Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
'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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gruagach /gruəgəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 hair-like, pertaining to hair 2 hairy, having much hair |
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anabarr /anabaR/
fir. gin. -a
excess, superfluity, too much |
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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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dé na tha iad?
how much are they/do they cost? |
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stocach /sdɔxgəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 stocky 2 pertaining to or abounding in stocks 3 pertaining to or abounding in tree trunks 4 possessing much livestock |
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uilear /ulər/
fir. gin. -eir
1 necessity, need 2 obligation 3 urgency 4 excessiveness, too much |
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oiread /ɔrʲəd/
fir. gin. -eid, iol. -an
1 number, quantity 2 (so/as) much/many 3 times (in mathematics) |
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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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chan eil móran fad-saoghail tuilleadh agam
I am not going to live for much longer, I don't have much time left |
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is olc an t-each nach giùlain a dhìollaid
as much use as a chocolate fireguard (fig.) |
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chan eil iad a' bodraigeadh móran ris
they don't bother with it much |
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cha ghabh an soitheach Gàidhealach ach a làn
there's only so much one can cope with (fig.) |
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fada cus
way too much, far too much |
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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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uimhir /ɯvɪrʲ/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 quantity, amount 2 number 3 so much/many 4 as much/many |
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cha ghabh an soitheach ach a làn
there's only so much one can cope with (fig.) |
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uiread /urʲəd/
fir. gin. -eid, iol. -an
1 number, quantity 2 (so/as) much/many 3 times (in mathematics) |
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tòrr /tɔːR ~ tɔRən/
fir. gin. torra, iol. torran
1 heap, mass, mound, pile 2 tip 3 a lot, much 4 loose pile of peats on the peat bank/hag 5 small and/or temporary stack/rick (approx. 20 stooks, may have some form of thatch on top) |
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chan eil cus agam mu Chalum
I don't care for Calum much |
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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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móran /moːran/
fir. gin. -ain
1 a lot, many (followed by the gen. pl.) 2 a great deal of, much 3 multitude |
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iomad /iməd/
fir. gin. -aid, iol. -an
1 abundance 2 multiple 3 much 3 many, numerous |
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lìon cho làn 's a stobhadh e
fill it to the brim, put as much in as it will hold! |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
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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sùist
-e, -ean, sf Flail. 2 Battle-flail, an implement of warfare much used in ancient times. ...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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taic
-e, sf Prop, support. 2 Strength, vigour. 3 Dependance, leaning. 4* Preparation. 5* Fulcrum. ...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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gruagach
-aiche, a. Hairy, having much hair. 2 Having ringlets. 3 Womanly. |
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teas
sm ind [f. in Badenoch]. Heat, warmth. 2 Superabundance, too much of the good t...an còrr |
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càrnaid
sf ind Carnation. 2 Cochineal. 3* Flesh-colour. 4 Certain tint of red, much used in the Highl...an còrr |
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cas-chrom
cois-chruim, sf The crooked spade, an implement of tillage peculiar to the Highlands, used fo...an còrr |
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