Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
fada /fadə/
bua. coi. fhaide
1 long 2 far 3 lanky, tall |
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o chionn fhada
1 a long time ago 2 for a long time, since long ago |
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fada ceàrr
far/very wrong |
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fada cus
way too much, far too much |
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fada air ais
backward, old-fashioned, uncool |
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An t-Eilean Fada 
ainm-àite fir. gin. an Eilein Fhada
1 The Western Isles 2 Long Island (NS, Canada) |
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... agus guma fada bhuam e gu bràth!
... and hopefully I never will! |
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fadag-chruaidh
boir. gin. -aige-cruaidhe, iol. -an-cruaidhe
weather-gall, water-gall, dog-tooth (stump of a rainbow above the horizon, supposedly foretells stormy weather) |
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fada air astar
far off/away |
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duine fuar fada ás
cold/distant person |
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tha iad fada am bliadhna
they are late this year |
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b' fhada leam e
I found it tedious |
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leum-fada
fir. gin. -a-fhada, iol. -an-fada
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ann an ùine nach bi fada
soon, before too long, shortly |
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o chionn fhada an t-saoghail
1 for a very long time 2 since long long ago |
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urchair mhath aig fear gun ghunna is leigeil fada aig fear gun chù
he is an armchair general/back-seat driver (fig.) |
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bidh iteagan bòidheach air na h-eòin a tha fada ás
distance lends enchantment to the view (fig.) |
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caidil tuilleadh 's fada
oversleep! |
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rathad fada glan, rathad goirid salach
haste makes waste, good and quickly seldom meet (fig.) |
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pionna fada /piNə fadə/
middle finger |
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duine fada thall
an aloof person |
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fada bho thìr
far offshore |
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fada 'nad cheann
headstrong |
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bidh adharcan fada air a' chrodh anns a' cheò
distance lends enchantment to the view (fig.) |
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's gorm na cnuic a tha fada bhuainn
distance lends enchantment to the view |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
fada
faide, a Long, of great length, the opposite of short. 2 Of long continuance, for a lo...an còrr |
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faide
comp of fada. Longer. 2 Longest. As fhaide gu mór, longest by far; 'se as fhaide a mha...an còrr |
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car fada
adv Rather long. |
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leum-fada
sm Long jump. |
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olc
uilc, sm Mischief, evil, wickedness. 2 Apparition. 3‡‡ Hurt, loss, damage, harm. Chaidh e chu...an còrr |
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beò
a Alive, living. 2 Quick, lively, sprightly. Am beò e? is he alive? tha e gu math beò,...an còrr |
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bharr
prep (formerly de bhàrr) From, from off. 2 Down from. Bharr aghaidh na talmhainn, from th...an còrr |
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bruidheann
gen sing, -inn & bruidhne, sf Talk, speech, conversation. 2 Quarrel. 3 Report. 4...an còrr |
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airson
prep For, on account of. 2 By reason of. 3 Instead of. [Governs the Genitive case]. Air a son...an còrr |
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òrdag
-aig, -an, sf Thumb. 2 Great toe. Air òrdaig an làimhe deise, on the thumb of their...an còrr |
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comain
-ean, sf Obligation for favour received. 2** Recompense. 3** Gratuity. Tha mi fada 'nad choma...an còrr |
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saoghal
-ail, -an, sm The world, a world. 2 Age, generation. 3 Life, lifetime. 4 Means, wealth, subst...an còrr |
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soirbheas
-eis, sm Prosperity, success. 2 Gentleness, docility. 3 Fair wind on the sea — Skye. 4...an còrr |
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gabh
pr pt a' gabhail, va & n.
Some idiomatic connections of gabh grouped under ...an còrr |
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bhuaibh
prep pron (bho + sibh) From you. 2 Wanted by you. 3 From among you. 4 Being your duty. Tha bh...an còrr |
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cuala
past interr. of cluinn. Nach cuala mi? have I not heard? is fada bhon a chuala mi, ...an còrr |
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bhuam
prep pron (bho + mi) From me. 2 Wanted by me. 3 At a distance from me. Fan bhuam, keep at ...an còrr |
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cuiteag
-eige, -an, sf Whiting (fish). Tha dà bhall dubh air an adaig is earball fada air a' chuiteig...an còrr |
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druim
sm irreg. Declined thus:—...an còrr |
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farsaing
-e, a Large, wide. 2 Liberal, open. Gu fada farsaing, far and wide. |
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eòrna
sm ind Barley — hordeum distichon. An lìon 's an t-eòrna, the flax and the ba...an còrr |
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gu
conj. That, to the end that. Used to signify a wish or idea, and implies that a sentence whic...an còrr |
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fionna-fada
† sm The middle finger. |
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galar
-air, pl. -a & -an, sm Disease, distemper, malady. Galar fada is eug 'na bhun, ...an còrr |
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iall
éille & éill, -an, sf Leather thong, lace leash. 2 String. 3 Ribbon. 4 Part of crann nan ...an còrr |
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