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
beagan /began/ Listen
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain
1 a little 2 a few (followed by the gen. pl.)
beagan is beagan Listen
little by little
mas e ceòl feadaireachd, fóghnaidh beagan dheth
everything in moderation (fig.)
beagan smodal airgid
some loose change
o chionn beagan ùine
not long ago, recently
bha beagan de smoid air
he was a bit tipsy/half-cut
ann am beagan bhriathran
in a few words
faigh beagan àireimh
get a few!
fhuair mi beagan dhen ghrian
I caught the sun a bit
o chionn beagan bhliadhnaichean
a few years ago
gus cionn beagan bhliadhnachan
up until a few years ago
beagan na bu tràithe
a little earlier (in the past)
beagan mus deach am ficheadamh linn 'na céis
shortly before the end of the 20th century (fig.)
tha beagan de cheum ann an Calum
Calum is slightly lame
thoir beagan saoghail do Chalum
keep Calum alive a little longer!
tha beagan aiteimh ann
it's thawing a little
beagan tràth
a little early
beagan is troigh o chéile
a little more than a foot apart
tha e air bheagan Gàidhlig
he has a little Gaelic, he can speak a little Gaelic
beagan gu deas air Miughalaigh
a little south of Mingulay
tha iad 'ga dhèanamh air beagan eòlais
they're winging it, they don't really know what they're doing (fig.)
beagan is mìos Listen
a bit more than a month
agus ged nach fhaighinn ach beagan bu leòr sin fhéin Listen
and even if I had only got a little it would be enough
beagan sheachdainean Listen
a few weeks
faothaich sin beagan
ease (that) up a bit!
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Toraidhean Dwelly
beagan
-ain, sm & a Little. 2 Few, small number, small quantity. Air bheagan chéille, with...an còrr
abair
va & n irr Say, utter, affirm, express.
Active Voice:
IND past ...an còrr
bòrd
bùird, sm Table. 2 Plank, board, deal. 3 Board (directors or managers of company &c). 4 B...an còrr
deiseal
-eala, a Towards the South, southward. 2 Having a southern exposure. 3‡‡ Lucky....an còrr
do
prep. To (i.e. unto). [Aspirates word following and governs the Dative case. It is often dh',...an còrr
filleadh
fillidh, filltean & filleachan, [pl. fillidh & fillidhean in Gairloch]. sm...an còrr
fuirich
pr pt a' fuireach [& a' fuireachd,] vn Stay, wait, delay, linger. 2 Abide. 3 Dwell...an còrr
ìoc-shlàint
-e, -ean, sf Balm, salve, cordial, balsam, remedy, nectar, healing draught, medicine. ...an còrr
lasachadh
-aidh, sm Slackening, loosening, act of slackening. 2 Remission, cessation, relaxation. 3 Rel...an còrr
lìon
-ìn, pl. lìontan, [lìn — DMy] sm Lint, flax — linum usitatissimum. 2 Linen. 3 N...an còrr
motha
comp of mór. Larger, largest. 2 Greater, greatest. Is esan as motha, he is the greatest; ...an còrr
móran
-ain, sm coll. Great number, multitude, many. 2 Much, great quantity. Tha móran aca ag ràdh, ...an còrr
pasgadh
-aidh, sm Wrapping, act of wrapping, covering, or folding up. 2 Envelope. 3 Swathing, ...an còrr
teirig
pr pt a' teireachdainn, va & n. Fail, be spent, be exhausted. 2 Wear out, spend, e...an còrr
guanais
sf Lightness, unsteadiness, giddiness. Airson a bhith guanais feadh nan caol, for gadding ...an còrr
beum nan clag
(DMK) sm Ringing of the bells. Beagan ro bheum nan clag, a little before bell-ringing.

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