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бре

/[brɛ]/
Bulgarianintj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    used for emphasis along with vocative appellations
    • Кажи що сакаш, бре!

      Kaži što sakaš, bre!Say what's on your mind, fool!

    • Бре, отиде конят у ряката!

      Bre, otide konjat u rjakata!Mate, the situation got totally screwed!

  2. 2.
    used as an intensifier in expressive phrases
    • Ха бре, у бре!

      Ha bre, u bre!Hop-on, hop-off!

    • Чиба, бре!

      Čiba, bre!Shoo, shoo!

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)
  • мо́ре

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بره (bre), from Byzantine Greek βρέ (bré), probably shortened from μωρέ (mōré, “man!”, literally “fool!”), the vocative of μωρός (mōrós, “dull”).

Forms

  • breromanization
  • беalternative
  • броalternative

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