Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
buain /buəNʲ/
gn. ag. buain
1 harvest, reap! 2 crop, cut, mow! 3 pluck! |
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buain /buəNʲ/
boir. gin. buana
1 (act of) harvesting, reaping 2 harvest 3 (act of) cropping, cutting, mowing 4 (act of) plucking |
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buan /buən/ 
bua. coi. buaine
1 lasting, live(long), long-lasting 2 permanent 3 durable, hardy, tough 4 tedious |
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bha smùid aca air buain
they were busy reaping/harvesting |
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buain mòine
cut peat! |
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tha an t-eòrna aig ìre buain
the barley is at the harvest stage |
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buain-mhòna
boir. neo-ath.
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buain ùbhlan
pick apples! (off the tree) |
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cailleach-bhuain
boir. gin. -lliche-buain, iol. -llichean-buain
corn doll(y) (last sheaf/handful of corn passed to a neighbour who has not finished their harvest upon finishing your own) |
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corran-buain
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-bhuain
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inneal-buain
fir. gin. -eil-bhuain, iol. -an-buain
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buain ribeach robach shalach air droch-bhann
making a complete mess of things (fig.) |
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dìomain /dʲiəmɪNʲ/
bua. coi. -e
fleeting, transitory, transient |
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buain feusgain
harvest mussels! |
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mura dèan e latha buana nì e latha buain chnò
to be opportunistic (fig.) |
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a' buain le gaoth
cutting and floating seaweed (i.e. so the wind and tide bring it to shore from the skerries) |
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cha dèan feadaireachd buain-mhònadh
talk won't get the job done (fig.) |
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buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann
make hay while the sun shines (fig.) |
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am fear nach dèan cur ré latha fuar, cha dèan e buain ré latha teth
no pain no gain (fig.) |
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buain deanntagan ás am bun
pull out nettles by the roots! |
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buain cnòthan
harvest/gather nuts! |
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buain feur
mow grass! |
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buain sgrathan
cut turfs! |
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buain aois
reach old age! |
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buain am maorach nuair a bhios an tràigh ann
make hay while the sun shines (fig.) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
buain
gen buana, dat. buain, sf Reaping, cutting down, as of corn, mowing, harvest. 2...an còrr |
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buain
pr pt a' buain, [& a' buaineadh] va Mow, reap, cut down. 2 Shear. 3 Pluck, pull, t...an còrr |
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buain
† sf Equality. 2 Deprivation. |
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buain
va A' buain a' ghart, cutting corn. Arran. There is no S sound in gart. |
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DihAoine
sm Friday. DihAoine gu fàs 's DiMàirt gu buain, ach obair a thòisicheas DiLuain bidh i luath ...an còrr |
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gealach
-aich, sf The moon, [with art. a' ghealach]. Siud agaibh a' ghealach ùr —Rìgh na...an còrr |
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luchd
s. People, folks, company. Used instead of fir, when the reference may be to women as ...an còrr |
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buaineadh
** -nidh, sm Reaping, cutting down. 2 Enjoying, as the fruits of one's labour. A' buaineadh, ...an còrr |
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ba'an
† v see buain. |
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buaineadh
3rd. sing & pl. of buain. |
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buainear
fut. pass. of buain. |
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buainte
past part of buain. Shorn, reaped. 2** Torn up by the root. 3** Hewn down. |
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buana
gen sing, of buain. |
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rolaiseach
(DMy) a. Slip-shod. Buain rolaiseach, slipshod reaping. |
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seasg
* sm Sedge, water sedge (carex aquatilis). 2 Bur reed (sparganium). A' buain se...an còrr |
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