Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
dùil /duːl/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 element 2 animal, being, creature 3 poor creature, critter |
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dùil /duːl/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 expectation, hope, expectancy 2 prospect |
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thug i dùil far a pisich
she gave up hope of things getting better for her, she gave up hope of a better option |
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an dùil dé …? 
I wonder what ...? |
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briseadh-dùil
fir. gin. -sidh-dhùil, iol. -sidhean-dùil
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tha mi an dùil gun déid mi ann /ha miN duːl gəNʲ dʲeːdʲ mi ãũN/
I expect/hope to go there |
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chan eil dùil ri beul uaigh
death is a one-way street (fig.) |
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tha dùil aca ri leasachadh teaghlaich
they're expecting a new family member |
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bha dùil agam a dhol a Dhùn Éideann ach 's ann a théid mi a Bharraigh
I'm settling for second best (fig.) |
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tha dùil ri beul cuain fhathast
there's still a chance the sea might give up the body/bodies (fig.) |
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tha h-uile dùil aige gun...
he fully expects that... |
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dul /duL/
fir. gin. -a, iol. -achan
1 loop, noose 2 link 3 eyelet 4 trap |
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thig gun dùil riut
come unexpectedly! |
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tha dùil agam ris
1 I expect it 2 I look forward to it |
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gun dùil
1 unexpected(ly) 2 without hope |
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thoir dùil far do phisich
give up hope of the situation improving for you! |
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tha dùil agam gun dig e
I expect/hope that he will come |
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a bheil dùil agad-sa gun dig e?
do you suppose he'll come? |
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an dùil dé thachair dha?
any idea what happened to him? |
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bha aige ri barrachd ruith air na taighean a dhèanamh na bha dùil aige
he had to call at more houses than he had expected to |
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bha dùil agam gun aithnicheadh tu Màiri na b' fheàrr na sin
I thought you knew Màiri better than that |
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bha dùil agam nach faighnicheadh tu gu bràth
I thought you were never going to ask |
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bidh e nas dorra na tha dùil agad
it will be more difficult than you expect |
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dùil-mhial ghiobach
boir.
hairy bindweed (calystegia pulchra) |
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dùil-mhial mhór
boir.
large bindweed (calystegia silvatica) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
dùil
-e, -ean, sf Hope, expectation. 2 Belief. 3 Supposition. 4 Desire. 5 Delight. Tha dùil againn...an còrr |
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dùil
-e, n pl dùilidh, dùil, dùilinn, dùiltean & dùilean, genpl dùl, sf Element....an còrr |
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dùil
* va Hoop or thread, as a hook — Perthsh. |
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coinneamh
-imh, -an, sf Meeting. 2 Assembly, convention. 3 Interview. 4 Facing. 5 Opposing. 6 Assignati...an còrr |
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dèan
v. irreg. Do, make, act, work, perform. 2* Suppose, imagine, think.
Conjugated thus - ...an còrr |
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réilig
-e, -ean, sf Grave, burying place. 2** Church. 3* Crypt or burying place under a church. 4* S...an còrr |
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ri
prep. To, implying similarity or likeness. 2 To, denoting equality of one object with another...an còrr |
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ris
prep pron (ri + e) To him; with him; against him or it; equal to him or it. Cùm ris, do no...an còrr |
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sùil
gen sing sùl & sùla, dat. sùil, voc. a shùil! npl sùilean, genpl ...an còrr |
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dùil-bhriseadh
sm Disappointment. |
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dùile
gen sing of dùil. 2** Poor creature. 3†† Weakperson. 4‡‡ Pleasure...an còrr |
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dùile-theannsgnaidh
see dùil-thionnsgnaidh. |
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dùil-fheitheamh
‡‡ -eimh, Expectation. |
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dùil-mhial
§ sf Great bindweed —convolvulus sepium. 2** Caterpillar.
...an còrr |
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dùil-theannsgnaidh
** -tean- sm see dùil-thionnsgnaidh. |
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dùil-thionnsgnaidh
-e, -ean, sf Element. |
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dùl
genpl of dùil, element. †2 used as nom. sing Dia nan dùl, the God of ...an còrr |
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mealladh-dùil
(WC) sm Disappointment. |
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duil-fhear
sm Sulky fellow. Sutherland. |
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