Am Faclair Beag

Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly

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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
a-riamh /əˈrʲiəv/ Listen
co-ghn. neo-ath.
1 ever (before), always (referring to the past only) 2 never (following a neg. verb)
cha dug coilcheann a-riamh gort a dh'Uibhist
stunted corn never brought famine to Uist
cha dàinig e a-riamh a-steach oirre gun...
it never occurred to her that...
am fear as fhaide a chaidh on taigh 's e an ceòl a bu bhinne a chuala e a-riamh "tiugainn dhachaigh"
there's no place like home (fig.)
a-riamh roimhe
all the time, ever before
air na chunnaic thu a-riamh! Listen
1 for heaven's sake! (fig.) 2 whatever you do (fig.)
am fasan a bha aig Calum, bha e a-riamh ris Listen
Calum is still the same old sixpence/just the same as ever (fig.)
air na chunnaic thu a-riamh, na ith surströmming
whatever you do, never eat surströmming!
cha robh duine a-riamh gun dà latha
everyone has ups and downs (fig.)
tha seo a' toirt bàrr air na chunnaic mi a-riamh
this tops everything I've ever seen
am boinne-fala as motha a chunnaic mi a-riamh
the biggest person I ever saw (fig.)
cha deach càin a-riamh air balbhan
speech is silver, silence is golden (fig.)
bha e flagach a-riamh
he's always had a screw loose (fig.)
cha do dhìolain e a-riamh
he never had illegitimate children
agus a-riamh tuilleadh…
and forever after…
cha do dh'fhidir mi a-riamh gu robh dad a dhiofar leotha
I never noticed any difference between them
cha do rinn theab càil a-riamh
near enough is not good enough (fig.)
cha do smaoinich an t-olc a-riamh nach do rinn
no one ever thought of evil and never did it (fig.)
cha dàinig eun glan a-riamh á nead a' chlamhain
bad breeding shows (fig.)
cha robh each iasaid a-riamh sgìth
a hired horse tired never (fig.)
cha do dhearc sin a-riamh orm
that (though) never occurred to me
bha e a-riamh a' cumail an t-snàith-lìn 's na snàthaid dhomh
it has always kept me in bread and butter (fig.)
cha dàinig gaoth mhór a-riamh gun uisge
there will be tears before bedtime (fig.)
cha do loisg duine a thaigh a-riamh ro chreach
don't jump the gun (fig.)
comhairle gun iarraidh, comhairle nach d'fhuair a-riamh am meas a bu chòir dhi
advice unasked is advice untaken (fig.)
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Toraidhean Dwelly
cumha
-chan, sf Condition, stipulation, covenant. 2 Reward, bribe. Cha do thug Fionn a-riamh blàr g...an còrr
comhairle
-an, sf Advice, counsel. 2 Council, synod, convocation. Bheir mi comhairle ort, I will giv...an còrr
coilcheann
-inn, (DC), sm Short corn, the result of drought on dry sandy soil as in Uist. On such...an còrr
atharrach
-aich, sm Stranger, alien. 2 Alteration, change. Nach faiceadh call an atharraich, who wou...an còrr

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