Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
Saoil /sɯːl/
ainm-àite neo-ath.
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saoil /sɯːl/
gn. ag. -sinn
1 conceive, deem, think! 2 be under the impression, imagine, suppose! |
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saoil /sɯːl/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 seal (object) 2 bunghole |
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saoil an cuir thu an aithne a chéile sinn?
will you introduce us? |
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..., saoil? 
..., I wonder? |
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saoile /sɤilə/
boir. neo-ath.
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am fear a tha gun mhodh, saoilidh e gur e modh am mì-mhodh
a rude person considers rudeness the norm (fig.) |
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saoilidh am fear a bhios 'na thàmh fhuair e fhéin a b' fheàrr làmh air an stiùir
he is an armchair general/back-seat driver (fig.) |
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aighear nach saoil
unimaginable/unthinkable joy |
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cha saoil e càil dheth
he thinks little of it |
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cha saoilinn dad dhen chùis
I wouldn't think anything of it |
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saoilidh mi gun…
I believe/think that… |
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's iomadh rud a tha an cois an laoigh nach saoil a mhàthair
people are unpredictable (fig.) |
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saoilidh gadaiche nam bruach gur e bradach uile càch
evildoers always think the worst of others (fig.) |
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ach shaoil leam gun…
but I thought that… |
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nuair a shaoil leat gun…
when you thought that… |
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shaoil e leis gur e capybara a chunnaic e
he thought that he had seen a capybara |
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shaoil mise gun robh e a' tighinn san uisge
I thought it was free, I thought it didn't cost anything (fig.) |
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shaoileadh tu gun… /hɯːləɣ du gən/
you would think that… |
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saoilidh am fear a tha 'na thàmh gur h-e e fhéin an làmh as fheàrr air an stiùir
he is an armchair general/back-seat driver (fig.) |
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saoilsinn /sɯːlʃɪNʲ/
boir. gin. -e
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saoil am biodh brìgh sam bith càr a cheannach?
do you think there would be any point in buying a car? |
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ma bhios tu tric a' dol an gàbhadh, théid do bhàthadh uair nach saoil thu
if you dice with death, one day your number will be up (fig.) |
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seo parka daor, saoil sibh?
this is an expensive parka, what do you think? |
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Cuan Saoil
ainm-àite
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Toraidhean Dwelly
saoil
pr pt a' saoilsinn, a' saoiltinn, & a' saoileachdainn, vn Think, suppose, imagine....an còrr |
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saoileam
v. “Methinks.” 2 1st per. sing imp. of sao...an còrr |
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saoilsinn
-e, sf Thinking, act of thinking, supposing, imagining or judging. A' saoilsinn, pr pt ...an còrr |
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saoil
-e, -ean, sf Seal, see seula. |
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saoil
pr pt a' saoileadh, va see seulaich. |
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saoilidh
** fut aff a of saoil. |
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saoileachdainn
-ean, sm Supposition. 2 Thinking, thought, reflection. prov. A' saoileachdainn, pr ...an còrr |
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saoilear
** fut pass of saoil. |
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oil
see saoil. |
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saoileadh
-aidh, sm & pr pt of saoil, see seuladh. |
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