Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
éiginn /eːgʲɪNʲ/
boir. iol. -ean
1 distress 2 necessity 3 crisis, emergency |
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air éiginn
co-ghn.
1 barely, scarcely, just 2 with difficulty |
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bha e ann an éiginn airson naidheachd fhaighinn
he was desperate to receive some news |
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teine-éiginn
fir. iol. teintean-éiginn
needfire (fire started by friction, supposedly cures cattle diseases) |
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olc no éiginn
one way or another, anyway |
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ìm-éiginn
fir. gin. ime-éiginn
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beò air éiginn 
just/barely alive |
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co-éiginn /ko eːgʲɪNʲ/
boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
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cha dèan mi air éiginn ach m' ainm
I can barely write/sign my name |
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's éiginn dhomh falbh
1 I must/really have to leave 2 I am required to leave |
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rud-eigin /Rudəgʲɪn/
co-ghn. neo-ath.
1 something 2 (as adv.) a bit, a touch, somewhat 3 (as adv.) rather, quite |
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tarraing air éiginn
heath rush (juncus squarrosus) |
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thàr mi air éiginn ás
I barely managed to escape |
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a dh'olc no a dh'éiginn
by hook or by crook, one way or another (fig.) |
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cha bheir lagh air éiginn
necessity has no law |
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chan eil beart an aghaidh na h-éiginn
necessity has no law (fig.) |
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ri linn na h-éiginn
in case of emergency |
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dèan beus air éiginn
make a virtue of necessity! |
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lomach air éiginn
by the skin of your teeth (fig.) |
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maoin-éiginn
boir. iol. -ean-éiginn
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Maoin-éiginn Cloinne Eadar-nàiseanta nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
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reachdas-éiginn
fir. gin. -ais-éiginn
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's ann air éiginn a fhuair sinn seasamh /sãũN ɛrʲ eːgʲɪNʲ ə huərʲ ʃiNʲ ʃesəv/
with difficulty we managed to stand up |
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's e an éiginn mhór a chuireadh e gu…
only under duress would he… |
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thog e air éiginn a shùil
he raised his eye with difficulty |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
éiginn
sf Force, violence, compulsion. 2 Straits, hardship. 3 Difficulty. 4 Necessity, distress. 5 R...an còrr |
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àill
sf Desire, will, pleasure. Dé is àill leibh? what is your will? an nì a b' àill leam, ...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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air éiginn
adv With difficulty. |
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bàsaich
pr pt a' bàsachadh, vn Die (as an animal), perish. 2 Starve. 3 Wither, as a plant. 4 G...an còrr |
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beatha
-annan, sf Life. 2 Victuals, food. 3 Livelihood. 4 Welcome, salutation. 5 see beithir. Is amh...an còrr |
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breith air éiginn
†† sm Violence, deforcement, rapine. 2* Child scarcely alive when born. |
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comh-éiginn
sf Force, constraint, compulsion. |
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teine-éiginn
sm Fire by friction, forced fire or fire of necessity. The teine-éiginn was considered...an còrr |
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ann
'S e a bha ann gum b' éiginn mac an rìgh a thabhairt dhan fhamhair, this is what was in it, that ...an còrr |
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lomach air éiginn
(DMC), adv By the skin of the teeth. |
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càil-éiginn
sf ind Some, somewhat. 2 Small matter. 3** In some degree, in some measure. Tha càil-é...an còrr |
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cluth-aodaich
** va Clothe, clothe warmly. Is éiginn dhuinn a bhith air ar cluth-aodachadh, we must be c...an còrr |
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éigean
see éiginn. |
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éigin
see éiginn. |
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éiginn-fhuail
sf Dysury. |
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falbhach
-aiche, a Moving, walking, travelling. Is éiginn don fheumach a bhith a' falbh, the...an còrr |
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gìomhanach
(DC) sm One who is timid. 'S òrdugh teann ag iarraidh sìthne a' cur nan gìomhanach nan éiginn...an còrr |
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ìm-éiginn
sm Substitute for butter, made with milk and eggs and a little salt stirred together over the...an còrr |
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lom-éiginn
-e, -ean, sf Absolute necessity. |
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taigh-éiginn
sm Privy, {toilet}. |
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tarraing air éiginn
sf Heath-rush (juncus squarrosus) — Colonsay. |
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acair-éiginn
sf Sheet-anchor. |
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