Am Faclair Beag

Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly

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 toraidhean air an aon duilleag
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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
gann /gauN/ Listen
bua. coi. gainne
scarce, few, meagre, niggardly, scant(y), sparse
's gann gun dèanainn iasgair e fhéin
I could hardly even become a fisherman
gannad /gaNad/
fir. gin. -aid, iol. -an
second peat (cut after the colad and since the colad is cut generously, the gannad is usually shorter)
's gann gum mothaicheadh tu an toiseach
you hardly noticed it initially
's gann gun creidinn e /s gãũN gəŋ krʲedʲɪNʲ ɛ/
I could hardly/scarcely believe it
tha i gann san fhradharc
she has poor vision/eyesight
cha robh e ach gann ìre coiseachd
he was barely at the toddling stage
cho gann ris an airgead
as scarce as hen's teeth (fig.)
ach gann Listen
almost
gann a dh'airgead
short of money
gann ìre coiseachd
hardly able to walk
mus gann a bha na faclan a-mach ás a bheul…
as soon as he had said that…
nì gann
a rare thing
's gann a ghabhas e creidsinn gun…
it is hard to believe that, it can scarcely be believed that…
's gann a nì seo feum
this will hardly do
's gann gum beanadh Calum ris
Calum hardly touched it
's gann gun do thòisich mi!
I've hardly started!
's gann orm…
I can hardly
tha an taghan a' fàs gann
pine martens are getting/becoming rare
tha am brot a tha seo gann agad
this soup of yours is short (of something)
cha bu gann nach robh suidhe-suas aig an teaghlach ud
there was no lack of hospitality shown by that family (fig.)
's gann gun robh comas-labhairt aige
he could hardly speak
òraid agus is gann as urrainn dhuinn a thuigsinn
a speech that we can scarcely believe
's gann nach dèan e...
he's likely to do...
tha a h-achlais gann aice /ha haxLɪʃ gauN/
she is (coming) empty-handed
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Toraidhean Dwelly
gann
gainne [& goinne,] a. Scarce. 2 Little, small. 3 Rare, few. 4** Difficult. 5** rarely ...an còrr
gann
a. Scarce, scarcely, hardly. 'S gann a ràinig mi an uair … I had scarcely arrived w...an còrr
gann
sm Poverty. 2 Scarcity. 3 Jug. 4 Fort.
àireamh
-eimh, sf Number, quantity. 2 Numbering, numeration, account. Gann an àireamh, few in numb...an còrr
aois
-e, sf Age. 2 Old age. 3 Antiquity. Dé an aois a tha thu? what is your age? is mairg a...an còrr
bàsaich
pr pt a' bàsachadh, vn Die (as an animal), perish. 2 Starve. 3 Wither, as a plant. 4 G...an còrr
cas-cheum
sm Foot-path. 2 Steep, or difficult way. 3** Stride, lone pace. Cas-cheum nan gann, a gre...an còrr
cha
negative particle, Not. [Cha aspirates the fut. neg of a verb, also the initial...an còrr
cunnt
pr pt a' cunntadh, va Count, number, reckon, tell, calculate, compute. Am fear nach cu...an còrr
fir-chlis
sf The Northern lights, aurora borealis, “merry dancers.” [Preceded by the art. na]. An uair ...an còrr
glac
glaice, -an, sf Hollow valley, defile, narrow valley. 2 Hollow of the hand. 3 Bosom. 4 Embrac...an còrr
is
pres. ind v def. & irreg.
Thus conjugated:
IND pres is mi, I am; ...an còrr
is gann
adv Scarcely
lugha
comp of beag. Less, least. 2 More or most disagreeable. 3(DC) Used as the positive degree in ...an còrr
sìolaich
va & n. Propagate, breed, multiply, engender, beget, be fruitful. 2 Spring from, as seed....an còrr
cnatan
| -ain, sm Cold. 2†† Cough. 3 Obstruction of perspitation. [Preceded by the art...an còrr
gainne
comp of gann.
gann-fhortanach
‡‡ -aiche, a.Unfortunate.

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