Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
mùch /muːx/
gn. ag. -adh
1 extinguish! 2 quell, stifle! 3 choke, smother, strangle, suffocate, throttle! 4 quash, repress, suppress! 5 mute! (in computing) 6 smother, charge down! (in rugby) |
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's fheàrr teine beag a gharas na teine mór a loisgeas /ʃaːR tʲenə beg ə ɣarəs nə tʲenə moːr ə Lɔʃgʲəs/
you can have too much of a good thing (fig.) |
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gun mhóran sgoil
without much of an education |
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dèan annlann air a' pheinnsean
eke out that pension, don't spend too much of that pension, make that pension stretch! |
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an t-ainm gun an tairbhe 
1 much cry, little wool, a nominal amount (fig.) 2 undeserved fame/reputation (fig.) |
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a dhà uimhir
twice as many/much, double the amount |
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cha diù leam sin
that's beneath me, I don't think much of that |
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is iomadh rud buidhe 's chan e an t-òr is rud bòidheach a bu chòir a sheachnadh
not all that glitters is gold and much that is gold should be avoided (fig.) |
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cus aodaich
1 too much clothing 2 too much sail |
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cha bhi an dà chabhag orm
I won't be in the least hurry/much of a hurry |
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uallach a' ghille leisg
trying to do too much at the same time (and failing; fig.) |
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tha cop mu bheul
(he's talking so much) he's foaming at the mouth |
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tuilleadh is cus
1 too much 2 going over the top |
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tuilleadh 's a chòir
1 more than enough 2 too much |
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cho feumach 's a tha an gadaiche air a' chrois
you need that as much as you need a hole in the head (fig.) |
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tha an cop air
(he's talking so much) he's foaming at the mouth |
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iomad /iməd/
fir. gin. -aid, iol. -an
1 abundance 2 multiple 3 much 3 many, numerous |
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cha dèan mi móran dheth sin
I don't think much of that |
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gabh a cheart-uiread ùine 's thug thu roimhe
take as much time as you did before! |
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tha cearc an aon isein cho trang ri cearc an dusain
doing one is just as much work as doing a dozen (fig.) |
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dé cho fad 's a tha d' anail?
how long does your breath last, how much breath have you got? |
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chan eil cus agam mu Chalum
I don't care for Calum much |
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's iomadh rud buidhe nach òr, 's iomadh rud òir bu chòir dhut a sheachnadh
not all that glitters is gold and much that is gold should be avoided |
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cha toigh leam Calum cus
I don't much like Calum, I don't like Calum much |
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cus /kus/
fir. gin. cuis
1 glut 2 superfluity, surfeit 3 too much/many/great 4 (in some areas) a lot |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
mùch
va Quench, extinguish. 2 Smother, suffocate. 3 Press upon, squeeze together. 4 Quell, pacify....an còrr |
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much
† -a, sm Grief, affliction. 2 Smoke. |
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much
(AC) see moch. |
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móran
-ain, sm coll. Great number, multitude, many. 2 Much, great quantity. Tha móran aca ag ràdh, ...an còrr |
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geal
gile, a. White. 2* Fond of. 3 Clear, bright, radiant, glistening. 4†† Pure. Chan eil e geal d...an còrr |
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togail
gen -e & togalach, pl toglaichean, sf Lifting, act of lifting. 2 Building, ...an còrr |
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air
prep On, upon. 2 Of, concerning. 3 For, on account of. 4 By. 5 With. 6 Also signifying the sa...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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amharas
-ais, sm Suspicion, doubt, distrust. 2 Jealousy. Is mór m' amharas, I very much suspect;...an còrr |
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anabarrach
-aiche, a Exceeding, excessive. 2 Redundant, superfluous. 3 Desperate, indispensable. 4** Sho...an còrr |
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géill
pr pt a' géilleachdainn, a' géilleadh, & a' géilltinn, vn Yield, submit, cede. 2 S...an còrr |
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aois
-e, sf Age. 2 Old age. 3 Antiquity. Dé an aois a tha thu? what is your age? is mairg a...an còrr |
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gille
-an, sm Boy, lad, youth. 2 Man-servant. 3 Ploughman. 4 Bachelor — Arran. [Gille ...an còrr |
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bagrach
a Threatening, menacious, prone to threaten. 2** Imminent. Is i an Aoine bhagrach a nì an Sat...an còrr |
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glac
glaice, -an, sf Hollow valley, defile, narrow valley. 2 Hollow of the hand. 3 Bosom. 4 Embrac...an còrr |
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bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr |
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bàthadh
-aidh, sm Drowning. 2 Quenching, slaking. 3 Smothering. 4‡‡ Faint, swoon. A' bà...an còrr |
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Bealltainn
-e, sf May-day, first day of May. On the first of May was held a great druidical festival in ...an còrr |
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beartach
-aiche, a Rich, wealthy. 2 Of, or belonging to, a machine. 3** Sheathed. 4** Like a sheath or...an còrr |
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breacan an fhéilidh
sm Belted plaid. This is the original garb of the Highlanders and formed the chief part of th...an còrr |
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breugach
-aiche, a. Lying, false, deceitful. 2** Flattering, cajoling, soothing. 3** Deceived. Is breu...an còrr |
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tuaiream
-eim, -an, sf Guess, conjecture, random, venture. 2 Quantity, number. 3 Aim, design. 4 Sense,...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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buileachadh
-aidh, sm Bestowing, giving. 2 Assignment. 3 Improving. 4 Finishing completely. 5** Presentat...an còrr |
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greadhnachas
-ais, sm Joy, festivity, sociality, conviviality. 2 Pomp, august appearance, solemnity, parad...an còrr |
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