old sea dog. 

Didalvez ki : Bone lazy - Bone idle. 

Droug ar hi : Rabies. 

Droug eo ar hi? : Does the dog bite? 

Kemer aon rag ar hi : To be frightened / afraid of the dog. 

Beza ki ouz ar boan : To be a thought nut. 

Labourad evel eur hi : To work like a nigger. 

Labourad a-laz ki : To hammer away at something. 

Kaoh ki du kaohet gand eur hi gwenn : Ballocks. 

Treut eo evel eur hi gouez : He is nothing but a bag of bones 

Beza faineant ki : To have a bone in one’s leg. 

Hi a ra war e dro evel ma vefe eur hi gouez : She treats him like dirt. 

Trist evel eur hi o vond da gaohad : As dull as a ditch-water. 

Beza evel ki ha kaz : To look at one another like stuck pigs. 

En em glevoud a reent evel ki ha kaz : They lived a cat-and-dog live. 

Me a zo lakeet ganto e renk eur hi : They treat me like a dog. 

Lammad war unan bennag evel eur hi war ar paour :To fly at someone’s throat - 

To make after someone like a madman. 

Yen ki eo : It ‘s freezing hard - It ‘s precious cold. 

Nompaz beza mad da deurel d’ar chas : Hanging is to good for them. 

Oad eur hi kaer : Well on in years - A ripe of old age. 

Ki skoatet a deh rag an dour bervet - Ki skoatet e-neus aon rag dour klouar : Once 

bitten,twice shy. 

Ken divalo ha toull eur hi: As ugly as a sin. 

Hennez a zo ken vil ha toull eur hi : He is as ugly as a scarecrow. 

Paz eur penn ki : Not a living soul 

Prena stripou digand chas ar gigerien : To buy a used second old thing. 

Ober eur paz ki da unan bennag : To set so on his way. 

Evel eur hi divestr : As a dog on a putting green. 

Beza degemeret evel eur hi divestr : To be as welcome as snow in harvest - To be 

given a cold welcome. 

Or hi a zo mad da ziskleria: Our dog is a good watch dog. 

Ober ar hi distag: To play the fool - To play the giddy goat.

Eul labous-ki: A puppy. 

Nompaz beza diwar chas ar vro: To feel one doesn’t belong. 

Kib - ou (gr) : Bush (mec). 

Kibell - ou (go) : Bath. 

Kambr, eur zall gibella enni : Room, with a bath. 

Kibellig (gr) : Bowl. 

Kibenn - ou (gr) : Tank. 

Kichenn-ha-kichenn : Abreast - SIde by side. 

N’eo netra en ho kichenn : He cannot hold a candle to you. 

Em hichennig edo va mamm : My mother was close to end. 

E-kichenn ar prenestr : Close to the window. 

Chomom en o hichenn : Let’s keep to them. 

N’eo ket kalz a dra en he hichenn : He is nothing as nothing beside her. 

Azezet en e gichenn : Seated next to him. 

Lakaad kicken-ha-kichenn : To parrallel. 

E skeud ar hlohdi kichenn: In the shadow of the neibhboring steeple. 

Kiez (gr) : Bitch. 

Kig (go) : Meat. 

Kig moh : Bacon. 

Kig-sall : Bacon - Salt pork 

Kig-rost - Kig-moh : Roast pig - Roast of pork. 

Kig hag eskern : In the flesh. 

Kig ha gwad : Flesh and blood. 

Kig neudennet : Stingy meat. 

Soubenn ar hig fresk : Buble. 

Ema ar hig o hounid warnout, poent e vefe dit ober bouzellen voan : You are getting 

fat; you should go on diet soon. 

Kregi ar hig (war ar horv) : To put on flesh 

Ema ar hig o hounid warni :She is inclined to put on weigth - She is putting on weigh. 

Ema ar hig o hounid tachenn warnañ a zeiz da zeiz: He is getting fatter and fatter 

everyday. 

Ne oa ket deuet e gig gantañ toud : He didn’t get away unscathed. 

Kig-buoh : Beef. 

Kig-soubenn : Stewed beef. 

Kigenn - ou (gr) : Muscle. 

Kigennel (gw) : Muscular. 

Kigeg (gw) : Fleshly. 

Kiger - ien (go) : Butcher. 

Ar gigerez : The butcher’s wife. 

Gwelloh eo beza ar higer eged al leue : It’s better to be a hammer than a nail. 

Prena stripou digand chas ar gigerien :To buy a used second old thing. 

Kigerez - ou (gr) : Butchery. 

Stal gigerez : Butchery. 

Kignadenn - ou (gr) : Abrasion. 

Eur gignadenn vihan : A little scratch. 

Kignat (v) : To flay. 

Kiguz (gw) : Carnal. 

Kil : 

Kil an dorn : The back of the hand. 

Ober a reas eur zeh d’e dal gand kil e zorn : He dried his forehad with the back of his 

hand.

E veg a dorchas gand eur hildornad: He wipped his mouth with the back of his hand. 

Kiladenn -ou (go) : Backward movement - Recession - Recoil. 

Kila (v) : To move back - To recede. 

Mond war gil : To recede - To retrace one’s steps - To step back. 

Kildant (go) : Molar. 

Kildrei (v) : To coil. 

Kildroenn - ou (gr) : Meander. 

Kildroenni (v) : To coil. 

Kill - ou (go) : Keel - Hoop. 

Kill houarn : Hoop. 

Killadur - iou (go) : Bedwilderment. 

Killeri - ed (go) : Ortolan bunting. 

Killer - ien (go) : Sprite. 

Killen (gw) : Quarreller - Wrangler. 

Killerez : 

Klask killerez (ouz) : To have a quarrel. 

Killiet : Bushed. 

Killiet om : We are lost. 

Killog - ed (go) : Cock. -Rooster 

Killog gouez : Pheasant . 

Lakaad ar c’hillog da gana uhel : To blow one’s trumpet -To crow ocer oen’s victory. 

An dilua killog parrez: The sharpest cock of the village. 

Killoriou (l) : 

War he hilloriou ema honnez adarre! : She is about again! 

Kill-seller (go) : Driving mirror. 

Kilogramm - ou (go) : Kilogramme. 

Kilpajenn (go) : Off board - Chignon. 

Kilpenn (go) : Bob of hair - Bun (hair). 

Kilpennerez (gr) : Obstianacy - Self-will - Stubborness. 

Kilstourm - ou (go) : Reaction. 

Kilstourmer - ien (go) : Reactionary. 

Kilt - ou (go) : Kilt. 

Kilverzerez (go) : Obstianacy - Self-will - Stubborness. 

Kimiad - ou (go) : Adieu (As a leave - taking). 

Kimiadi (v) : 

Kimiadi diouz : To make one’s bow - To part company with - To make one’s farewell 

of - To bid so good bye - To say good bye - To take leave of someone. 

Kimieg (gw) : Chemical. 

Kimiez (gr) : Chemistry. 

Kimiour - ien (go) : Chimicalist. 

Kiniad (go) : Singer (ecc). 

Kinin (go) : Peruviañ - bark - Quinine. 

Kinkla (v) : To adorn -To decorate -To embellish. 

Kinkladur - iou (go) : Adornment - Ornament . 

Kinkladurez - iou (gr) : Adornment. 

Kinklerez (go) : Decoration. 

Kinkluz (gw) : Ormanental. 

Kinnig (v) : To offer - To propose - To proffer . 

Kinnig eun dra bennag da unan bennag : To make an offer of something to someone. 

En em ginnig dirag ar varnerien : To appear. 

Kinnig - ou (go) : Menace - Offertory - Proposal - Sacrifice - Threat.

Kinnikadur - iou (go) : Presentation. 

Kinta (v) : To snivel . 

Kintuz (gw) : Burly - Cantankerous - Crabbed - Shrewish. 

N’eo ket kintuz war al labour : He is not afraid of work. 

Kintusted (gr) : Nervousness. 

Kinvi : Moss. 

Goloet a ginvi : Moss-grown. 

Kinviet (gw) : Inveterate. 

Kiosk - ou (go) : Conning tower - Kiosk . 

Kirieg (gw) : Accountable - Responsible. 

Beza kirieg euz eun dra bennag : To be accountable for something. 

Kiriégéz (gw) : Accountabily - Liability - Responsibility. 

Kistin (ho) : Chesnut. 

Kistinenn : Chesnut tree. 

Klor-kistin : Chesnut burnt. 

Tok-kistin : Chesnut bar. 

Kistinenn-vor : Sea-urchin. 

Kit : 

Kit pe zoubl : Heads or tails. 

Kitez : 

Rei eun taol kitez da : To Jack-knife. 

Neuze om kitez : I am quit with you. 

Beza kitez gand unan bennag : To be square with someone. 

Kivij (go) : Tan. 

Kivija (v) : To tan. 

Kivijer - ien (go) : Tanner. 

Kivijerez (gr) : Tannery. 

Kizell - ou (gr) : Burin - Scissors. 

Kizell yen : Cold chisel. 

Kizella (v) : To carve. 

Kizella eur skeudenn : To hew out a statue. 

Roudou an amzer a zo kizellet war ar mên : It’s stones are marked by the wear and 

hear of time. 

Kizelladur - iou (go) : Sculpture. 

Kizeller - ien (go) : Burinist - Carve - Scultor. 

Kizellerez (arts) (go) : Carve - Sculpture. 

Kizidigez (gr) : Sensibility. 

Kizidig (gw) : Sensitive - Ticklish. 

Beza kizidid a stomog : Squeamish . 

Beza kizidig ouz an amzer a ra :To be sensitive to the weather. 

Al labourerien douar a zo kizidig tre ouz an amzer a ra: People who work the land are 

very sensitive to the weather. 

Klabouz : 

Ober klabouz : To splash (in the mud). 

Klafan fri plad (go) : On who bows and scrapes. 

Klak : Crack. 

Klakenn - ou (gr) : Bubble. 

Klaksoni (v) : To toot. 

Klan (go) : Clan. 

Klañv (gw) : Ailing - Ill - Sick. 

Klañv a spered : Mentally deranged.

Klañv e oa war e wele: He was sick in bed. 

Koueza klañv - Beza skoet klañv : To fall ill - To be taken ill. 

An den a oa kouezet klañv e-doug an noz : The man had been taken 

ill in the night. 

Tres - seblant - eun den klañv a zo warnañ : He looks like a sickman. 

N’int ket deuet, klañv e rankont beza : They hasn’t come, they must be ill. 

Klañvdi (go) : Sick-room. 

Klañvdi - red (gr) : Ambulance - Infirmary. 

Klañvdourez - ed (gr) : Hospital-nurse. 

Klañvidig (gw) : Sickly. 

Klañvourez - ed (gr) : Nurse. 

Mond da glañvourez : To go in for a nursing. 

Klaoued (gr) : 

Chom ar fri war ar glaoued : To be ploughed. 

Klaouetenn - ed (gr) : Agitator - Aiguillette. 

Klaoustre - ou (gr) : Bet . 

Klaoustre! : I dare you. 

Klaoustrea (v) :To bet. 

Klaoustrer - ien (go) : Better. 

Klarinetenn - ou (gr) : Clarinet. 

Klasel (gw) : Classic. 

Klask (v) : To befriend - To seek. 

Kerzit da glask perag: You figure it out. 

Klask ar bara : To beg for one’s bread. 

Klask labour : To be after a job. 

Klask sklerijenn : To collect materials - documents. 

Klask da rastellad : To angle. 

Klask a zo war ar vrezonegerien a vihannig : Breton native speakers are requested. 

Klask pemp troad d’ar maout: To try to square te circle. 

Klask tremen lost al leue dindan genou unan bennag:To try to talk black into white. 

Hep klask troiou: Without further ceremony 

Klasket ho-peuz ar pez a hoarvez ganeoh hirio : Today you are getting what you 

deserve. 

Klask - ou (go) : Research - Search - Pursuit. 

Ar hlask moueziou : Electoral campaign. 

Peget eur da vad gand ar hlask moueziou : The electoral campagn was in 

full swing. 

Den hag a zo klask warnañ : Person who stands in the public estimation. 

Klask a oa war al leor kollet : There was a hunt for the missing book. 

Klask a zo warni : She is in great request. 

Lakaad klask war unan bennag : To inquire to someone - To cast about . 

Ne glasker ket penn ouz ar pennou braz: No one ever took a stand against the bigshots. 

Klask a zo warnañ: He is very much in request - He is in great demand - of pleasing 

address. 

Klaskerez ( bara - boued ) (go) : Beggary. 

Klasker - ien (go) : Klaskerez - ed (gr) : Research worher - Searcher. 

Klasker aour : Gold digger. 

Klasker bara - Klasker boued : Hobo - Beggar. 

Klas - ou (go) (soldiers) : Class. 

Klas - ou (go) : Class-room.

Klas ar vicherourien : The labour class. 

Klas ar prezegennou : Lecture hall room. 

Eus ar henta klas : Of the first order - Of the best quality. 

Eur goapaer a genta klas : A first class joker. 

Digeri klas : To prepare the ground. 

Klefusk - ou (go) : Agitation. 

Klefusker - iou (go) : Engine - Motor. 

Klefusker dre-dan : Internal combustion engine. 

Klefusker dre darza : The internal combustion engine. 

Klefusker dre aezenn : Fire engine. 

Lansa ar hlefusker : To start the engine. 

Adaoza klefuskeriou : To repair engines 

Lakaad ar hlefusker da vond en-dro :To switch on the engine. 

Klefuskeruz (gw) : 

Nerz klefuskeruz : Motrice power. 

Kleiz (go) : Chalk. 

Kleiz (gw) : Left. 

A-gleiz : On the left. 

Tu kleiz : Left side. 

War an tu kleiz : On the left side - On my left hand - On the left. 

Den euz an tu kleiz : Leftist. 

Kleizard : 

Kleizard on : I am left-handed. 

Kleizenn - ou (gr) : Cicatrice - Scar - Stigma/. 

Kleizer - ien (go) - Kleirerez - ed (gr) : Left handed person. 

Kleizia (v) : To slash. 

Klemm - ou (go) : Claim. 

Sevel klemm : To lay claim to - To complain - To lay a complaint - To lodge a 

complaint. 

Sevel klemm ouz (a-enep) unan bennag : To lodge a complain against someone - To 

level accusations against someone - To prefer a complaint against. 

Eul lizer klemm (go) : A letter of complaint. 

Klemm (v) : To complain - To claim - To recriminate - To plaint . 

Klemm gand ar boan : To groan in pain. 

N’eus netra da glemm : No one never complained. 

Klemm euz an amzer : To complain about the weather. 

Diwar-benn petra emaoh o klemm neuze? : What are you complaining about? 

Me a glev va bouzellou o klemm : I can hear my guts grumbling. 

Klemmicha (v) : To blubber - To booho - To snivel - To whimper. 

Klemmicher - ien (go) : Blubberer - Sniveller. 

Klemmiherez (go) : Blubbering. 

Klemmuz (gw) : Plaintive. 

Mouez klemmus : Whining voice. 

Klemvan - ou (go) : Moan. 

Klenk (gw) : Adaptable. 

Kleñved - ou (go) : Epidemic - Malady. 

Beza gand ar hleñved : To feel ill. 

Gori eur hleñved bennag :To be sickening for an illness. 

Tud taget gand a bep seurt kleñvejou : People who were sick with various 

diseases. 

Kleñved ar zukr : Diabetes.

Beza gand kleñved ar zukr : Diabetic. 

Kleñved-kalon : Heart failure. 

Kleñved-kousk : Sleeping - sickness. 

Kleñved ar housked : Sleeping sickness. 

Kleñved - mezo : Alcoholism. 

Kleñved ar gêr : Homesickness. 

Gant kleñved ar gêr emaon : It makes me homesick. 

Eur hleñved kuz : An invisible disease. 

Kleñved micher : Occupational diasease. 

Kleñved al laeroñsi : Kleptomania. 

Kleñved braz : Dangerous illness - Serious illness . 

Kleñved Parkison : Parkison’s disease. 

Eur hleñved a langiz : A lingering disease 

Eun taol kleñved berr : A short illness. 

Beza dalhet gand eur hleñved : To be tied to one’s bed. 

Kleñved spered : Brain diseaser. 

Kleñved an naon : Boulimia. 

Orin ar hleñved : Source of infection. 

O toulla e hent ema ar hleñved : The illness is running its course. 

Peadra a vo deoh tapoud kleñved diwar ar riou : You ‘ll catch your death of cold 

E-dalh eur hleñved : In the grip of disease. 

Paraet e oa euz he hleñved : She was healed of her disease 

Derhel penn ouz ar hleñved :To fight against disease. 

Kavoud eienenn ar hleñved : To get the root of the trouble. 

Maoutet e oa ar hleñved : The illness conqueted. 

Ar hleñved a droas da yehed : The illness took a turn for the better. 

Laer dre gleñved : Kleptomaniac. 

Kleñvedouriezel (gw) : Pathological. 

Kleñveduz (gw) : Morbid. 

Klerinetezenn - ou (gr) : Clarinet. 

Kleron - ou (go) : Bugle . 

Penn kleroner : Bugle major. 

C’hweza er hleron : To bugle. 

Kleroner - ien (go) : Bugler. 

Kleroni (v) : To bugle. 

Kleuk (go) : Bounder - Bumpkin. 

Kleuz (gw) : Concave - Sunken. 

Kleuz - iou (go) : Bank - Batter - Hedge. 

Bouzar evel eur hleuz : As deaf as a pot. 

Mond a raio an taol erhleuz : The marriage will be not take place. 

Ober eun ehan war ar hleuz : To rest on one’s oars - To take a short nap behind 

some slope - To break off from work. 

Diou wech e oa eet an tenn er hleuz : I have been engaged twice. 

Me a garfe din gouzoud penaoz ho-peus savet tu ho kleuz : I would like to hear side of 

the story. 

Beza evel eur mên er hleuz : To be a stay at home. 

Eet eo an tenn er hleuz: The engagement was over. 

Kleuzeur (gr) : Lamp. 

Kleuzia (v) : To dig - To excavate. 

Kleuzenn - ou (gr) : Cavity. 

Kleved (go) :

Ar hleved a ro d’ar re vouzar hag ar prezeg d’ar re vud : He even makes the deaf hear 

and the dumb speak. 

Klevet eo: Agreed. 

Kleved ar Santa Maria: To get the bag. 

Klevedoniel (gw) : Acoustic. 

Klevedoniez (gr) : Acoustics. 

Klevenn - ou (gr) : Clawder. 

Klevoud (v) : To perceive. 

Lakaad d’en em glevoud : To accord (to make harmonious) 

Pa glevas an dra-ze e kollas he fenn :When she heard that she went off the deep end. 

Beza teñval glevoud : To be hard of hearing. 

An hini e-neus diskouarn ra glevo : He who has ears let him hear. 

Klevet am-eus e oa torret gantañ e harr : I ‘ve heard that that he’s broken his leg. 

Ouz he hlevoud : According to her. 

War ar pez am-eus klevet : According to what I’ve heard. 

Klevet eo! : Agreed! 

En em glevoud : To agree with one other. 

En em glevoud a reont d’ober droug : They are as thick as thieves. 

Dre glevoud : Auricular. 

Klevoud ar / pater / zanta Maria / pegement / cheu : To catch it hot. 

Ne glevan ket mad tre, n’euz forz : I didn’t quiet understand,but no matter. 

Ober da glevoud piou om : To know who we are . 

Petra a fell deoh rei da glevoud? : What do you wish to say? 

Kleze (go) : Sword. 

Kleze-c’hoari : Foil 

Toullet didoullet e voe he horv gand eur hleze : She was pierced through the belly by 

a sword. 

Gand ar hleze en noaz : With drawn sword. 

Ar re a hoari gand ar hleze a varvo gand ar hleze : Who take yhe sword will perish by 

the sword. 

Klezead toue (go) - Klezeidi doue : Bravo. 

Kliked (go) : Click. 

Klinkañ (v) : To deck (out). 

En em glinka : To make oneself pretty . 

Klipenn - ou (gr) : 

Klipenn ar har : Shin bone - Shank . 

Gwall ruz am-eus kavet da glipenn : I’ve found you all red in the face. 

Hennez kouezet e glipenn war e glapenn, a jome mud evel eur pesk : He was upset 

and went into his shell. 

Klisia (v) : To graze. 

Kloareg - ed (go) : Seminarist. 

Kloastr (go) : Cloister. 

Kloched - ou (go) : Buttonhole - Paranthesis. 

Klochedou kromm : Round bracket. 

Etre klochedou : Between brackets. 

Lakaad geriou etre klochedou : To bracket. 

Klochenn (gr) : Clod. 

Klodleun (gw) : Glorious. 

Kloer (l) : Clergy. 

Kloerdi - ou (go) : Seminar. 

Klogor (ho) : Blister - Buble.

Klogorenn dre-dan : Bulb (elect). 

Staon stummet e-giz eur glogorenn : Bulb keel. 

Klogorenni (v) : To blister - To bulb. 

Klogorennuz (gw) : Blistering. 

Kloh (go) : Bell - Chuckle. 

Kloh-boud : Great bell. 

Kloh-galv - Kleier-galv - Kloh-beuz : Alarm bell - Storm-bell. 

Kloh ar gouvidi : The dinner bell. 

Kloh an tangwall - Kloh ar brezel : The tocsin. 

Kleier an iliz-parrez: The bells of the parish church. 

Fleur kloh : Bell-flower. 

Klohig : Small bell. 

Bralla eur hloh : To set a bell ringing. 

Bralla a rae ar hleier a-vole-bann : The bells were ringing with all their might. 

Pa ‘ z ejom er-mêz e vralle ar hleier a-vole-bann :When we left the bells were set to 

ringing. 

Seni kloh an tangwall / ar brezel :To sound the alarm. 

Kloha (v) : To cackle - To cluck. 

Lakaad eur yar da gloha : To set a hen. 

Klohennad (v) : To cadje . 

Kloher: 

Kloher on iliz: The verger of our church. 

Klok (gw) : Absolute ( unlimited) - Adaptable - Totally - Completely - Complete. 

Integral - Radical - Sheer .Kloka (v) : To fix. 

Ne glok ket mad ganti evid doare :It’s frankly, quite inadequate. 

Va mantell a glok brao din : My coat is a perfect fix. 

Klokvoud (go) : Absolute power. 

Klopenn - ou (go) : Braincase - Skull . 

Dalhit an dra-ze etre ho klopenn hag ho tok : Keep it under your hat. 

Kouezet oh war ho klopenn ?: You became mad? 

Klopennad - ou (go) : Box (on the ear). 

Klorenn ar penn : Braincase. 

Klota (v) : 

Klota (ouz - gand) : To accord - To be in accord with - To be in agrement with - To 

adapt. 

Lakaad da glota : To accord. 

Klotenn - ou (gr) : Rhyme. 

Klotenna (v) : To rhyme. 

Klouar (gw) : Bland (manner) - Lukewarm - Tepid. 

Rebechou klouar: Mild admonishments. 

Klouarenn (gr) : Smooth tongued person 

Kloued - ou (gr) : Barrier - Brake harrow. 

Chom ar fri war ar gloued :To balk at difficulty - To have to pay the piper. 

Chom gand ar fri war ar gloued: To be left high and dry. 

Klouedenn - ou (fruit) (gr) : Rack. 

Klouedenn-dreiz an hent-houarn : The gate of a grade crossing. 

Klown - ed (go) : Clown. 

Kloz - iou (go) : Enclosure. 

Klozadur - iou (m) : Closure - Conclusion - Peroration - Precint - Sequestration. 

Kloza (v) : To conclude - To enclose - To hedge - To pen - To sequester.

Klozenn (gr) : Butter dish. 

Klub - ou (go) : Club. 

Klub al leoriou : Book-club. 

Klub ar re goz : Darby and Joan club. 

Klud (gr) : Roost. 

Mond d’ar glud : To take its perch. 

Kluda (v) : To perch - To roost. 

Klufana (v) : To adulate. 

Klufanerez (gr) : Platitude. 

Klujar (gr) : Partridge. 

Koachet (gw) : Clandestine. 

Koad - ou (go) : Wood - Brake . 

Koad kamm : Timber (ship. 

Rei koad da unan bennag : To give someone the birch. 

Paka koad : To get a shower of blows. 

Koadaj ar hleier : Belfry. 

Eun tamm koad: A chip of wood. 

Penn koad : Bullet head - Jackass - Pig headed. 

Beza eur penn koad : To be dull witted. 

Bouzar evel eun tamm koad : As deaf as a pot. 

Ar hezeg koad : Round about . 

Koadenn (gr) : Board. 

Koadig (go) : Boscage. 

Koaerez (gr) : Floor-polisher. 

Koaga (v) : To batter - To boss - To dent - To emboss. 

Koagenn - ou (gr) : Boss - Caw . 

Koagenni (v) : Batter. 

Koajou kamm (go) : Ribs (of ship). 

Koan - iou (gr) : Dinner - Supper. 

Beza gand ar goan : To be at dinner . 

Gant he hoan ema : She is having dinner. 

Ar goan zakr : The last supper. 

Eur goan euz ar henta : An nice supper. 

Farda koan : To prepare meal. 

Neuze eo debret koan : It’s as good as settled. 

Koania (v) : To dine. 

Koant - Koantig : Bonny (adv). 

He dousig koant : Her muiañ karet. 

Plahed yaouank stummet koant :Girls with good figures. 

Koantenn - ed (gr) : 

Eur goantenn : A real beauty. 

Eur goantenn a blah : A fine figure of a woman. 

Eur goantenn a zo anezi : She is a beauty. 

Eur goantenn eo : She is a good looking girl - She is a smasher . 

Koar (go) : Ploor polish - Wax. 

Koara (v) : To wax . 

Mekanik da goara : Floor polisher. 

Lien koaret : Oil cloth. 

Koaraj - ou (go) : Shoepolish. 

Koataad (v) : 

Koataad eun ti : To cut timber inti shape.

Koaven - ou - dien (go) : Sheerbet . 

Koavenerez - iou (go) : Dalry. 

Koazeal (v) : To speak. 

Koazeal diflag : To give a plain answer. 

Koazadur - iou (go) : Sag - Slump 

Kobalt (go) : Cobalt . 

Koban - ou (go) : Cockpit. 

Koban ar vag (ship) 

Kobar - Kobiri (go) : Barge. 

Kobra - ed (go) : Cobra . 

Kobur - Kobiri (gr) : Canal boat. 

Kocher - ion (go) : Cabby. 

Koededel (gw) : Civic. 

Koef - ou (go) : Cap. 

Koeñv (go) 

Ar hoeñv : Swelling. 

Koeñvadur - iou (go) : Bloat. 

Koeñv-gouzoug (go) : Angina - Quinsy. 

Koeñvi (v) : To bloat. 

Koeñvet : Bloated - Blueberry. 

Koeñvet evel eur penn tousg : Bloated with pride. 

Koerel (gw) : Clerical. 

Kogenn - ou (gr) : 

Kogenn ar glin : Knee - joint. 

Kogn - ou (go) : Angle. 

Kognag (go) : Brandy 

Kogneg (gw) : Angular. 

Kognel (gw) : Angular. 

Koha (v) : To slash. 

Kohad (v) : To bog. 

Kohenn - ou (gr) : Crust - Dandruff. 

Paka eur gohenn war unan euz al lagadou: To develop leucomia in one of one’s eyes. 

Kohoni (v) : To pollute. 

Kohonet : Slipshod. 

Kodiana (v) : To capitulate - To surrender. 

Koka-kola : Coca-cola. 

Kokain (go) : Cocaine . 

Kokardenn - ou (gr) : Cockade - Roundel. 

Kokatris (go) : Basilic. 

Kokenn - ou (gr) : Wooden bowl . 

Kokezenn - ou (gr) : Clam . 

Koko (go) : 

Beza leun ar hoko :To be drunk. 

Kokokokogog!: Cock - a - doodle - oo! 

Kole (go) : 

Eur hole eo hennez : It’s very difficult to deal with him. 

Kolera (go) : Cholera. 

Kolier - ou: Kolierou martolod: sailor collars. 

Kolist - ed (go) : Acolyte. 

Koll (go) : Deficit 

Ober koll ouz unan bennag : To inflict injury to someone.

War an tu koll : In the red . 

Eur holl amzer eo evid doare : It’ s just a waste of time. 

Eur holl arhant: A waste of money. 

Eur holl braz: A great misfortune.. 

Gwerza war goll : To bargain away. 

Gwerza eun dra bennag diwar goll : To sell something at lost. 

Koll (v) : To estrange - To mislay - To spoil. 

Koll amzer : To boondoggle - To loose time - To bludge. 

Koll an darn vuiañ euz ar peadra : To loose the bulk of one’s goods. 

Koll ar penn : To get flurry - To get into a flap - To go off one’s head - To get mix 

Koll a reas he fenn : Her presence of mind failed her. 

Koll bugale :To abort - To pamper. 

Koll kalon : To lose heart . 

Koll ar rekompañs : To lose one’s reward. 

Kollet e oa e benn gand ar helenner: The teacher had lost his head. 

Kollet e oa e benn gantañ : He was out of his nut - He is soft. 

Kollet : Missing. 

Kollet korv hag all : Lost with hands. 

Kollet an hent ganeom : We are lost. 

Kollet eo he fenn ganti : She has gone completely daft. 

Nompaz koll ar penn :To keep one’s hair on - Arabad dit koll da benn: Don’t lose your 

head. 

O koll on amzer emaom evid doare : We are wasting our time - To be out of one’s 

mind. 

Paour kollet : In need. 

Yann a zo kollet gand e labour : Yann is up to his neck in work. 

Beza e riskl da goll ar vuhez : To be in jeopardy. 

Beza ugent lur war an tu koll: To be twenty pounds to the bad. 

Koll ar vrud : To loose one’s reputation. 

Ober koll ouz unan bennag : To inflict loss on someone. 

En em goll : To leak away. 

Ne veze lezet netra da vond da goll : Nothing was allowed to go to waste. 

Poan gollet: Wasted efforts. 

Eun ardinvik da goll an dud: An instrument of perdition. 

Eet da goll: Gone with the wind. 

Koll bara - Koll boued (go) : A good for nothing. 

Koll (ou) - gwad (gr) : Hemorrage. 

Koll-karantez (go) : Alienation. 

Koll-kalon (go) : Dejection - Despond. 

Koll-skiant : Naughty children. 

Kollad - Kollidi (go) : Abortion - Miscarriage. 

Kolladenn - ou (gr) : Abortion. 

Eur golladenn vihan : A pampered child. 

Kollidig (gw) : Perishable. 

Kollidigez - iou (gr) : Perdition. 

Kollier - ou (go) : 

Kregi e kollier unan bennag :To seize so by the scruff of the neck. 

Kollvez - iou (go) : Deficit. 

Kolo (ho) : Straw. 

Eur goloenn : A bit of straw. 

Kolon - ou (go) : Colon.

Kolonenn - ou (gr) : Column. 

Koloenn - ou (gr) : 

Sevel eur bugel en eur goloenn : To cordle a child. 

Rei ar goloenn da unan bennag : To grant someone leave to do something. 

Koll (v) : 

Koll al labour : To lose one’s place. 

Koll anaoudegez : To lose one’s senses. 

Beza war goll : To be out of pocket. 

Ha bez ez euz amzer da goll er béd - mañ ? : And could one afford to waste time in 

this word here below? 

Beza kollet ar penn : To be out of one’s senses. 

Poan gollet : Wasted effort. 

Kollidigez (gr) : 

Kollidigez an tiegeziou : The perdition of households. 

Kollok - iou (go) : Symposium. 

Komal (v) : To clang. 

Komander -ien (go) : Manager. 

Komañdi: Da vamm a blij kalz dezi komandi:Your mother likes her own way a bit. 

Komañsamant (go) : Outset. 

Komansi (v) : To commence. 

Dit da gomansi : You go first. 

Kombina (v) : To devise. 

Kombod - ou (go) : Compartment. 

Kombod - ou gwele (go) : Alcove. 

Komedad (go) : Ober eur homedad da unan bennag : To keep / bear someone 

company. 

Komedian - ed (go) : Comedian. 

Komersant - ed (go) : Dealer. 

Komis - ien (go) : Salesclerk - Shop assistant . 

Komiser - ien (go) : Commisary. 

Komite - ou (go) : Committee. 

Kemer perz er homite : To be in the committee. 

Komedienn - ou (gr) : Comedy. 

Kommandant - ed (go) : Captain (naut) - Commandant - Major (milit). 

Kommer - ed (gr) : Match maker. 

Eur gommer goz euz ar henta eo : She is a regular match-maker. 

Komodenn - ou (gr) : Chest of drawers. 

Komodite (go) : Water - closet . 

Mond d’ar homodite : To go to stool. 

Kompaer - ien (go) : Stooge. 

Kompagnunez : 

Derhel ar gompagnunez :To do the talking. 

Dirag e gompagnunez: Before the whole community. 

Komper (go) : Compère. 

Kompez : 

Kompez e oa an traou :The situation was eased. 

Kompeza (v) :To bone - To make even. 

Kompezenn - ou (gr) : Plain. 

Kompesidigez (gr) : Sense of measure. 

Komperzer - iou (go) : Buffer. 

Kompez e teu bepred he haoz ganti : She never raises her voice.

Kompezidigez (gr) : Sense of measure. 

Kompren (v) : To understand - To comprehend . 

Eun dra da gompren eo : A cause for reflection. 

Rei da gompren : To hint at. 

Ne gomprenan seurt : I cannot make head or tails of this. 

Ne gomprenan seurt ébéd euz ar pez a lavare : I couldn’t hear a word of what he said. 

Komprenet ho-peus toud an traou? : Is everythinng understood? 

N’he-deus komprenet netra : She has missed the whole point. 

Poan on-eus o kompren : We didn’t quite understand. 

Ober eur hompren d’eun aneval :To vet an animal. 

Lakaad unan bennag da gomprenn: To convey to someone that. 

N’am-bije ket komprennet toud an traou?: Has anything escaped to me? 

Komun : 

Ar marhad komun : The common market. 

Komunour - ien (go) : Communist. 

Komunouriez (gr) : Communism. 

Komz -ou (go) : Word - Parole. 

Komzou goullo toud : That’s all moonshine. 

Komzou didro : Bluffness. 

Komzou brao : Fair words - Fair speeches. 

Komzou na glotont ket brao : Words that offend the ear. 

Komzou flemmuz : Barbed-words - Agressive speech. 

Komzou dizeread : Barbed words. 

Komzou flour : Honeyed words. 

Kom ha komz : Line for line - Litteraly - Verbatim. 

Komzou krak ha berr : Plain speaking. 

Komzou dismegañs : Criticims. 

Komzou distroet : Distorded words. 

Komzou troidelleg : Ambigous talk. 

Komzou trenk : Bitter words. 

Komzou garo : Aggressive speech. 

Komzou e-mod-se n’int nemed geriou toull : That’s just a lot of hot air. 

Komzou goullo : Double talk - Padding - Vacuaous remarks. 

Komzou kollet / Dibouez / goullo / toull : Hot air. 

Adlavaroud komz ha komz : To repeat word for word. 

Gant komzou flemmuz : Bitingly. 

Gand komzou flour : Mealy mouthed. 

Gand komzou pompuz : Bombast (adv) 

Klevet on-eus eur rastellad komzou dismegañs :We have heard all sort of criticims 

E berr gomzou : In a few words - In brief - Tersely - In a word. 

N’eo nemed komzou goullo ha geriou toull : That’s a lot of hot air. 

Eun den berr e gomzou : Coy of speech. 

Troet komz ha komz : Translated word for word. 

Lakaad tro er homzou :To guard one’s tongue - To be guard in one’s speech. 

Eur rastellad komzou am-eus da gonta deoh : I have a lot of things to tell you. 

Lavaroud komzou flour d’eur vaouez : To make pretty speeches to a lady. 

Nebeud a gomzou ganto : Few words were exchanged. 

Ne lavaro ket eur gomz muioh : He had said his last word on the subject. 

Dislonka komzou dizereat : To vent one’s spleen. 

Trawalh a gomzou: Enough said. 

Ar homzou a lavarit a zo leun a furnez : The words you speak are full of widsom.

Ne lavaro ket eur gomz muioh: He had said his last word on the subject. 

Komz (v) :To speak - To talk. 

Komz gand unan bennag :To talk with someone. 

Ar paotr a gomzan anezañ :The man I am speaking about him - The man whom I am 

speaking about. 

An den a gomzan outañ : The man to whom I am speaking. 

An den a gomzan gantañ : The man with whom I am speaking. 

Ne anavezan ket an den a gomzit anezañ din : I don’t know this man of whom you 

speak. 

Komz a vouez izel : To speack under one’s breath. 

Komz her : To be dictatorial. 

Komz kreñvoh : Speak up 

Komz a ran - Me a gomz : I speak. 

Komz war an ton braz : To pontify. 

Na gomzit da zen : Tell no-one . 

Komz flour (ouz) : To oil one’s tongue. 

Komz brao d’eur vaouez : To make pretty speeches to a lady. 

Morse n’am-eus lavaret e komzen brezoneg evel eur brezoneger a-vihannig : I never 

pretended speak Breton like a native breton speaker. 

Komzit frêz : Speak to point . 

N’eo ket c’hwi eo a gomzo ; med spered ho tad eo a gomzo ennoh : It is not you who 

speak, but the spririt of your father speaking through you. 

Komz a ra dezañ e-unan: He is talking to himself. 

Komzer - ien (go) :Talker. 

Komzour - ien (go) : Announcer. 

Koñchenn - ou (l) : Bedtime-stories - Relation - Tale. 

Eur goñchenn vorn : Shaggy-daog - Idle story - Tedious tale. 

Koñchou born: Obscures tales - Tedious tale. 

Eur goñchenn bet ijinet ganti : A story of her own invention. 

Dibunit ho koñchenn : Let me hear the story - Spin your yarn. 

Da goñchenn a zo diêz da lonka : Your story is hard to swallow. 

Dibun da goñchenn penn-da-benn da genta :Tell your tale from the beginning to end 

first. 

Setu-aze ar goñchenn genta : There you havemy first tale. 

Koñchenna (v) : To relate - To fable . 

Koncheza (v) : To blot. 

Konchou born : Preposterous story. 

Kondanation : 

Dindan kondanation d’ar maro :Under penalty. 

Kondaoni (v) : To sentence. 

Kondaonet d’ar maro : To death penalty. 

Kondi - ou (go) : Kennel. 

Kondon - ou (go) : Abyss. 

Koñfirmation (go) : Confirmation. 

Koñfitur - iou (go) : Jam. 

Konfitur orañjez : Marmelade. 

Pod konfitur : Jam pot. 

Eul load mad a goñfitur : A good dollop of jam. 

Konfizer -ien (go) : Confectionner. 

Konfizerez - ou (go) : Confectionery.

Konfizet (gw) : Candied. 

Koniaña ( a,v) : Capitulation. 

Konikl - ed (go) : Coney - Rabbits. 

Tehet int kuit evel konikled spontet gand ar chaseour :They fley like frightened rabbits. 

Koñje - ou (go) : Conscription. 

Ober ar honje : To do one’s military service. 

Koñjoli (v) : To cajole. 

Konkouri (v) : To compete. 

Konsakri (v) : To consecrate. 

Konsañtamant - ou (go) :Consent. 

Konstroll : 

Nebeut a gonstroll a zo kenetrezo :They don’t help each other vey much. 

Konsul - ed (go) : Consul. 

Konsuliez - ou (gr) : Consulate. 

Kont - ou (go) : 

Kemer war ar hont : To do it off one’s own bat. 

Derhel kont ( euz) : To bear in mind - To make allowance for. 

Red e oa teurel e kont ar mare bloaz : The season had to be taken into account. 

Penaoz ema kont ? : How do you feel? 

Penaoz ema kont gand da labour skol ? : What are you getting along in school? 

Penaoz ema kont ganeoc’h : How are you going on? 

Penaoz ema kont ganit? - Madig a-walh : How are you? - Middling. 

Ar helenner m’ema our helennadur en e gont evid ar peb brasa : The teacher who 

was in charge of our basic education. 

Kont - ou (gr) : 

Ober ar gont : To add - To calculate. 

En eun taol kont : At a single blow. 

Traou soft kont : In abundance. 

Eur gont pounner : A heavy rate of expenditure. 

Na dro ket diwar ar gont : Stick to the point. 

Reiza ar hontou : To get one’s own back 

Pep hini e gont : The devil is due. 

Beva war gont unan bennag : To live at the expense of somebody. 

Trei diwar ar gont : To change course ( in the conversation) - To change the subject - 

To divert the conversation - To draw a red herring across the track. 

Kont - ed (go) : Count - Earl . 

Kontadenn - ou (gr) : Fable - Relation - Tale. 

Kontami (v) : To infect. 

Kontamma (v) : To contaminate. 

Kontammadur (go) : Contamination - Pollution - Addiction - Infection 

Intoxication. 

Kontammerez (go) : Contamination - Contagion . 

Kontammuz (gw) : Infectious - Toxic - Virulent. 

Konta (v) : To count - To fable - To narrate - To reckon - To relate - To report . 

Konta a reer : It ‘s said. 

Konta langaj : To talk skandal. 

Konta eun dra bennag : To give an account of something. 

Konta klinkou - boulhennou - siklezennou : To talk nonsense. 

Konta krakou : To draw the long bow - To give the hard sell. 

Konta war unan bennag : To count on someone - To rely. 

Konta war ar mab : To leave the matter in son ’s hands.

Konta a reom warnoh :We are buillding our hopes on you. 

Konta a zegou : To count in tens. 

Konta flourig d’eur plah :To carry on a little flirtation with a woman. 

Konta pateriou sot : To say daft things. 

Echu eo ganit konta burdou? : Have you finished talking about these. 

feesrewards - dirty stories? 

Ar vugale vihan a zo gwall zouget da gonta pep tra : Little children have a tiresome 

tendancy to tell everything. 

Lakaad tud an tiez all da gonta krakou a-gleiz hag a-zehou: To set the neighbourgs 

gossiping right an left. 

Kontant (gw) : 

Kontant e vijeh dimezi ganin? : Will you marry me? 

Kontant oh diouzoh : Are you pleased with yourself. 

Kontelez - iou (gr) : Shire. 

Kontell - Kontilli (gr) : Knife. 

Kontell flancha : Bistoury - Chirurgical knife - Lancet. 

Kontell gamm : Bistoury. 

Kontell - vraz : Bowle. 

Kontell-laz : Bowle - Dagger . 

Falz-kontell : Hedging - bill 

Eur gontell da serri : A pocket knife. 

Kontell visa : Chopper. 

Lakaad eur gontellad amann war eun tamm bara :To spread butter on a slice. 

Taol kontell : Stab. 

Kontella (v) : To stab. 

Kontellata (v) : To stab. 

Konter - ien (go) : Accoutant - Teller. 

Kontez - ed (gr) : Countess. 

Kontouar - ou (go) : Counter. 

Kontrad - ou (go) : Agreement - Compact . 

Kontraeza (v) : To bog. 

Kontre - ou (go) : Region. 

Kontrenn - ed (gr) : 

Eur gontrenn louz : A dirty lot. 

Kontrol (gw) : Averse - Inverse - Reverse. 

Kontrol da : Antagonistic to. 

Ne heller ket lavaroud ar hontrol : There is no denying. 

War an tu kontrol : In the opposite direction. 

Kontrolia (v) : To antagonize - To thwart. 

Kontroller - ien (go) : Comptroller. 

Koñveni (v) : To befit. 

Koraiz (go) : Lent . 

Korbellet : 

Beza korbellet : To flunk. 

Korda (ar bleo) (v) : To plait hair 

Hennez a zo kordet e gorv a fallagriez : His thoroughly evil - He ‘s evil trough and 

through. 

Kordenn - ou (gr) : Bowstring - Coord - Hide - Rope. 

Kordenn lèr : Hide rope. 

Eur gordenn goad : Three steres of firewood.

Kordenn gorteza : Bowline. 

Kordenn ar galon : Carotid. 

Kordenn ar gwir : Umbilical cord. 

Tamm ar gordenn : Gallows-birds - Jailbird. 

Beza gand viñs ar gordenn ennor : To be a gallows bird. 

Kordenn ar groug : Hempen collar. 

Kordenn wern (gr) : Stay. 

War bouez ar gordenn : On the lash.Kaoud eur hi war bouez eur gordenn : To keep a 

dog on the leash 

Hennez a zo vis ar gordenn ennañ : He is a thoroughly bad lot. 

Boued ar gordenn : Ruffian. 

Kordenna - Kordenni (v) : To bundle -To cord. 

Korhwez - iou (go) : Typhoon. 

Korn - iou (go) : Angle - Antenna - Byway - Corner. 

Korn lemm : Acute angle. 

Korn digor : Obtuse angle. 

Pevar horn ar gwele : The four corners of the bed. 

Korn - kerniel (cattle) : Horn - Pipe. 

Korn bro : Region. 

En or horn bro : In our part of the world. 

Tud euz ar horn bro : The locals . 

En eur horn distro : At the very back of. 

Korn - boud : Horn - Fog horn. 

Korn-bual : Lunting horn. 

Korn-butun : Pipe. 

Korn butun a beoh : Pipe of peace. 

Gwechall e reen gand ar horn butun : I used to be a pipe smocker. 

Korn saoz : Horn player. 

Lakaad ar horn boud da labourad - Chweza er horn : To blow the horn. 

Azezet e korn an tan : Sitting by the fire. 

Sellou a gorn : Furtive glances. 

E korn ar straed : Round the corner. 

E korn tro eur wenojenn : At the turning of a path. 

Kornad : Region. 

Eur hornad butun : A fill of tobacco - A pipeful . 

Red e vo deor ober ar hornad diouz ar butun: One’s must live according to one’s 

means. 

Kornadou-bro war ar mêz: Rural regions. 

Kornandon - ed (go) : Sprite. 

Kornbroel (gw) : Regional. 

Korned (go) : Cornet. 

Korn - karo - Kerniel karo : Antler. 

Kornagad (go) : Occidental. 

Kornandonig (go) : Pip-squeak . 

Korneg (gw) : Angular 

An diaouled korneg: The horned devils. 

Paol Gorneg : Old Nick. 

Azenn gorneg : Perfect idiot. 

Tok-houarn korneg: pointed helmet. 

Kornielleg (gw) : Angular. 

Kornig-riboulig (go) (music) : Cornet.

Kornigellad (v) : To eddy - To reel - To spin. 

Kornog (gr) : Occident - West. 

Kornogat (gw) : Occidental. 

Kornogel (gw) : Occidental. 

Kornzigor (gw) : Ajar. 

Koroll - ou (go) : Ballet. 

Koroller - kerdin (go) : Ropedancer. 

Korollerez - ed ( gr) : Ballerina. 

Koronal - ed (go) : Colonel. 

Korr (go) : Midget. 

Korrea (v) : 

Me a daillo korrea dezañ : I’ ll give him trouble. 

Korreen - ou (gr) : Strap - Thong. 

Tenna korreen : To molest. 

Korrigan - ed (go) : Spirit - Sprite . 

Korsika (gr) : Corsica. 

Korv : 

Korv braz : Bust. 

Korv eskern : Skeleton. 

Korv hag ene : Physically and morally. 

Korv-maro : Dead body - Carcase - Corpse - Lyke. 

Korv-broz - Korv-sae : Bodice. 

Hanter gorv : Bust. 

Ar zemplidigez korv : An anatomical deficiency. 

Korvet brao : Shapely. 

Ma! Korvet brao eo honnez ! : Hey! she isn’t bad at all. 

Hep korv : Bodyless. 

Neuze e rankor bale war va horv : Over my dead bood. 

A-gorv : Bodily. 

War gorv ar roched : In one’s shirt . 

Brevi ar horv : To exhaust oneself. 

Yann a oa sonnet e gorv gand an estlamm :Yann was overcome by surprise. 

Ober gand ar horv an unan : To draw up one’s resource - Under one’s power. 

Petra en-deus peget en e gorv : What stung him? 

Pesked maro o horv d’al laer : Dead fishes floating upside down. 

Ne oan ket ken mui mestr d’am horv: I was unable to move. 

Korvad (gr) : 

Eur horvad imor : Gust of hanger. 

Paka eur horvad : To get drunk. 

Ober eur horvad garmad : To weep one’s fill Paka eur hovfad :To get drunk. 

Korvadur - iou (go) : Conformation - Stature. 

Korvadurel (gw) : Anatomical. 

Korvadurez (gr) : Anatomy. 

Korvadurouriez (gr) : Anatomy. 

Korvata (v) : 

Mond da gorvata : To have a good blow out. 

Korveeunadurel (gw) : Orthoapeic. 

Korvegez (gr) : Corpulence - Stature . 

Ar muzuliou korvegez : The measures of volume. 

Korveg (gw) : Bulky - Portly. 

Korvel (adv) : Bodily - Corporal.

Korvet : 

Eun den korvet teo ha membret start : A man of bulk and stature. 

Korvenn - ou (gr) : Corsage - Bust. 

Korventenn - ou (gr) : Flurry - Gale - Hurricane - Squall - Vortex. 

Korvigell : 

N’eus nemed korvigell en e gorv : He is full of cunning. 

Korvigelleg (gw) : Aware. 

Korvigellet : 

Beza korvigellet ha leun a fallagriez : To be full of deceit and villainy. 

Korvigelluz (gw) : Insidious - Sly. 

Korzailhenn - ou (gr) : Throat. 

Eur gorzaillenn den : Booming voice. 

Korzenn - ou (gr) : Pipe - Shaft (flower) - Stalk - Stem - Tube. 

Korzenn sukr : Sugar cane. 

Korzennou divazenneg (gr) : Oxyacetylene burner. 

Toull korzenn (gun) : Bore. 

Korzenn voiler (gr) : Boiler tube. 

Korzennadur - ou (go) : Conduit. 

Korzenneg (gw) : Tubular 

Koskor (go) : Personnel . 

Koskoriad - ou (gw) : Clan. 

Kosmeg (gw) : Cosmic. 

Kosmonot - ed (go) : Cosmonaut - Spaceman. 

Kostez - iou (go) : Bottom (ship) - Flank - Political party - Side. 

War beseurt kostez politikel emaint ?: What are their politics? 

Azeza ouz kostez dehou an Tad : To sit at the right hand of the father. 

Lakaad a-gostez : To set apart. 

Lakaad unan bennag a-gostez: To set so on the side. 

Mond a-gostez : To go to stool . 

Kosteza - Kostezi (v) : To accost - To come alongside - To slope. 

Kothumenn - ou (gr) : Buskin. 

Kostigelli (v) : To heel. 

Kotoñs - ou ( go) : Cotton. 

Park - ou kotoñs (go) : Bale. 

Kouarh (go) : Hemp. 

Kouarz : 

Kouarz glaz ruz : Amethyst. 

Koublad - ou (go) : Koubl - Koublad. 

Koublad kerez : Bob cherry. 

C’hweh koublad sonerien en em eile war ar barikennou :Six pairs of musicians 

followed each other onto the barrels. 

Koubladur leor : Bookbinding. 

Koublenn - ou (gr) : Butt hinge. 

Koubler leoriou (go) : Bookbinder. 

Kouch : Aim 

Leun kouch : (gand) : Flush with. 

Sah leun kouch gand avalou : Sack bulging with apples. 

Leun kouch e oa ar hlas : The class was jammet. 

Leun kouch e oa an tren : The train was jam - full. 

Koucha (v) : To fill. 

Kouer - ien (go) - Kouerez - ed (gr) : Countryman - Countrywoman - Peasant.

Kouerien e oan e dud : He has followed the plough-tail. 

Kouestis (go) : Jean. 

Kouetis : Denim . 

Kouevr (ho) : Brass. 

Kouevrenn - ou (gr) : Brass plate . 

Ar houevrennou : The brass. 

Kouez (go) : Lye. 

Lisiou kouez : Buck. 

Ar houez braz: The big wash. 

Koueza (v) : To fall - To tumble. 

Koueza a-fardiglao : To fall flat on one’s belly - one’s face. 

Koueza a-stok ar hein : To fall backward. 

Koueza a-stok ar gov : To fall flat on one’s face. 

Koueza a-hed ar horv : To fall full lenght. 

Koueza d’an douar : To fall on the ground.. 

Koueza evel eur zahad loaiou : To fall with a bang. 

Koueza evel eun taol hwist : To fall like a log. 

Koueza a-lamm stok : To drop dead. 

Koueza diwar eur skeul : To fall off eul ladder. 

Koueza diwar gein eur marh : To fall of one’s horse. 

Koueza a dammou : To come - To fall to bits. 

Kouezañ er boull : To cave in. 

Koueza diouz ar zao-son : To be dummfounted. 

Koueza e krabanou unan bennag : To fall into someone.s ‘ hands. 

Koueza e temptadur : To fall to temptation - To be overcome by temtation. 

Koueza klañv : To fall sick. 

Koueza e barr : To have a fit of nerves. 

Koueza er pehed : To fall into sin. 

Eur hastell bet kouezet en e boull : A tumbled-down castle. 

Toud an traou a zo o koueza en o foull : Everythng is falling into pieces. 

Erh e-leiz a zo kouezet : There has been a heavy fall of snow. 

Ra kouezo ho kwad war ho penn :Your blood be upon your heads. 

O koueza en o foull emaint: They are falling to bits. 

Koufon (gw) : Prodigal. 

Koufr - ou (go) : Coffer. 

Kougoul - iou (go) : Cowl. 

Kouign (gr) : 

Eur gouign gand goell : A yeast cake. 

Kouignal (v) : To moan. 

Kouilloni (v) : To boodle. 

Kouillourerez (go) : Sabotage. 

Koukoug : Cuckoo. 

Koukoug! : Cuckoo! peep boo ! 

Kouldri (go) : Pigeonhouse. 

Koulm - ed (gr) : Dove. 

Koulm ar Spered Santel: The dove of the Hly Ghost. 

Koulouchal (v) : To cajole - To wheedle. 

Koulourdenn (gr) : Calabas. 

Koulskoude : But yet - Though - However. 

Kredi a reom enno koulskoude : We believe them though. 

Koultron (go) : Tar.

Koultrona (v) : To tar. 

Koultronneg (gw) : Tarry. 

Koulz : Opportune. 

Pep tra en-deus e goulz : Everything has its day. 

Bloaz ‘zo d’ar houlz-mañ : This time last year. 

A-benn bloaz d’ar houlz-mañ : This day next year. 

D’ar houlz merket : In the nick of time - At the appointed time - At the proper time. 

Koulz-amzer (go) : Season. 

Koumanant - ou (go) : Lease - Subscription. 

Koumanant bloaz : Yearly contract. 

Ober koumanant noz : To do a moonlight flit. 

Koumanater - ien (go) : 

Koumanater eun tammig farm : A small tenant farmer. 

Koumanantiñ (v) : To lease - To subscride. 

Koumoul (ho) : Cloud. 

Koumoul koveg : Large clouds. 

Koumoula (v) : Becloud. 

Koumouleg (gw) : Nebulous 

Koun - ou (go) : Souvenir. 

E koun : In memory of - Remembrance of - In token of. 

Chomom sioul en or sav e koun ar re varo : Let’s stand a minute’s silence in memory 

of the dead. 

Kounaouenn - ou (gr) : Reminiscence. 

Kounlevr - iou (go) : Memento - Aide mémoire. 

Kounnar (f) : Anger - Rage. 

Eun taol kounnar : Fit of passion. 

Barrad kounnar : A fit of anger - Burst of fury. 

Kounnar ruz : Tearing rage - Towering rage . 

E kounnar ruz : In a fume - On the rampage. 

Beza e kounnar ruz : In a state of blind anger - To boil with anger - To spit blood 

To be in Paddy - To be in a passion - To be in a blind rage. 

Beza e kounnar ruz e-keñver unan bennag : To be mad with someone. 

Lakaad e kounnar : To injuriate. 

Mond e kounnar : To become angry - To get into a fury - To get furious - To go (in ) off 

the deep end . 

Neuze ez eas Yann e kounnar ruz : Then John was in a furious rage. 

Mond e kounnar ruz : To get thoroughly angry - To blind with rage - To get into a rage 

-To lash onesefl into a fury - To see red. 

Aet e kounnar ruz : Ablaze with anger. 

E kounnar ruz edo hi : She was in frightful temper 

Peadra a zo da ouela pe da vond e kounnar : It’s enough to make anyone weep or 

lose his temper. 

Glasaet gand ar gounnar : To become livid with anger. 

Tenna kounnar unan bennag war ar chouk : To set somebody against oneself. 

Kounnariñ (v) : To anger - To irritate. 

Kounnaret (gw) : Angry. 

Beza kounnaret ruz : To be mad with someone. 

Hi a zo kounnaret ruz : Her blood is up. 

Kounskrid - ou (go) : Aide - mémoire - Memorandum - Memento. 

Kountella (v) : Jack-knife. 

Kourach (go) : Courage.

Kouracher - ien (go) : Bonesetter - Healer. 

Kouraillou (l) : Offal - Pig entrails . 

Koural (go) : Coral. 

Kourader - ien (go) : Agent - Business agent - Insurance agent. 

Kouraderez (go) : Agency. 

Kouronka (v) : Bath (sea) 

Kouronker - ien (go) - Kouronkerez -ed (gr) : Bather. 

Kourt : 

Kaoud kourt : To appeal. 

C’hwi a dlefe kaoud kourt gand ar merhed : You should appeal to women. 

Kourziad - ou (go) : Span. 

Kousk (go) : Slumber. 

Ober eur housk da greizteiz : To take a nap (after lunch). 

Kouskedenn - ou (gr) : Berth. 

Kouskedi (v) : To hibernate. 

Kousker - ien (go) - Kouskerez - ed (gr) : Sleeper. 

Kousker - ed (go) : Edible crab. 

Kouskerez (gr) : Sunfish. 

Kouskerterzienel (gw) : Lethargic. 

Kousked (v) : To sleep - To fall asleep. 

Kousket dindan bolz an neñv : To sleep outdoors . 

Kousked e kambr ar stered : To sleep in the open. 

Kousked evel eur broh : To sleep like a log - a top. 

Kousket maro: Dead asleep. 

Kousket fall : To have a bad night. 

Kousk Lellig!: Sleep on, my dear! 

Eur zah kousked : Sleeping bag. 

Chom da gousket : To stay overnight . 

Mond da gousked : To go to roost 

Poent braz eo dit Mond da gousked : It’s high time you went to bed. 

N’on-eus ket kousket banne en no-mañ :We have not slept a wink all night. 

Ober eur hrogad kousked : To have forty winks. 

War-nez kousked edon hag eh-eus dihunet ahanon: I was three parts asleep , and 

you have woken me. 

Kae ‘ ta da gousked: Go up to bed. 

Kousked (go) : 

Ar housked peurbadel : The eternal rest. 

Ne deue ket ar housked dezañ : He couldn’t sleep. 

Kousked re hir : Oversleep. 

Kousket (gw) : Sleepy. 

Kouskig (go) : Snooze. 

Koust (v) : To price. 

Ar roched-mañ a goust daou-ugent lur : This shirt is priced at five pounds. 

Beza diwar ar houst : To be out of pocket . 

Beza diwar-goust ar re all : To be on the bum. 

Bevañ diwar-goust ar barrez : To live at the expense of the town. 

Diwar goust unan bennag : To the detriment of. 

Diwar goust he horv : At the expense of her body. 

Diwar o houst e oa : They had to stump up. 

Diwar he houst : At her own riskl . 

Deski a reas diwar e goust : He learnt to his cost that.

Diwar da goust eo bet greet an dra-ze : That was done to your expense. 

Meur a hini o-deus gouezet diwar o houst: A few people hag learned at their expense. 

Koust pe gousto - Cost whatever it costs - At all costs. 

Red eo hen ober kousto pe gousto : That must be done at any price. 

Koust ker da lèr unan bennag : To smart painfully. 

Ker e kousto d’he lèr : She is in for it. 

Koustians (gr) : Conscience 

Direbech eo va houstiañs : My conscience is clear. 

Goueled ar goustiañs : Subconscious. 

Eun doare d’en em renka gand ar goustiañs : A way of giving oneself a good 

conscience. 

Me a gemero ar pouez war va houstiañs : That will weigh on my conscience. 

Kouvi (go) : Invitation. 

Kouvia (v) : 

Kouvia eur micherour : To engage a workman. 

Kouvia micherourien : To take on hands - To sign on . 

Kouviad - Kouvidi (go) : 

Eun daoliad kouvidi : A convivial gathering. 

Kouviadeg : 

Kouviadeg a zo : Help wanted. 

Kouviadeg a zo c’hoaz : The job is still open. 

Kouviadeg : Situation vacant . 

Kouviadour - iou (go) : Invitation. 

Kouzoumenn (gr) : Confirmation. 

Kov - ou (go) : Abdomen - Belly. 

Poan - iou gov : Belly ache - Abdominal pains. 

Beza gand ar boan gov :To have the belly ache. 

Gant ar boan gov emaon : My belly hurts. 

Gand ar boan gov emaoh? : Does your stomach trouble you? 

Bouton gov : Belly bouton. 

Mond a-stok ar gov : To belly land. 

Mond war ar gov : To fall full lenght on the ground. 

Ober kov ( gand ) : To feel one’s belly. 

Ober kov gar : To hick / col one’s heels. 

Ober kov rous : To bake - To sunburn . 

Ober kov teo : To stand upright. 

Gra kov teo : Puff out your chest. 

Padoud gand kov goullo : To last with empty stomachs . 

Beza paket ar gov teo : To constipate. 

Ar gov teo : Constipation. 

Gand kov goullo : With empty stomach. 

Beza kaled ar gof : To constipate. 

Ober kovig moan : To be one’s food. 

An douar a oa leun e gov gand an dour : The soil was permeated with water. 

Paka ar red-gov : To give the runs. 

Dorna a gov da gein : To smite hip and thigh. 

Kovad - ou (gr) : (See kovad) 

Eur re govad : Indigestion. 

Ober eur hovad : To treat oneself a good dinner - To have a bellyfull. 

Ober eur hovad c’hoarzin : To get a kick out something.

Sur a-walh am-eus greet re govad rag lakeet on diêzs gantañ : I’ve certainly been 

greedy - eaten too much - as made me feel unncomfortable 

Eur govad aon a zo gantañ : He has got a bellyful of fear. 

Daou govad daou am boa greet : I had twins twice. 

Kovegez (gr) : Obesity. 

Koves (v) : To confess 

Mond da goves : To confess one’s sins. 

Koves (relij) : Confession. 

Beza o kovez gand: To be in the secret - the know. 

Kovesaad (v) : To confess. 

Mond da govesaad : To go to stool. 

Kovesadur (relij) : Confession. 

Kovesour - ien (go) : Confessor. 

Koz : 

Ober ar hoz : To crown with glory - To buck back. 

Koz (gw) : Old - Antique. 

Koz-levraouad - Levraouidi (go) : Second hand bookseller. 

Koz strakell : Old car. 

Koz yar : Milksop. 

Koz louzaouenn : Quack remedy. 

Koz marhadourez : A piece of junk. 

Koz Noe - Koz ebestel : As old as Adam. 

Koz Noe eo - ken koz hag an douar eo : That’s ancient history - It’s as old as Adam. 

Kozig mad eo deuet da veza : He has aged. 

Koz ti : Bungaloid. 

Koz yar : Milksop. 

Ar re goz : Ederly people - Old folks - The aged. 

An hini goz : My ball and chains - Spouse. 

Va hini koz : My husband - My old man - Spouse. 

Va hini goz : My missis - My old woman. 

An hini koz hag an hini goz : Man and wife. 

Heh hini koz : Her man. 

Eun den koz : An aged man. 

Eun drantell goz : Old coquette. 

Eur gwaz koz : An old man. 

Gwin koz : Old wine . 

Plah yaouank koz : Old maid . 

Ti ar re goz : Home for old people. 

Ar béd koz : The ancient word. 

Ti ar re goz : Alms-house. 

Eur hoz medisin : A bloody doctor. 

Eur par koz : An old beau. 

Ar paotr koz : Old Nick. 

An testamant koz : The old testament. 

Me a zo eun den koz ha va gwreg a zo erru war an oad : I am an old man and my wife 

is advanced in years. 

Ken koz hag ar bed : As old as Adam - That as old as the hills - It’ as old as Adam. 

Ne gaver nemed traou koz er stal-ze : That store only sells junk. 

Ne hellan ket gouzañv ar hoz den-se : I cannot take this guy. 

Eun tammig kosoh : A good bit older.

Hi a zo war an ampl kosoh eged he gwaz : She is much older than 

her husband. 

Daoust pegen koz on : Old as I might 

Ober eur penn koz da unan bennag : To give someone the cold shoulder. 

Eur goz vardell : Unstable person - Versatile person. 

Ar hoz burzud: Miraculous phenomenon. 

Ar gomer goz: The midwife 

Re goz on deut: I am too old. 

An hini kosa euz an oll grouaduriou: The oldest of the creatures. 

Kozidi : Elders . 

Koz votez (gr) : Beetle crusher. 

Kozaad (v) : To become old -To be growing old . 

Kozni (gr) : Old age . 

Kroumma gand ar gozni : To bow with age - To shrink with age. 

War ar gozni : Late in life. 

Roudou ar gozni : Marks of old age. 

Koztez (gr) : 

Batimant a ya war an diou goztez : Ship that rollls heavily. 

Koztezenn - ou (gr) : 

Kemer perz en eur goztezenn bolitikel : To adhere to a party. 

Koztezenni (v) : To heel. 

Koztigelli (v) : To list. 

Kraban - ou (gr) : 

Lakaad kraban war unan bennag :To get one’s clay on somebody - To put pressure 

on someone. 

Lakaad ar hrabanou (war eun dra bennag ) : To clench - To lay hands 

on something. 

Tenn da grabanou euz alese : Keep your paws off. 

Kraban-arz ( pe: ourz) (gr) : Brankursine. 

Koueza e krabanou unan bennag : To fall into someone ‘s / clutches / power. 

O hrabannou o-deus lakeet war va zi : They took possession of my house 

E krabanou al laeron e kouezas : He fell among thieves enemy’s hands 

En em denna kuit diwar grabanou unan bennag :To escape from someone.’s grasp. 

Kraban - ou -harz (gr) : Acanthus - Brankursine. 

Lakaad ar hrabanou war: To get one’s hooks on to. 

Krabana (v) : To conect (elect) - To throw into gear. 

Kraboseg (gw) : Scrub - Stunted. 

Krafignad (v) : To scratch. 

Kraft-naon : Old miser. 

Krag (go) : Stoneware. 

Krak : 

Da ziou eur krak emaon en ti : I am in the house at two on the dot. 

Krak aotrou : Pip squeak - Conceited pupil. 

Eur hrak aotrou : A sort of lord - A stuffy shirt. 

Eur hrak itron : A sort of lady. 

Krak ha berr : 

Kaozeal krak ha berr : To speak straight out . 

Respont krak ha berr : To answer as bold as brass. 

Lavaroud krak ha berr an traou da unan bennag : To say brutal things to someone - 

To speak to the point - To go straigth to the point 

Krak ha krenn : Categorical

Eun dra a larin dit krenn ha krak : I’ ll tell you straight 

Krak ha krenn: Kas a ra ahanom krak ha krenn: He led us with rectitude ha resolution. 

Krakal: Krakal ar helou beb tu: To cackle about the news. 

Krakenn - ou (go) ( e-barz eur metal) : Blowhole - Bubble. 

Kraklakez - ed (go) : Flunkey. 

Krakou (l) : Balomey - Bull Moonshine - Piffle - Poppycock - Rot . 

Konta krakou : To blether - To bull -To talk throught the back of one’s neck - To take 

piffle - To draw the long-bow. 

Kraksivolvez (go) : Chive. 

Krakveva (v) : To live from hand to mouth - To make a precarious living 

To rub - To scrape along. 

Krakveva en dienez vrasa : To live in abject poverty. 

Kramanbil : 

Dour diwar kramanbil : Camomile - tea. 

Kramenn - eost (gr) : Suntan. 

Kramennek (gw) : Sooty 

Krampouez (ho) : Pancake. 

Krampouez gwiniz du : Buckwheat cake. 

Krampouez gwiniz du a hell beza debret e tomm pe yen : Savoury pancakes can be 

eaten hot or cold. 

Krampouezenn a Vro-Skos : Bannock. 

Krampouezenn avalou : Apple tart. 

Krampouez-mouzig : Hilum - Ombilic. 

War don ar hrampouez gwiniz :To stand on ceromony - With a great deal of fanfare - 

With a flourish of trumpets . 

Klask trei yod da grampouez : To thing the moon is made of green cheese - 

To pull the wool over so’s eyes. 

Chench tu d’ar grampouezenn : To turn one’s coat. 

Trei ar grampouezenn : To change ends. 

Trei ar c’hrampouezenn diouz an tu (an-unan):To take all the bed clothes. 

Ober krampouez war an dour : To make ducks and drakes . 

Sant krampouez! : Gosh! 

Kran (gw) : Dressy. 

Seblant eun den kran : To look distinguished. 

Te a zo kran hirio :You are dolled up today - You are posh today. 

Boutou kran : Fine shoes. 

Krank - ed (go) : Crab 

Krank-radenn : Locust. 

Krankal-denteg (go) : Cachalot - Sperm - whale. 

Kraon: Kinnig kraon d’eur plah: To declare one’s love. 

Kraoenn-vevi (gr) : Loin - Sirloin. 

Kraoñkelvezeg (gw) : Nutty. 

Kraoñkelvezenn (gr) : Hazel - Hazel nut. 

Kraonneg (gw) : Throaty. 

Kraou (go) : Bull penn - Cow-house. 

Kraou-moh : Hog pen - Piggery - Pig - farm - Sty. 

Kraou deñved : Sheep-fold . 

Kraou an diaoul : Gamble-house - Hotbed of corruption - A devil haunt - 

Night-club. 

Kraouenn (gr) :

Réd eo terri ar graouenn evid kaoud ar vouedenn : You cannot make an omelette 

within breaking eggs. 

Kraouia (v) : To stall (horse) 

Kraouia unan bennag :To get someone home - To give someone a lift - To send 

somebody home. 

Posub eo dit kraouia ahanon : Can you give a ride home? 

Kraou ahanon : Take me home. 

Kraouiet e oa er peoh : He was locked in silence. 

Krap - ou (go) : Clamp - Cramp (iron) - Grapnel. 

Krapa (v) : To clamp - To scale . 

Kraperez (gr) : Climbing - Rise . 

Krapog (adv) : Blocky - Stubby. 

Krav (go) : 

Krav evid krav : Blow after blow. 

Krav-kerdin : Clavichord - Harpsichard . 

Beza krav : To be greedy. 

Ober ar hrav : To make a fortune. 

Ober ar hrav diwar eun dra bennag : To take advantage of something. 

Kravad (v) : To erase. 

Kravatenn - ou (gr) : Tie - Neck tie. 

Kravaz - iou (go) (med) : Barrow - Hand - barrow - Litter. 

N’eus ket a gravatenn ganeoh: You aren’t wearing a tie. 

Kravaz-rodelleg (go) : Wheel-barrow. 

Kraver - ien (go) : Money-grubber. 

Kraverez (gr) : Eraser - Scraper. 

Kraverez (gr) : Scrape. 

Kraz (gw) : Dry. 

Beza kraz ar gouzoug : To be - feel - dr. 

Ken kraz eo an traou ma jom stag va zeod ouz va staon : It is so dry that my tongue 

sticks to the roof of my mouth. 

Beza kraz : To be dead drunk. 

Beza kraz evel eur bod keuneud : To be as thin as a ruke. 

Kraza (v) : To brander - To roast - To shrivel. 

Kraza a ra : It’s pretty hot. 

Krazet : Smoke blackened. 

Krazadenn - ou (gr) : Insolation - Sunstroke. 

Krazerez - ed (gr) : Brander - Netting. 

Krazig : Little devil - Little wretch. 

Krebenn : 

Krebenn ar harr : Tibia. 

Kred (go) : Accountabily. 

Beza leun a gred : To be jealous ( suspicious). 

Ar hezeg a oa en e gred: He was responsible for the horses. 

Kredabl (gw) : Believable. 

Kredabl braz : Most likely. 

Plijus kena eo ho micher kredabl : Your job sounds very interesting. 

Kredaj - ou / iou (go) : Bail. 

Kredenn - ou (gr) : Belief - Confession - Religion - Superstition . 

Kredenn an oll : Accredit opinion. 

Kredennou nevez : News ideas 

Nerz ar hredennou nevez o vond war-raog : The force of progress on the march .

Kredennu (gw) : Superstitious. 

Kredi (v) : To believe - To dare - To think. 

Kredi beza noaz ran: To feel nacked. 

Kredi e Doué : To believe in God. 

Kredit ahanon ma fell deoh : Believe it or not. 

Kredit ahanon : Be advised by me - I guarantee. 

N ‘on ket evid kredi er pez a glevan: I can hardly trust my own ears 

N’on ker evid kredi er pez a welan: I can hardly trust my own eyes. 

Ne vin ket kredet ganeoh: You ‘ll never believe me. 

Da gredi eo: There can be little doubt. 

Hi a gred ema ar reiz ganto : She believes they are right. 

Lakaad da gredi : To indice the belief - To persuade. 

Lakaad unan bennag da gredi : To make someone believe - To give to 

understand . 

Lakaad da gredi e vez noz da greizteiz : To pull the wool over someone’s eyes. 

Rei da unan bennag da gredi : To make so believe - To pretend to be . 

N’oh ket evid kredi an dra-ze : You cannot believe that. 

Nompaz kredi : Disbelieve. 

Nompaz kredi ar pez a welez : To distrust one’s own eyes. 

Piou e-nije kredet ? : Who could have guessed?. 

Ne hellan ket kredi ar pez a glevan : I am dumfounded. 

Ne gredan ket e yafe beteg disul : I don’t think He’ll last till sunday. 

Kreduz (gw) : Credible - Credulous - Superstitious. 

Kregennt (gr) : 

Kregenn sant Jakez : Scallop - shell. 

Kregin (gr) : Braincase. 

Kregi (v) : To act - To apprehent - To bite - To snap - To tackle. 

Kregi a-dro-vriad : To embrace - To put one’s arms around someone. 

Kregi e : To distain. 

Kregi en houarn : To oxidize. 

Kregi gand : To commence - To pitch in. 

Kregi er holier : To grap by the collar. 

Krog an tan : Afire. 

Krog e-barz : Stict to it. 

Krog e-barz, n’eo ket tomm!: Put a jerk on it! 

Petra ‘zo kroget enno d’ober an dra-ze ? : What possessed them to do that ? 

Beza kroget gand (dogs) : To get bitten. 

Tapoud krog : (e) : To distain. 

Beza krog ha krog gand unan bennag : To fasten to someone. 

Deom dezi paotred, krog e-barz, n’eo ket tomm : Come on, You guys, grit to it. 

Ar hleñved mor a grogas ennon : I was beginning to get seasick.Kroget e oa an traou 

d’ar zadorn da noz : It all started on a saturday evening. 

Va helenner a zo kroget mad da rei din eun tamm kelennadurez: My teacher had 

begun my education. 

Kreh - iou (go) : Brae. 

Kreh-digreh : Up hill and down dale. 

Kreion - ou (go) : Pencil . 

Lemmer kreion : Pencil sharpener. 

Kreiona (v) : To pencil. 

Kreiz : Center - central . 

Marhadou kreiz : Shopping center.

Kreiz ar pouez : Centre of gravity. 

Er hreizg kreiz : In the very middle. 

Em hreizig kreiz : In my heart of hearts 

En or hreizig kreiz : Our inmost being. 

Kreiz ar vrud : The meridian of life. 

Mervel e-kreiz ar vrud : To die in the prime of life. 

E-kreiz mor Breiz : In mid channel. 

E-kreiz an oad : The middle of life. 

E-kreiz an hañv : In the midst of summer. 

War greiz an hent : Right in the middle of the street . 

E-kreiz an hent : In the middle of the street. 

Kreizenn - ou goñverz (gr) : Shop center. 

Kreizenna (v) : To centralize - To concentrate. 

Kreizennadur - iou (go) : Concentration. 

Kreiznoz (gr) : Midnight . 

Kreizteiz (go) : Midday -Noon - South . 

Kreizteiz hanter eo : It’s half past twelve. 

Emberr goude kreizteiz : This afternoon. 

Lakaad da gredi e vez noz da greizteiz :To thing the moon is made 

of green cheese. 

Rei da gredi e vez noz da greizteiz :To believe that the moon is made of green 

cheese. 

Heol kreizteiz : The noonday sun. 

Troet war greizteiz :Southerly exposure. 

Kreizteizkelh - iou (go) : Meridian. 

Kren (gr) : Tremor . 

Kren ar reor : Yellow press. 

Krena (v) : To quake - To tremble. 

An douar a grene : The earth quaked. 

Krena evel eur bern deliou : To shake one’s skin - To shake all over. 

Krena a ree evel eur bern deliou: He was shaking like a leaf. 

Krenadenn - ou (gr) : Tremor. 

Krendouarel (gw) : Seismic. 

Krenegell (gr) : Bog . 

Krener - ien (go) : Pigsty. 

Krener ar reor : Chick-hearted - Funck. 

Krenijenn - ou (gr) : Tremor. 

Krenn (gr) : Brachycephaly. 

Eur respont krenn : A keen retord. 

Tenna krenn war: To give a sharp pull. 

Krenn (gw) : Adult - On average - Bloocky - Mediocre - Radical - Stubby. 

Krenn-amzer (gr) : The middle ages. 

Krennadur - iou (go) : Abridgement. 

Krennamzerel (gw) : Mediaeval. 

Krenna (v) : To abridge. 

Me a grenno dit da zivskouarn : I will give you a good scolding. 

Krennet eo bet e deod ganto : They made him shut up - slang. 

Krennard (go) - Krennardez (gw) - ed : Adolescent - Teen ager - Stripling. 

Eur grennardez faro : A fine young teenager. 

Eun tamm krennard abil eo : He is a Jock of all-trades. 

Krennbikern - ou (go) : Cone.

Krennbikerneg (gw) : Conic. 

Krenndeo (adv) : Blocky. 

Krennejen - ed (go) : Steer. 

Krenner-kreionou (go) : Sharpener. 

Krennlavar - iou (go) : Adage - Byword - Proverb - Saying. 

Krennoad (go) : Adolescence. 

Krenuz (gw) : Tremulous. 

Kreñv (gw) : Strong - Acutely (adv) - Burly - Helfy - Intense - Lusty - Stout - Stenuous - 

Sturdy. 

Kreñv a-walh eo an traou ganto : They are comfortable. 

Kreñv ha korvet mad eo : He is strong and well made. 

Kemer ar hreñv war : To get the best of it - To have domination over someone - To 

have the upper hand. 

Hini kreñv : Bouse - Plum brandy. 

N’eo ket kreñv war ar hudennou : He is not very good at problems. 

Hennez eo an hini kreñva : That’ s a poser. 

Ken kreñv hag eur marh : As strong as a horse . 

Ar gwaz kreñva euz ar bed: The strongest man in the world. 

Boeson kreñv: A strong drink. 

N’on ket kreñv war ar hudennou: I am not very good at problems. 

Kreñvaad (v) : To develop - To fortify oneself - To invigorate - To reinforce 

To strengthen. 

Kreñvadur - iou (go) : Fortification - Reinforcement. 

Kreñvder - iou (go) : Strenght . 

Kreñvleh - iou ker (go) : Citadel - Fort (milit) - Fortress. 

Kreñvlehig (go) : Redoubt. 

Keñvlehia (v) : To fortify. 

Kreon - iou (gr) : Fleece. 

Kreouichenneg (gw) : Hirsute - Shaggy. 

Kreozenn - ou (gr) : Shock. 

Kresk - ou (go) : Augmentation - Appreciation - Increase - Progression - Raise - 

Rise. 

Oh ober va hresk edon : I was growing up. 

Lakaad kresk war : To augment - To make a bid for. 

Kreskad - ou (go) : Supplement. 

Kreskadenn - ou (gr) : 

Ar vugale a ra eur greskadenn : These children are shooting up. 

Kreskidigez - iou (gr) : Accretion - Accumulation - Amplification. 

Kreski (v) : To accrete - To add - To amplify - To appreciable - To grow - 

To increase - To magnify - To raise. 

Kreski ar skiant : To amplify knwoledge. 

Kreski ar madou : To increase one’s assets. 

Kreski ar bern : To prosper. 

Priziou o vond war gresk : To get dearer. 

War gresk ez a priz an éd : There is an advance on wheat. 

Mond war greski : To be in the increase. 

War greski ez a an dilabour : Unemployment is on the increase. 

Da greski ganti : She is pregnant. 

A-benn eur miz e kesko an dud en he famill : Her baby is due in a month ‘s time. 

Kreskloar (go) : Quarter of the moon . 

Kreskwérennel (gw) : Microscopic.

Krestanneg (go) : Crustacean. 

Krestenn - ou (gr) : Dandruff. 

Krestenenn - ou (go) : Scale 

Krestenneg - ed (go) : Shellfish. 

Kresterenn (gr) : Tartar. 

Kretaad (v) : To go bail for - To accredit - To atribute. 

Kretadur - iou (go) : Baill. 

Kreuz kroazet : Cross-braced. 

Krevi (v) : 

Krevi gand an naon : To be famished starving. 

Krez (go) : Body linen. 

Krez (gw) : Avaricious - Niggard. 

Krezni (gr) : Avarice - Stinginess. 

Kri - ou ( go) : 

Lakaad kri war : To bawl - To agitate - To boo - To coal - To haul someone over the 

coals. 

Sevel kri war unan bennag : To rise a hue and cry after someone - To stand the hue 

and cry against someone - To hoot after someone - To jeer at - To rise an outcry / a 

stink - against someone - To cry shame upon. 

Kriadenn - ou (gr) : 

Leuskel eur griadenn : To show out . 

Krial (v) : 

Krial a-bouez - penn : To brawl. 

Kri warnañ : Call to him. 

Krial forz ar vuhez : To call for help. 

Krib - ou (go) : Comb. 

Krib-kamm : Curved comb. 

Kribañ (v) : To comb. 

Kribell - ou (gr) : 

Kribell-blu : Egret. 

Kaoud kribell a-walh : To be cheeky. 

Kribenn - ou (gr) : Coksomb. 

Kribin - ou (gr) : Teasel burnt - Money - grubber. 

Kridienn - ou (gr) : Shiver - Shudder. 

Kridienna (v) : To shiver - To shudder - To thrill. 

Krigandenn - ou (gr) : Bite (acid). 

Krignadur - iou (go) : Bite (acid). 

Krignad (v) : To gnaw. 

An trenk a grign er metal : Acid bites into metal. 

Krign-beo (go) : Cancer. 

Gand ar hrign beo : Cancerous. 

Beza debret gand ar hrign beo : To be eaten with cancer. 

Krign beo ar gwad : Leukemia. 

Krigner - ien (go) : Raz - Rodent. 

Krignerez : Erosion. 

Kripon (gw) : Decrepit. 

Kriponerez (go) : Decrepitude. 

Krist : Christ. 

Kristen -ien (go) - Kristenez - ed (gr) :Christian. 

Kristen mad : An earnest christian. 

Ar hristen nevez: The new born child.

N’eus ket eun ene kristen amañ evid doare : There is scarcely anybody here - 

We haven’t seen a single soul. 

Ar varhadourien traouachou kristen : The venders of pious objects. 

Kristhilla (v) : To whinny. 

Kriz (gw) : Brutaly. 

Beza etre kriz ha poaz : To be out of sorts. 

Kriza (v) : To pleat - To sizzle - To sputter. 

Krizder (go) : Bitingness - Cruelty. 

Krizderiou (l) : Brutality. 

Krizenn - ou (go) (water) : Ripple. 

Dour al lenn n’ eus ket eur hrizenn warnañ - diroufenn eo al lenn: The lake has no 

rufle on its surface 

Kroaz - iou (gr) : Cross - Junction. 

Kroaz-hent : Branching. 

Kroaz-hent - houarn : Grade-crossing. 

Kroaz ruz : Red cross. 

Kroaz-ru - iou : Branching 

Kroaz-wareg : Cross-bow. 

A-groaz : Cross-beam. 

Ober sin ar groaz : To cross oneself - To sign oneself - To make the sign of the cross. 

Ar hroaziou arhant: The silver crosses. 

Kroazell (gr) : Haunche. 

Kroazenn - ou (gr) : Transept. 

Kroazia (v) : 

Kroaziet e oa o zreid ganto : They crossed their legs. 

Krog - ou (go) : Hanger - Steelyard. 

A-grog breh : By strength of arms. 

Krog evid krog : The law of talion. 

N’ema ket aze va hrog : It is not my business. 

Mond ar hrog gand : To get the better of someone. 

Sevel krog gand : To come / get to blows. 

Tapoud krog en unan bennag : To lay hold of someone -To snatch. 

Emaint krog gand o labour : They are at work. 

En eur hrogad : At one gulp. 

Beza krog : To take office - To assume power . 

Beza krog ha krog gand unan bennag : To be at grips with someone. 

Krog ar gounnar : Outburst of passion. 

Derhel ar hrog : To withstand the blow / sack. 

Dalh da grog ! : Never say die!. 

Krog - Kregeier (go) ( snakes) : Fang. 

Krogad - ou (go) : Bite. 

Eur pez krogad labour : A chore of great importance. 

En eur hrogad : At one streech. 

Ober eur hrogad kousked : To take a nap - To have forty winks. 

Krogadig - ou (go) : Skirmish. 

Krogailh (go) : Rubble. 

Krogenn - ou (gr) : Shell. 

Krogenn : Sea-shell 

Krogenn ar penn (gr) : Braincase. 

Mond er grogenn : To retire into one’s shell. 

Krogenn-alhwez (gr) : Lock.

Kroger - ien (go) : Biter. 

Krogig - Krogouigou (gr) : Lamp bracket. 

Krog-mort (go) : Anchoring berth. 

Kroguz (gw) : Biting. 

Krohenn - ou (go) : Skin. 

Krohenn-gaor : Shagreen. 

Krohenn-naer : Miksop - Drip - Goose flesh. 

Krohenn teo - Krohenn pakuz : Pachydermous. 

Krohenn an éd du : Buckweat pellicles. 

Krohenn-bual : Buff. 

Anavezet am-boa anezi en he hrohenn beo : I knew her when she was alive. 

Gwelet am-eus anezi en he hrohenn beo : I saw her in the flesh and blood. 

Savetei ar grohenn : To save one’s hide. 

Beza koz krohenn : To make old bones - To live long . 

Den stag e grohenn ouz e gein : Miser. 

Hennez a zo stag e grohenn ouz e gein : He is light fisted 

Hounnez a zo staget he hrohenn ouz he hein : Money sticks to her fingers. 

Daonet e vo krohenn va ene : I’ll be damned. 

Rei krohenn gwaz da unan bennag : To make somebody’s flesh creep. 

Patatez krohenn hag all : Potatoes cooked in their jackets. 

Kleñved krohenn : Skin-disease. 

Er hrohenn beo: As large as life. 

Krohenn lagad (go) (med) : Lid. 

Krohenenn - ou (gr) : Membrane. 

Krohenneg /ion (go) : Batracian. 

Krohennet du : Blackface (gw). 

Tud krohennet - du - melen - ruz : Coloured people. 

Tud krohennet ruz : Red indians. 

Maouez krohennet ruz : Squaw. 

Krohennet teo : Thick skinned 

Krokodil - ed (go) : Crocodil. 

Kromlleh - iou (go) : Cairn. 

Kromm - ou (go) : Bend. 

Kromma (v) : To bow - To bulge out - To bug - To curve - To incurve. 

Krommet gand ar boan : Aching all over. 

Beza krommet gand ar gozni : To shrink with age. 

Krommadur - iou (go) : Bend. 

Krommell - ou (gr) : Bend. 

Krommenn - ou (gr) : Bow piece - Curve. 

Krommerez - iou (gr) : Bender. 

Kronna (v) : To encompass - To surround. 

Kronnel - ou (gr) : Rotunda. 

Kronner - ien (go) : Bender. 

Kronometr - ou (go) : Stopwatch. 

Kropa (v) : 

Kropet : Numb with cold. 

Kropadur - iou (go) :Torpor. 

Krotouz fall : Puny - Runt. 

Krouadur - iou (go) : Creature - Nurstling - Child of tender years. 

Krouaduriou kasauz : Aggravating children. 

Or hrouadurig : Our little nipper.

Krouell : Embryo. 

Krouer - ien (go) : Creator - Originator - Producer. 

Krouer ar bed : The maker of all. 

Kroueria (v) : To pelt. 

Kroug (gr) : 

Boued ar groug : Gallows birds. 

Park ar groug : The gibbet-field - The gallows. 

Mond a ran d’en em staga ouz ar groug : I am going to hang myself. 

Kavet e oe ouz ar groug: He was found hanging. 

Krouga (v) : 

Ra vin krouget ma n’eo ket gwir : I’ll be hanged if it’s not true. 

Krouglas - ou (go) : Nose - Snare - Springe (rabbits). 

Kroui (v) : To create - To originate. 

Doué a grouas an den evel eur skeudenn anezañ e-unan :God created man in his 

own image. 

Krouidigez : 

Krouidigez dinamm : The immaculate conception. 

Krouzell - ou (gr) : Rump. 

Kroz - iou (go) : Admonishment - Boom - Rebuke - Reprimand - Rumble. 

Krozadenn - ou (gr) : Scolding. 

Krozal (v) : To admonish - To boom - To rate - To remonstrate. 

Krozerez (go) : Scolding. 

Krubuill - ou (gr) : Jabot. 

Krubuill (go) : Crop. 

Krubuillad (gr) : Swarm. 

Krug - ou (go) : Burial mount - Mount . 

Krugell - ou (gr) : Barrow (geog.) 

Krugell - verien : Ant-hill. 

Kucha (v) : 

Mond da gucha : To go to stool. 

Kuchenn - ou (go) : Clump. 

Eur guchenn vrao a laeroned : A gang of thieves. 

Kuchennad gwez : Boscage. 

Kudenn - ou (gr) : Problem - Dilemma - Subject - Question - Problem - Quandary. 

Ar gudenn : The point. 

Ar gudenn a zo kaoz anezi : The matters in hands. 

Ar gudenn-ze ne hell ket beza rannet : This problem cannot be treated apart. 

Ar gudenn bennañ eo hini ar yez : The main problem is the linguistic one. 

Eur gudenn all eo : That’s another question. 

Eur gudenn a amzer : Question of time. 

Eur gudenn a-bouez braz : A matter of the last importance. 

Eur gudenn a jañs eo ar vuhez : Life is just a gamble. 

Aze ema ar gudenn: You see the problem. 

Ne gompren seurt war ar gudenn : She knows damn about it. 

Studia ar gudenn : To dodge the question. 

Diskoulma ar gudenn : To solve the enigma - To guess a riddle. 

Kaoud penn diouz eur gudenn : To make head and tail of the thing. 

Eul leor-studi war ar gudenn : A book discussing the subject - the topic. 

Mond pelloh war ar gudenn : To closely into a question. 

Kudennou siriuz on-eus da zirouestla : We ‘ve got some serious talking to do. 

Koueza en eur gudenn louz : To get into trouble.

Kudou : 

Ober kudou da unan bennag : Bow and scrape to someone. 

Kuilk (go) : Blimp. 

Kuillder (go) : Fatness. 

Kuit : 

Beza kuit : To be decharged (from). 

Hag emaint kuit : And off they went. 

Kuit pe zoubl : It’s double or nothing. 

Kuit tennader - ien (go) : Bushfighter. 

Kulañ (v) : To gringe. 

Kultur (go) : Culture. 

Kumun - ou (gr) : County - Towship. 

Kumun Ploueskad : The county of Plouescat. 

Kumunel (gw) : Communal. 

Kunuha (v) : To moan - To snivel - To wail 

Kunujenn - ou (gr) : Swear word - Vituperation . 

Teurel kunujennou : To use insulting language to someone. 

Kunujenni (v) : To heap abuse on - To curse - To revile - To vitupirate. 

Kunujenner - erien (go) : Abuser. 

Kunujennuz (gw) : (Injurious) Abusive. 

Kuñv (gw) : Mild. 

Kuñvaad (v) : To mollify. 

Kuñvelez (gr) : Amenity - Meekness - Mildness. 

Kur - iou (go) : Exploit - Feat of arm - Prowess. 

Kur kaer : Splendid action - Blinder - Valiant deeds - Distinguished action. 

Kur a-zoare : Glorious deed. 

Kuriou braz : Mighty-works. 

Kure (go) : Curate. 

Kuriozite - ou (go) : 

Merh ar hurioziteou : Gipsy. 

Kurun (gr- go) : Thunder. 

Eun taol kurun : A burst / crack of thunder. 

Eun trouz kurun a zihun ahanon: A thunderous noise woke me up. 

Skoet gand ar gurun : Struck by lighting. 

Kurunenn - ou (gr) : Crown. 

Eur gurunenn, daouzeg steredenn dezi : A crown of twelve stars. 

Eur gurunenn a hloar: A crown of glory. 

Kurunenni (v) : To crown. 

Kurunidigez (gr) : Coronation. 

Kurust - ed (go) : Altar-boy - Choir boy. 

Kustum - ou (go) : Custom. 

Gwir ar hustumou : Accept customs. 

Kustum (gw) : Accustomed - Habitual . 

Evel kustum : In the ordinary way - As per usual . 

Kustumi (v) : To accustom. 

Kutuill (go) : Picking. 

Kutuilla (v) : To cull. 

Kutuilladenn - ou (gr) : Picking. 

Kuz (gw) : Furtive - Latent - Clandestine. 

Eur hleñved kuz: An invisible disease.

Dre guz: On the sly. 

E-kuz : On the quiet - Secretely - In secret. 

Kuz-heol (go) : Occident - Sundown - West . 

Kuzad (v) : To conceal - To hide. 

Kuzad ouzin ar wirionez : To hide truth from me. 

C’hoari kuzad (gand eur bugel) : To play at be peep - To play hide an seek. 

Chom kuzet : To keep close. 

Mond da guzad : To set (sun). 

En em guzad : To shulk . 

Honnez a zo kuzet: She acts in an under handway. 

Kuzerez (go) : Concealment - Dissimulation . 

Kuziadenn - ou (gr) : Secrecy. 

Kuzmuz: Ni a lez da vond kuzmuz eun huanadenn divehet: We’d discretely give a 

great sigh of relief 

Kuzmuzad (v) : To whisper. 

Kuzul - iou (go) : Advice - Council . 

Kuzul an arnodenn : Examining body. 

Kuzul ar renerien : Board of directors - Governing body. 

Kuzul an ensellerien : Board of examiners. 

Kuzul ar reiz : Disciplinary board. 

Kuzul ar yehed : Medical board 

Kuzul melestradurel : Govern body. 

Kuzul ker : Municipality. 

Kuzul an ti-kêr: Corporate. 

Kuzul ar barrez ne oar ket petra ober :The town council was at a loss as to what to do. 

Eur huzul : A piece of advice. 

Goulenn kuzul (ouz unan bennag) :To consult - To consult with - To advise. 

Kuzulia ( v) : To advise - To deliberate. 

Mouez kuzulia : Advisory vote. 

Kuzuliadeg - ou (gr) : Conference. 

Kuzuliadenn - ou (gr) : Consultation - Deliberation. 

Kuzuliadur - iou (go) : Secret. 

Kuzulier - ien (go) - Kuzulierez - ed (gr) : Adviser - Alderman (ti-kêr) 

Councilor. 

Karg a guzulier : Aldermanship. 

Kuzulier ti-kêr : Burgess. 

Kuzuliet : Advised. 

Kuzut (gr) : Secret. 

Lavaroud eun dra bennag e kuzut : To say something as a secret 

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Lab - ou (go) : Hangar - Lean. 

Labaskenna (v) : To bludge. 

Labenna (v) : To tattle. 

Labenni (v) : To blab. 

Labeza (v) : 

Labeza ar vrud an-unan : To tanish one’s good name. 

Labezuz (gw) : Standerous. 

Labour - iou (go) : Labour - Occupation - Stint - Toil.

Labour-dilabour : Sinecure. 

Eul labour divent : A tremendous labour. 

Labour greet gand an dorn : Manual labour. 

Labour spered : Brainwork - Mental exercise. 

Labour diskempenn : Botch - Perfunctory work 

Labour diouz varhad : Work by contract. 

Labour pemdezieg : Chore - Daily task - Daily grind. 

Labour tenn : Plod. 

Labouriou tenn : Arduous tasks. 

Labour evid eur bennoz Doué : Labour of love. 

Labour e-leiz a zo ouz va hedal : I have plenty of work waiting for me. 

Labour greet fall : Defect - Bad work. 

Labour saotruz : A messy work. 

Al labour pemdezieg: Daily work. 

Klask labour : To be after a job - To look for a job. 

Staga gand al labour : To set to work. 

Staga a rejont en-dro gand o labour : They fell to work again 

Beza gand labour war ar stern :To have a piece of work in hand. 

Beza gand al labour : To live in harness. 

Chom a ree gantañ ar seiz labour warn-ugent d’ober : He had thousands of unfinished 

jobs to do. 

Diouer a labour : Lack of work. 

Eul labour re ziez eo evidon-me: It’s a too difficult a work for me. 

Beza labour gand eun dra bennag : To be a long time in doing something. 

Ne da ket e labour tamm ébéd war raog : His work doesn’t progress at all. 

Lakaad tro el labour : To press on with one’s work. 

Kaoud pres labour : To have a rush job. 

Beuzet gand al labour : Snowed with work. 

An dra-ze ne zell ket ouz va labour : That doesn’t come within my sphere. 

En argoll ema al labour ganeom : Our jobs are at stake. 

Echu eo va labour ganin : Now my task is over. 

Goude hir labour : After hard work. 

Pismiga al labour : To pretend to be working. 

Re a labour a gemer war e jouk : He works too hard. 

Ne dalvez tra ho labour : Your work is worthless . 

Eul loen labour - Eur marh labour - Eur hi labour : A glutton for work. 

N’ema ket ar priz diouz al labour: The beard won’t pay for the shaving. 

N’euz ket a zibun em labour : I don’t succeed in doing my work. 

Labouradeg - ou (gr) : Factory - Manufacture. 

Labouradeg boestou mir : Cannery. 

Labouradeg ar mekanikou : Machine-shop. 

Labouradeg a-bouez braz : Enterprise of great pith and moment . 

Labourad (v) : To work - To act -To labour. 

Labourad war eun dra bennag : To labour at - over,something. 

Labourad a laz-korv - a laz-ki : To work oneself to death over something - To slave. 

Labourad beteg mond war ar penn : To have one ’s nose to the grindstone. 

Labourad hep sao benn beteg ar fin : To work without interruption - To work flat out . 

Labourad diouz an dervez : To work by the day. 

Labourad evel ma kaoh ar zaout en noz : To botch. 

Labourad a frapajou : To work in snatches. 

Labourad madig a-walh : To do a decent job.

Labourad en eur gana : To sing at one’s work. 

Va zud koz a laboure a-zraill korv : My old folks worked their backs off. 

Lakaad an traou da labourad : To start the ball rolling. 

N’on ket deuet evid labourad : We are not going on business. 

Labourad kaled : To toil hard. 

Dre forz labourad : By dint of grinding - By dint of hard work. 

Staga da labourad : To set to work. 

Mond da labourad war an ano an-unan : To set up in business on one’s account. 

An horolaj-mañ ne labour ket : This clock doesn’t work. 

An oll a laboure gwelloh-gwella : All worked their hardest. 

Ne labourer ket da zul: People don’t work on Sundays. 

Labourer - ien (go) : Labourer - Worker. 

Labourerien gaer : Magnificent workers. 

Labous - ed (go) : Bird. 

Labous-noz : Nigth bird. 

Labous-tremeniad - tremenour : Bird of passage. 

Labous-mor : Sea bird. 

Labousig - ou : Nestling 

Labous- yar : Spring chicken. 

Labous Sant Martin : Swift. 

Labous-ki : Little dog. 

Eul labous fin a zen : A wild character. 

Ne zebr ket muioh eged eul labous : To eat like a bird. 

Vi pe labous a zo gand ar yar? : There is a nigger in the wood - There is more in it 

than meets the eyes. 

Labousetour - ed (go) - Labousetourez -ed (gr) : Birdcatcher. 

Laeda (v) : To rail. 

Laer - Laeron (go) : Charlatan - Chief - Robber - Thief. 

Laeron evel ma ‘ z’ int : Thieves that they are. 

Laer-noz : Burglar 

Laer- mor - Laeron-mor : Pirate 

Eet eo an arhant gand al laer : The money has disppeared with the chief. 

Eur vuoh laer : A fractious baby. 

Laer evel an dour : As thievish as a magpie. 

Dre laer : Secretely. 

Paka unan bennag dre laer : To take so by surprise. 

Eur guchenn vrao a laeroned : Gang of thieves. 

Laeradenn - ou (gr) : Petty larceny - Pilfering. 

Laerez (v) : To purloin - To rob - To steal . 

Dre laerez : Secretely - On the sly. 

Va loen a zo bet laeret diwarnon : My horse has been stolen. 

Laerez fiziañs : Breach of frust - Violation of rights. 

Laeroñsi - ou (gr) : Larceny - Robbery - Theft . 

Laes - iou (go) : Legacy. 

Laesa (da) (v) : To bequeath. 

Laesiad (go) : Legatee. 

Laess - iou (go) : Bequests. 

Laez: Laez ar vourh: The high end of town. 

Lagad - ou (go) : Eye - Mesh. 

Lagad lemm : Acute sight - Sharp eye. 

Lagad bloñset : Black eye.

Lagad ejon : Cabochon. 

Lagad evid lagad, dant evid dant : An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 

Teurel lagad war an douarou : To keep a watch on one’s land. 

Malvenn al lagad : Eyelid. 

Mab al lagad : Pupul. 

Sae al lagad : Cornea. 

Amzer eur zerr-lagad : In a trice. 

En eur zerr lagad : At a glance - In half a second - In a jiff. 

Koll eul lagad : To lose an eye. 

Taol lagad : Glance. 

Taol lagad sourret : Leer. 

Ken sklêr ha lagad eun naer - eur pesk : As clear as the sun at noonday - 

It’ s obvious as plain as pikestaff. 

Sklêr eo evel lagad eun naer : It’s crystal clear. 

Ken sklêr ha lagad eun naer : As plain as the nose on someone - As clear as 

the sun as monday. 

Dedenna al lagad :To catch the eye. 

Ober lagad mignon da :To cock one’s eyes - To make sheep ‘ eyes at someone - 

To give someone the glad eye - To make goo-goo eyes at someone - To leer at 

someone - To look sternly at someone. 

Ober lagad mignon d’ar baotred :To coquet - To ogle with the men. 

Ober luch lagad da unan bennag :To give someone the glad eye. 

Hennez a ra lagad mignon ouzin : He makes eyes about me. 

Lamp ar horv eo al lagad : The eye is the lamp of the body. 

Dao eo deoh derhel eul lagad war evez :You have to have a sharp eye. 

Mond a ra o lagad gleb pa glevont ar ger-ze : Tears came to their eyes when they 

heard this word. 

Paka eur gohenn lagad : To develop leucoma in one’s eyes. 

An heol a zispakas trumm e lagad : The sun shot out. 

Ken pell ha ma helle mont gand he lagad: As far as her eyes could see. 

Gra eur seh d’az taoulagad: Dry your eyes. 

Lagadel (gw) : Ocular. 

Lagadenn - ou (gr) : Link. 

Kavoud al lagadenn : To acknowledge one’s master. 

Lagadenn war-rikl (go) : Bowline. 

Lagadour - ien (go) : Oculist. 

Lagenn - ou (gr) : Swamp. 

El lagenn : In the soup. 

Beza el lagenn : To be in jam - Out of a limb - To be in a mess - To be in a fine pickle 

- To be in the soup - To be in a tight spot - To get bogged down - To be in hot waters 

- To be up a gum tree. 

En em lakaad el lagenn : To get into a fix - To get into a tangle. 

El lagenn emaon : I am over a barrel - I am in a fix - I am in a nasty mess - I am up a 

tree. 

Lagenna (v) : To bog. 

Lagenne (adv) : Boggy - Marshy - Swampy. 

Laik (gw) : Laity. 

Lajezeg (gw) : Greasy. 

Lakaad (v) : To put - To set - To surmise. 

Lakaad (e-leh) : To substitute.

Lakaad da : To allocate - To impel . 

Lakaad unan bennag da ober eun dra bennag : To pin someone (down) 

to do something. 

Lakaad unan bennag da zerhel d’e her : To pin so down to his word . 

Lakaad war : To surmount . 

Lakaad da vond en-dro : To operate. 

Lakaad eur helou da redeg : To put something about. 

Lakaad er-mêz : To debar. 

Lakaad gwerz war eun dra bennag : To put something for sale. 

Lakaad da drei : To pivot. 

Lakaad a-gostez : To relegate. 

Lakaad war an tu mad : To refresh. 

Lakaad an dillad sul : To put on one’s sunday best. 

Lak da vantell : Put your coat. 

Lakaad an ano : To sign. 

Lakaad ar botou : To put one’s shoes. 

Lakaad e-barz : To involve. 

Lakaad e - leh : To replace. 

Lakaad en-dro : To put back. 

Lakaad an deiz : To settle. 

Lakaad butun : To snuff. 

Lakaad ar bouh war an ti : To be over-subtle. 

Beza lakeet da ober eun dra bennag :To have to do something. 

Beza lakeet er-mêz euz an afer :To be put on the shelf. 

Posub e vefe deoh lakaad ar frazenn-ze e brezoneg? : Could you translate this 

sentence into breton. 

Ar bodad soubenn a lakaas war an daol : She puts the soup down. 

Lakadenn - ou (gr) : Data. 

Lakadur - iou (go) : Apposition - Application. 

Lakauz (gw) : Applicable. 

Lakenn - ou (gr) : Blowhole - Lacquer . 

Lakenna (v) : To japan. 

Lakepod - ed (go) : Imp - Hoodlum - Jacknape. 

Lakepod - ed: Al lakepod a oa gantañ meur a dro gamm en e zah: The old brute had 

more than one trick up his sleeves. 

Lakoneg (gw) : Laconic. 

Lambreg (go) : Glutton - Gourmandizer. 

Lambrusk - ou (go) : Wainscot. 

Lamidigez - iou (gr) : Ablation - Abrogation - Repeal. 

Lamm - ou (go) : Beat (med) - Beating (med) - Bounce - Bound - Fall. 

Lamm ar gwad : Pulse. 

Lamm dour : Cascade. 

Lammou dour an Niagara : Niagara falls. 

Lamm-sont : Ground-swell. 

Lam-treuz : Bound. 

Lamm-junt : Standing jump - Ober eul lamm-junt : Standing jump. 

Lamm -gaor (go) : Antic - Caper - Ober lamm gaor : To caper. 

Eul lamm a reas he halon : Her heart gave a leap. 

Ober eul lamm : To take a leap. 

En eul lamm : At a bound. 

Sevel en eul lamm : To spring to one’s feet - To leap to one’s feet.

Dihuni a reas en eul lamm: I woke suddenly with a start. 

Mond war-raog a lammou : To advance by leaps and bounds. 

Rei lamm da unan bennag : To beat at every point - To disarray (milit) - To beat 

someone to a frazzle - To give so a good lick. 

Rei lamm d’an enebour : To put the enemy to flight. 

Paka lamm : To gnaw bite a file. 

Lammad (v) : To bound - To evade - To jump - To leap - To pulsate - 

To spring. 

Lammad (heart) : To beat. 

Lammad gand unan bennag : To fall on someone.s’ neck - To make a rush at - 

upon. 

Lammad diwar eur voger : To jump off a wall. 

Lammad gand unan bennag : To fall on someone.’s neck. 

Lammad (dreist) : To elude - To jump over. 

Lammer - ien (gr) - Lammerez - ed (gr) : Jumper - Leaper . 

Lammerez - ed : Grasshoper. 

Lammiog (go) : Hop. 

Lamp - ou (go) : Lamp. 

Lampon - ed (go) : Bohunk - Bully boy - Scamp. 

Lampon echu : Little rascal - Scamper. 

Lamponed dinask: Free scoundrels. 

Eul lampon braz : A tall fellow. 

Eur ouenn lamponed vrao a zo ahanom : We were terrible hoodlums. 

Lampr - ou (go) : Lamp. 

Lampr (gw) : Sleek - Slippery. 

Lamprañ (v) : To sleek. 

Lanaounenidigez (gr) : Gratification. 

Lanchenn (gr) : 

Glebia al lanchenn : To quench one ‘s thirst. 

Or lanchenn deom-ni a hlebie o weled kement a draou mad : Our mouths watered at 

the sight of so many good things. 

Lañchenn ( sonerez) : Reed. 

Beza mad al lanchenn : To have a redy / glib tongue. 

Eul lanchenn vad a zo dezi : She has a glib tongue. 

Lañchore : Loosely built person. 

Landoz - iou (go) : Perambulor - Pram. 

Landreant (gw) : Tardy. 

Landreantiz (gr) : Tardiness. 

Gant landreantiz : Lazily. 

Landrei (v) : To bludge. 

Landrer - iou (go) : Andiron . 

Lañfre : Good for nothing. 

Langachad (pop) (v) : To stang. 

Langaj - ou : 

E langaj ordinal : In common parlance. 

Konta langaj : To talk skandal - To title tate. 

Langisu (gw) : Languid. 

Langiz: Kleñved al langiz a oa ganti: She was affected by decline. 

Lank (gw) : Slender. 

Lann - ou (go) : Heath - Moor. 

Drailla lann : To let off hot air - To talk for the sake of talking.

Drailla lann a reom :We speak of this and that . 

Lanneg (gr) : Moor. 

Lano (go) : Incoming tide. 

An tre hag al lano : The ebb and flow. 

Euz an tre d’al lano : From dawn till dusk. 

Lañs - ou (go) : Advance (on someone) - Benefit. 

Lañs ekonomikel : Booming. 

Terri lañs eur menoz : To put a brake on a project. 

Kemer al lañs : To gather pace -To take its flight - To soar - To make a spring 

To take off_ 

Rei eun taol lañs da unan bennag : To put one’s shoulder on the wheel. 

Lañsadenn - ou (gr) : Sprout. 

Lañser - ien (go) : Self-starter. 

Laonenn - ou (gr) (sword) : Blade. 

Laonennañ (v) : To laminate. 

Laonenner - iou (go) : Rollmill. 

Laosk (gw) : 

Kaoud laosk : To work loose. 

Dond da veza laosk : Become lax. 

O den laosk en da feiz : O man of little faith. 

Ober eul laosk kalon da unan bennag : To make someone feel sick. 

Laosk (person) : Slack. 

Laoskadur - iou (go) : Relaxation. 

Laoskijenn : 

Kaoud laoskijenn : To have play. 

Laou (ho) : Louse 

Spaza laou : Splitting hair - Searching for needless difficulties - To split hair - To argue 

the toss. 

Perag mond atao klask da spaza laou? : Why look for difficulties problems still? 

Chom da spaza laou : To niggle over trifles. 

Arabad dit spaza laou : Please stop nit-picking. 

Beza eur spazer laou : To be overcritical. 

Laou kad (ho) : Bed bug. 

Laouen (gw) : Happy - Cheerful - Fortunate - Glad - Gay - Jolly - Merry. 

Laouen braz : Rapt . 

Laouen braz e oa : She was mighty pleased. 

Laouen braz e vin mond war vor en-dro : I ‘ll be glad to be at sea again. 

Laouen kenañ e vin : I shall be quite happy. 

Laouen evel an heol : Merry as a cricket / as a grig. 

Beza laouen gand : To be pleased with. 

Beza laouen ar galon : To be in festive mood. 

Beza laouen o teski eun dra bennag : To be glad to hear something 

Beza laouen diwar ar boeson : To be merry in one’s cup. 

Ken laouen hag eul logodenn war eun tamm kig sall : To be happy as the day is long / 

a king / a sand boy. 

Ken laouen hag an heol eo - hag eur filip war leur ar peurzorn eo: He is as merry as a 

cricket - He is as pleased as a punch. 

Nedeleg laouen : Merry Christmas. 

En em zerhel laouen: To keep oneself in high spirits. 

Beza lakeet laouen kaer: To be sent into transports of joy. 

Laouenedigez (gr) : Cheer - Contentment - Gaiety - Glee - Merriment - Mirth

Rejoincing - Satisfaction. 

Laouenaad (v) : To rejoice - To satisfy. 

Laouenaet (gw) : Bucked. 

Laouenan (go) : Wren. 

Laouer - iou (gr) : Buddle - Kneading machine. 

Lapa (v) : To lap up. 

Lapavan : 

Ober lapavan : To go on a bender. 

Lapin - ed (go) : Rabbit. 

Sapre lapin : Cunning devil. 

Douar lapin : Common land - Waste ground. 

Lapineta (v) : 

Mond da lapineta : To go out rabbiting. 

Lapon - ed (go) : Thiev 

Al laponed a gargo o godellou : The thieves are lining their pockets 

Lard : Grease. 

Lard teuz : Lard - Bladder-lard. 

Lard - karr : Sludge. 

Larda (v) : To grease. 

Larda ar rojou : To oil the wheels. 

Larduz (gw) : Bacony. 

Largentez : 

Beza douget d’al largentez : To be generous. 

Largenteziou (l) : Bonus. 

Larjezeg (gw) : Bacony. 

Lark (gw) : 

Merdei lark kaer : To boom . 

Lart (gw) : Fat - Obese. 

Lart-pill (gw) : Very fat. 

Ken lart hag eur zah toaz : As fat as a pig. 

Larzadenn: Eun tamm larzadenn gwrah-koz: An old wives ‘s remedy. 

Las - ou (go) : Bowstring - Bootlace - Lace - Shoe - String - Trap. 

Rei las da unan bennag : Belabour. 

C’hoari las : To go on the booze - To be on the spree. 

Al lasou : The brass 

Skei e-barz al las : To be caught in the trap. 

Lasa (v) : To lace. 

Lastez (go) : Garbage - Refuse. 

Lastez-ker : Shanty town. 

Lastezenn (gr) : Squalor 

Lastr - ou (go) : Ballast. 

Lastr dour : Water ballast 

Latar (ho) : Smog. 

Latareg (gw) : Hazy. 

Latarenn (gr) : Peasouper. 

Latead (v) : To rail. 

Latin : Latin. 

Latin klasel : Classical latin. 

Lavar - ou - iou (go) : Allay - Byword. 

Lavar - iou goloet : Innuendo - Insinuation. 

Lavar-stur : Adage.

Lavar an dud : Public opinion. 

Diazezou koz al lavar : The old oral substance of the language. 

Diwar lavar an oll: By all accounts. 

Ne reom foutre ker gand lavar an dud :We don’t mind what people say. 

Lavar-dilavar : Changeable. 

Beza lavar-dilavar : To be changeable. 

Lavarenn - ou (gr) : Phrase - Sentence. 

Lavarenn deknikel : Technical phrase. 

Lavariant (gw) : Gracious - Kindl.y. 

Lavaroud - Lavared (v) : To say -To affirm - To assure - To allege - To promise - To 

state - To tell. 

Lavaroud an oferenn : To say mass. 

Lavaroud ar chapeled : To tell one’s deeds . 

Lavaroud an traou krak ha berr : Not to mince one’s words - To call a spade a spade 

Lavaroud a ran din va-unan : I say to myself. 

Lavaroud ar zoñj : To phrase. 

Lavaroud war gan : To psalmodize. 

Lavaroud diwar bég an teod : To speak without thinking - hastily. 

Lavaroud laerez al loar (da unan bennag) : To promise so wonders. 

Lavaroud ar wirionez : To tell the truth 

Lavaroud brao or-boa dezi ar pez a soñjem : We told her in no uncertain what we 

Lavarit en-dro : Tell me again - Say again. 

Lavarit hardiz : Put it bluntly. 

Lavarit din Yann e-giz a-raog : Call me John as before. 

Lavaret ez eus bet din : That’s what I was told. 

Lavar yao alese : Go, fly a kitel. 

Ne hellfen ket lavaroud : I cannot say. 

Ne hellan ket lavaroud tra c’hoaz : I cannot announce anything yet . 

N’on ket evid lavaroud deoh : I ‘m not able to tell you. 

Ne lavarit ket falz testeniou : You shall not bear false witness. 

Nompaz lavaroud grig : Not to speak a word. 

Ne lavar na grig na mig : Cease to speak. 

Ne oa mann ébéd da lavaroud diwar he houst : There had been nothing to say against 

her. 

N’he-deus ket lavaret grig : She didn’t say a single word - She did not utter a sound 

N’on ket kad da lavared hag-eñ eo gwir: I personally couldn’t swear to it. 

Ne lavarin ket eur gomz muioh: I had said my last word on the subject. 

Me a lavar deoh e vint a du ganeom : I can assure you they will be agree 

M’hel lavar deoh : I can tell you. 

War lavar an oll dud - War a lavarer : According to what everyone says - By all 

accounts. 

War a lavarer : It’s reported that - As the story goes. 

Yann ne lavare grig : Yann was silent. 

N’ouzon ket petra a fell deoh lavaroud : I don’t know what you mean? 

thought. 

Hel lavaret eh-eus : You have said that. 

Me a lavar war-lerh ar re all : I say what everyone says. 

Da lavaroud eo : Namely. 

Da lavaroud gwir : To be quite frank - To put it brandly 

Ar vouez a lavar : Public opinion. 

Ober ar pez a lavarer : To practise what one preaches.

Petra a lavaro an dud?:What will people say? 

Traou a lavaror: Future purposes. 

Kemeret am-eus warnon da lavared nann: I took it upon myself to answer no. 

Setu ar pez a lavare va zad deom: That, in sum, was my father told us. 

Sed aze ar pez a lavarer: At least that’s what they said. 

Lavig: Muioh a lavig a oa eged boaz: The traffic was heaver than usual. 

Laz - ou kana (go) : Choir - Choral society. 

Laz : 

Se a oa laz : It was exhausting. 

Laz a fetepañs : Murder. 

Laz-morian (go) : Braggadocio. 

Laz-preñv (go) : Bug killer. 

Laz-tud : Fagging-work. 

Laza (v) : To kill - To slay - To smother. 

Laza unan bennag : To perpetrate. 

Laza ar preñv : To drink strong alcohol - To have a pick-me-up. 

Laza diou c’hwennenn gand ar memez bramm : To kill two birds with one stone 

Laza (fire) : To quench - To stamp out . 

Laza ar goulou (candle) : To snuff. 

Lazet eo an tan : The fire is out. 

Lazet o-deus an tredan : They cut off the power. 

Lazet war an dachenn emgann : Killed in action. 

Lazet e voe war an taol : He was killet outright - He was killed in action - 

To fall dead on the spot. 

En em laza : To commit suicide. 

Lazadeg - ou (gr) : Butchering - Carnage - Hecatomb - Massacre - Slaughter. 

Lazadega (v) : To massacre - To slay - To slaughter. 

Lazdi - ou (go) : Abbatoir - Shambles.. 

Lazer - moc’h (go) : Pigsticker. 

Lazetaer - ien (go) : Angler. 

Lazeta (v) : 

Lazeta : To fish with a line : To angle. 

Lazetaer -ien (go) : Angler. 

Lazidigez : 

Lazidigez d’ar maro : Execution (criminal). 

Lazig: Gwelloh lazig a ra o d’al lagad: It’s more pleasing to the eye. 

Laztezeg (gw) : Piggish. 

Le - ou (go) : Oath - Vow. 

Le touet : Blasphemy. 

Le-meur (go) : Oath. 

Ober le : To take the oath. 

Terriñ al le : To break the oath - To forswear oneself. 

Leuskel eul las leou touet : To let fly a volley of oaths. 

Prometi dre le : To promise with an oath. 

Leal (gw) : Faithful - Rigtful. 

An hini koz leal : The old faithful. 

Lealded (go) : Integrity. 

E lealded : One’s bona fides. 

Leandi - ou (go) : Monastery. 

Leandiel (gw) : Monastic . 

Led - ou (go) : Width.

Leda (v) : 

En em leda :To suffuse. 

Ledan (gw) : Broad. 

Beza ledan ar hein : To have a broad back. 

Ledan a spered : Broad minded. 

Hennez a zo ledan e gein : He has got broad shoulders. 

Ar hastell a zo ledan e vogeriou : The castle has wide walls. 

Ledander (gw) : 

Ar park a zo daou-ugent troad ledander : The field is forty food thich. 

Ledaner (go) : Breadth - Width. 

Ledenez (gr) : Penisnula. 

Legad - ed (go) : Legate. 

Legad - ou (go) : Legacy. 

Legadiad (go) : Legatee. 

Legasi (v) : To bequeath. 

Leh - iou (go) : Place - Station . 

E pep leh : Everywhere - Far and near. 

Beza e pep leh : Ubiquity. 

An dud vad, bez ez euz outo e pep leh : There are good people everywhre. 

Eul leh plijuz : An interesting place. 

E-leh all : In another place. 

Bouzar evel eul leh : As deaf as a pot. 

Leh santel : Shrine. 

War al leh : On the spot. 

Lehel (gw) : Endemic. 

Lehiadur - iou (go) : Emplacement - Location - Site - Situation. 

Lehia (v) : To locate. 

Lehid (ho) : Dregs - Silt - Slime. 

En em zanka el lechid : To sink into the mire. 

Lehidad - ou (go) : Sediment . 

Lehideg (gw) : Alluvial - Slimy.. 

Leien (go) : Burlap - Floor - cloth. 

Lein - ou (go) : Acme - Apex - Ridge. 

Goude lein : In the afternoon. 

Poent lein eo ; deuit ouz an daol : It’s dinnertime, come to the table. 

Lein - ou (go) : Ceiling - Climax. 

Leiz (gw) : Clammy. 

Leiza (v) : To moisten. 

Leized (gr) : Humidity - Moistness. 

Lemel (v) : To abrogate - To annul To deprive - To entranch - To remove - To repeal - 

To rescind - To revoke - To suppress. 

Lemel diwar ar zoñj : To blot out. 

Lemel ar boultrenn diwar : To brush away. 

Lemel ar baro : To have a shave. 

Lammet he-deus daou bound digantañ : She stole two pounds from him. 

Lem-laka (gw) : Mobile - Removable. 

Lemm (gw) : Acute - Keen - Sharp - Spry. 

Lagad lemm : Acute sight - Sharp eye. 

Spered lemm : Alert mind. 

Lemm a spered : Keen witted - Quick fitted - Shrewd . 

Beza lemm an dent : To be ravenous.

Eur gontell lemm : A keen knife - A sharp knife . 

An hini vihan a zo lemm he spered : The little one is quick. 

Lemmaad (v) : To exacerbate. 

Lemma (v) : To sharpen - To whet. 

Lemmded (gr) : Acuity - Sharpness (eyes). 

Lemmded spered : Perspecacity - Shrewdness. 

Lemmder (go) : Acuity - Acuteness . 

Lemmer - kreion (go) : Pencil - sharper. 

Lenkern (go) : Taenia (med) - Tapeworm . 

Lenkr (gw) : Sleek. 

Lenkra (v) : To sleek. 

Lenn (v) : To read. 

Al leor am-eus lennet penn-da-benn : I read the book from cover to cover. 

Lak anezi da len anezañ : Get her to read it. 

Lenn a blij din kenañ : I am interested in readind. 

Lennit ar pennad-skrid-mañ a vouez uhel mar-plij : Please,read this page out loud. 

Lenn - ou - eier (gr) : Lake - Mere. 

Al lenn vraz dour sall : Great salt lake. 

Eul lenn leiz a besked enni : Lake well stocked with fish. 

Lenn an elerh : The swan’s lake. 

Lenn veur : Lake maggiore. 

Lennaduz (gw) : Legible - Readable. 

Lenndiour - ien (go) : Librarian. 

Lennegel (gw) : Literary. 

Lennegez (gr) : Literature. 

Lenneg (gw) : Erudite - Literary. 

Lenner - ien (go) - Lennerez - ed (gr) : Reader. 

Lennerez - ed (gr) : 

Lennerez pladennou : Fortune teller - Palmist. 

Lennuz (gw) : Legible - Readable. 

Lennvor - iou (go) : Bay - Roadstead. 

Lennvor Brest : The bay of Brest. 

Lennvor an anaon : Deadman’s bay. 

Lent (gw) : Bashful - Shy - Timid - Unnaservitive. 

Ez lent - War al lent : Blundshingly. 

Lent a spered : Dense (fig). 

Lentegez (gr) : Shyness - Timidity. 

Leñva (v) : To bewall - To bohoo. 

Leñvañ leiz ar gwalh : To cry one’s eyes out. 

Leo: Ne oe dezañ nemed eul leo da vale: He had only a league to travel. 

Leon - ed (go) : Lion. 

Leonig : Lion cub. 

Leonez - ed (gr) : Lioness. 

lèr ( ho) : 

lèr (skin) : Bark. 

lèr ar penn : Scalp. 

Eun den kaled al lèr warnañ : A hardener old sinner. 

Beza kaled al lèr (war an den) : To be hard to kill - To be a thought nut - To have a sin 

skin.

Mond war lèr an treid : To go / walk barefoot. 

Kaoud trawalh al lèr : To have a bellyful. 

Tana lèr unan bennag : To give so a good hiding. 

Ker e kousto d’he lèr ma : It will go hardly with her if - It will go with him if.... 

She is for the big jump. 

Ker e kousto d’ho lèr abalamour da-ze : You shall smart for this . 

Hennez a zo leiz e lèr : He cannot stomach it any longer . 

Lerenn - ou (gr) : 

Lerenn vual (go) : Buff. 

Lerh : 

Lerh ouz lerh : Successive. 

Lesano - iou (go) : Nickname - Alias - Byname. 

Paka eul lesano : To receive a nickname. 

Tad va zad koz a zo bet dalhet a lesaño-ze warnañ : This nick - name was given to 

my great father. 

Lesañvi (v) : 

An den X lesanvet Y : The man X alias Y. 

Lesenvel (v) : To nickname. 

Leski (v) : To burn - To irritate - To scorch - To sear. 

Laosket : Burnt 

Lestr - listri (go) : Boat - Ship 

Steudad listri : Convoy. 

Lestr bale : Yacht . 

Lestr ezañs : Censer. 

Lestr-hilienn : Gravy. 

Lestr karg : Freighter. 

Lestrad - ou (go) : Freight . 

Lestrad tud : Boatload - Ships company. 

Lestr-balizenner (go) : Buoyage. 

Lestr-oabl : Spaceship . 

Lestr-ravallener : Dredger. 

Lestr-roueder : Trawler. 

Lestrad marhadourez : Lading. 

Lest- morianetaer : Blackbirder 

Lestr-spluj : Submarine. 

Lestr-spluj alamant : U - boat. 

Listri arhant : Silver plate. 

Lestra (v) : To go aboard - To go on board. 

Letern - iou (go) : Lantern. 

Letern - iou koad (go) : Beacon. 

Leti - ou (go) : Hotel. 

Leton (ho) : Lawn - Sward. 

Leton ar barrez : Village green. 

Touza al leton : To cut one’s lawn . 

Lezel eur park da leton : Tu put land under grass. 

Leue - ou (go) : Calf - Darling - Noodle. 

Leue ar vamm : A mother’s darling - Molly coddle . 

Leue ar helenner eo Yann : Yann is the teacher’s pet. 

Eul leue pemp pao : A rare bird - Rara avis. 

Eul leue pemp troad : Black-swan. 

Klask tremen lost al leue e genou unan bennag : To try to talk black into white.

Laza al leue lard : To kill the fatted calf. 

Troad leue ( e beg ar fri) : Drop ( at the end of the nose). 

Tremenn lost al leue dindan genou unan bennag: To try to talk black into into white. 

Leuig - ou (go) : Baby-linen. 

Leun (gw) : Absolute ( complete perfect) - Full - Replete. 

Leun ar reor : Blotto. 

Leun a startijenn : Full of drive. 

Leun c’hwez : In a sweat. 

Leun kouch / barr / chouk :Chocked up - Cramful - Full - Full to over flowing 

Leun kouch e oa ar blasenn : The place was chock - a-block. 

Leun kouch a dud e oa an otokar : The bus was packed with people. 

Leun kouch e oa ar c’hoariva : The theater was packed and more packed than 

packed. 

Leun kouch - Leun bourr: Full to over flowing - Full to overflowing - Pack full. 

Sall leun kouch : Packed hall. 

Ti leun kouch : Overflowing house. 

An iliz a oa leun kouch a dud : The church was crammed full of people. 

Hennez a zo leun e goko: He ‘s completely drunk. 

Beza leun-c’hwez: To be in a sweat. 

Den leun e zah a droiou kamm : Man of low cunning. 

Leunded (gr) : Completeness. 

Leunhalloudeg (gw) : Plenipotentiary. 

Leunia (v) : To replenish. 

Leunia eur voutaill : To fill up eur voutail. 

Leunnder (go) : Completeness. 

Leur - iou (gr) : Barn - floor - Farm yard. 

Leur-emlaz (gr) : Bullring. 

Leur bri: Mud floor. 

Leur a-dreñv ( eur vag) : Quarter deck. 

Al leur goz : Beaten track. 

Skarza al leur : To leave room for others. 

Leurachi (v) : To put a cow to graze by the wayside, alongside the hedgerow. 

Leurdoenn - ou (gr) : Terrace. 

Leurenn - ou (gr) : Limelight - Rostrum - Scene. 

Al leurenn a-dreñv : The borders (theater). 

Al leurenn bri : Mud floor. 

Mond war al leurenn deatr : To make one’s entry. 

Planta eur strapenn el leurenn : To fix a stake in the ground. 

C’hoari war al leurenn : To go on the stage. 

Leuskel (v) : To disengage. 

Leve - ou (go) : Pension. 

Mond war al leve : To retire - To make one’s bow - To retire on a pension. 

Lakaad unan bennag da vond war e leve : To bowler hat. 

Dastum leve a-benn ar retred : To save money against retirement. 

Beza war al leve : To be out of harness. 

Hanter leve : Partial board. 

N’e-neus ket eur bomm leve en e ano : He is completely penniless - He hasn’t a 

penny to bless himself with. 

Levenez - iou (gr) : Happiness - Joy - Mirth. 

Eur youhadenn a levenez : A cry of joy. 

Youhal gand al levenez : To shout with joy.

Barrad levenez : Frenzy of joy. 

Tridal gand al levenez : To be beside oneself with joy. 

Gant levenez : Blithely. 

Brasoh levenez a vez o rei eged o reseo : It’s more blessed to give than to receive. 

Dirolla gand al levenez : To bubble over with joy. 

Karget e voent euz ar brasa levenez : They rejoiced exceedingtly with great joy. 

Beza e barr al levenez : To be overjoyed - Overhelmed with joy - To be really 

happy. 

Beza dibradet gand al levenez: To kick up one’s heels. 

Leveour - ien (go) : Stock-holder. 

Levezon - ou (gr) : Influence. 

Kaoud levezon war : To have an action on. 

Kaoud eul levezon vraz war ar bobl : To have considerable influence on the 

population. 

Eul levezon vraz war va buhez : A tremendous influence on my life. 

E levezon a oa o hounid tachenn dre ar vro : His authority gained ground in the 

country. 

Levezona (v) : To affect. 

Levezonet : Affected. 

Levezonuz (gw) : Influential. 

Levier - ien (gr) : Steersman. 

Levn (gw) : Sleek. 

Levna (v) : To sleek. 

Levner - iou (go) : Buffer. 

Leor - iou (go) : Book. 

Leor braz : Ledger. 

Leor-dorn : Manual . 

Leor-kegin : Cookery book. 

Leor koz : Old book. 

Leor-oferenn : Mass book. 

Leor-skol : School book. 

Leor-skol eeun : Primer. 

Leor-pellgomz - leor-telefon : Telephone book. 

Leor-lestr : Ship’ s book - Ship’s register - Ship’s log. 

Beza desket diwar al leoriou : Book learning knowledge. 

Honnez a vez bepred gand he leoriou : She is always book hunting. 

Leor al lezenn : Body of laws. 

Lenn eul leor penn-da-benn : To read a book straight through - To peruse a book 

Al leor am-eus lennet penn-da-benn : I read the book to the end. 

Karr levriou : Book mobile. 

Marh leor : Bookrest. 

Eul leor mad eo? An hini gwella am-eus lennet eo : Is it a good book? 

It’s the best I’ve read. 

Stal-leoriou (gr) : Bookshop. 

Embann eul leor : To release a book. 

Dond da veza sod gand al levriou : He become passinately of books. 

Levran (go) : Gre-hound. 

Levraoueg - ou (go) : Bookshop. 

Levrenn - ou (gr) : Volume (book). 

Levrgarour (go) - Levrgarourez (gr) : Booklover 

Levrier - ien (go) - Levrierez - ed (gr) : Bookseller.

Levrierez - ou (go) : Bookshop. 

Levrig - ou (go) : Booklet. 

Lêz (go) : Milk. 

Lêz-ribot : Butter milk. 

Lê- ribi : Full cream milk. 

Lêz-mesk : Butter milk. 

Lêz-eoul : Emulsion. 

Lêz-glaz - Lêz digoavennet - diskoavennet : Skim milk. 

Lêz-koavennet : Full cream. 

N’eus ket a lêz ken : There is any milk left. 

Trenket eo va lêz : My milk has turned. 

Sioul evel eur banne lêz e oa ar mor : The sea was as calm as a mil - pond. 

Ti - ez lêz : Milkhouse. 

Dent lêz : First teeth. 

Gweloud pesked e-barz al lêz : To be delirious. 

Lez (gr) : Haunche. 

Lez - iou (go) : Court. 

Tud al lez : Bar (jurid). 

Ober al lez d’eur vaouez d ‘eun dimezell: To pay one’s address to a lady. 

Ober al lez d’eur plah : To go with a girl - To make a mash on a girl. 

Lêza (v) : To suckle. 

Lêzaer - Laezour - ien (go) : Dairy-man. 

Lêzdi (go) : Dairy. 

Lêzeg (gw) : Lacteous - Milky. 

Lêzenn-raz (gr) : Whitewash. 

Lezel (v) : 

Ne vi ket laosket d’ober da benn fall :You shan’t allowed to make a fool of yourself. 

Ne veze lezet netra da vond da goll : Nothing was allowed to go to waste. 

Lezel unan bennag war-lerh : To leave so behind. 

Ar yenijenn on-eus lezet war hon-lerh : We have left the cold behind us. 

Lezel eur wreg ha pevar bugel : To leave a wife and for children. 

Lez ahanon e peoh peotramant e savo keuz ganit : Leave me alone or you will be 

sorry. 

Lez da gas: Take it easy. 

Lezenn - ou (gr) : Law - Bound - Statute. 

Al lezenn eo : That ‘ s the truth. 

Lezennou an natur : The laws of nature. 

Al lezennou mor : The navigation laws. 

Lezenn an heñvelboan : The law of Talion. 

Sevel eul lezenn : To pass a law. 

Señtuz ouz al lezenn - Doujus ouz al lezenn : Law abiding. 

Ret eo dezo ober gand al lezenn : They must observe the rules . 

Lezenn a zello ouz an douarou : Agrarian law. 

Torret e voe al lezenn : Al law was abolished. 

Lezenn Variotte : Boyle’s law. 

Hervez al lezenn : Lawfully - Legal. 

Pep hini a vez red dezañ anavezoud al lezenn : Ignorance of the law is not excuse 

Mond er-mêz euz al lezenn : To ignore a rule. 

Beza disuj d’al lezenn : To be a dissident in regard of the law - To rebel against the 

law. 

Lezenn eet da get : Law fallen in desuetude.

Eneb al lezenn : Illegal.. 

A-du emaint oll gand al lezenn : They are all zelaous for the law. 

Den a lezenn : Lawyer - Legal practiser. 

Lezenn / bevenn (gr) : Bordering. 

Lezenna (v) : To border. 

Lezennadur - iou (go) : Legislation. 

Lezennadur-diskrid : Unwritten code. 

Lezennaoueg - ou (gr) : To code. 

Lezennad (v) : To codify. 

Lezennekaad (v) : To legalize. 

Lezennel (gw) : Legislative. 

Lezennerez (go) : Legislation. 

Lezennet (gw) : Bordered. 

Lezenni (v) : To legislate 

Lezennour - ien ( go) - Lezennerez - ed (gr) : Lawmaker - Legislator. 

Lezennouriez (gr) : Legislation. 

Lêzer - ien (go) - Lêzour - ien (go) : Milkman . 

Lezireg - ed (go) : Sluggard. 

Lezireg (gw) : Bradypod - Shiftless - Slothful - Sluggish - Tardy. 

Leziregez (gr) : Laziness - Sloth . 

Dre lezerigez : From neglect. 

Lezvarn (gr) : Tribunal. 

El lezvarn : At the bar. 

Lezvreur (go) : Stepbrother . 

Lez vugel -Lez vugale : Child of the second bed - Stepchild . 

Liamm - ou (go) : Bond - Connection . 

Liammou a briadelez: Marriage bonds. 

Ar birvidika liamm : The most enduring link. 

Eul liamm a gerentiez speredel : A link of spiritual kinship. 

Liamma (v) : To cord - To strap - To tie. 

Lianenn - ou (gr) : Baby’s napkin. 

Liban (gr) : Lebanon . 

Liberal (gw) : Liberal. 

Libistr : 

Beza libistr toud : To be all sugar and honey. 

Libistra (v) : To bemoan. 

Liboudenn - ed (gr) : Fasten woman. 

Liboueder - iou (go) : Appetizer. 

Liboueduz (gw) : Appetizing. 

Libr (gw) : 

Skol libr : Denomination-school - Parochial school. 

Librentez (gr) : Liberty. 

Lid - ou (go) : Celebration - Parade - Pageant - Rite. 

Lida (v) : To celebrate. 

Lidadeg - ou (go) : 

Lidadeg ar maro : Funeral rites. 

Lidadur - iou (go) : Ceremonial . 

Lidambroug kañv : Funeral procession - Mourner. 

Lidel (gw) : Ritual. 

Liderez (gr) : Liturgy - Ritual . 

Liderez an anaon: The cult of the dead.

Lidkerz - ou (go) : Procession. 

Lidlaza (v) : To immolate. 

Liduz (gw) : Pompous. 

Lien (ho) : Canvas. 

Lien rouz : Buckram. 

Botou lien: Canvas shoes. 

Lien-kig (go) : Midriff. 

Lienenn - ou (gr) : Band. 

Lienenn al lagad : Iris. 

Lienn-mouch (go) : Blindfold - Fillet . 

Lienenn houli (gr) : Compress . 

Lies : Sundry - Divers (several) - Manifold. 

Lies hini - Lies unan : Several. 

Liesaad (v) : To diversify. 

Liesdoare (gw) : Varied. 

Liesegez (gr) : Complexity - Intricacy. 

Lieseg (gw) : Manysided. 

Lieskorneg - ou (go) : Polygon. 

Liesliou (gw) : Manycouloured. 

Liesliva: 

An dispennadeg lieslivet: The multicolore puzzle. 

Liesseurt (adv) : 

Traou stank liesseurt a zo em buhez : My life is a kind of juggling acts. 

Liesskriva (v) : To manifold - To mimeograph - To stencil . 

Liester (go) : Diversity. 

Liesvroadeg (gw) : Cosmopolitan. 

Lieswriegez (gr) : Polygamy. 

Liesyezer - ien (go) : Polyglot. 

Lietenn (medal) : Decoration - Ribbon - Strip - Tape. 

Lietenn voulouz : Velvet ribbon. 

Lifre - ou (go) : Livery - Regimentals. 

Ligea (v) : To quibble. 

Lignez - ou (gr) : Descent - Family - Race. 

A lignez uhel : Of high birth. 

Lijer: Lijer e seblante beza ar renkennad wez pa dremenne en o hichenn: The trees 

seemed to sweep past him in spectral procession. 

Lik (gw) : Sensual - Obscene. 

Likentez (gr) : Obscenity - Sense - Sensuality. 

Liketenn - ou (gr) : Label - Placard . 

Liketenn vrud : Poster. 

Pega eul liketenn : To stick a bill. 

Likaouer - ien (go) : Seducer. 

Likor - iou (go) : Liqueur. 

Likoua (v) : To allure. 

Lilienn (gr) : Lily. 

Limestra (gw) : Purple. 

Limf : Lymph. 

Limfel (gw) : Lymphatic. 

Limonadez - iou (gr) : Lemonade. 

Limoñs - ou (go) : Slime. 

Lin (go) : Flax.

Lina (v) : Fester. 

Linad (ho) : Nettle. 

Debri linad : Vegetarianism. 

Eun dornad linad: A fistful of nettles. 

Lincha (v) : To lynch. 

Linenn - ou (gr) : Feature - Line. 

Linenn - ou daoudroha (gr) : Bisectrix. 

Linenn eeun : Straight line. 

Linenn veur : Main line. 

Paotr al linenn-houarn : Railway official 

En tu-all d’al linenn: The end of the line. 

Piou a zo en tu-all - er penn-all - d’al linenn? : Who is on the phone?- Who is speaking 

? 

Mond dreist d’al linenn : To go beyond one’s rights. 

Linenn zour : Boot topping - Plimsoll. 

Linennadur - iou (go) : Alignment. 

Linenndresadur - iou (go) : Chart - Graphe. 

Linenneg (gw) : Graphic. 

Link (gw) : Slippery - Subtle . 

Linka (v) : To leak. 

Lins - ed (go) : Lynx. 

Liñsel - iou (gr) : Pall - Sheet - Shroud. 

Liñsel or salver : Sindon. 

Lintra (v) : Sparkle. 

Lintrer - iou (go) : Buffer. 

Lintruz (gw) : Sparkling . 

Reun lintruz : Shining bristles. 

Linva (v) : To submerge. 

Liñvadenn - ou (gr) : Deluge. 

Liñvadenn veur : Deluge (th). 

Liñvadennel (gw) : Diluvial. 

Liñvadenni (v) : To inundate.. 

Liou -liviou (go) : Colour - Complexion - Ink - Paint. 

Liou ar yehed a zo warni : She is alive and kicking - She is the picture of health. 

Liou ar maro war an dremm : Cadaverous face. 

Liou ar yehed war e zremm: A healthy colour in his face. 

Beza el liou d’al ludu : To have an ashen face. 

Lakom eur gwiskad liou warno : Let’s give them a coat of painting. 

Ne weled ket mui al liou anezo : There was no sign of them. 

Ema liou ar paper warnout : You are white as linen - You are white as sheet. 

Koll al liou : To turn white. 

Al liou glaz:The purple ink. 

Chench liou dindan ar glaviou sall: To change color because of the salty rain. 

Pod liou : Ink pod - Ink bottle. 

Liorz - ou (go) : Garden. 

Liorz - ou louzouvouriez : Botanic garden. 

Liorzig : Small garden. 

Liorz an oll : Public park. 

Liorz Jetsemani : The garden of olives. 

Liorzier-legumachou (go) : Market gardener. 

Liorziour - ien (go) : Gardener - Fruit grower.

Liorzouriez (gr) : Horticulture. 

Lip : 

Pebez lip! : What a mess! 

Lip ha brao : Though and though. 

Lip e bao : 

Eul lip e bao din euz eur roue : Here ‘s a feast for a king. 

Tri chaseour lip o faviou : Three hunters fond of fine fare. 

Lip ar wérenn (go) : Boozer. 

Lip reor (go) : Bumsucker 

Lipad (v) : 

Lipad ar wérenn : To booze - To lick. 

Rei ar vaz yod da lipad :To make a poor out - To play someone a scurry trick on. 

Lipad banneou bouzar : To drink in secret. 

Lipad ar paviou : To lick someone ’s chops. 

Lipat reor unan bennag : To bootlick - To lick someone’ s boots. 

Lip o reor an dud pinvidig : One who has to lick the ass of the rich. 

Eul lip pao a-zoare on-eus greet : We had a god blow out. 

Liper - ien reor (go) : Bootlicker. 

Lipouserez - iou (go) : Titbid. 

Lipousez : 

Eul lipousez : A little wheedler. 

Lipouz (go) : Epicure. 

Lireu (ho) : Lilac. 

Lisenn - ed (gr) : Dab. 

Lisiaoudur (go) : Bucking. 

Lisiaoui (v) : To buck. 

Lisiaourez (go) : Bucking. 

Lisiaouidigez (go) : Bucking. 

Lisiv (go) : Lye. 

Listenn - ou (gr) : List. 

Listenn zu : Black list. 

Beza enrollet war al listenn zu : To be on the blacklist. 

Litaniou (l) : 

Kana litaniou an diaoul : To turn the air blue. 

Listrier - iou (go) : Sideboard. 

Liva (v) : To depict - To paint - To portray.. 

Liva gevier a rafe hi ivez : She is not above lying. 

Liva an dremm : To rouge. 

Livach - ou (da guzat) (m) : Camouflage. 

Livadur - iou (go) : Paint. 

Livadur dremm : Rouge. 

Livadurig - ou (go) : Miniature. 

Livenn gein (gr) : Spinal column - Spine. 

Mond war livenn ar gein : To go sprawling. 

Liver - ien (go) : 

Liver gevier : Bunving - Fabricator. 

Eul liver brudet a oa anezañ : He was a famous painter. 

Liver dispar : Admirable painter. 

Liverez (go) : Painting. 

Livn - ou (go) : File. 

Livna (v) : To file.

Livrasted (gr) : Blackguardism - Knave - The scum of the populace - Riff-raff. 

Livuz (gw) : Picturesque. 

Lizer (ho) - Liziri (gr) - Lizerennou (gr) : Letter. 

Lizer feur : Lease. 

Lizer Pab : Papal bull. 

Eul lizer-prim: Telegramm. 

Eul lizer tener gliz : Love letter. 

Terri lizer marhad unan bennag : To give so his marching orders. 

Digeri al liziri : To open the letters - To open one’s post . 

Boest liziri : Letter box. 

Ho lizer a zo bet resevet : Your letter has come to hand. 

Digorer-lizer : Letter opener. 

Lakaad eun timbr war eul lizer : To pay the post for a letter. 

Dre urz al lizerennou : In alphabetical order. 

Lizeregouriez (gr) : Philology. 

Lizerennneg (gr) : Alphabet. 

Lizerennegel (ad) : Alphabet. 

Lizerjedoniel (gw) : Algebraic. 

Lizerjedoniez (gr) : Algebra. 

Loa - iou ( gr) : Spoon. 

Loa vraz : Scoop. 

Koueza evel eur zahad loaiou : To fall with a bang. 

Tost al loa d’ar zoubenn : To fly off the handle easily. 

Loa vouched : Anger bit. 

C’hoari al loa : To play the fool 

Lipad al loa : To give up the ghost. 

Ober eun dra bennag e tri daol a laoa-bod : To do something in one shake of a lamb’s 

tail. 

Lakaad al loa er pod : To rob the till. 

Loa-vañsoner (gr) : Trowel. 

Loa-vouched (gr) : Twist - bit. 

Loaiad - ou (gr) : Spoonful. 

Loakrerez (go) : Squint. 

Loan - ed (gr) : Horse. 

Ken kreñv hag eul loan : As strong as a horse. 

Loar - iou (gr) : Moon. 

Al loar nevez : New moon - The dark of the moon. 

Loar gan : Full moon. 

War he hann ema al loar en noz-mañ : There is moon to-night . 

War he horn ema al loar - War he falz ema al loar : The moon is waxing. 

Ar hann loar eo : The moon is full. 

Ar sklêrder loar : Moonlight. 

Ar chapel er sklêrder loar : The chapel in the moonlight. 

Dindan ar sklêrder loar : In the moonlight - By moonlight . 

Al loar a gouezfe en ho kenou : You would beleve anything. 

Loar ar bichoned : Homeymoon. 

Fas loar : Bulgy sheeked. 

Eur beg loar : A gentle dreamer. 

Kaoud al loar a-raog ar miz : To put the car before the horse. 

Goulenn laerez al loar : To cry for the moon - To ask for the moon.

Lavaroud laerez al loar (da unan bennag) : To promise so wonders. 

Al loar charreterez : The harvest moon. 

Skeuliou al loar - Bannou al loar : Moon beams. 

An heol loar : Moonlight . 

Loarel (gw) : Lunar. 

Loari (v) : To talk nonsense. 

Loarieg (go) : Epileptic - Faddist - Moody - Skittish 

Beza loarieg : To have moods. 

Loarieg eo ha gouzañv kalz a ra : He is an epilectic and he suffers terribl.y 

Loaver - ien (go) : Flatterer. 

Loaver - livrasred (go) : Demagogue. 

Loaverez (go) : Flattery. 

Loavuz (gw) : Mealy mouthed - Suave. 

Loba : 

Buoh loba : Fool - Idiot. 

Lochenn - ou (gr) : Hut - Lever - Shack. 

Lochore (go) : Butterfingers. 

Lod (go) : Lodinte. 

Dreist va lod am-eus d’ober er zizun-mañ : I am swamped with work this week. 

Dreist va lod am-eus da ober evid ar mare : I am really tired up at the moment. 

Lod : 

Lod anezo a oa deuet euz a-bell : Some of them come a long way. 

Gouzoud a ouzom az-peuz bet da lod : I know well you have had your share. 

Loda (v) : To apportion. 

Lodenn - ou (gr) : Allowance - Ration - Part - Ration - Share. 

Lodenn genta : Chapter one. 

Lodenn kalz tud : The lot of many people. 

Lodenn (douar) : Portion. 

Lodenn piou eo houmañ? : Whose share is this? 

Al lodenn vrasa euz ar bae : A large share of on’e’s pay. 

Peder lodenn ar béd : The four quarters of the globe. 

Rei a ree d’e dad al lodenn vrasa euz e bê. He alloted a large share of his pay to his 

father. 

Lodenna (v) - Lodenni (v) : To allot - To deliver - To parcel - To portion out 

To ration - To share - To stint. 

N’eo ket lodenna : He is not equal to his task. 

Lodennadur - iou (gr) : Allotment - Dispensation. 

Lodenner - ien (go) : Distributor. 

Lodennerez - iou (go) : Allocation - Allotment - Apportinment. 

Loen -ed (go) : Animal - Beast - Partition - Pest. 

Loen mud - Loen fall : Beast ( person) - Brute. 

Loen louz : Filthy beast. 

Loen briz : Flea bitten horse. 

Loen brush : Flee a bitten horse. 

Loen droug : Bucker. 

Loened gouez : Beasts of prey - Savage beast. 

Loen korn : Horned beast. 

Loen samm : Beast of burden - Draught animal - Pack animal. 

Loen spazet : Neuter. 

Loen e grohenn teo : Pachyderm. 

Loened ti : Domestic animals.

Loened ha flora : Biota. 

Eul loen labour eo : He is a glutton for work 

Al loen a zo boued ennañ : The animal has good flesh. 

Lakaad eul loen en e zah diweza : To be in / at the death. 

Loenig an diaoul : Praying mantis . 

Loen bihan gand ar gazeg : Mare in foal. 

Loen-pluñv : Poultry. 

Loen-stlej : Reptile. 

Loenegez (go) - Loenerez (go) : Beastliness - Beastiality - Brutality. 

Loeneg (gw) : Animal - Bestial - Brutishness. 

Loenel (gw) : Animal - Brutihness. 

Loenelez (gr) : Animality. 

Loenheñvel (gw) : Animal-like. 

Loennegez (gr) : Animality. 

Loeniez (gr) : Brutality. 

Loerezenn (gr) : Trouser leg. 

Loer (gr) : Stocking. 

Loerou (l) : 

Eur re loerou : A pair of stockings. 

Savet eo c’hwenn en o loerou : They showed a clean pair of heels. 

Kaoud c’hwenn el loerou : To have the jerks. 

Log (gr) : Bothle - Cell. 

Log : Dog house. 

Logell - ou (gr) : Booth. 

Logell pellgomz : Telephone box. 

Logell digenvez : Polling both. 

Logeris - ou (go) : 

Logeris paotr yaouank : Bachelor’s room. 

Logig (gr) : Bothy. 

Logod (ho) : Mouse 

Diwar logod ne vez ket a razed : To be a chip off the old block - You cannot pitch 

without being defiled. 

Toull logodenn : Mouse hole. 

Paea gand diwiskou logod : To bilk. 

Logodenn dall (gr) : Bat. 

Va logodennig vihan ! : My pet! 

Logota (v) : To mouse. 

Gouzoud peleh lakaad ar haz da logota : To know which side one’s bread is buttered - 

To know how to pick out the winners. 

C’hwi a oar peleh lakaad ho kaz da logota: You know how to look after number one - 

You know on which side your bread is buttered. 

Ar haz a zo fall kenañ da logota : The cat isn’t a very good mouser. 

Logotaer - ien (go) : Mouse trap. 

Loh (go) : Action (movement). 

Loh - ou (go) : Lever - Motion. 

Loh kuit (v) : 

Tonket e oa da loha kuit daou zervez da houde : He was to leave two days after. 

Loher - ien (go) : Beadle (jur) - Self starter. 

Lohuz (gw) : Mobile. 

Loja (v) : Accomodate. 

Skol loja : Boarding school .

Lojad - Lojidi (go) : Boarder. 

Lojeiz : 

Lakaad urz el lojeiz : To tidy up a house. 

Ober lojeiz d’ar famill: To shelter one’s family. 

Lojer - ien (go) : Landlord. 

Lojerez - ed (gr) : Landlady. 

Loman - emfiñv : Automatic pilot. 

Lomber - iou (go) : Dormer-window - Skylight. 

Londezad - di (go) : Londoner. 

Eul londezad penn kil ha troad eo : A londoner born and bred. 

Londrez : London. 

Lonk ar sizun - Lonker sizun: Boozer. 

Lonka (v) : To drink - To absorb - To gulp - To swallow. 

Lonka sili: To eat crow - To eat dirt. 

Lonka a ra kement tra a gontom dezi : She laps everething we tell he.r 

Da lonka araog an dijuniñ : To be taken fasting. 

N’on ket evid lonkañ eur seurt koñchenn : I cannot believe that cock and bull story. 

Diaes kenañ eo deom lonka he hoñchenn : We find it hard to believe her story. 

Lonkadenn - ou (gr) : Potation. 

En eul lonkadenn (Ober sao- seh) : At one gulp. 

Mond a ray eul lonkadenn ganin : I feel like a drink - I wouldn’t mind a drink. 

Lonkadennig : Sip. 

Lonker - ien (go) - Lonkerez - ed (gr) : Boozy. 

Lonker touet : Booze artist. 

Lonktraeza (v) : To bog. 

Lonteg : 

Eul lonteg hag eun ever gwin a zo anezañ : A glutton and a drunkard. 

Lontegez (gr) : Greed - Intemperance. 

Lopa (v) : Beat. 

Ar wazed a lop war o maouzed : The husbands beat their wives. 

Lor (ho) : Bay 

Kousked war al lor : To rest on one’s laurels. 

Lorba (v) : To cast a glamour over someone - To inveigle - To tempt 

Lorba (eur vaouez) : To debauch - To seduce a woman. 

Lorba ar halonou : To enslave hearts. 

Lorber - ien (go) : Seducer. 

Lorbi (v) : To befool - To beguile - To allure. 

Lorbuz (gw) : Coquettish. 

Lore (go) : Privet . 

Loreen (go) : Laurel . 

Lorgnez (gr) : Leprosy. 

Lorh (go) : Pride - Bumptiousness. 

Eun tamm lorh : A touch of pride. 

Eul lorh didalvez : A mere luxury. 

Lorhig moan : Poor pride. 

Lorh en unan bennag : Bloated with pride - Boast fully. 

Beza stambouhet gand al lorh : To burst with pride - To be eaten with pride. 

Stambouhet eo gand al loh : He oozes self - conceit - He is bursting with pride. 

Ober lorhajou : To spend money extravagantl.y 

N’ema ket an oll lorh e Pariz : He is as pleased as a punch. 

Lorhañs (gr) : Prestige.

Lorheg (gw) : Sumptuous. 

Lorhuz : Bumptious - Proud. 

Lorhuz evel kaoh en eur baner : Bloated with pride - So proud as Lucifer. 

Tra lorhuz an tiegez: The family’s pride. 

Loriata (v) : 

Loriata a rit : You take leave of your senses. 

Losk - ou (go) : Irritation. 

Loskadur - iou (go) : Burn. 

Poent a loskadur : Burning point. 

Loskadurez (gr) : Burning sensation. 

Losker - iou (go) : Burner. 

Loskuz (gw) : Combustible. 

Lost - ou (go) : Tail - Abutment ( of a bridge ) - Queue. 

Lost ger : Suffix. 

Lost houarn : Chok-weed. 

Lost an arme : The rear of the arm. 

Lost eun dibunadeg : Tail of a procession. 

Lost ha lost : In single file. 

Eul lost koz eo : He is a swine. 

Lost al leue : Hoax. 

Tremen lost al leue dre henou unan bennag : To thing the moon is made of 

green cheese - To hoax someone - To pull the wool over someone ‘ s eyes 

Lakaad lost al leue da dremen e genou unan bennag : To make a fool of someone 

Eur haz e lost plom en aer : A cat with its tail up. 

Ar braller lost ar vuoh : The village idiot. 

Al lost gaou : The end of a story - The end of an illusion - The end of an truth. 

N’ema ket an tan war an oll lostou : The house isn’t on fire. 

Eun taol lost : Flip of the tail. 

Lost louarn : Fox tail. 

Hennez a gav dezañ eo eun aotrou diwar lost ar harr : He thinks no small beer of 

himself. 

Ne gave na penn na lost d’ar gudenn : He couldn’t make head or tail of it. 

Lostenn - ou (gr) : Clawder - Muff - Skirt - Straggler. 

Lostenn dindan (gr) : Petticoat. 

Lostennad - ou (go) : Aftermath. 

Lostenni (v) : To form a queue. 

Ar zaozon a blij dezo lostenni : English love forming queues. 

Beza o lostenni : To stand in a queue. 

Lotiri - ou (gr) : Raffle. 

Louadidigez (gr) : Brutalization. 

Louadi (v) : To stupefy. 

Louarn - Lern (go) : Fox . 

Eul louarn : A sly fox. 

Louarnez - ed (gr) : She-fox. 

Eul louarn fin eo hennez : He is a sly old file - He is a sharp customer / a slick 

customer / a sly dog / a small one. 

Eul louarn koz : An old fox. 

Lost-louarn : Fox tail. 

Finnoh eged kaoh louarn : He’s as sharp as they make ‘em . 

Ken fin ha kaoh louarn : As artful as a cartload of monkey. 

Mond euz ti al louarn da di ar bleiz : To fall out the frying pan into the fire.

Ober skol al louarn: To play hookey - To play truant. 

Louarnig (go) : Cub. 

Loudoureg (gw) : Piggish. 

Loudouriez (gr) : Slovenliness - Squalor. 

Loueadur - iou (go) : Mould. 

Louedenn - ou (gr) : Mould. 

Louedi (v) : 

Chom da louedi : To sit on one’s fanny. 

Loueg (gw) : Lousy. 

Louet (gw) : Grey - Musty. 

Louezae (go) : Bed bug. 

Loufog: Loufog a oa gantañ en e gorv: He had alcohol in his blood. 

Louh - ou (go) : Print. 

Lounez (gr) : Loin. 

Loupenn - ou (gr) 

Paka loupenn ( war an daoulin) : To get baggy at the knees. 

Louvezae (ho) : Bed bug. 

Lourenneg (gw) : Lyric. 

Lourennel (gw) : Lyric. 

Loustoni (gr) : Boorishness - Filth - Foullness - Grime - Slovenliness - Squalor 

Uncleaness. 

Loutog : 

Mond re stard war al loutog : To have to much to drink. 

Beza loufog ganeor er horf : To have alcohol in one’s blood. 

Louz (gw) : Unclean. 

Fri louz: Little snot. 

Beza louz brein: To handle with kid-gloves. 

Louza (v) : To soil . 

Louzaad (v) : To soil. 

Louzaoua (v) :To botanize - To herborize. 

Louzaouenn - Louzou (l) : Cure -Remedy - Medicine. 

Louzaouenn ar gougoug (gr) : Hyacinth - Bluebell - Jacinth. 

Louzou digontamuz : Antidote. 

Louzou enepbreina : Antiseptic. 

Louzou-preñved : Anthelm intic - Vermifuge. 

Louzou razed : Rat’s bane. 

Louzou gargouillad : Throat-wash. 

Louzou kouskuz : Dope - Narcotic. 

Louzou reor : Supposatory. 

Al louzaouenn a reas he vertuz : The pill did its job. 

Louzou hollbare : Panacea. 

Louzeier : Pharmacical products . 

Eur palastr louzeier : A poultice of herbs. 

Koz louzaouenn : Quack remedy. 

Louzaouenn an hañv : Lily of the valley 

Louzaouenn ar groaz : Verhena - Vervein. 

Louzaouenn an tign : Burdok. 

Louzaouer - ez (go - gr) : Botanizer - Herborist. 

Louzaoui (v) : 

Gwelloh eo en em ziwall eged louzaoui : Prevention is better than cure. 

Louzarvour (go) : Botanist.

Louzouvouriez (gr) : Botanic. 

Loveadenn - ou (gr) : Beating. 

Lovr - eien (go) : Leper. 

Lovrdi - ou (go) : Lazaretto. 

Lovrentez (gr) : Leprosy 

Lu (gw) : Burlesque. 

Ober al lu da unan bennag : To burlesque - To scoff at - To hold so in derision. 

Me am-eus aon e vo greet al lu ouzin : I am afraid of being laughed at. 

Ober al lu gand : To deride - To hold up to ridicule 

Kenweloud diwar lu : To burlesque. 

Luadenn - ou (gr) : Parody. 

Luadenni (v) : To parody. 

Lubani (v) : To adulate - To flatter. 

Lubaner - ien (go) : Adulator - Flatterer - Seducer. 

Lubanerez (go) : Flattery. 

Luch (gw) : Skew eyed. 

Lucha (v) : To peek - To shine - To squint. 

Kaoud peadra da lucha : To get an eyeful. 

Lucha war unan bennag: To eye someone asquint. 

Lud - ou (go) : Lute. 

Ludienn (gr) : Indolent. 

Ludu (ho) : Ashes - Fertilizer. 

Lakaad e ludu : To pulverize. 

Liou al ludu a oa gantañ war zremm: His face was ashen white. 

Ludua (v) : To bludge - To incinerate. 

Ema ar vicherourien o ludua :The workers are hanging around doing nothing. 

Ludueg - Luduenn (go) : A home bird. 

Luduer - iou (go) : Incinerator. 

Ludui (v) : 

Chom da ludui :To bugger about - To bum - To fritter away one’s time. 

Lufr (go) : Burnish - Sleek. 

Lufraer - iou (go) : Buffer - Burnisher. 

Lufra (v) : Burnish - To glint - To polish - To sleek. 

An estlamm a lufre en o daoulagad: The eyes were beaming with admiration. 

Lufrennaouerez (go) : Shimmer. 

Lufrennaoui (v) : To glisten - To shimmer. 

Lugan - iou (go) : Slogan. 

Lugerni (v) : To flare - To glitter - To shine. 

Lugernuz (gw) : Clear - Illuminating - Luminous - Shiny. 

Lugud (go) : Butterfingers. 

Lugudenn (gr) : Indolent. 

Lugudenni (v) : To boondoggle 

Luguder (go) : Butterfingers - Dawdler - Idle. 

Lugudi (v) : To dawdle - To dilly - dully - To moon about. 

Lugustr melen (ho) : Brandy bottle. 

Luhadenn - ou (gr) : Peep . 

Ober eul luhadenn walh : Look daggers 

Luhedenn - ou (gr) : 

En eul luhedenn : At a glance. 

Paseal evel eul luhedenn : To flash past. 

Amzer eul luhedenn : In a trice.

Eul luhedenn spered : Flash of wit. 

Beza treuzet beteg ar seuliou gand eur barrad luhed: Love at the first sight. 

Luhengraver - ien (go) : Blockmaker. 

Luhskeudenn - ou (gr) : Photography. 

Luhskeudenni (v) : To photograph 

Luhtaolerez - iou (gr) : Reflector. 

Luhtorr (go) : Refraction. 

Luhvanner - iou (go) : Projecto. 

Luhvannerez (go) : Projection (film). 

Lunedenn ( gr) - Lunedou : Spectacle. 

Beza gand lunedou war ar fri :To be spectacled. 

Lunedou heol : Dark glasses. 

Lunedenn greski : Microscope. 

Lunedour - ien (go) : Optician. 

Lur - iou (go) : 

War-dro 3.000 lur saoz : In the neighbourhood of £3.000. 

Nao pe zég lur a zo ennañ : It weights nine to ten pounds. 

Luriou saoz : Rounds sterling. 

Lure (go) : Sloth 

Lurenn - ou (gr) : 

Stagit ho lurennou mar-plij : Would you please fasten your seat belts. 

Lus (ho) : Blueberry. 

Lus-gwenn (go) : Crambery. 

Lused (ho) : Bug bed. 

Lusenneg (gw) : Hazy. 

Luservenn (gr) : Bed bug. 

Lusk (go) : Impulse - Impulsion. 

Lusk arbolerezell : Booming. 

Lusk ekonomikel : Booming. 

Luskadenn - ou (gr) : Impulsion - Impulse. 

Luskadur - iou (go) : Motivation - Oscillation. 

Luskelladur - iou (go) : Fluctuation. 

Luskella (v) : To rock - To oscillate. 

Luskellad (v) : To alternate - To lull. 

Beza lusk - dilusk : To alternate. 

Luskellerez - iou (go) : Cradle-song. 

Lusker - ien (go) : Promoter. 

Luskus (gw) : Impulsive. 

Lutig : 

Ar goulou lutig : Signal lights. 

Luziadeg - ou (gr) : Imbroglio. 

Luziadell - ou (gr) : 

Luziadell kirri dre-dan : Block - Blocking (traffic jam). 

Luziadenni: To ball up. 

Luziadur - iou (gr) : Jumble - Tangle. 

Luzia (v) : To ball up - To confuse - To snarl - To tangle. 

Luziet : Bothered - Intricate. 

Gwall luziet e seblant beza ar gudenn : The situatin looks intractable.

M 

Ma : If 

Ma vefe roet din da joaz : If I had my way. 

Mab - Mibien (go) : Son. 

Mab e dad eo kadiou : Like father,l ike son - He is definitely a chip of the old block. 

Mab nemetañ - Mab pennher : Only son. 

Mab al lagad : Pupul. 

Mab kaer : Stepson. 

Lezel ar gijou gand ar vibien: To let the sons take over. 

Mabel (gw) : Filial. 

Mad (gw) : 

Mad: All right - Well. 

Mad-sur ! : Perfect!. 

Mad kenañ : Quiet right - Very good . 

Mad an traou : All was well . 

Mad da : Ausicious. 

Mad da labourad e vezom pa garom : We can work well when we want too 

Mad a-walh : Good enough. 

Mad d’ar gourlañchenn : Pleasant to the taste. 

Mad an traou: There is nothing more to say - Hennez a zo mad an traou gantañ : He 

has a first rate position. 

Eun tamm mad : Quite a few. 

Beza mad e-keñver unan bennag : To be kind to someone. 

Evid mad : For good - Once and for all. 

A gelou mad : Ausicious. 

Hounnez n’eo ket mad he fenn : She is a bit cracked. 

Ha mad pell ’ zo : Enough! I enough! that ‘ll do. 

N’eo ket mad d’ober eun tenner patatez : He is fit for nothing. 

Na droug na vad ( Na tomm na yen) : Like water of a duck’s back. 

Greet mad a zo bet deoh : It serves you right . 

Ar ganol a zo mad d’ar pesked: The river abouds in fish. 

Mad dreist an traou: All was well. 

Er mare mad: At a specific time. 

Eur gambr a oa mad da beb tra: A room which was used for everything. 

Ha mad pell’zo!: And that was that! 

Greet mad ‘ zo bet deoh: It serves you right. 

Eul labour madig a-walh evid eun den ken yaouank-se: A decent job for a such young 

man. 

Hen gouzoud mad a rit: You know perfectly well. 

Honnez n’eo ket mad he fenn ganti: She isn’t quite all there. 

Mad - ou (go) : Interest. 

Ar mad diwar an arhant :Simple interest. 

Ar mad diwar ar mad : Compound interest. 

Lakaad arhant ar mad war ar mad : To add the interest to the capital. 

Beza paeet 5% evid ar mad : To invest at 5 % interest. 

Tenna ar mad euz eun dra bennag : To derive benefit from something - To improve 

the occasion / the shining hour - To make the most of something. 

Ober ar mad euz : To take advantage of - To avail onneself. 

Tennañ ar mad euz euz an dro - spered - se : To take advantage of this state of mind. 

Gouzoud a reom e ra kement-se a vad deom : We know it was for our own good.

Mad (gr) : Bounteousness. 

Ober ar mad : To do good (in the world). 

Mad an oll : Public wheal. 

Mad - divad : Vicissitude. 

Skiant ar mad (gr) : Moral. 

Madegez (gr) : Bonhommie 

Madelez (gr) : Benevolence - Benignty - Bounteousness - Bounty - Goodness. 

Sizun ar vadelez : A week of benevolence. 

Ar c’helenner-ze a oa eun tamm paotr a vadelez : That teacher was a good sort . 

Madelezuz (gw) : Bountiful - Benevolent. 

Madelezuz ( e-keñver) : Lenient. 

Maderez - ed (gr) : Reaping machine. 

Madig - ou (go) : Bonbon. 

Madoberer - ien (go) : Benefactor. 

Madoberez (go) : Beneficience. 

Madober - ou (go) : Benefaction. 

Madoberuz (gw) : Beneficient. 

Stivell dour madoberuz : Mineral spring. 

Madou (l) : Property. 

Ne oa ket stag e galon ouz madou ar béd-mañ : He is not interessed in the things of 

this world. 

Maeiennaer - ien (go) : Ant-eater. 

Maen : Mineral - Pit - Stone. 

Maen - marbr : Marble. 

Maen - font : Font. 

Maen beril - Mein beril (go) : Beryl. 

Maen bound : Stumbling block. 

Maen-griz - Maen-greun : Granite. 

Maen kurun : Rock crystal - Meteorite. 

Maen-pal : Quoit. 

Maen-pastur : Rubble. 

Maen-teuz : Lava. 

Maen-hir ( peulvan) : Menhir. 

Maen-higolenn : Whetstone. 

Maen-tan : Silex. 

Mein meur : Megaliths. 

Mein war ar han : Stone on edge. 

Maen gurun : Aerolithe. 

Maen-harz : Border stone. 

Maen prizius : Gem. 

Maen touch : Magnet. 

Maen-milin (gr) : Millstone. 

Maen-glaz - Maen-sklent : Slate. 

Ar maen - se n’ema ket en e blom : That stone isn’t upright. 

Paeañ gand maen-glaz : To pay with air. 

C’hoari maen pempig : To play at knuckles bones. 

Ar ziminal maen : The stone chimny. 

Steudadur mein meur : Alignment of megaliths. 

Maeneg - Meineg (gw) : Stony. 

Maenerez (go) : Masonry - Stonework. 

Maenouriez (gr) : Minerology.

Maentoucha (v) : To magnetize. 

Maentoucherez (go) : Magnetism. 

Maentouchet (gw) : Magnetic. 

Maer - ed (go) - Maerez - ed (gr) : Burgomaster - Mayor - Mayoress. 

Lakaad unan bennag da vaer : To elect someone mayor. 

Maesa (v) : 

Maesa ar chatal : To tend a flock. 

Maez - Mêz : War ar mêz ema o chom: He lives in the country. 

Maga (v) : To nourish - To promote. 

Va breur a zo eur mag e gof : My brother is a big eater. 

Maga kasoni ouz unan bennag : Out of hatred of someone. 

Maga soñjou teñval - Maga soñjou du : To think melancholy thoughts. 

To mope. 

Maga lorh: To look flattered. 

Beza prest da vaga daelou: To be on the verge of tears. 

Magadell - ed (gr) : Suckling. 

Magaoria (v) : To strengthen. 

Magerez - ed (gr) : Wet - nurse. 

Magerez - loened (go) : Rearing. 

Magnesi (go) : Magnesia. 

Magnetofon - ou (go) : Tape-recorder. 

Maguz (gw) : Nutitive - Nourishing. 

Mahagnadur - iou (go) : Mutilation . 

Mahagn (v) : To disable - To mutilate. 

Mahagnet : Invalid. 

Mahagnet braz : Badly wounded. 

Mahamomerz (go) : Tyrany. 

Maher (go) : Despot. 

Maherez : Despotism. 

Mahomer - ien (go) : Tyrant. 

Mahomedad - ed (go) : Mohammedan. 

Mahomedat (gw) : Mohammedan. 

Mahuz (gw) : Buckler - Despotic - Oppressive - Tyrannical. 

Maill - ou (go) : Beetle. 

Maill - ed (go) : Stitch. 

Eur maill eo : He knows better. 

Eur maill eo war ar galleg : He knows french if any man. 

Eur maill eo war ar jedoniez : He is a dab at mathematics . 

Eur maill e oa hi (war) : She was a master hand at doing something. 

Eur maill eo hi war ar gudenn : She is mistress of her subject. 

Eur maill a empenn : A marvellous brain. 

Eur maill a gastiz : A subtle form of torture. 

Eur maill dreist ordinal eo - hi war ar jedoniez : She is a mathematical genius. 

Beza eur maill war eun dra bennag : To be a dab (hand) at something - To know 

something inside out - To be a pastmaster - To be a master of a subject 

Beza eur maill war gement tachenn ‘zo : To be perfect in everything 

Eur maill war ar vicher : A master of one’s craft - To know one’s stuff - To be up to 

one’s work. 

Mailled int war o labour ha brudet da vezañ : They are specialists and known as such. 

N’on ket eur maill war ar gudenn-ze : That is not my strong point.

Beza mailloh war ar micher an-unan: To know one’s bisness better than the others. 

Mailleg: Saeou-mailleg: Coats of mail. 

Maïz : Indian corn. 

Makabenn (gr) : Dance of death. 

Makadam (go) : Tarmac. 

Makaroñs - ou (go) : Macaroon. 

Mala (v) : To mill - To sheaf. 

Mala groñs : To growl. 

Malagereg (gw) : Morose. 

Malizenn - ou ( gr) : Case - Suitcase . 

Karga ar valisenn : To pack one’s bag. 

Malizenn bounner : Heavy case. 

Mall (go) : 

Mall: Mall eo: The case is pressing. 

Mall warnom e hedom an dibenn zizun : We all look forward to the week-end. 

Beza mall (war) : To be in a hurry. 

Mall eo ganin en em gavoud : I am in a hurry to get there. 

Re a vall a oa ganto : They were a bit too precious. 

Malloz - iou (go) : Curse. 

Malloziou stard : Srtong curses. 

Teurel eur malloz : To bounce out an oath. 

Teurel malloz da unan bennag : To point a bone at someone. 

Malloz Doué! : Malediction! 

Mallozi (v) : To curse - To damn. 

Malvenn - ou (gr) : 

Malvenn al lagad : Eyelid. 

Malvenn wenn : Marshmallow. 

Malzenn - ou (gr) : Flake (of snow) - Nugget. 

Mamenn : Root 

Mamm - ou (gr) : Mother. 

Mammou-koz : Foremothers. 

Mammig-koz : Mammy. 

Mamm dizimez : Unmarried mother. 

Eur burzud a vamm : A wonderful mother. 

Va mamm-goz a-berz va mamm : My maternal grandmother. 

Gouel ar mammou : Mother’s da.y 

Hemañ eo paotr e vamm : He ‘ s tied to his mother’s apron strings. 

Yez vamm : Mother tongue. 

Ar galleg eo o yez vamm : Their mother’s tongue is french. 

Leue ar vamm : Molly coddle . 

Merh he mamm eo Katell - Heñvel buhez eo ouz he mamm : She is a spitting image 

of her mother. 

War barlenn va mamm: On my mother’s lap. 

Mamm - gaer : Mother in law - Stepmother. 

Mammel (gw) : Maternal. 

Mammelez (gr) : Maternity. 

Mammenn (gr) : Buxom - Spring - Stout woman - Wench. 

Eur vammenn eo a gav dezo : They find her overpower. 

Dour mammenn : Spring water. 

Mammvro - iou (gr) : Father Land - Mother-country The old countr.y 

Mamout - ed (go) : Mammoth.

Man-kebell-touseg : Lichen. 

Manah - Meneh (go) : Monk - Friard. 

Manati - ou (go) : Monastery. 

Manatiel (gw) : Monastic. 

Mañcheier : 

Paka ar mañcheier freill : To reach the biggest of one’s careers. 

Mandarin - ed (go) : Mandarin. 

Mandarinenn - ou (gr) : Tangerine. 

Mandolinenn - ou (gr) : Mandoline . 

Mandrouillad (v) : To munch. 

Maneg : Glove . 

Rei maneg da unan bennag : To grease someone’s palm - To oil someone’ s palm. 

Manegou (l) : Bonus. 

Gwiska ar manegou : To put one’s gloves. 

Tenna ar manegou : To take off one’s gloves. 

Manegou houarn (gr) : Bracelets. 

Manej - ou (go) : 

Ar manejou: The merry-go-rounds. 

Ar manej roñsed - koad : The wooden horses. 

Manekaad (v) : To petrify. 

Maner - iou (go) : Grange. 

Maneurou : 

Beza war ar maneurou : To do the housework. 

Manifestadeg - ou (go) : Manifestation 

Kemer perz er manifestadeg : To join in the protest. 

Manifesti (v) : To manifest. 

Mank - ou (go) : Hiatus - Lacuna - Omission. 

Mankadenn - ou (gr) : 

Gaoui dre vankadenn : To lie by omission. 

Mankoud (v) : 

Mankoud a ree dég lur : It was ten francs short. 

Heb mankoud morse: Without fail. 

Mann : Ne oa mann ébéd da lavaroud diwar e goust : There had been nothing to say 

against him. 

Ober mann ébéd : To contemple one’s stomach. 

N’am-eus mann da ober : I have nothing to do. 

Se ne ra mann : No matter - Never mind . 

Manner - iou (go) : Manor-house. 

Mannikel - ou (go) : Bracelets. 

Manouzi (v) : To speak through one’s nose. 

Mañsoner - ien (go) : Mason. 

Diskouez da unan bennag peleh e-neus manket ar mañsoner : To give 

someone the air - To turn someone the door. 

Mañsonerez (go) : Masonry - Stonework. 

Manta (v) : To amaze 

Mantell - Mantilli (gr) : Cloak. 

Mantell-hlao : Raincoat. 

Mantell-ledañ : Mantle. 

Mantell-skañv : Gabardine. 

Mantell-chiminal : Mantelpiece. 

Mantell-skoz : Plaid.

Mantell ganolier: artilleryman’s coat. 

Lakait ho mantell : Pop on your coat. 

Mantra (v) : To nonplus. 

Mantret : Amazed - Awestruck. 

Mantridigez (gr) : Consternation. 

Mantruz (gw) : Amazing. 

Mantruz eo an arvest: The spectacle is harrowing. 

Maoaad (v) : To brace. 

Maouez - ed (gr) : 

Maouez kaer : A fine woman. 

Maouez dizeh - difrouez : Barren. 

N’o doa ket a vugale, difrouez ma oa e vaouez : They hag no child, because his wife 

was barren.. 

Eur vaouez ordinal eo honnez : She is a very ordinary / common place / kind of 

woman. 

Maouez krohennet ruz : Squaw 

Eur pez fall a vaouez : Bitchy 

Beza orgedet ouz eur vaouez : To fancy a woman 

Maout - meot (go) : 

Ar maout a zo din : I ’ve won. 

Paka ar maout : To bear the palm - To make a big hit - To carry off the honours 

To gain a victory. 

Paket eo ar maout gantañ : He takes the biscuit. 

Bet eo bet eur maout da redeg : He has been a crack runner. 

Eet eo ar maout ganti : Gee, She has hit the jackpot. 

Gounid ar maout : To bear the palm . 

Lipra ar maout : To get the plum. 

Klask pemp troad d’ar maout : To look for difficulties where there are none - Splitting 

hair - To be overcritical . 

Pa ‘ zo sotoniou da ober, atao e teu ar maout ganit :When there are farely to be done 

you are the king of the kings. 

Maouta (v) : To submit . 

Maouta eur hleñved: To bring a disease under control. 

Maoutet e oa ar hleñved : The illness conqueted. 

Maoutken - ou (go) : Basan - Sheepskin. 

Mar (go) : Lakaad war var : To adventure. 

Marbra (v) : To marble. 

Marchosi : Stable. 

Paotr ar marchosi : Stable boy. 

Skarza eur marchosi : To muck out a stable. 

Mare - ou (go) : Tide. 

Raz mare : Tidal wave. 

Mare - ou (go) : 

Mare ar goañv : The winter season. 

Mare-bloaz : Season. 

Mareou ar hredennou nevez : Modern times. 

Mareou diêz: Painful moments. 

Er mare mad: At a specific time. 

Bep ar mare : Now and again. 

A vare da vare : Now and again. 

Evid eur mare : Momentarily - Temporary - Temporaly.

Pep tra en e blas hag en e vare : There is a time and a place for everything. 

N’eus forz da be vare : Any time. 

Bremañ eo deuet ar mare da vlasaad frouez al labour : The time had come to taste 

tjhe fruits of one’s labor. 

Maread - ou (go) : Epoch - Period. 

A-vareadou : Periodical - Recurrent . 

Eur maread tud : A flood of people. 

Mareadeg (gw) : Periodical - Recurrent. 

Marella (v) : To speck. 

Marelladur - iou - Meineigou (go) : Mosaic. 

Marellat (v) : To bespeckle. 

Marellet (gw) : Pied - Spotted - Variegated. 

Marellet gand mein prisiuz - sked : Studded with jewels. 

Yez varellet a droiou lavar : Style studded with sayings. 

Marevez - iou (go) : Period. 

Margarin (go) : Margarine. 

Margodenn - ou (gr) : Puppet. 

Marh (go) : Horse. 

Marh kalloh - marh antier : Stud horse - Stallion. 

Marh limon : Cart horse. 

Marh dre-dan : Electric engine. 

Marh houarn dre dan : Motorbike - Motorcycle. 

Marh du : Locomotive . 

Marh divrod (go) : Moped. 

Marh avel : Vane. 

Marh houarn - Kezeg houarn : Cycle - Boneshaker- Bicycle. 

Marh brun - melen - rouz (horse) : Chesnut. 

Marh al lorh : The horse of pride. 

Marh kaoh : Fop. 

Eur marh friantuz : A bit of blood (horse). 

Eur marh labour : A demon for work - Yann a zo eur marh labour : Yann is a real 

eager. 

Eur marh laou : An old ox-driver. 

Sevel war eur marh houarn : To ride a bicycle. 

Tresa lost eur marh : To bob lost a horse’s tail. 

Beza kreñv marh : To have a good physique. 

Beza taolet diwar varh : To be pitched off one’s horse. 

Beza ken penneg hag eur marh ruz : To be as stubborn - obstinate - as a mule. 

Mond war varh : To get - mount on a horse. 

Mond war ar marh : To get on one’s higth horse. 

War gein eur marh : On horseback. 

Boueta ar marh : To give the horse a feed. 

Lakaad ar hleo dirag ar marh : To put the cart before the horse. 

Sternia eur marh ouz eur harr : To harness a horse to a carriage. 

Naska eur marh - Huala eur marh : To hobble a horse. 

Penn a-dreñv eur marh : Hind-quarters. 

Marh leor (go) : Bookrest - Desk. 

Marh troad (go) : Easel. 

Marhad - ou (go) : Bargain - Affair. 

Marhad mad : Cheap - At small cost - Inexpensive - Low rate - On the cheap. 

Marhad mad louz : At a low price.

Marhad mad am-eus paeet ar vuoh-mañ : I got this cow cheap. 

Mahad du : Black market. 

Marhad kuz : Black market. 

Marhad komun : Common market. 

Ober marhad : To drive a bargain - To fetch and carry - To strike bargain. 

Ober eur marhad : To enter into a bargain. 

Ober ar marhad : To meet the case. 

Eur marhad loened : A livestock market. 

Eur hoz marhad : A potty little market. 

Er marhad : In the market. 

Greet ar marhad : In the bag. 

War ar marhad du he-deus prenet he montr : She bought her watch on the black 

market. 

Plasenn ar marhad : The market square. 

Dervez ar marhad : Market day. 

Ru ar marhad : Market street. 

Hennez eo marhad ar zah : That’s to buy a pig in a poke. 

Greet eo ar marhad : It’s all settled. 

Marhadour - ien (go) : Hucklester - Merchant - Seller - Trader. 

Marhadour botou : Bootmaker. 

Marhadour - hendraezou : Antiquarian. 

Mahadour sklaved : Blackbirder. 

Marhadour kezeg : Horse-coper deale. 

Marhadour archedou : Mortician. 

Marhadourez togou : Milliner. 

Marhadour yer : Poulterer. 

Marhadour: Ar varhadourien eun dra bennag: The merest tradesman. 

Marhadourez - iou (gr) : Commodity -Merchandise -Ware. 

Koz marhadourez : Piece of junk. 

Briz marhadourez : Piece of junk. 

Marharid : Margaret. 

Marharid he gouzoug hir : Heron. 

Marhata (v) : To dicker - To transact . 

Marheg - Marheion (go) : Horseman - Knight - Rider - Trooper. 

Marheg an nevez amzer : The horseman of springtime. 

Marheion an daol grenn : The knights of the round table. 

Marhegadeg - ou (gr) : Cavalcade. 

Marhegez - ed (gr) : Horse girl. 

Marhegerez (go) : Cavalry - Riding. 

Marhegerezel (gw) : Equestrian. 

Marhegouriez (gr) : Knightood . 

Marhel (gw) : Equine . 

Mari : 

Mari veg a-raog : Mrs Grundy - Tabby. 

Eur vari veg a-raog : Blab 

Eur Vari Flao : A fasten woman. 

Marichal - ed (go) : Smith . 

Marilladur iou (go) : Registration. 

Marilla (v) : To book - To register. 

Marillerez (go) : Matriculation. 

Marin :

Marin a goñwerz : Mercantile marine . 

Markiz - ed (go) - Markizez - ed (gr) : Marquis - Marchioness. 

Marlonk (gw) : Voracious. 

Marmourez (go) : Antic. 

Marmouz - ed (go) : 

Marmouz bihan : Urchin. 

Marmouz - ed - meur (go) : Gorilla - Monkey. 

Marmouza (v) : To ape - To sham - To mimic - To simulate. 

Marmouzer - ien (go) - Marmouzerez - ed (gr) : Pretend. 

Marmouzerez (go) : Acting - Counterfeit - Pretence - Simulation. 

Marmouzeñvel (gw) : Apish. 

Marnaonegez (gr) : Boulimia - Bulimia. 

Marnaonieg (gw) : Hungry. 

Marnaoniet : Ravenous. 

Beza marnaoniet : To be - feel - hungry. 

Mar-plij : If you please. 

Marra (v) : To burnbeat. 

Marra (gw) : Burnbeating. 

Marradeg (gr) : Burnbeating. 

Marrerez (go) : Burnbeating. 

Marsoni (go) : Reminiscence. 

Mart - ed (go) : Marten. 

Marteze (adv) : Perhaps. 

Marteze e tizoloio an amzer eun disterra : Perhaps the weather will clear a little 

Marteze e raio erh : Perhaps it will turn to snow. 

Marteze n’ema ket gand ar zehed : He may not be thirtsy. 

Marteze e teuio eur wech all : Maybe,he ‘ll come some other time. 

Hep marteze : Obviously. 

Martezea (v) : To surmise . 

Martezead - ou (go) : Surmise. 

Martezeadenn - ou (gr) : Supposition. 

Martin : 

Lapous - ed Sant Martin : Swift. 

Martinig (go) : Swift. 

Martolod - ed (go) : Sailor - Seaman. 

Mond da vartolod : To join - enter - the navy - To go sea - To follow the sea. 

Martolod a goñwerz : Merchant seeman. 

Maro (go) : Death - Decease - Demise . 

Maro - Marvet (gw) : Defunct. 

Maro eo : He is dead. 

Maro pe veo : Dead or alive. 

Maro-mik : Dead as a door nail - Stone dead. 

Maro-mik penn-da-benn : Absoluley dead. 

Maro-loar ( go) : Eclipse. 

An hini maro : The dead man. 

An hini varo : The dead woman. 

Ar re varo : The departed. 

Ar maro a ziverk pep tamall : Death wipes out grievances. 

Liou ar maro a zo war e gig : He loocks a wreck. 

Va mamm a zo maro he zad : My mother ‘s father is dead. 

Taol ar maro : Death blow - Fatal blow - Mortal shock - Mortal blow.

Paka taol ar maro : To catch one’s death. 

Sevel a varo da veo : To be born again. 

D’ar maro : Away with him. 

Beza e par ar maro : To be at the point of death. 

Me a zo inouet maro ganto : They bore me to death. 

Skuiz-maro : Dead tired. 

Ar mor maro : The dead sea. 

Meritoud a ra ar maro : He deserevs death. 

Ober ar maro : To feign death - To faint . 

Ober ar maro bihan : To play possum - To lie low. 

C’hoari ar maro bihan : To be - play dummy. 

Skoet maro : To fall stone dead. 

Beza brohet maro gand eun taro : To be gored to death by a bull. 

E dañjer a varo : In mortal peril . 

Bep an amzer e teue maro e vamm war e spered : Every now then he’d remember his 

mother’s death. 

Tenna unan bennag euz krabanou ar maro kriz : To rescue someone from the jaws of 

death. 

Sioulder ar maro a oa o ren : The silence was deathly. 

Ar vaouez a oa nehet maro : The woman was very much hurt. 

Mamm a voe sammet gand ar maro soubit : Mother died suddenly. 

Ar goprou goude maro : The posthumous rewards. 

Hegerez ar maro : An obsession with death. 

Abaoe peur eo maro ho mamm?: How long have your mother been dead? 

Beza inouet maro: To be bored to death. 

Marteze: Pehaps. 

N’eus ket a varteze: Obviously. 

Martolod - ed (go): 

Yann Vartolod: Jack Tar. 

Marvaillad (v) : To brag. 

Marvaillad goullo : To bushel. 

Marvailler - ien (go) : Bouncer - Story - teller - Teller. 

Marvaillour - ien (go) : Bouncer. 

Marvel (gw) : Lethal. 

Pehed marvel : Mortal sin - Deadly sin. 

Ar seiz pehed marvel : The seven deadly sins. 

Beza e stad a behed marvel : To commit a mortal sin. 

Marvor (go) : Neap tides. 

Marvuz (gw) : Lethal. 

Marz - ou - iou (go) : Prodigy 

Eur marz : Admirably. 

Ober marz war : To be filled with admiration. 

Marzenn - ou (gr) : 

Eizved marzenn ar béd : The eight wonders of the world.. 

Marzuz (gw) : Marvellous - Prodigious - Stupendous 

Masikod - ed (go) : Altar boy - Choir boy. 

Maskladeg - ou (go) : Carnival - Masquerade 

Eur haer a vaskladeg : A beautiful carnaval 

Masochism (go) : Masochism. 

Masochist -ed (go) : Masochist. 

Mastar (go) : Blob.

Mastara - Mastari (v) : To berime - To besmear - To blur - To stain . 

Mastaradur - iou (go) : Blotch. 

Mastarenn - ou (gr) : Blob. 

Mastik (go) : Putty. 

Mastokina (v) : To caddihness. 

Mataad (v) : To moralize. 

Matarasenn - ou (gr) : Mattress. 

Mataraz - iou (gr) : Cosh - Black - Jack - Truncheon. 

Matematikou (l) : Mathematics. 

Ne oa ket kreñv war ar matematikou : He was not very good at mathemathics. 

Materialism - ou (go) : Materialism. 

Matez- Mitizien (gr) : General servant - Maid-of-all-work. 

Matez karr (gr) : Chambermaid. 

Matez bugale : Nursey maid - Waitress . 

Ar vatez nevez en ti a ra labour div (prov): A new broom sweeps well. 

Mavigamm (go) : Sciatica. 

Me : I 

Med : 

Med petra’ta ! : But there was nothing for it! 

Medalenn - ou (gr) : Medal. 

Harozed goloet a vedalennou: Heroes covered with medals. 

Meder - ien (go) - Mederez - ed (gr) : Harvester - Reaper. 

Mederez - ed (gr) : Reaping-machine . 

Mederez-dornerez (gr) : Combine-harvester. 

Medi (v) : To reap. 

Medisin - ed (go) : Doctor - Consultant - Physician . 

Gervel eur medisin : To call in for a doctor 

Medisin, ro ar pare dit da-unan : Physician, heal yoursel. 

Medisin ar spered : Mental specialist. 

Medisin ar bred : Psychiatrist. 

Eun danvez medisin eo : He is a mecical student . 

Red e vefe eur medisin er hroaz hent-mañ : There ought to be a doctor at this 

cross-road. 

Medisinez - ed (gr) : Blue stocking. 

Medisinerez (gr) : Medicine. 

Medisinerez dre nadoziou : Acupunture. 

Medisinerez ar bred : Psychiatry. 

Megafon - ou (go) : Megaphone 

Megi - ou (gr) : Bellows. 

Mehieg - ed (go) - Mehiegez - ed (gr) : Snooty person. 

Mein : 

Mein ar justisou : Gibbet. 

Ne chomo ket amañ mein war vein :There will not be left here one stone uper another. 

Meina (v) : To cobble - To pave. 

Meineg (gw) : Mineral. 

Meiz (go) : Brainpower. 

Meizad - ou (go) : Notion. 

Meizadur - iou (go) : Appreciation ( understanding). 

Meizaduz (gw) : Comprehensible - Intelligible. 

Meizerez (go) : Brain power - Comprehension - Intellect. 

Meizerez (go) : Apprehension - Smartness.

Meizuz (gw) : Comprehensible. 

Mekanik - ou (go) : Machine . 

Mekanik da jedi : Adding machine. 

Mekanikou labour douar : Agricultural machines. 

Mekanik da dimbra : Franking machine. 

Mekanik da bura : Polishing machine. 

Mekanik da skorna : Fridge. 

Mekanik da wriad : Sewing machine. 

Lakaad eur mekanik da labourad : To set a machine going. 

Mekanikou braz : Heavy plants. 

Mekanik pilad lann (go) : Chaff - cutter. 

Mekaniker - ien (go) : Boilerman - Engineer - Machine-minder - Mechanic 

Mechanician. 

Mel (go) : Honey - Marrow. 

Santoud ar yenijenn en em zila beteg mel an eskern :To feel the cold penetrating right 

to the marrow. 

Beza sklaset beteg mel an eskern : To be frozen to the marrow. 

Mel-askorn : Pith . 

Mel-skoulmou : Putty. 

Rei mel da unan bennag gand al loa : To butter someone up - To apple polish - To 

soft soap. 

Beza feuket beteg ar mel : To be hurt to the quick. 

Ar mel-penn : Grey matter (brain). 

Melen (gw) : Yellow - Blond. 

Bleo melen : Fair haired. 

Eur plah dezi bleo melen : A blond haired girl. 

Melen : Strike breaker. 

Den melen : Black leg 

E-giz melen ha gwenn eur vi : Like the yoke and withe of an egg. 

Melen du : Ochre. 

Beg melen : Greenhorn. 

Melen ruz : Brown. 

Melen ruz - du : Brown. 

Melestradur - iou (go) : Administration. 

Melestradurel (gw) : Administrative. 

Kuzul melestradurel : Govern body. 

Melestradurez (go) : Officialdom 

Melestraj - ou (go) : Beadledom. 

Melestri (v) : To administer - To direct - To manage. 

Melestrour - ien (go) : Administrator - Burser. 

Melezenn (gr) : Larch. 

Melezour - iou (go) : Looking glass - Mirror. 

Ar melezouriou a zo bet mouchet: The mirrors had been covered. 

Melhon (ho) : Buckbean - Shamrock. 

Melhouedenn - ed (gr) : Slug. 

Melhouedenn - grogenneg : Snail. 

Melhouedenni (v) : To take it easy. 

Melisenn (person) : Sleek - Spleen. 

Melkoni (gr) : Melancholy. 

Melkonieg (gw) : Melancholic. 

Melkoniuz (gw) : Gloomy - Melancholic.

Eur mousc’hoarz melkoniuz: A mournful smile. 

Mell - ou : Bulky - Vertebra. 

Eur mell leor : A bulky leor. 

Eur mell taol troad : A good kick A good quick. 

Mell livein gein : Spinal-cord. 

Melladou lonkadenn chistr : Lots of cider. 

Mellou tammou paper kaled: Large pieces of cardboard. 

Mell - ou (go) : Balloon. 

Mell diougan amzer (go) : Metrological balloon. 

Mell ar chouk : Bun (hair). 

Mell - droad (gr) : Foot-ball. 

C’hoari mell-droad a blij dezañ kenañ : He is fond of playing foot-ball. 

Mellen aval : Pip (of apple). 

Melodrama - ou (go) : Melodrama. 

Melodramael (gw) : Melodramatic. 

Meloñs: Aotrounez o zogeier meloñs: Gentlemen in bowler hats. 

Melre (go) : Affliction - Melancholy. 

Melrea (v) : To afflict. 

Melreuz (gw) : Afflictive 

Melvenn - ed - noz (gr) : Moth. 

Memez (adv) : Actual - Alike. 

War ar memez renk : On equal terms - On an equal footing (with) - To be on level. 

Memez tra : All the same. 

Beza war ar memez tra tu hag unan bennag :To hold with some body. 

Tapa diou had gand ar memez tenn - Laza diou c’hwenn gand ar memez bramm :To 

kill two birds with the same stone. 

Lavared ar memez tra: To say the same thing. 

Er memez stad: Of the same station. 

Ne oa ket euz ar memez danvez ha ni: He was not from the same cloth as us. 

Memor (gr) : Memory. 

Labeza memor unan bennag : To bermirch. 

E vemor a vez bepred war he soñj : His memory dwelles with her. 

Garanet er vemor : Engraved in the memory. 

M’am-eus eur vemor vad : If I remember rightly. 

Mendem (gr) : Vine - harvest - Vintage. 

Meneg - ou (go) : 

Ober meneg euz : To make mention of. 

Menegi (v) : To mention - To note (a fact) - To quote. 

Ano ébéd n’eo ket bet meneget : We mentioned no names. 

Hep menegi : Not to mention. 

Menez - iou (go) : Mountain. 

Meneziou uhel : High mountains. 

Meneziou tanvenezel: Volcanic mountains. 

Menez an olived : The mount of olives. 

Ar meneziou uhella : The higest peaks. 

Ar meneziou rohelleg : Rocky mountains. 

E penn ar menez : Up the mountain. 

Meneziad - Menezidi (go) : Mountainer. 

Mengleuz - iou (gr) : Career - Coal mine - Coal pit - Stonepit . 

Mengleuz aour : Gold mine. 

Mengleuz mein : Slate guarry.

Eur vengleuz evid ar furcherien : A mine of informations. 

Mengleuzel (gw) : Mining. 

Mengleuzier - ien (go) : Coiler - Coal miner - Miner. 

Menn - ed (go) : Kid. 

Menn - karvez (go) : Fawn. 

Mennad -ou (go) : Aim. 

Hep mennad : Aimless. 

Deuet e oant a-benn da zeveni o mennad : They obtained their purpose. 

Meno (go) : D’am meno : Of my own accord. 

Menoz - iou (go) : Estimation - Opinion - Idea - Intention. 

D’he menoz : On / by her account. 

Evit va menoziou din - me : For ideas of my own. 

Kaoud eur menoz mad : To get a first. 

Tro wenn on-eus greet gand hor menoz : Our idea came adrift. 

Pebez menoz mad a zo dit ! : How brainly of you! 

Pebez menoz brao! : What a neat idea! 

Distrei unan bennag diwar e venoz : Get someone to change his mind. 

Ober ar menoz an-unan : To take a decison - To make up one’s mind . 

N’am-eus ket an disterra menoz : I have not the foggiest idea. 

Sanka eur menoz e spered unan bennag : To imbue someone with an idea. 

Kenderhel gand eur menoz : Persistent in one’s intention to. 

Sanka - Planta menoziou e-giz sklisennou e spered unan bennag : To possess 

someone with a idea. 

Derhel stard d’ar menoz : To maintain one’s point. 

Lakaad menoziou da zevel er penn : To fire one’s imagination. 

Cheñch menoz : To veer round. 

Dezañ e oa da ober e venoz: He was free to make his own decision. 

Menoziad - ou (gr) : Concept. 

Ment (gr) : Cadence - Dimension - Lilt - Measure - SIze. 

Eur benveg diouz va ment : A tool that was just my size. 

Pe vent oh? : How tall are you? 

Mentadur - iou (go) : Cadence - Rhythm. 

Mentadurel (gw) : Rhythmical. 

Ment diabarz (gr) : Bore. 

Menteg (gw) : Bulky. 

Mentel (gw) : Quantitative. 

Menter - iou (go) : Metronome. 

Mentet : 

Beza mentet berr ha skañv a bouez : To be of small stature and light weigh. 

Eun den koz mentet teo : A fat old man. 

Eur peden mentet uhel: A very tall character. 

Mentoniez (gr) : Geometry. 

Mentoniez lizerjedet : Analytic geometry. 

Mentoniezel (gw) : Geometrical. 

Menued - ou (go) : Minuet. 

Meradur - iou (go) : Administration. 

Meradurez - iou (gr) : Administration. 

Mer (v) : To administer. 

Merad (v) : To knead - To massage. 

Merataerez - iou (go) : Massage.

Merdead - Merdeidi ( go) : Bargee - Bargeman. 

Merdeadurez (go) : Sailing. 

Merdeadurez a vrezel : Naval forces - Navy. 

Merdeadurez a goñwerz : The merchant navy. 

Ofisour a verdadurez a vrezel : Naval ofiser. 

Minister ar merdadurez : Secretary for the navy. 

Merdei (v) :To navigate. 

Merdeuz : Navigable. 

Mere - ien (go) : Burser. 

Merenn - ou (gr) : Lunch. 

Eur verenn brim: A quick meal. 

Gand o merenn emaint: They are having their breakfast. 

Merenna (v) : To dine. 

Merer - ien (go) : Farmer. 

Mererez (go) : Administration. 

Mereuri - ou (gr) : Farm. 

Mergl (ho) : Blight - Patina - Rust . 

Mergl kouevr : Verdigris. 

Mergla (v) : To blight (metal) - To erode (Steel) - To oxidize. 

Merglet : Rusty. 

Mergladur - iou (go) : Blight. 

Merh - ed (gr) : Daughter. 

Merh vihan : Grand-daughter. 

Merh kaer : Daughter in law. 

Merh he mamm eo Katell : She is definetely a chip of the old block - She is a spitting 

image of her mother . 

E verh a zo eur vrizardenn : His daughter is a freckled girl. 

Va merh hena : My eldest daughter. 

Merh ar hurioziteou : Gipsy. 

Diou verh e-neus da zimezi : He has two daughters to marry. 

Va merh karet : My precious daughter. 

Konta flourig d’ar merhed : To make sweet talk with the ladies. 

Merher (go) : Wednesday. 

D’ar merher : On wednesday. 

Da verher : On wednesdays. 

Merhetaer - ien (go) : Philanderer. 

Eur merhetaer eo hennez : He is a bit of a lad - He is a skirt chaser. 

Eur merhetaer touet eo : He chases the broad. 

Eur merhetaer daonet : A terrible wolf . 

Meriena (v) : To teem. 

Merienn (ho) : Ant. 

Merk - ou (go) : Designation - Impression - Indication - Landmark - Sea-mark 

Print - Sign - Proof. 

Merk an ellegez : A sign of dignity. 

Merk-amzer evid an dud vras : Guideliness for the adults. 

Eur merk a-zoare : A select brand. 

Eur merk a fiziañs penn-da-benn : A proof of total confidence. 

Eur merk a evez: A mark of interest. 

Eur merk euz dellegez. A sign of dignity. 

Eur merk a zinerzder - a zikalonegez : Sign of weakness and cowardise. 

Merka (v) : To allocate - To apportion - To blaze - To denote - To designante.

To indicate - To mark out. 

Na rit netra euz an tu all d’ar pez a zo merket deoh : Collect no more than is 

appointed to you. 

Merlin - ed (go) : Marlin. 

Merour - ien (go) : Administrator. 

Merser (go) : Haberdsher. 

Mersi : Thanks. 

Mersi braz : Thanks you very much. 

Mervel (v) : To die - To decease - To pass away - To bite the dust. 

Mervel a ran gand ar riou : I am frozen to death. 

Mervel war ar stern : To die of overwork. 

Mervel gand ar gozni : To die of old age 

Mervel evel eur mouch goulou : To be near one’s end. 

Mervel gand re ziouer : To dye of poverty. 

Mervel gand an naon : To die of famine - To famish - To perish from starvation. 

Mervel diwar wilioud - eur bugel : To die in child birth. 

Mervel diwar re a skuizder : To die from fatigue. 

Mervel gand ar poeson : To die of poison. 

Mervel gand re-zioueri: To dye of poverty. 

Mervel gand ar re zebri: To dye in overabundance. 

Mervel gand ar riou : To die of expositure. 

Mervel euz ar maro brao er gwele : To die from natural causes - To die a natural 

death - 

To die peacully in one’s bed. 

Mervel gand ar boan spered : To die of a broken heart. 

Mervel yaouank : To die early. 

War-nes mervel : Near death. 

War-nes mervel edont : They narrowly escaped dying. 

O vervel emaon gand an naon : I am really starving. 

O vervel gand ar riou edom : We were perishing from cold. 

O vervel ema an tan : The fire is dying down. 

O vervel gand ar zehed edom : We were dying of thirst. 

Marvet eo mamm war an taol : Mother died sudenly. 

Marvet eo pevar bloaz ‘zo : It’s for years since he died. 

Kalz a dud a varv diwar ar gwin : Many people die drom abuse of wine. 

Kentoh mervel : I’ d die first. 

Lakaad unan bennag da vervel gand hir amzer : To kill so by inches. 

Dindan poan mervel : On pain of death. 

Setu an hini marvet deuet en e zav : There he is risen from the dead. 

Merventez - ou (gr) : Mortality. 

Merzadenn - ou (gr) : Perception. 

Merzerez (gr) : Perception - Haberdashery. 

Merzer - ien (go) - Merzerez - ed (gr) : Martyr. 

Merzeria (v) : To martyr. 

Merzoud (v) : To descry - To discern - To perceive - To sight. 

Merzuz (gw) : Perceptible. 

Mesaer - ien (go) : Pastor - Sheperd. 

Mesaerez - ed (gr) : Sheperdess . 

Mesk (go) : Bust 

Mesk ha mesk : Hetter - shelter - Pell mell. 

Mond mesk ha mesk gand : To blend - To admit something with something.

Mond mesk ha mesk gand ar pennou braz : To bulk large - To hobnob with the great 

N’on ket evid mond mesk ha mesk ganto : I don’t belong to their set. 

En or mesk : In our midst. 

Meskach - ou (go) : Concoction - Hotchpotch - Medley - Mixture. 

Eur meskach dour ha gwin ardant : Water with an admixture of alcohol. 

Eur meskach tud a-bep seurt : Medley of all kinds of people. 

Eur meskaj neud gloan ha kanab: A blend of hemp and wool. 

Meskadeg - ou (gr) : Scrimmage. 

Meskaill (go) : 

Setu aze eur meskaill! : What a mess! 

Mesker - ien (go) : Interloper - Agitator. 

Meskerez (go) : Intrusion. 

Meskl (ho) : Mussel. 

Mesperenn (gr) : Medlar. 

Mestaol (go) : A dirty trick. 

Mestr - Mistri (go) : Boss - Master -Sovereign. 

Mestr ar ouen a-berz tad: The head of the paternal branch of the family. 

Mestr-gov : Shoeing smith - Farrier. 

Mestr-skol : Elementary teacher - Schoolmaster - Ar mestr-skol braz : The school ’ s 

master. 

Mestrez-skol : Schoolmistress . 

Mestr warnor an-unan : Self-command - Beza mestr ouzor an-unan : To master one’s 

feelings - Beza mestr warnor an-unan : To possess oneself. 

Mestr ar fallagriez : A master of villainy. 

Mestr en e di eo ar glaouer : An Englishman ‘ s house is his castle. 

Mestr pourvezer : Burser. 

Mestr en e di eo ar glaouer : A man’s house is his castle. 

Mistri : Big farmers. 

Ar mestr braz : The big leader. 

Eur mestr aotrou : A tyrannical master. 

Eur mestr d’ober : An expert. 

Eur mestr toueller : A first class imposter. 

Eur mestr touet : A past master. 

Eur mestr taol : A well planted blow - Rei eur mestr taol da unan bennag : To bung an 

a blue -To deal someone a blow. 

Ober ar mestr da unan bennag : To overpower. 

Chom mestr war an dachenn : To remain master on the field. 

Kavoud ar mestr an-unan : To meet one’s master. 

Kavet o doa o mestr : They had found their master. 

N’on ket mestr warnon va-unan : I ‘m not my own boss. 

Piou eo ar mestr amañ? : Who is an authority here? 

Pep hini a zo mestr pe vestr : Everyone is some sort of master. 

Mestr an deñvalijenn : The prince of darkness. 

Paka eur mestr taol : To receive a blow. 

Setu eo bet êz d’ar zoazon ober o mestr war an dachenn : It’s easy for 

the English to gain the upper hand. 

Me a zo mestr war va amzer : My time is my own. 

Ne vin ket mestr war va amzer en endervez-mañ: I shall not be free this afternoon. 

N’on ket mui mestr ken d’am horf / izili: My movements are curtailed greatly. 

Beza eur mestr touet: To be a past master to it. 

Mestrez (gr) : Paramour.

Mestrez an ti : The lady of the house - The mistress of the house. 

Mestrez: Fancy woman. 

Mestrezed tiegez: Housewifes. 

Mestrez an ti: The mistress of the house. 

Mestrezed tiegez: Housewifes. 

E wreg eo a zo mestrez en ti : He is under petticoat government. 

Mestronia (v) : To submit. 

Mestronia ar zaozneg : To speak english fluently. 

Mestronia an imor : To govern one’s temper. 

Mestronia an afer : To make oneself master of something. 

Mestronia eur park e gaou : To squat on a piece of land. 

N’omp ket mui mestroniet gand an diaoul : The devil does not ride us any more. 

Metabolism (go) : Metabolism. 

Metal - ou (go) : Metal. 

Metaleg (gw) : Metalic. 

Metalel (gw) : Metalic. 

Metalisa (v) : To metallize. 

Metalour - ien (go) : Metallurgiste. 

Metalouriez (gr) : Metallurgy. 

Metr - ou (go) : Metre. 

Ar stroll muzuliou diwar metr : Metric-system. 

Metrad - ou (go) : Metre. 

Metreg (gw) : Metric. 

Metrel (gw) : Metric . 

Meud (go) : 

Kemer eun tamm dindan ar meud : To have a snack. 

Meudi (v) : To finger. 

Meudig : Hop - o’ - my thump - Jack - Sprat - Stumpy umbrella. 

Meularjez (go) : Carnival - Mardi - gras - Pancake day - Shrove Tuesday. 

Den meularjezou : Clown. 

Meulbrezegenn - ou (gr) : Encomium 

Meuleudi - ou (gr) : ( praise) Accolade - Commendation. 

Rei meuleudi e-leiz da : To be effusive in one’ s compliments 

Ar meuleudiou a zisplij kalz dezi : She loathes being praised . 

N’on-eus nemed meuleudi da rei dezi : We have nothing but praise for her. 

Meuli (v) : To commend. 

Ra vezo meulet an Aotrou : Praise be to God. 

Meuluz (gw) : Complimentary - Laudatory. 

Meur : Maggiore. 

Meur a unan: More than one. 

Meur a-wech : Frequently - Full many a time - Many a time. 

Lenn veur : Lake maggiore. 

Meur-uhelañ : Paramount 

Meur a hini - Meur a unan - Meur a lies : Several. 

Meurbéd (gw) : Superb. 

Desket meurbed eo kennez : He is a walking encyclopedia. 

Meurded (gr) : Magnitude. 

Meurdézuz (gw) : Awesome - August - Majesical. 

Meuriad - ou (go) : Tribe. 

Meurta (go) : Myrtle. 

Meurzavenell (gr) : Epic.

Meurzavenelleg (gw) : Epic. 

Meurzavenellel (gw) : Epic. 

Meurz (go) : Tuesday. 

Dimeurz : Tuesday. 

Da veurz : On tuesdays. 

D’ar meurz : On tuesday. 

Mevel - ien (go) : Hinet - Land - worker - Manservant - Servant - Valet . 

Mevel braz: Foreman. 

Mevel soudard : Batman. 

Mevel ostelari : Head waiter. 

Mevel war droad : Body servant. 

Beza mevel gand : To serve - To be in someone ‘s service. 

N’on ket mevel gantañ : I am not his servant. 

Meveleg (gw) : Servile. 

Mevelegez (gr) : Servility. 

Mêz : 

Er-mêz : Away - Absent - On the outside. 

Er-mêz! : Out you go! 

Er-mêz ar pennou braz-ze : Apart from such men of distinction. 

Beza o chom war ar mêz : To live in the bush. 

War ar mêz : In the country - On open ground - In the open plain. 

War ar mêz emaint o chom : They live in the sticks - They live in the country. 

Tud diwar ar mêz : Country folk - Farm communities. 

Skarzit kuit! er-mêz! : Out you go! 

Er-mêz a hiz : Obsolete. 

Mond er mêz diouz ar hiz : To grow obsolete. 

Mez (ho) : Acorn. 

Mez (gr) : Disgrace - Shame. 

Mez a daole warnon: He covered us with shame. 

Ar vez ruz: Utter disgrace. 

Eur vez ruz eo : It’s a burning shame. 

Eun hir a vuhez leun a daoliou mez : A long life of humiliation. 

Lakaad ar vez war ar famill : To bring disgrace on one’s family. 

Beza eur vez evid ar famill : To be a disgrace to one’s family. 

Hennez a zo eur vez evid ar famill : The black sheep of the family. 

Debri bara ar vez : To eat the bread of affliction. 

Mervel gand ar vez : To die with shame. 

Poazet on gand ar vez : I nearly died of shame. 

Ar vez a gouezfe warnoh : You ‘d be covered with shame. 

Losteg e vint gand ar vez : They will be overhelmed with shame. 

Gand ar vez : Shame of you. 

Daoust-hage karfeh ober mez din?: Would you want to make me ashamed of 

you? 

Meza (v) : To knead. 

Mezeg (gw) : Shame - faced 

Mezeg (go) : Doctor - Physician . 

Mezegel (gw) : Medical . 

Mezegez (gr) : Abashment . 

Mezegez (gr) : Lady doctor. 

Mezegi (v) : To surgery. 

Mezekaad (v) : To humble - To humiliate - To mortify.

Mezekeet on un tammig: My feelings were somewhat hurt. 

Mezekadur - iou (go) : Humiliation - Mortification. 

Mezekeadenn - ou (gr) : Abasement . 

Mezella (v) : To knead. 

Mezeller - iou (go) - Mezellerez - ed (gr) : Blunger. 

Mezenn - ou (gr) : Gland - Mast. 

Mezenn ar gougoug : Tonsil. 

Mezer (go) : Cloth. 

Beza dindan ar mezer glaz: To be kahied. 

Mezerer (go) : Clothier - Draper . 

Mezevellidigez (gr) : Giddiness. 

Mezevelluz (gw) : Stunning. 

Mèzo (gw) : Drunk - Tipsy. 

Beza mèzo : To be up the pole 

Mèzo dall : Blotto - Dead drunk . 

Beza mèzo : To have a bun 

Mèzo e oa deh da noz : He was dead drunk last nigth. 

Ken mèzo hag eur zoner - eun tonton e oa : He was a drunk as a fiddler - a lord - 

an owl. 

Mezuz (gw) : Disgraceful - Ignoble - Infamous - Shameful. 

Mezvadur (go) : Dizziness. 

Mezvelladur (go) : Dizziness. 

Mezventi (gr) : Alcoholism - Intemperance. 

Mezvier - ien (go) - Mezverez - ed (gr) : Alcoholic - Booze artist - Soak. 

Eur mezvier a-zoare eo hennez : He drinks like a fish. 

Miaouadenn - ou (gr) : Mew. 

Miaoual (v) : To caterwaul - To mew. 

Mibin (gw) : Agile - Limber - Nimble. 

Mibinder (go) : Agility. 

Micher - iou (gr) : Job - Trade 

Eur vicher blijuz meurbéd : A passionate interesting job. 

Peseurt micher a ra hi ? : What is her occupation? 

Micher boaniuz : Hard task. 

Koz micher - Gast a vicher : Nasty job. 

Den a vicher : Craft - Craftsman. 

Eun den a vicher eo : He ‘s very qualified for the job. 

Eun den a vicher eo Yann war ar gwin : Yann is an expert on wines. 

Paotr - ed mil micher : Handy-man. 

He micher a blij dezi : She likes her job. 

Eur maill eo war e vicher : He knows his job. 

Da beb hini e vicher : Every man to his job - Everyone whit his trade. 

Yann a vil vicher : Meddler - Jack of all of trades. 

Risklou a vicher : Occupational hazards. 

Deski eur vicher : To learn a trade. 

Ar memez micher a oa dezañ : He was of the same trade. 

Marhadour ispisiri / diankachou eo euz e vicher : He is grocer by trade. 

Micherour - ien (go) - Micherourez - ed (gr) : Handworker - Worker- 

Labour-man. 

Eur micherour onest eo : He is a honest worker 

Eur micherour euz ar henta : A leading worker. 

Beza dibourvez a vicherourien : To be short of hands.

Mignaouadenn - ou (gr) : Mew. 

Mignaoual (v) : To mew. 

Mignon -ed (go) - Mignonez - ed (gr) : Friend - Buddy. 

Eur mignon dezi : A friend of hers. 

Laouen on o kaoud eur mignon e-mod-se : I am happy to have such a friend. 

Mignon mad : Beloved friend - A splendid friend. 

N’he doa ket mignoned - N’he doa mignon ébéd : She has no friends. 

Ober lagad mignon da unan bennag : To leer at someone. 

Beza mignon d’ar wérenn : A partiality for the bottle. 

Mignon braz eo d’ar gwin : He has a great fondness for wine. 

Dond da veza migon evel eur bilzig : To begin to purr like a kitten. 

Eur mignon a-bell ‘ zo : A friend of long standing. 

Pehed mignon : Pet sin. 

Mignonerez (go) : Favouritism. 

Mignourn (go) : Gristle. 

Mil : Thousand 

Eun trouz a vil diaoul : Devil of a din. 

Mil birviken jamez! : Never! never! 

Bez ez eus mil gwech pell’ zo: Ages ago. 

C’hoari mil ka kaz : Lottery. 

Yann a vil vicher : Meddler - Jack of all of trades. 

Milendall - ou (go) : Labyrinth - Maze. 

Milerh (ho) : Sleet . 

Milgin - ou (gr) : Sleeve . 

Miliad - ou (go) : Myriad. 

Milin - ou (gr) : 

Milin gafe : Coffe mill. 

Sacha dour war ar vilin : To bring grist to the mill. 

Miliner - ien (go) - Milinerez - ed (gr) : Miller. 

Milinerez : Miliner’s wife. 

Milliga (v) : Ban. 

Milliget : Detestable - Accursed . 

Milskoulm (go) : Polygonune. 

Milzin (gr) : Delicate. 

Milzinded - ou (gr) : Delicacy. 

Min - ou (gr) : Muzzle. 

Minaoued (go;gr) : Awl - Bradawl. 

Minister - iou (go) : 

Minister an deskadurez : Ministry of education. 

Ministerez (go) : Ministry. 

Ministr - ed (go) - Ministrez - ed (gr) : Minister. 

Kenta ministr : Prime minister. 

Minor - ed (go) - Minorez -ed (gr) : An orphan child. 

Beza minor : To be under age. 

Beza en tu-mañ a driweh vloaz : To be under age. 

Minoriez (gr) : Infancy - Minority. 

Minter - ien (go) : Boiler maker 

Minterez (gr) : Boiler-making. 

Mintin : Morning. 

Mintin mad : In the early morning. 

Red eo deoh sevel abréd beb mintin? : Do you have to get up early eveyday?

Savet a vintin vad : Early riser. 

D’ar mintin war-lerh: On the following morning. 

Mintinvez: Eur vintinvez hañv: One winter morning. 

Minwala (v) : To muzzle . 

Minwask (go) : Gag. 

Minwaska (v) : To gag. 

Mirdi - ou (gr) : Museum 

Eur mirdi en aer yah : An open air museum. 

Mirerez (go) : Conservation - Preservation - Salvation. 

Miridigez (gr) : Detention - Observance. 

Mirour - ien (go) : Conservative. 

Miroud (v) : To detain - To preclude - To preserve. 

Miroud (ouz) : Inhibit. 

Miroud eun astov en ti : To keep the wolf from the door. 

Da viroud kuz : Confidential. 

Ar zonerez a vir outi da gousked : The music keeps her from sleeping 

Mir ouzom da goueza e tentadur : Lead us not into temptation. 

Miroud ouz unan bennag tostaad : To keep someone off. 

Boued mir : Preserved food. 

N’on ket evid kredi e viro ar vrumenn ouzom da weloud tout an traou : I expect the fog 

will prevent us from seing anything. 

Miroud eun astov : To salt awa.y 

Missil - iou (go) : Missile . 

Mission - ou (go) : Mission. 

Ar missionou : The missionary fields. 

Missioner - ien (go) : Missionary. 

Mister - iou (go) : Mystery. 

Misteriou ar feiz: The mysteries of faith. 

Misteriuz (gw) : Eerie - Mysterious. 

Mistr (gw) : Seemly - Smart . 

Mistred (go) : Elegance. 

Mistreder (go) : Elegance. 

Mitona (v) : To simmer. 

Mitonnellad (v) : To snuggle. 

Mitrailhetenn - ou (gr) : Submachine gun. 

Mitraillerez (gr) : Machinegun. 

Mitraillerezer - ed (go) : Machinegunne. 

Miz -ou (go) : Disbursement. 

Hep mizou ouzpenn : All included. 

Miz - iou (go) : Month. 

Miz du : November. 

Eun devez a viz du: One November day. 

A-benn eur miz : In a month’s time 

A- benn eur miz e teuint en-dro : They will be back in a month. 

Pevar miz bugel a oa enni : She is for months gone. 

Mizieg (gw) : Monthly. 

Moal: Eun den dezañ eur penn moal: A man with a bald head. 

Moaligez - ou ( gr) : Baldness. 

Moan (gw) : Minute - Tenuous - Thin. 

Den moan : Man of slight make. 

Moan ar penn : Down in the mouth -Scowl.

Beza moan ar penn - ar baill : To pull / wear a long face - To cut a sorry figure. 

To glower - To look glum - To be on the sulk. 

Moan e teuas va fenn da veza: My face fell. 

Beza arru moan ar bouzellou : To have no guts. 

Moan e-giz eur hi gouez : As thin as a lath . 

Moan e-giz eun troad baleen : As thin as a rake. 

Bale moan : To sing small. 

Moanaad (v) : To slenderize. 

Mod : 

Er mod koz : In the old style. 

Er-mod-se : Thereby. 

Er-mod-se edont : They were funny this way. 

Er-mod-se eo : It ‘s just happen this way - That’s life. 

Er-mod-se, n’oh ket diwar chas ar vro? : So,you don’t belong to these parts. 

Ne gomze biskoaz mod-all: He always spoke exactly like that. 

Ne hellont ket ober mod all: They couldn’t do otherwise. 

Ne welom ket an traou er -mod-se : We don’t look at it that wa.y 

War ar memez mod : In the same way. 

Ma chellfen ober e-mod-all : If I had any alternative. 

Plahed e-mod-se a vez kavet gand ar rastell : Girls like her are a dime a dozen. 

Chench mod da unan bennag : To break someone of a habit. 

Pep hini e-neus e vod: Every man in his humour. 

Red e vo deom ober mod all: We ‘ll have to try something else. 

Modern (gw) : 

Beza modern : To be, keep, abreast with. 

Moeltr (gw) : Rancid. 

Moeltrañ (v) : To grow rancid. 

Moereb - ed (gr) : Aunt. 

Moged (go) : Smoke - Reek. 

Eur bouilh moged : A puff of smoke. 

Taoliou moged : Puffs of steam. 

Moged labouradeg : Factory fumes. 

Ar burzud a ya da voged : The dream is shattered. 

N’eus ket a voged hep tan : Where there is smoke there is fire. 

Teurel moged dre toullou ar fri: To fume with rage. 

Mogedi ( v ) : 

Lunedou mogedet : Tinted spectacles. 

Moger - iou (gr) : Wall. 

Pehi a ra e-treuz nao moger : He swears like a trooper. 

Mogerel (gw) : Mural . 

Mogeriañ (v) : To strengthen. 

Mogerieg (gr) : Rampart. 

Mogidell (gr) : 

Eur vogidell deo en em lede war an dour : A thick mist spread over the water. 

Moh (l) : Pigs 

Penn moh : Pig. 

N’ema ket e voh er ger : I wouldn’t touch him with a barge-pole. 

N’ema tout ar moh er hraou gantañ : He is in a bad mood. 

N’ema ket ar moh war ar gwiniz du : The case is not pressing - 

The house isn’t on fire - This ain’t a fat thing. 

Ema ar moh war ar gwiniz du: The situation allows no delay.

Mohez gand moh enni : Sow in pig. 

Ne vouz morse ar moh avad : Pigs never balk at anything. 

Mohach (go) : Bodge - Bungling - Squalor. 

Ne zebront nemed mohach : They only eat junk food. 

Mohaer (go) - Mohaerez (gr) : Bodger - Bungler. 

Moha (v) : To bitch - To botch - To bungle - To mess. 

Moha an traou : To bundge a piece of work. 

Mohet : Sloppy. 

Mohella (v) : To bitch. 

Mohellad (v) : To botch. 

Moher - ed (go) - Moherez - ed (gr) : Botcher. 

Moherez (go) : Hash - Sabotage. 

Moïen : 

Renka e-giz ez euz moïen : To botch something up. 

Mojenn - ou (gr) : Legend - Fable - Myth 

Piou an diaoul e-neus plantet ar vojenn-ze warnoh? : Who the devil gave you this 

idea? 

Mojenn-veur : Epic. 

Mojennel (gw) : Fabulous - Legendary - Mythic. 

Molekulenn - ou (gr) : Molecule . 

Momeder - iou (go) : Pendulum. 

Mond (v) : 

Mond d’ar hlud : To nest. 

Mond a ran d’ar ger: I ‘ m going home. 

Mond da vartolod: To join the navy - To follow the sea. 

Mond a-raog : To precede. 

Mond dreist : To surpass. 

Mond war ( ar penn, ar gof ...) : To slouch. 

Mond war-raog : To progress. 

Mond war-zu : To march to - towards - a place - To advance towards something. 

Mond eeun war-zu : To make a bee -line for. 

Mond war ar sklakig - ar pouezig: To walk casually - To potter up to. 

Mond kuit : To go away - Absent oneself ( v. rflx) - To depart - To march away 

To go off. 

Mond a reas kuit d’ar haloup / d’an daoulamm : He set off at full speed. 

Mond a reom : Off you go. 

Mond war droad : To pad. 

Mond ha dond : To move about - To move to and fro. 

N’eus ket da vond na da zond (gand) : To be a mere machine. 

Mond mesk ha mesk (gand) : To mingle . 

Mond a stal da stalig hag a stalig da netra : To go to the pol. 

Mond da zikouri unan bennag : To to the rescue of somebody. 

Mond a ra fall an traou ganeom : Things are going badly for us. 

Mond a ra mad an traou : Bisness is thriving. 

Mond a-benn ouz : To run afoul of. 

Mond a-benn gand eur voger : To run smack into a wall. 

Mond gand unan bennag : Accompagny. 

Mond beh d’an enebourien : To march against enemy. 

Mond beteg penn : To accomplish one’s object. 

Mond d’ar strad - Mond d’ar goueled (ship) : To sink. 

Mond dreist (da) : To go on before - To exceed - To outdistance.

Mond e-gouez : To bestialise - To lose one’s temper. 

Mond er-mêz : To march out - To go out - To walk out 

Mond er-mêz ahanor an-unan : To be all the rage. 

Mond da vartolod : To follow the sea. 

Mond war penn an daoulin : To sink to one’s knees. 

Mond war roudou unan bennag : To follow in the foosteps. 

Mond en tu-hont da : To exceed. 

Mond da zizoura : To spend a penny. 

Mond gand : To blow away. 

Mond gand an hent-houarn : To travel by train. 

Mond a ree davedon : He advanced on me. 

Mond da goll : To perish . 

Mond daved ( eun den - eul loen) : To advance on someone. 

Mond gand ar straed : To go along the street. 

Mond war gil : To move back - To step back - To retrace one’s steps. 

Mond a du gand unan bennag : To take someone ‘ s side. 

Mond war gaozez : To sit up. 

Mond pelloh eged ar wirionez : To magnify an incident. 

Mond war-raog : To move along - To move forward - To advance. 

Mond da get : To perish. 

Mond gand unan bennag : To go along with someone. 

Mond war ar penn : To pitch on one’s head . 

Hag ema hi kuit : And off she went. 

O paouez mond kuit emaom : We are just leaving. 

Chom hep mond : Absent oneself ( v. rflx). 

Eet e oa ar goueliou gand an avel : The sails were blown away. 

N’a tamm ébéd war-raog : He isn’t advancing at all. 

O vond da goll edont : They were perishing. 

Lezel da vond gand : To give way. 

Ret eo din mond : I must hurry away. 

War vrasaad ez a al labour : The work is advancing. 

Eet da get : Burnt out. 

Mondian - ed (go) : A man of the world. 

Dond da veza eur mondian : To rise to affluence. 

Beva evel eur mondian : To live on the fat - To live grandly - To live like a lord . 

To live in great style - To live in the lap of luxury. 

Beza zavet e-giz eur mondian : To be nursed in luxury. 

Moneiz (go) : 

Skei moneiz :To coin. 

Resteurel da unan bennag moneiz e bez : To pay somebody back in kind. 

Moñseli (go) : Muslin. 

Montr - ou (gr) : Watch. 

Va montr a zo pemp munutenn a-raog an eur : My watch is five minutes fast. 

Va montr a zo ten munutenn war-lerh : My watch is ten minutes slow. 

Monumanchou (l) : The sights. 

Mor - iou (go) : Sea. 

Mor boan : Dull pain. 

Mor Breiz : The channel sea - English channel. 

Mor Breiz ha mor Iwerzon : The narrow seas. 

Mor braz : Ocean. 

Mor diroll : Heavy sea.

Mor rust - Mor pounner : Heavy sea. 

Mor ruz : Red sea. 

Mor diroufenn : Sea as smooth as a mill pond. 

Ar Mor habask : The pacific Ocean. 

Ar mor don: Blue water - The blue sea. 

An aer vor : The sea air. 

An avel vor : The sea wind.. 

Mor a dud : Mob - Squash - Crowd. 

Eur mor a dud : Large body of people - A crowd of people - A great many people 

Multitude - A powerful lot of people. 

Eur mor a lakepoded : A big boodle of kids. 

Eur mor a zaelou: A torrent of weeping. 

Mond war vor : To put to sea. 

Mond war ar mor don : To bear off - To take the open sea. 

Mond dre vor : To sail. 

Izel eo ar mor : The tide is down. 

Pa vez izel ar mor : At low tide. 

Pa vez uhel ar mor : At high tide. 

O tiskenn ema ar mor : The tide is ebbing. 

En e hourlenn ema ar mor : The tide is high 

Eet eo ar mor war e dreh : The tide had really ebbed. 

War vor : at sea. 

Bord ar mor : Seaside. 

War bord ar mor : By the ocean - By the sea. 

War ar mor don : Off shore. 

Euz an tu all d’ar mor don : From over the seas. 

Euz eur mor d’egile : From coast to coast. 

Diroufenn - Dous eo ar mor :The sea is unruffled. 

Sioul evel eur banne lêz e oa ar mor :The sea was as calm as a mil-pond . 

Dastum ar mor en eur votez koad : To be grasping. 

Ema ar mor etrezo : There is a gulf between them. 

Beza pinvidig mor : To be worth millions. 

Kleñved mor : Scurvy. 

Trouz ar mor: The sound of the sea. 

Moraer - ien (go) : Sailor. 

Moraiherez (go) : Bolting. 

Morbreizerez (go) : Piracy. 

Moredeg (gw- : Somnolent 

Moreduz (gw) : Soporific. 

Mordanuz (gw) : Fluorescent. 

Mordog (go) : Bounder - Bumpkin - Cur (person). 

Mordouseg (go) : Burbod. 

Mordousez (go) : Eel-pout . 

Mored (go) : Sleepiness. 

Moredi (v) : To slumber. 

Morenn - ou (gr) : Smog. 

Morenneg (gw) : Hazy. 

Morfin (go) : Morphia. 

Morg - ou (go) : Morgue. 

Morgad : Seiche. 

Morgaz - ed (go) : Octopus.

Morgevigenn - ed (gr) : Spider-crab. 

Morginigenn - ed (gr) : Spider-crab. 

Morglañv (gw) : Indisposed. 

Morhed (go) : Qualms of conscience - Remorse - Repentance . 

Diazeza eun taol morhed : To neutralize some feeling of remorse. 

Morheduz (gw) : Penitent - Repentant - Scupulous. 

Morhlavi (v) : To drizzle. 

Morhoh (go) : Porpoise. 

Morhup - ed (go) : Albatross. 

Morian - ed (go) - Morianez - ed (gr) : Nigger - Black / Man - Woman 

Blackamoor. 

Morianez : Negress 

Eur vorianezig : A little nigger. 

An dég vorianig : The ten little niggers. 

Ar ouenn morian : The negro race. 

Morianig (go) - Morianezig (gr) : Piccaninny. 

Morianetaer - ien (go) : Blackbirder. 

Lestr morianetaer : Blackbirder. 

Morianeta (v) : Blackbirding. 

Morlenn - ou (gr) : Lagoon. 

Morliva (v) : 

Morlivet : Wan. 

Morlouan - ed (go) : Whiting. 

Morlukenn - ou (gr) : Macaroon. 

Morouriez (gr) : Oceanography. 

Morse (adv) : Never. 

Morse en he buhez : Never in (all) her life. 

Morse ne fellas dezañ dimezi en-dro: He never wanted to remarry. 

Ne skuizan morse ganti : I cannot get enough of her. 

N’ouzer morse peseurt amzer a vo : The weather is unpredictable. 

Morskorneg (gr) : Ice-pack. 

Mortuaj : Announcement of death - Obituar.y 

Moruenn - ed (gr) : Cod. 

Eoul moruenn : Cod eoul. 

Morusklou : 

Ober ar morusklou : To guffaw. 

Morverh - ed (gr) : Mermaid. 

Morvitellad (go) : Narcotic 

Morvleiz - Morvleizi (gr) : Shark. 

Morvran - ou (gr) : Cormorant. 

Morza (v) : To benumb. 

Morzet : Torpid. 

Morzadur - iou (go) : Torpor. 

Morzed : Thigh. 

Morzedaskorn : Thigh bone 

Morzi (v) : To benumb. 

Morzet : Anchylosed. 

Morzed - oh : Ham 

Morzol - iou (go) : Hammer. 

Morzol an horolaj : The hammer of the clock. 

Morzol-emgann : Mace.

Moskeen - ou (gr) : Mosque. 

Motel - iou (go) : Motel 

Motorisa (v) : To motorize. 

Moualh (gr) - mouilhi (l) : Blackbird. 

Kas unan bennag da hwitellad d’ar mouilhi : To summarily dismiss someone. 

Selaou ar mouilhi o fareal : To gape at the moon. 

Mouar (ho) : Bramberry 

Mouar-dreiz / du / garz / louarn (ho) : Blackberry. 

Mond da glask mouar : To go blackberrying. 

Mouch - ou (go) : 

Beza er mouch : To be at bay. 

Moucha: Moucha an dremm: To hide one’s face. 

Mouch-avel: Ne oa mouch-avel ébédken: There wasn’t a breath of air stirring - 

There wasn’t a breath of wind. 

Mouched - ou (go) : Crankshaft. 

Mouchenn (gr) : 

Mouchenn al lamp : The wick of the lamp. 

Mouchig-dall : 

C’hoari mouchig-dall : To play blind - man’s buff. 

Mouchouer - iou (go) : Handkerchief - Bandage. 

Moudenn - ou (gr) : Clod. 

Moue (gr) : Mane. 

Mouez - iou (gr) : Voice 

Mouez-flêr : Noisome-smell - Foetody - Suffrage. 

Mouez flour : Soft voice - Silken voice - Gentle voice. 

Mouez fromet : Strangled voice. 

Mouez killog : Falsetto. 

Mouez klemmuz / truezuz : Whining voice. 

Mouez gwann : Faint voice. 

Mouez raouiet : Husky voice. 

Moueziou a-du ha moueziou a-eneb : Ayes and noes. 

Moueziou lidour ar blanedenn : The persistent voices of fate. 

Ar vouez a lavar : Clam - The trump of doom. 

Flour ar vouez : Honey mouthed - Honey tongued. 

A-vouez uhel : In a loud voice. 

Rei ar vouez da unan bennag : To poll a vote for someone. 

Kaozeal gand eur vouez vrah : To bleat out. 

Moueza (v) : To reek of. 

Mouezadenn - ou (gr) : Vote. 

Mouezel (gw) : Vocal. 

Mouezia (v) : 

Eur mouezia oll-youheg : A vote by acclamation. 

Moueziadeg - ou (gr) : Election. 

Mouezier - ien (go) - Mouezerez - ed (gr) : Burgess - Voter. 

Mouezieriez (go) : Vote. 

Moug (go) : Suffocation. 

Moug-limestra (gr) : Crimson. 

Glaz-moug : Blue navy. 

Mouga (v) : To choke - To quell - To repress - To smother - To squash - 

To stifle - To suffocate.

O vouga gand ar blijadur edo: He was choking with joy. 

Mougadur - iou (go) : Repression. 

Mouiarenn (gr) - Mouiaregi (l) : Blackberry bush. 

Moul - ou (go) : Matrix - Mould. 

Moula (v) : To imprint - To impress. 

Mouladur - iou (go) : Bolection. 

Moulbenni (v) : To boggle. 

Moul-boutou (l) : Shoe-tree. 

Mouler - ien (go) : Printer. 

Moumouna (v) : To coax - To coase - To fondle - To neck - To pamper 

To pet - To snuggle. 

Moumounet (child) : Spoonfed. 

Mourena (v) : To boggle. 

Mourenn - ou (gr) : Moustache. 

E vourenn a zivogede eun disterra : His moustache was steaming slightly 

Mourrou: Mourrou a zo dezañ hag eun eurier aour a zo gantañ: He has a moustache 

and he has a golden watch. 

Mous - ed (go) : Ship’s boy. 

Moushoarz - iou (go) : Smile. 

Eur moushoarz a drugarez : An indulgent smile. 

Eur moushoarz a drugarez a ran dezañ : I granted him an indulgent smile. 

Moushoarzin (v) : To smile 

Moushoarzit : Say cheese. 

Moushoarzin d’an dud : To smile upon, at someone. 

Moust (gw) : Spruce. 

Moustachou ( li) : Bacchante - Moustache. 

Moustr - ou (go) : Parade - Pageant . 

Moustra (v) : To burke - To hold back - To oppress - To press - back - To rumble 

To squeeze - To subdue. 

Moustra (war) : To keep under - To repel - To repress. 

Moustra (war an daelou) : To check (tears). 

Moustra a reas war he daelou : She kept back her tears. 

Moustra war an imor : To hold oneself. 

Moustra war al lorh : To pocket one’s pride. 

Moustra war an daelou - war an difronkadennou : To choke - To droke - down a sob. 

Moustrad: Moustradou furnez: Capsules of wisdom. 

Moustrerez (go) : Oppression. 

Moustrerig noz : Nightmare. 

Mouza (v) : To boggle - To sulk. 

Eul loen mouzet krak : An unwilling animal. 

Mud: Gwelloh e vefe din chom mud: I had better say nothing. 

Mudurun - Mudurenn - ou (gr) : Hinge - Butt hinge. 

An nor a wigouras war he mudurennou :The door grated on its hinges. 

Mui : 

Eun tammig muioh : A little more. 

Muioh muia - Mui ouz mui : More and more. 

Na muioh na nebeutoh : Neither more nor less. 

Eur wech muioh : Once more. 

E vuia karet : His one and only. 

Va muia karet : My precious. 

Mul - ed : Mule.

Beza ken penneg hag eur mul : To be as stubborn / obstinate / as a mule. 

Mulgul (go) : Bottle neck- Narrow. 

Mulgul Brest : Channel Brest. 

Mulzen - ed (go) : Mulatto. 

Munisionou (l) : Munitions. 

Muntra (v) : To bump off. 

Moula (v) : To imprint - To impress. 

Munud (go) Detail 

Pobl munud ar vro : The poor people of the region. 

Dre ar munud : To go into details - Minutely. 

A-vraz ha dre ar munud : The long and the short of it. 

Displega an traou dre ar munud : To relate one by one the things. 

Munud (gw) : Tenuous. 

Munudig (gw) : Bitoy. 

Munutenn - ou (gr) : Minute. 

Dég munutenn a laoskan ganeoh : I again give you ten minutes post ponement - 

I still give you ten minutes delay. 

Munuzer - ien (go) : Joiner. 

Munuzerez (go) : Joinery. 

Murerez : 

Lakaad e murerez : To bond. 

Murlivadur - iou (go) : Fresco. 

Mud (gw) : Dumb - Mute. 

Chom mud : To keep mum - To observe silence - Not to speak a word. 

Chom mud evel eur pesk : To be a clam. 

Ken mud hag eur pesk : He is clos as an oyster - Silent as the tomb. 

Muturnia (v) : To disable - To mutilate . 

Muturniad - Muturnidi (go) : Amputee. 

Muturniez (gr) : Mutilation. 

Muzell - ou (gr) : Chap (animal) - Lip - Muzzle 

Muzellou kig sall : Snup-lips. 

Astenn ar muzellou : To purse one’s lips. 

Ar vuzell traoñ : The lower lip. 

Astenn ar muzellou : To purse one’s lips. 

Muzeva (v) : To sip. 

Muzul - iou (go) : Measure - Cadence - Gauge 

Ar muzul : Golden mean. 

Ar muzuliou hirder, gorread, korvegez ...:The measures of lenght, surface, volume 

Dreist muzul : Beyond mesure. 

Gwaska dreist-muzul : To over - compress. 

Ar muzul a gemerer euz ar haleter an-unan : A way of sizing up one’s own stamina 

Kemer muzul ouz unan bennag: To judge somebody from his job. 

Muzulia (v): Muzuliet e oa dezañ e amzer: His days were numbered. 

Muzuliaduz (gw) : Measurable. 

Muzulier glao : Raingauge. 

Muzulierez (go) : Mensuration . 

Muzulmad - ed (go) - Muzulmadez - ed (gr) : Moslem. 

Muzulmad (gw) : Moslem 

Muzutenn: Haversack.

E (rag) : His. E-unan : Himself. Yann e benn e ... - Embann An Hirwaz

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