Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
beag /beg/
gn. ag. -adh
diminish, lessen, reduce! |
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beag /beg ~ Lɤɣə/ 
bua. coi. lugha
1 small, little, wee 2 minor 3 petty, puny, trifling 4 slight |
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beag /beg/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. big
1 little one 2 (in pl.) the young 3 few 4 small/little amount |
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's beag orm
I dislike, don't like |
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abair ach beag is abair gu math e
say little but say it well, say but little and say it well |
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's beag feum a rinn an t-each dhomh
the horse was of little use to me |
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beag-chreidmheach
bua. coi. -mhiche
1 sceptical 2 incredulous |
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caolan-beag
fir. gin. -ain-bhig, iol. -ain-bheaga
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baile-beag
fir. gin. -bhig, iol. bailtean-beaga
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dos beag
lesser/small/tenor drone (in music) |
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coirce-beag
fir. gin. -bhig
black/bristle/lopsided oat (avena strigosa) |
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éileadh-beag
fir. gin. -lidh-bhig, iol. -lidhean-beaga
small kilt, philibeg (i.e. attire from midriff to the knees) |
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diathad-beag
fir. gin. -aid-bhig, iol. -an-beaga
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doras-beag
fir. gin. -ais-bhig, iol. -an-beaga
1 back door 2 inner door (in a blackhouse, leading to the living areas) |
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's fheàrr am bonnach beag le beannachd na am bonnach mór le mallachd
it's the thought that counts, the thing given willingly is better than that given unwillingly (fig.) |
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beag-seagh
fir. gin. -a
1 little sense/meaning 2 little purpose |
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beag-chuid
boir. iol. -chodaichean
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taigh-beag /təˈbeg/
fir. gin. -e-bhig, iol. -ean-beaga
toilet, privy, convenience |
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casachan-beag
fir. gin. -ain-bhig, iol. -ain-bheaga
footman (of a spinning wheel) |
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is beag an t-iongnadh amadan a bhith leannanachd (ri) òinsich
fools of a feather flock together (fig.) |
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seòl-beag
fir. gin. siùil-bhig, iol. siùil-bheaga
mizzensail (but depending on the rig can refer to other sails not the mainsail) |
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guilbneach-beag
fir. gin. -nich-bhig, iol. -nich-bheaga
whimbrel (numenius phaeopus) |
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beag-shluaghach
bua. coi. -aiche
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's e duine beag-lochd a th' ann
he's innocuous/harmless |
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's beag an t-iongnadh… /s beg əNʲ tʲiənəɣ/
it's no wonder that…, it is hardly surprising that..., unsurprisingly |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
beag
a Little, short, diminutive. 2 Disagreeable, often used to express disapprobation. 3 Light, t...an còrr |
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beag
* va see beagaich. |
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beag
sm & sf (n pl big, declined in sing as a beag). Little one. 2 Nothin...an còrr |
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lugha
comp of beag. Less, least. 2 More or most disagreeable. 3(DC) Used as the positive degree in ...an còrr |
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lughaide
* comp. of beag. Cha lughaide e sin, it is not the less for that; cha lughaide, per...an còrr |
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ach beag
adv Almost, well nigh. |
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is beag nach
adv. Almost. |
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taigh-beag
sm Privy, convenience, {toilet}. |
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dùil
-e, -ean, sf Hope, expectation. 2 Belief. 3 Supposition. 4 Desire. 5 Delight. Tha dùil againn...an còrr |
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bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr |
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feum
-a & féim, sm Need. 2 Use, usefulness. 3 Dire necessity. 4 Poverty. 5 Worth. 6 Occasion. ...an còrr |
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beag-chreidmheach
-eiche, a Of little faith, sceptical, incredulous. |
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eagal
-ail, sm Fear, timidity, fright, dread, terror. 2 Superstition. Dé is eagal dhut? what har...an còrr |
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fios
-a, sm [sf in Badenoch]. Knowledge, information. 2 Notice, intelligence. 3 Word...an còrr |
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eun
eòin, sm Bird, fowl. 2* Chicken. 3 Pout (fish). Eun-siubhail, a bird of passage, a straggl...an còrr |
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cuidheall-shnìomha
gen cuidhle-, sf Spinning-wheel.
Parts of a spinning-wheel:
1 Tei...an còrr |
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cuir
pr pt a' cur [& a' curadh, **] va Put, place. 2 Lay. 3 Send. 4 Invite. 5 Sow. 6 Ac...an còrr |
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cùram
-aim, -an, sm Care, anxiety, solicitude 2 Charge, trust, command. 3 Office, employment. 4 Res...an còrr |
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dath
-a, -an [& -aithean,] sm Colour, stain, dye, tincture. 2 Colouring, appearance. Cha luidh...an còrr |
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dealbh
a [& deilbh,] -an, sm Image. 2 Statue. 3 Picture, delineation. 4 Photograph. 5 Appearance...an còrr |
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deireadh
-ridh, -ridhean, sm End, conclusion. 2 The end, rear, hindmost part of anything. 3 Stern of a...an còrr |
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féileadh-beag
-idh-bhig, -eachan-beaga, sm The kilt in its modern form. |
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dìth
-e, sm Want, defect. 2 Failure, deficiency. 3 Destruction. Dìth céille, want of sense; ...an còrr |
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car beag
adv Rather little. |
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dolaidh
sf Harm, loss, injury, damage, defect. 2 Detriment. 3* Mischief. Cuir a dholaidh, ruin, sp...an còrr |
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