Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь

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contradicted (proverb)

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cha bhi ‘n fhìrinn

air a breugnachadh truth (i.e. the

scriptures) cannot be contradicted

breun, brèine a corrupt, foul, loathsome,

nasty, rancid, rank

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na luibhean breuna

the nasty / loathsome weeds

breun, -adh v become corrupt / putrid,

stink

breunag, -aige, -an nf drab, slattern, slut

breuntas, -ais nm putridness, putrefaction,

stench

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bha an corp a’ dol am

breuntas the body was becoming putrid /

putrefying

briantadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm bream

breus, -a, -an nm mantelpiece

briathar, -air, briathran nm term (expres-

sion), word

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briathran pl may⫽ word-

ing

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leugh e na briathran he read the

words / wording

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chuir e a smaointean

ann am briathran he put his thoughts into

words

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bidh seo a’ gabhail a-steach

faclan is briathran de dh’iomadh cuspair

this will include words and terms from

many subjects

briathrach, -aiche a wordy, talkative,

verbose, loquacious

briathrachas, -ais, -an nm phraseology,

terminology, verbosity, vocabulary

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briathrachas teicneolais technical termi-

nology

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bha clas eile ann far an do thog

sinn briathrachas proifeiseanta there was

another class where we learned a profes-

sional vocabulary

briathrail.-e a

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same as briathrach

bric

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of breac

trout

brice

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gen sing of breac smallpox

brìb, -e, -ean nf bribe

brìb, -eadh v bribe

brìbeadh, -idh nm & vn of brìb bribing

brìbeireachd nf bribery

brid, -eadh v

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see briod

brideadh, -idh nm & vn of brid

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see

briodadh

brìdean, -ein, -an nm

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see brìd-eun

brìd-eun, brìd-eoin, brìd-eoin nm oyster-

catcher, sea-piet

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also gille-brìde

bridich, -eachadh v

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same as brid

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rinneadh oidhirp air na beathaichean seo

a bhrideachadh an attempt was made to

breed these animals

brìg, e, -ean nf pile, heap, store e.g. of

potatoes

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bha e a’ càrnadh nan clach

nam brìg he was gathering up the stones in

a (lit. in their) heap

brìg, -eadh v pile, stack

brìgeadh, -idh nm & vn of brìg piling etc.

brìgh nf indec drift (of argument etc.),

energy, epitome, essence, force, gist,

import, juice, matter, meaning,

moment (of import), pith (metaph),

point (in argument), purport, sense,

signiﬁcance, substance, tenor

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tha

brìgh anns an leabhar sin there is sub-

stance in that book

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tha brìgh ann am

feadhainn de na gearainean a rinn iad

there is substance in some of the com-

plaints they made

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cuir brìgh ann

energize

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thoir brìgh às exploit

do bhrìgh (prep ⫹ gen) because of, on

account of, by virtue of – rather

archaic nowadays – used in ‘biblical’

contexts

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do bhrìgh do sheòrsa feall-

sanachd… because of your brand of

philosophy …

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do bhrìgh sin because

of that, on that account

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do bhrìgh

cion cleachdaidh because of / through

lack of use

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do bhrìgh agus / is /

’s conj because, for, seeing that

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bhrìgh ’s nach robh e air a bhaisteadh

… because he was not baptised

do bhrìgh gu / gum / gun / gur conj

because

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cha do nochd e do bhrìgh

gun robh an tinneas-mara air he didn’t

make an appearance because he was

suffering from sea-sickness

breun 92

brìgheil, -e a meaningful, signiﬁcant

brillean, -ein nm clitoris

briod, -adh v breed

briodadh, -aidh nm & vn of briod

breeding

brìodail, brìodal v 1. caress, ﬂatter,

court, coax 2. chat, chatter, gossip, make

small talk, talk

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bha iad a’ brìodal nam

measg fhèin they were chatting among

themselves

brìodal, -ail nm & vn of brìodail

courting etc.

briog, -adh v jab, prick

briogadh, -aidh nm & vn of briog jabbing

etc., jab, prick

briogais, -e, -ean nf breeches, trousers

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the pl means many pairs of trousers (as in

a shop)

briogais-shnàimh nf swimming shorts

brìogh nf indec

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see brìgh

brìoghmhor, -oire a energetic, expressive,

juicy, important, meaningful, racy, full of

substance, substantial, succulent

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bha ise

fada na bu bhrìoghmhoire na esan she was

far more energetic than he

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tha sinn a’

sireadh cuideachaidh nas brìoghmhoire

na sin we are looking for more substantial /

meaningful assistance than that

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colu-

adair brìoghmhor saor an energetic, free

society

brìoghmhorachd nf juiciness, meaningful-

ness, substantialness, vigorousness

brìoghor, -oire a

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same as brìoghmhor

brìoghorachd nf

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same as

brìoghmhorachd

briosg, -adh / -ail v start, jump suddenly,

quicken, come alive

briosgadh, -aidh nm & vn of briosg start-

ing etc., briskness, liveliness, spurt

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bha

briosgadh na sùilean there was a liveli-

ness in her eyes

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thàinig briosgadh na

cheum a briskness came into his step

briosgaid, -e, -ean nf biscuit

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cheannaich

e pacaid bhriosgaidean he bought a packet

of biscuits

briosgaid-uisge nf water-biscuit

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bha e

glè dhèidheil air briosgaidean-uisge he

was very fond of water-biscuits

bris, -eadh v break, go bankrupt, contra-

vene, disrupt, fracture, rupture, snap, stave

(stave in), violate

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note that the vn is

often bristeadh

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bris a-mach erupt, issue

(intrans.)

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bris a-steach invade

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bris

(a-steach air) infringe

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bris na mhìrean

shatter

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bris sìos analyse (gram.)

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fear

a bhris bankrupt

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bhris e an uinneag he

broke the window

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chaidh an uinneag

a bhriseadh the window was broken (at that

moment)

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bha an uinneag air a briseadh

the window was broken (had been broken)

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chaidh briseadh a-steach a dhèanamh

air an taigh the house was broken into

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b’fheudar dha briseadh air gàire he had to

break out into a laugh / burst out laughing

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bha e air a chronachadh airson an

riaghailt seo a bhriseadh he was chided

for breaking this rule

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tha na goireasan

ionadail gu briseadh mar thà the local

facilities are already at breaking point

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bhris air a shlàinte his health failed

briseadh, -idh, -idhean nm & vn of bris

breaking etc., bankruptcy, breach, break,

disruption, fracture, infraction, infringe-

ment, interruption, smash, violation

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briseadh a-mach eruption

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briseadh

a-steach invasion

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Briseadh na

h-Eaglaise the Disruption

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briseadh

(creideis) insolvency

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briseadh sìos

decomposition

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briseadh a’ ghutha

breaking of the voice

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briseadh prìomh

phìob burst main

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dèan briseadh breach

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briseadh ìomhaighean iconoclasm

briseadh a-steach

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irruption

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thàinig

briseadh air a shlàinte his health broke

down (lit. there came a breaking upon his

health)

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gun bhriseadh unbroken

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a’

ruith is a’ leum mar loth gun bhriseadh

running and leaping like an unbroken ﬁlly

briseadh-cridhe nm heartbreak, grief

b.-chrìochan nm trespass b.-dùil nm dis-

appointment

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ma tha sùil aige ri prothaid

mhòir gheibh e briseadh-dùil if he expects

a large proﬁt he will get a disappointment

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bha feadhainn a’ gabhail briseadh-dùil

nach do rinn na h-ùghdarasan seo some

were disappointed that the authorities

didn’t do this b.-latha / b.-là nm dawn,

daybreak b.-pòsaidh nm divorce

brisg, -e a brittle, crisp (of edibles), fragile,

frangible, friable

brisg, -e, -ean nf crisp

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bha e a’ criomadh

bhrisgean buntàta he was nibbling potato

crisps

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bha pacaid bhrisgean aige he had

a packet of crisps

brisgead, -eid nm fragility

brisgealachd nf brittleness

brisgean, -ein nm 1. gristle 2. silverweed,

white tansy

brisgean-milis, am brisgean-milis nm

pancreas, sweetbread

brist, -eadh v

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see bris, -eadh

briste pp broken, bankrupt, insolvent

bristeadh

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see briseadh

britheamh, -eimh, -an nm

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same as

breitheamh

broc, bruic, bruic nm badger

broc-lann nm badger’s den, sett

brochan, -ain nm gruel, porridge

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… gus

càl no brochan a dhèanamh dheth / dhiubh

… to make a kirk or a mill of it / them / to

make the best of it / them

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bha e togail

bothan ach rinn e brochan dheth he was

building a shed, but he made a mess of it

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tha mo cheann na bhrochan my head is

in a muddle / all mixed up

brochanach a well supplied with porridge

or gruel

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uncommon, but found in the

proverb: bi gu curraiceach, brògach,

brochanach sa gheamhradh be well

capped, well shod, and well supplied with

gruel in winter

broclach, -aich, -aichean nf warren

brod, -adh v goad, poke, stir up, stimulate

brod, bruid, -an nm 1. something sharp

and pointed like a goad 2. the best / choice

of anything

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used in set phrases such as:

brod na croit a choice croft brod an taighe

a choice house

93 brod

brod-griasaich nm poker b.-teine nm

poker

brodadh, -aidh nm & vn of brod goading

etc., prick, stimulation, stimulus

brodag, -aige, -an nf hormone

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brodag an

fhàis growth hormone

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brodag nan clach

testosterone

brodaich, -achadh v poke

brodanaich, -achadh v poke

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bhro-

danaich e an teine he poked the ﬁre

bròg, -oige, -an nf boot, shoe

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cha

bhithinn na bhrògan airson dad a chun-

naic mi I wouldn’t be in his shoes for any-

thing [I have seen]

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see faic for a similar

idiom

bròg-dannsa nf pump b.-èille nf brogue

b.-fhiodha nf clog, sabot b.-na-cuthaig

nf heartsease b.-sheòmair nf slipper

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bha

brògan-seòmair air a chasan he had slip-

pers on his feet b.-spèilidh nf skating boot

broga, -an nm awl

brogach, -aiche a sturdy

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treud de chao-

raich bhrogach a ﬂock of sturdy sheep

brogach, -aich, -aich nm sturdy little boy

brògach a well shod (of a person)

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uncommon, but found in the proverb: bi

gu curraiceach, brògach, brochanach sa

gheamhradh be well capped, well shod,

and well fed with gruel in winter

brogail, -e a hale and hearty, sprightly

broighlich nf noise, tumult, confusion

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bha mo cheann na bhroighlich my head

was in confusion

broilein nm manyplies, omasum (the 3rd

stomach of a ruminant)

broilisg nf fuss

broilleach, -ich, -ichean nm bosom, breast,

bust, chest

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bha trì buinn air a bhroil-

leach there were three medals on his chest

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bha suaicheantas beag airgid air taobh

deas a bhroillich there was a small silver

badge on the right side of his chest

bròinean, -ein, -an nm poor fellow, chap,

man etc. “Och, am bròinean,” ars ise

“Och, the poor man,” she said

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a bhròinein! poor fellow! (in address)

broinneag, -aige, -an nf scrap, shred,

snatch (of a song)

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bha broinneagan de

sheann òrain a’ruith trom inntinn scraps /

snatches of old songs were running

through my head

broman, -ain, -ain nm boor, booby

bromanach, -aiche a boorish

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duine

brùideil bromanach a brutal, boorish

individual

bròn, -òin nm mourning, sadness, sorrow

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bha e a’ cur bròn orm an rud a rinn iad

I deplored what they did

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fo bhròn

dejected

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bha bròn oirre she was sad (lit.

sadness was on her)

brònach, -aiche a disconsolate, doleful,

miserable, rueful, sad, sorrowful

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dèan

brònach sadden

bròn-chluich nf tragedy (tragic play)

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sgrìobh e bròn-chluich he wrote a tragedy

bronn, -adh v bestow, endow, grant

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seo

an dìleab a bhronn a shaothair oirnn this

is the legacy that his labour(s) bestowed

upon us

bronn

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gen sing and gen pl of brù stomach

bronnach, -aiche a pot-bellied

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stòbha

bheag bhronnach a little pot-bellied stove

bronnadh, -aidh nm & vn of bronn

bestowing etc., bestowal, endowment

bronnag, -aige, -an nf gudgeon

bronnaichean / bronnan pl of brù

brosgail, brosgal v ﬂatter

brosgal, -ail nm & vn of brosgail ﬂattering,

ﬂattery

brod-griasaich 94

broinn dat case of brù belly, stomach

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also used as nom nf

am broinn prep⫹ gen case inside,

within

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am broinn taighe within

a house

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am broinn bogsa inside

a box

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tuit am broinn a chèile col-

lapse, fall in(wards)

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thuit an taigh

am broinn a chèile the house collapsed

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tha an suidheachadh am broinn na

Frainge a’ leasachadh aig làn astar

the situation within France is improv-

ing at full speed

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na tha am broinn

(an taighe) the contents (of the house)

In common with other compd preps

where the ﬁrst element is an / am,

when am broinn is used with a pers

pron am becomes a prep poss adj of

ann i.e. nam bhroinn within me

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nad bhroinn within you sing

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na bhroinn within him / it masc

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broinn within her / it fem

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nar

broinn within us

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’nur broinn within

you pl & polite

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nam broinn within

them

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am bogsa agus na tha na

bhroinn the box and its contents

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thuit

mullach na bàthcha na broinn the roof

of the byre fell in (lit. inside it)

brosgalach, -aiche a ﬂattering

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briathran brosgalach with ﬂattering words

brosnachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

brosnaich encouragement, excitement,

inducement, incentive, incitement, insti-

gation, stimulus

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bha am brosnachadh

gabhaltach the excitement was catching

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cha robh an cadal aca ach mì-fhoiseil an

oidhche sin leis a’ bhrosnachadh their

sleep was but restless that night with the

excitement

brosnachail, -e a encouraging, rousing

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bha an toradh seo brosnachail this

outcome was encouraging

brosnaich, -achadh v abet, cheer, encour-

age, excite, incite, inspire, instigate, kindle,

prod, rally, rouse, stimulate, stir, urge

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a’feuchainn ri a bhrosnachadh gu Gàidhlig

a bhruidhinn trying to encourage him to

speak Gaelic

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ma bhrosnaicheas iad an

clann gu sin a dhèanamh if they encourage

their children to do that

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bhrosnaich e iad

gus barrachd chaorach a ghleidheadh he

encouraged them to keep more sheep

brot,(-a) nm broth, soup

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brot air ceann

caorach broth made of a sheep’s head,

sheep’s head broth

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dè ghabhas tu? gab-

haidh mi brot what will you have? I’ll have

broth / soup

broth, -a nm eruption (on skin), rash

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bha

a chom uile còmhdaichte le broth his body

was all covered by a rash

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bha broth air

a chom there was a rash on his body

brothach, -aiche a 1. sullen, full of sullen

anger

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bha e caran brothach he was

somewhat sullen

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chaidh e gu brothach

gu taigh a bhràthar he went angrily to his

brother’s house 2. mangy

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cù brothach

a mangy dog

brothall

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in the phrase bi am brothall

swelter

brothlainn, -ean nf agitation, confusion

brù, bronn, bronnaichean / bronnan (dat

broinn) nf belly, stomach, womb

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bha

brù mhòr air he had a big stomach

brù-chainnt nf ventriloquism

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dèan brù-

chainnt perform ventriloquism b.-chain-

ntear nm ventriloquist b.-dhearg, gen

b.-dheirge nm redbreast, robin, robin red-

breast

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fhuair mi nead brù-dheirge I

found a robin’s nest (brù-dhearg is really

an adj meaning red-bellied and was origi-

nally accompanied by the word eun bird

which explains why it is masc though brù

is fem) b.-gheal, gen b.-ghil nm wheatear

(bird)

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for explanation of gender see

brù-dhearg above

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also clacharan (q.v.)

bruach, -aich, -aichean nf bank, border,

brink, edge

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air bruaich na h-aibhne on

the bank of the river, on the river bank

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Bruach Chluaidh Clydebank

bruadair, bruadar v dream

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bha mi

a’bruadar nam dhùisg I was daydreaming

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… ’s ise a’ bruadar air a leannan …as

she dreamed of her lover

bruadar, -air, -an nm & vn of bruadair

dreaming, dream, vision

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chunnaic e

mar gum b’ann ann am bruadar …he

saw, as if in a dream …

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bha a bhruadar

air a choilionadh his dream was fulﬁlled

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ann am bruadar luaineach in a ﬁtful

dream

bruadarach, -aiche a visionary

bruadaraiche, -ean nm dreamer, visionary

bruaillean, -ein nm 1. annoyance, bother,

trouble

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sheall e orm gun bhruaillean he

looked at me without annoyance

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dhùisg

e bho chadal trom gun bhruaillean he

awoke from a heavy, untroubled sleep

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cha robh de bhruaillean orm ach gun robh

agamsa ri … I wasn’t bothered except that

I had to .. 2.confusion of mind, delirium

bruaillean trom-laighe confusion of mind

as in a nightmare

bruailleanach, -aiche a disturbed

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bha a

chadal briste bruailleanach his sleep was

broken and disturbed

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tha e nàdarra gu

leòr boireannaich a bhith car bruail-

leanach san t-suidheachadh seo it’s natural

enough for women to be somewhat

disturbed in this situation

brucach a basically means ‘speckled’

(uncommon in this sense), but in connec-

tion with sheep means ‘black-faced’

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caora bhrucach a black-faced sheep

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caoraich bhrucach the black-faced sheep

(pl)

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note also: bha pat brucach air

a ghruaidh he had a discoloured / black-

and-blue bruise on his cheek

brùchd, brùchdail / brùchdadh v belch

(pour out / break wind), burst, erupt, gush,

rush

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brùchd (a-mach) belch

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bhrùchd e

a-steach he burst in

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bhrùchd sgal oillteil

de chràdh bhuaipe a dreadful cry of pain

burst from her

brùchd, -a, -an nm & vn of brùchd eructa-

tion, gush

brùchdach a irruptive

brùchdadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

brùchd belching etc., eruption

brùchdaire, -ean nm gusher

brugh, bruighne, bruighnean nm broch

bruic

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of broc

badger

95 bruic

bruich, bruich v boil (of food), broil, cook

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note that bruich is only used when the

food being cooked is mentioned e.g. bha

poit brot a’ bruich air an stòbha a pot of

broth was boiling / cooking on the stove

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bha i a’ bruich na circe she was boiling /

cooking the hen – if you wished to say e.g.

she was busy cooking you would have to

say: bha i trang a’ còcaireachd

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bruich

ann an àmhainn bake

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nuair a bhruic-

hear an giomach tha e dearg when the

lobster is boiled it is red

bruicheil, -e a sultry, hot

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nach i tha

bruicheil! isn’t it sultry!

bruichneach, -iche a effervescent

bruid

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gen sing of brod goad

brùid, -e, -ean nf animal, beast, brute, ruf-

ﬁan

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mar nach biodh annta ach brùidean

na machrach as if they were only beasts of

the ﬁeld

brùideil, -e a bestial, brutal, brutish

brùideileachd nf bestiality, brutishness,

brutality

bruidheann

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see bruidhinn

bruidhinn, bruidhinn (also bruidheann) v

speak, talk

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bruidhnidh e a’ Ghàidhlig gu

ﬁleanta he speaks Gaelic ﬂuently

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cha

bhruidhneadh e ach Gàidhlig he would

speak only Gaelic

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bha i a’ bruidhinn ort

she was speaking about you

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bha iad uile

a’ bruidhinn air an tachartas seo they

were all talking about this event

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tha

mi a’ creidsinn gu bheil iad a’ bruidhinn

ormsa cuideachd I believe that they are

talking about me too

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bhruidhinn iad mu

dheidhinn dealan a chur a-steach don taigh

they talked about putting electricity into the

house

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bruidhinn gu gagach stammer

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bruidhinn ri address

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bruidhinn ris fhèin

etc. soliloquize

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bruidhinn mu discuss

bruidhinn, bruidhne nf & vn of bruid-

hinn talking etc., talk

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bha ﬁos agam

nach dèanadh bruidhinn feum I knew that

talking would do no good

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tha bruidhinn

ann air drochaid ùr a thogail there is talk

of building a new bridge

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… mas e sin an

seòrsa bruidhne a tha thu gu bhith a’

cleachdadh … if that’s the kind of talk

you’re going to be using

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bha bruidhinn

nam boireannach gam bhuaireadh the

women’s talk(ing) was annoying me gun

bhruidhinn tacit

bruidhneach, -iche a loquacious, talka-

tive

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bha e glè bhruidhneach he was very

talkative

bruis, -e, -eachan nf brush b.-aodaich

nf clothes brush b.-bhròg nf shoe brush

b.-fhiaclan nf toothbrush b.-fuilt nf hair-

brush b.-pheantaidh nf paint-brush

bruisig, -eadh v brush

bruisigeadh nm & vn of bruisig brushing

brùite pp of brùth

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bruised, crushed

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bha a chridhe briste, brùite his heart was

broken and crushed

brùnaidh, -ean nm brownie (traditional)

brunndail, dèan brunndail mumble v

brusgar, -air nm rubbish

brùth, bruthadh v bruise, crush, jam,

pinch, press, push, squash, squeeze

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brùth (a-null ’s a-nall) jostle

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brùth

a-steach intrude

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brùth sìos depress

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bha an cudthrom ga bhruthadh the weight

was crushing him

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bha an sluagh a’

bruthadh ris na ballachan-bacaidh the

crowd was pressing against the barriers

bruthach, -aich, -aichean nm/f brae,

slope

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le bruthach downward

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leis a’

bhruthach downhill

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ri bruthach uphill

bruthadair, -ean nm crusher

bruthadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

brùth pressing etc., bruise, contusion,

pressure, push

bruthadh-fala nm blood pressure

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bruthadh-fala àrd / ìosal / cothromach

high / low / normal blood pressure

bruthaiche-steach nm intruder

bruthainn nf sultriness

bruthainneach, -iche a sultry, sweltry

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bha an latha bruthainneach the day was

sultry

bruthainneachd nf sultriness

bruthaist, -e nf brose, farrago

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Tourist Board

bu past tense of the assertive verb is

(q.v.) – used for emphasis

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b’e sin am

marbhadh! what a killing that was!

buabhall, -aill, -an nm 1. buffalo (in older

writings is used for unicorn, but aon-

adharcach is better and unambiguous)

2. stall (for cows)

buachaille, -ean nm cowherd, herd, herds-

man

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dh’fhastaidh an tuathanach e na

bhuachaille the farmer engaged him as a

cowherd

buachaille-ghobhar nm goatherd

buachailleachd nf & vn of buachaillich

herding

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buachailleachd ghluasadachd

nomadic herding

buachallach, -aiche a melodious

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h-eòin bhuachallach the melodious

birds

buachaillich , buachailleachd v herd

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a’ buachailleachd sprèidhe herding cattle

bruich 96

buachar, -air nm dung, cow-dung, cowpat,

muck (manure), ordure

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bha buachar

mòr mairt na laighe an sin there was

a large cowpat lying there

buadh, -aidh, pl -an & -annan gen pl

buadh nf attribute, endowment, faculty,

virtue, qualiﬁcation, talent

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buadh air

leth peculiarity

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buadh ceimiceach chem-

ical property

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buadhan breithneachaidh

critical faculties

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chuir sinn urram air a

bhuadhan ceòlmhor we paid reverence to

his musical talents

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bha e mar neach a

bha air a bhuadhan a chall he was like

one who had lost his faculties

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buadhan

pl may also⫽ ‘parts’ as in: fear nam

buadh the man of accomplishments, the

‘lad o’ pairts’, though the gen pl is now

more usually bhuadhan / nam buadhan

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seo stuth aig a bheil mòran bhuadhan

feumail this is a material which has many

useful properties

buadh-èadhair nf pneumatics

buadhach, -aiche a 1. gifted

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pàiste

buadhach a gifted child 2. effective, inﬂu-

ential, predominant, prevailing, prevalent,

victorious

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na cànainean buadhach mar

a’Bheurla the predominant languages like

[the] English

buadhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of buad-

haich conquering etc.

buadhaich, -achadh v (⫹ air where

required) conquer, outdo, overcome, pre-

dominate, prevail, subdue, vanquish

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bhuadhaich iad air gach taobh they pre-

vailed on every side

buadhaichte pp of buadhaich subdued,

conquered etc.

buadhair, -ean nm 1. victor 2. adjective,

epithet

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buadhair àireamhach numerical

adjective

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buadhair sònrachaidh /

comharrachaidh demonstrative adjective

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buadhair seilbheach possessive

adjective

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buadhair cunntair numeral

adjective

buadhmhor, -oire a successful, tri-

umphant, victorious

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bratach

bhuadhmhor a shinnsre the victorious

banner of his ancestors

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agus bheir

seo cothrom dhaibh tomhas nas

buadhmhoire a dhèanamh air an adhartas

a rinn iad this allows them to gauge

more successfully the progress they have

made

buadraig / buadraigeadh v

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see bodraig /

bodraigeadh

buaghallan, -ain nm ragwort / ragweed

buaic, -e, -ean nf wick

buaidh, -e, -ean nf 1. conquest, mas-

tery, predominance, success, victory

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o uaigh, càit a bheil do bhuaidh?

o grave, where is thy victory?

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chaidh

buaidh an latha leis na h-Albannaich

the [victory of the] day went with the

Scots

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cha robh buaidh leis mar

cheannaiche he had no success as

a merchant

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thoir / faigh buaidh (air)

beat, confound, defeat, excel (over),

gain victory (over), triumph (over), be

victorious (over)—but see also sect.

2—

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thug iad a-mach a’ bhuaidh they

triumphed

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thug sinn buaidh orra we

triumphed over them

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thug Uilleam

Ceannsaiche buaidh air Sasann

William the Conqueror gained a vic-

tory over England 2. consequence,

effect, inﬂuence

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buaidh an taigh-

ghlainne greenhouse effect

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tha

buaidh aig (rudeigin) air (rudeigin

eile) (something) has an effect on

(something else) or (something) has

a knock-on effect on (something else)

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b’e sin a’bhuaidh a bha aig an duine

orm that was the effect the man had

on me

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… aig a bheil buaidh mhòr

oirnn … which has a great effect on

us / which affects us greatly

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bha

buaidh mhòr aige orra he inﬂuenced

them greatly

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chan eil fhios agam dè

a’ bhuaidh a bha aig na thachair air

I don’t know what effect what happened

had on him (lit. there is not knowledge

at me what the effect that was at what

chanced on him)

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bha buaidh air aig

na h-argamaidean a chaidh a chur

roimhe

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the arguments laid before

him inﬂuenced him

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cha robh iad

a’ beachdachadh air dè a’ bhuaidh

a bhiodh aig na gnìomhan sin they

weren’t thinking of the effect of these

actions / the effect these actions would

have

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tha e iongantach a’ bhuaidh

a tha aca air daoine it’s amazing the

effect (that) they have on people

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tha

a’ chànain ga cnàmh le buaidhean

cèine the language is being eroded

by outside inﬂuences

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thoir / faigh

buaidh air affect, have an effect

upon,—but see also sect. 1,—

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thug

an litir seo buaidh air m’ inntinn this

letter had an effect on my mind

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tha e

neònach nach tug e buaidh sam bith

ort it’s strange that it didn’t have any

effect on you

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beag air bheag bha seo

97 buaic

a’ toirt buaidh orra this was gradually

having an effect on them

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fo bhuaidh

addicted

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bi fo bhuaidh⫹ gen (a)

be addicted to

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tha e fo bhuaidh

a’ hearoin / an tombaca he is addicted

to / under the inﬂuence of heroin /

tobacco (b) be subject to

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bha iad fo

bhuaidh deachdaireachd an airm they

were subject to the dictatorship of the

army 3. see buadh

buaidh-aithriseach a attributive

b. chairt nf trump (in cards)

b.-chaithream nm triumph

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dèan

buaidh-chaithream triumph

b.-chraobh nf spurge laurel

buaile, buailtean nf circle, enclosure, fold,

pen, ring

buaileag, -eige, -an nf small circle, circlet,

halo

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bha buaileagan mun lampa there

were haloes round the lamp

buailte pp stricken

buailteach, -iche a 1. apt, inclined, liable,

prone (to), subject (to)

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the prep air is

usually used before a vn and do before

a noun

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tha sinn an còmhnaidh buail-

teach air a bhith a’gearan mu a dheidhinn

we are always inclined to be complaining

about it

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chan eil nì nas buailtiche

air fearg a dhùsgadh there is nothing

more likely to arouse anger

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tha e buail-

teach gum bi beàrn eadar na

ginealaichean there is inclined to be

a generation gap (lit. a gap between the

generations)

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buailteach do chìs excis-

able, liable to tax, taxable

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tha seo

buailteach do chìs this is liable to tax

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the vn may be used without a prep

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bha

e buailteach a dhol na theine it was

inclined / liable / prone to go on ﬁre

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chan eil iad cho buailteach siubhal gu

meadhan a’ bhaile they aren’t so inclined

to travel to the centre of the town

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tha iad

buailteach do iomadh galar they are sub-

ject to many diseases

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bi buailteach do

incur 2. apt to strike

buailteachd nf aptitude, liability, tendency

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sgrìobhaidhean a nochd buailteachd do

chùisean-bheachd writings which showed

a tendency towards abstractions

buailtean, -ein, buailteinean nm swiple;

part of a ﬂail that threshed the corn

buain, buain v crop, harvest, mow, pluck,

reap

buain, buana nf harvest, reaping

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a’ dol

chun na buana going to the reaping

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laigh iad anns an achadh bhuana they

alighted in the harvest ﬁeld

buair, -eadh v 1. allure, embroil, tempt,

lure 2. annoy, molest, pester, provoke

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tric a bha mi ga bhuaireadh I was fre-

quently pestering him

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bu tric a

bhuaireadh sin mi that would often annoy

me 3. disconcert, distract, disturb, perturb,

trouble, vex, worry

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air a bhuaireadh dis-

tracted, troubled etc.

buaireadair, -ean nm tempter

buaireadh, -idh nm & vn of buair pester-

ing etc. and 1. temptation

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bha e na

bhuaireadh dhomh it was a temptation etc.

to me

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na leig ann am buaireadh sinn

lead us not into temptation 2. annoyance,

distraction, disturbance, provocation, vex-

ation

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tog buaireadh make a scene

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chan

buaic 98

buail, bualadh v bang, beat, coin, hit,

impinge, knock, pelt, rap, ring, smite,

strike, tap, thrash / thresh (of grain),

thump

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buail ri chèile clap

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buail

clag toll

Examples: bha an gleoc gus bualadh

the clock was about to strike

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bhuail

e an uinneag he struck the window

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also used with prep air bhuail e air

a’phost-lampa he struck the lamp-post

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bhuail e a cheann air cloich he

struck his head on a stone

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bha na

tunnagan a’ bualadh air an uinneig le

an gob the ducks were tapping on the

window with their beaks

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note also:

bhuail thu air, a Dhòmhnaill you hit

the nail on the head, Donald

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dh’fhaoite gum buaileamaid air an

fhìrinn perhaps we would hit upon the

truth

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and: bha na ﬁr òga a’ bualadh

ceapaichean nam poileasman dhiubh

the young men were knocking the

policemen’s hats off [them]

buail air strike one (⫽ suddenly realise)

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bhuail e orm gun robh deich bli-

adhna ann bhon a thòisich mi air an

obair seo it struck me that it was ten

years since I had begun this task

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sometimes in this last sense buail a-

steach air is used

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seo rud a

bhuaileas a-steach air luchd-tadhail

gu math tric this is something that

strikes visitors quite often

buail ann collide with, bump into,

touch upon

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bhuail e ann an duine

mòr he collided with a large man

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tha

e a’bualadh ann an cuspairean eile he

is touching upon other subjects

eil seo a’ cur cus buairidh oirnn this

doesn’t annoy us too much

buaireanta a 1. tempting, seditious

2. annoying, disturbing

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dealbhan

neònach buaireanta strange, disturbing

pictures

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dh’èirich dealbhan buaireanta

anns an inntinn aige disturbing images

rose in his mind

buaireas, -eis nm annoyance, disorder,

misrule, sedition, trouble, turbulence

dh’èirich buaireas is ceannairc as ùr mu

thuath disorder and rebellion arose anew

in the north

buaireasach, -aiche a annoying, inﬂamma-

tory, irksome, provoking, troublesome,

turbulent

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rè nam mìosan buaireasach ud

during those turbulent months

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bha e beò

ann an làithean garbha buaireasach he

was living in wild, turbulent times

buaireasachd nf turbulence

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seo àite

buaireasachd anns an abhainn this is a

place of turbulence in the river

bualadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of buail

hitting etc., bang, blow, bump, crash, hit,

peal, percussion

bualadh-dhòrn nm ﬁsticuffs

buamastair, -ean nm dolt

buan, buaine a durable, hardy, lasting,

livelong, long (esp. of time, effort), long-

lasting, permanent, tedious, tough

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dh’fheumadh sinn a bhith righinn agus

buan we had to be tough and hardy

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bidh

an cruinneachadh seo a’faighinn dachaigh

bhuan anns a’ Ghaidhealtachd this collec-

tion will be getting a permanent home in

the Highlands

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is buaine aon diùltadh

na dà thabhartas deug a refusal is more

lasting than twelve offerings (proverb)

buan-leanaltas nm perseverance b.-

mhaireannach a durable, long-lasting,

enduring

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tha an cinneach seo buan-

mhaireannach this race (of people) is

long-lasting

buana

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gen. sing. of buain (q.v.) of har-

vest, reaping etc.

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anns an achadh

bhuana in the harvest ﬁeld

buanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of buanaich

enduring etc.

buanaich, -achadh v endure, last,

persevere

buanaiche, -ean nm reaper (person)

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cha

d’fhuair droch bhuanaiche riamh deagh

chorran a bad reaper never got a good

sickle (proverb meaning a bad workman

always blames his tools

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