ach

conj But, except, besides. Ach mise, but me; cha do rinn neach ach thusa e, none but you did it; ach có siud air a' charraig mar cheò, but who is yonder on the hill like mist? dh'fhalbh iad uile ach a h-aon, they all departed but one; ach beag, almost, nearly; gabhaidh mi faclair mur bi an clò-bhualadh ach air an dara taobh a-mhàin, I will take a dictionary if the printing be on one side (of the paper) only. The literal English translation of this sentence — “if the printing be not but on one side” &c conveys an exactly opposite meaning. Bheirinn dhut e ach gu bheil thu gun chiall, I would give it to you were it not that you are without understanding; b' e mo chomhairle dha a' chiad obair a ghabhail ach i a bhith onorach, I would advise him to take the first work if honest. See also “ach am.”

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