Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
coltach /kɔLəx/ 
bua. coi. -aiche
1 like, similar 2 likely, probable 3 typical 4 reasonable |
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tha Calum coltach ris
Calum is similar to/like/resembles him |
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car coltach ri Calum
a little bit like Calum, somewhat similar to Calum |
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eu-coltach /eː kɔLəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
dissimilar, unalike, unlike |
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tha i coltach rithe 'na cruthachd
she is similar to her in appearance |
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coltach ri eachan Mhàiri ribeach, daonnan a' dol mun cuairt
someone who is always busy, a real busy bee (fig.) |
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tha e coltach ri rud a chuireadh muir air tìr
it's a total mess |
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chan eil càil coltach ri brot, tà
there's nothing like soup, is there? |
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mì-choltach /miː xɔLəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 improbable, unlikely 2 dissimilar, unlike 3 improper, unseemly 4 exorbitant |
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tha i glé choltach ri Whoopi Goldberg ann an dreach
she is very similar in appearance to Whoopi Goldberg |
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neo-choltach
bua. coi. -aiche
1 unlike, dissimilar 2 unlikely, improbable |
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tha e cho coltach ri sheanair 's ged a b' e a bhiodh ann
he is so like his grandfather as if he were actually him |
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tha e coltach ri apa
he is like/similar to an ape |
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tha e 'ga chleachdadh fhéin coltach ris an dòigh a tha thusa
he's acting just like you are |
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mar is sine 's ann as miosa, coltach ri cuileanan a' mhadaidh-ruaidh
the older the worse, like the fox's whelps |
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tha Màiri coltach riut ann an dreach
Màiri is similar to you in appearance |
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dèan coltach ris na Borg
assimilate into the Borg! |
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triantan coltach
similar triangle |
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tha iad eu-coltach ri chéile
they are unlike one another |
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's coltach gun dèan e an uimhir ud
apparently he can do that much |
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tha beul air coltach ri mac-làmhaich
1 he has a big mouth 2 he talks too much (fig.) |
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..., tha e coltach, ...
..., apparently, ... |
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gnìomh as coltach gun déid do pheanasachadh air a shon
a deed that is likely to get you punished |
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cho coltach ri chéile ri dà sgadan
like two peas in a pod, very similar to each other (fig.) |
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coltach ri Màiri
like/similar to/resembling Màiri |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
col'ach
see coltach — Dàin Iain Ghobha. |
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coltach
-aiche, a Like, similar. 2 Likely, probable. |
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eu-coltach
-aiche, a. Unlikely, improbable. 2 Dissimilar. 3 Inconsistent. |
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caoimhneil
-e, a Mild, kind, courteous, genial, gentle, favourable, affable, lenient. 2 Friendly. 3 Obli...an còrr |
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glanadh
-aidh, sm Cleaning, cleansing, act of cleaning, purifying. 2 Weeding. 3 Washing. A' glanadh, ...an còrr |
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mór
-a, sm poet. Renowned, famous or mighty person. 2 Chivalrous person. Có tha col...an còrr |
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pòsadh
-aidh, -aidhean, sm Marriage, wedlock. 2 Marrying, ceremony of marriage. 3 Wedding. A' pòsadh...an còrr |
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ao-coltach
see eu-coltach. |
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ao-cosail
see eu-coltach. |
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ao-coslach
see eu-coltach. |
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coldach
see coltach. |
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coltachail
see coltach. |
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coslach
-aiche, see coltach. |
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colach
-aiche, a Forbidden, prohibited. 2 Wicked, impious, incestuous. More usually co...an còrr |
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colsach
see coltach. |
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