Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
leisg /Lʲeʃgʲ/ 
bua. coi. -e
1 lazy, idle, sluggish 2 inert |
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leisg /Lʲeʃgʲ/
boir. gin. -e
1 laziness, idleness, sloth 2 inertia |
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's e a' mhàthair èasgaidh a nì an nighean leisg
diligent mother idle daughter |
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's fheàrr a bhith leisg gu ceannach na righinn gu pàigheadh
better be slow to buy than slow to pay |
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chan eil dad a leisg orm obair a dhèanamh
I'm not lazy at all about doing work |
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maide-leisg /madʲəˈleʃgʲ/
fir. neo-ath.
pull-stick tug-of-war, mas-wrestling |
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leasg /Lʲesg/
bua. coi. leisge
1 lazy, idle, sluggish 2 inert |
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balach-leisg
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich-leisg
long work support (in smithing) |
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bata-leisg
fir. neo-ath.
pull-stick tug-of-war, mas-wrestling |
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cha robh cnàimh leisg 'na chorp
he didn't have a lazy bone in his body |
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uallach a' ghille leisg
trying to do too much at the same time (and failing; fig.) |
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is leisg le leisgeadair a dhol a laighe ach is seachd leisg le leisgeadair éirigh
a lazybone is late to bed and late to rise (fig.) |
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cho leisg ris a' chù
as lazy as a sloth (fig.) |
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ceangailte ris a leisg
incurably lazy |
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is minig a thàinig nighean leisg o mhàthair èasgaidh
diligent mother idle daughter |
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cho leisg ri cù na sitig
as lazy as a sloth (fig.) |
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cha dèan leisg an gnothach
you can't be lazy, being lazy won't do the job |
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cho leisg ris a' chadalachan-tràighe
as lazy as a couch potato (fig.) |
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ged as leisg, is fheudar
needs must (when the Devil drives)! (fig.) |
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's e an nighean èasgaidh a nì a' mhàthair leisg
diligent daughter idle mother |
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's leisg le leisgean dol a laighe, is seachd leisge leis éirigh
loth to bed and loth to rise (fig.) |
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tha leisg orm a leigeil seachad
I am loath/reluctant/disinclined to give it up |
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leasg /Lʲesg/
boir. gin. leisg, iol. -an
red-throated diver/loon (gavia stellata) |
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corra-leisg
boir. gin. -e
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chan eil leisg air sin fhosgladh
he has no qualms about opening that |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
leisg
-e, a. Lazy, indolent, slothful. 2 Loath, reluctant, unwilling. Duine leisg, an indolent m...an còrr |
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leisg
-e, sf [m. in Badenoch]. Laziness, sloth, slothfulness, indolence. 'Se an leisg...an còrr |
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leisgean
-ein, -an, sm Sluggard, lazy person. 2 Sloven. Seall thusa dhomh-sa an leisgean agus seallaid...an còrr |
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mac-leisg
sm Lazy, indolent person, laziness personified, (lit. son of laziness). |
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maide-leisg
(DMK) sm Trial of strength performed by two men sitting on the ground with the soles of their...an còrr |
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is
pres. ind v def. & irreg.
Thus conjugated:
IND pres is mi, I am; ...an còrr |
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corra-leisg
* sf Sloth. [Preceded by art. a' chorra-leisg]. |
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leasg
a. see leisg. |
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leisge
comp. of leisg. More or most lazy. |
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taobh-leisg
(DC) sm (lit. a lazy side) Applied to the side of a boat when it bulges more than the ...an còrr |
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