Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
chan /xaN(j)/ 
m.-fh.
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can /kan/
gn. ag. -tainn
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chan eil iad a' bodraigeadh móran ris
they don't bother with it much |
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chan eil tàir breith idir bitheanta 'nam measg
they don't often have difficult births, they don't usually suffer from dystocia (i.e. livestock) |
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chan eil ach sùil amhairc aige ann
he's only watching/observing |
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chan eil sgiolt aice
she has no sense |
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chan ann gun saothair a nithear còta
a lawn won't mow itself (fig.) |
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chan eil cuimhne circe aig Calum
Calum has a memory like a sieve, Calum is a real featherbrain (fig.) |
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an nì a dh'fhalbhas, chan e a dh'fhóghnas
what is gone is gone, it's no use crying over spilt milk (fig.) |
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chan eil a dùbhradh san t-saoghal
there isn't another one like her in the world |
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chan eil saod orm éirigh
I cannot get up, I haven't the strength/energy to get up |
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chan eil sgot céille aige
he doesn't have an ounce of sense |
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chan fhuilear dhut a bhith làidir
it would be better for you to be strong |
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chan eil lide aice
she is stuck for words, she cannot think of anything to say |
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chan e do ghnothach e
it's none of your business, it's not your business |
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chan eil mi a' dèanamh càl no brochan dheth
I can't make head nor tail of it (fig.) |
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chan fhiù leam dannsa
I don't approve of dancing |
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chan fhiach e smugaid
it's not worth anything/shit (fig.) |
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chan e sin a tha a' cunntas
1 that's not what counts 2 that's not the point, that's beside the point (fig.) |
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dé do chor? chan eil guth ri ràdh
how are things? oh, nothing to complain (of), no reason to complain |
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chan fhuirich am muir ri uallach 's cha dèan bean luath maorach
time and tide wait for no man but haste makes waste (fig.) |
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chan eil gaoistean liath 'na cheann
he doesn't have a single grey hair on his head |
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chan eil sgillinn ris an t-saoghal agam
I don't have a penny to my name, I don't anything in the whole wide world |
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chan eil e gu odds
it makes no difference, it doesn't matter |
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chan eil e a' gabhail rium gun cuala mi e
I don't recall hearing it, I'm not aware of hearing it |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
cha
negative particle, Not. [Cha aspirates the fut. neg of a verb, also the initial...an còrr |
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chan
past aff. of can. 2 Old form of cha'n, see note under cha. |
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acainn
-e, -ean, sf Apparatus, implements, utensils, tackle, tools, appendages of any kind. 2 Salve,...an còrr |
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aidich
pr pt ag aideachadh, va Confess, own, acknowledge. 2 Affirm, avow. Ag aideachadh a chi...an còrr |
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aig
prep At, near, close by. 2 In possession. 3 On account of. 4 For. 5 On. Is mór agam sin, I...an còrr |
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aineol
-oil, sm Stranger, foreigner. 2 Guest. 3 Unacquaintance. Ann an tìr m' aineol, in the coun...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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airidh
a Worthy, deserving, excellent. 2 Famous. 3 Fit, meet, suitable. Chan airidh mi air, I am ...an còrr |
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àithn
pr pt Ag àithne & àithneadh, va Command, charge order, bid, direct, enjoin. Chan à...an còrr |
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aithne
sf Knowledge, discernment, acquaintance. Chan eil aithne agam air, I have no knowle...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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alt
uilt, altan, sm Joint, joining. 2 Condition, state order, method. 2** Articulation. 3 Edifice...an còrr |
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a-mhàin
adv Only, alone. Chan e a-mhàin, not only. |
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lagh
-a, pl. –anna & -annan, sm Law. Generally masculine but feminine in Suther...an còrr |
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annaibh
prep pron (ann + sibh) In you (pl). Chan eil ciall ann, you have no judgment. |
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adhbhar
-air, -airean, sm Cause, reason. 2 Subject, matter. Adhbhar bròin, a cause of grief; c...an còrr |
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aodann
-ainn, n pl -ainnean, sf Face, forehead, visage. 2 Surface. 3** Impudence. 4 Façade. Á...an còrr |
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aoigheachd
sf ind Entertainment, lodging, hospitality. 2 see aoibheachd. Air aoigheachd, enjoying hos...an còrr |
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aonar
a Alone, solitary. 2 Singular in grammar. Duine 'na aonar, a man all alone, a singu...an còrr |
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làmh
làimh (gen. làimheach in Skye), pl. -an, sf Hand. 2 Arm. 3 Handle of a t...an còrr |
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leig
pr pt a' leigeil & a' leigeadh, va & n. Permit, allow. 2 Slip, as dogs to the ...an còrr |
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leithid
-e, -ean, sf The like, equal, compeer, fellow. Is ainneamh a leithid, his match is seldom ...an còrr |
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bàirneach
-ich, sf Limpet. 2(AF) Barnacle 3 Cunner. Chan fhaighinn òrd air bàirnich air, he was too ...an còrr |
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bàrr
-a, sm Top, uppermost part of anything. 2 Point, as of a weapon or shoe. 3 Crop of grain, gra...an còrr |
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bàs
-àis, sm Death. 2** Destruction. Is e rìgh nan uamhas am bàs, death is the king of ...an còrr |
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