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

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were bestowed upon him at (his) birth

(lit. in his birth)

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chaidh sochair eile

a bhuileachadh oirnn another privelege

was bestowed upon us / granted to us

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tha

iad gu bhith a’ buileacheadh ceum ono-

rach Ollamh an Litreachais air they are

going to be bestowing the honorary degree

of Doctor of Literature on him 2. produce

3. make the most of

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bha iad a’

buileachadh an latha mhaith they were

making the most of the good day

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’s fhi-

ach an latha math a bhuileachadh it’s

worthwhile making the best of the day

builichear, -eir, -an nm producer

buill

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of ball

buill-bheatha n pl vitals, life-members (of

an organisation)

buille, -ean / -eachan nf accent (stress),

beat (of a drum, heart, etc.), blow, box,

clap, dint, hit, knock, punch (of ﬁst), rap,

stroke, swipe, thump, tick

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thoir buille

beat, deliver a blow

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thoir buille air a’

bhuille retaliate

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bha buillean mo chridhe

coltach ri buillean druma my heartbeats

were like the beats of a drum / like drum-

beats

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’s e f ìor dhroch bhuille a bhiodh

ann dhaibh it would be a really bad blow

for them (lit. it is a really bad blow that

would be in it for them)

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le gach buille

den t-slinn with every stroke of the

(weaver’s) reed

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is mòr a’ bhuille

a thàinig air a’ choithional a great blow

has fallen upon the congregation (lit. great

is the blow that has come upon etc.)

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…

a fhuair iomadh buille chruaidh thar nam

bliadhnachan … who has received many

cruel blows over the years

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’s iomadh bli-

adhna bho nach do rinn mi buille snàmh

it’s many years since I swam a stroke (lit.

did not swim etc.)

buille-bàis nf death-blow b.-cinn nf header

(football) b.-cridhe nf heartbeat b.-coise

nf kick b.-cuisle nf pulse

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bha e a’cumail

meur air buille-cuisle na dùthcha he was

keeping a ﬁnger on the country’s pulse

buillsgean, -ein, -an nm core, centre

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’s e

a’ Ghàidhlig buillsgean ar dualchais

Gaelic is the core of our heritage

built

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gen sing of balt welt

a bhuineas e he belongs to Lewis

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tha

a’ mhuinntir d’am buin e a’ fuireach

ann an … the people to whom he is

related live in …

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bhuineadh i don

teaghlach rìoghail she was related to

the royal family

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cha bhuin e don àite

seo idir he does not belong to this

place at all

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… a bhuineas do bhaile-

mòr municipal

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… a bhuineas do

bhalla mural

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an rud nach buin dhut,

na buin dha lit. the thing which does

not belong to you, do not touch it,

a proverb meaning don’t touch what

doesn’t belong to you (The verbs

bean, beantainn touch (q.v.), and

buin, buntainn from the same source

which means ‘touch’, but which also

carries the meaning ‘belong’, seem to

be inextricably confused, even to the

preps used with them as is shown with

this last example)

buin ri / ris (a) deal (with), be con-

cerned (with)

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tha na molaidhean

a’ buntainn ri … the recommendations

are concerned with … / dealing with …

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carson a tha thu a’ buntainn ris an

duine seo? why are you dealing with

this man?

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tha an earrann seo a’bun-

tainn ri ceannach na croite this section

deals with the buying of the croft

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a’

buntainn ri … relevant to…

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gach

ﬁosrachadh a tha a’ buntainn ris

a’ chùis all relevant information

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nach buin ri—/ ris a’ ghnothach irrel-

evant

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faclan a bhuineas ri marachd

words which pertain to seamanship

(b) touch, meddle (with)

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chan eil

an ola a thaom às an tancair a’ dol

a bhuntainn ris na cladaichean

againne the oil which poured from the

tanker is not going to touch our shores

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na buin ri abstain from

buin used with the following preposi-

tions means ‘take’

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buin bho exact

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buin còir-bhreith o disinherit

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buin às

gouge

builichear 102

buin, buntainn v (with prep do) belong

(to), pertain (to), be related (to)

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a bhuineas do dh’Ìle who belongs

to Islay

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is ann do Leòdhas

buinn

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of bonn

base

buinne, -eachan nf rapid current / stream

buinneach, a’ bhuinneach nf diarrhoea,

dysentry (gen na buinnich)

buinneag, -eige, -an nf sprout

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buinnea-

gan Bruisealach brussel sprouts

buinnig, buinnig v win, gain (used in the

same way as buidhinn)

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tha e na amas

againn Ìnbhe Thèarainte a bhuinnig

dhan Ghàidhlig we aim to achieve Secure

Status for Gaelic

buinnseal, -eil, -an nm ream

buinteanas, -ais nm relevance, connec-

tion(s) by family / blood

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tha buinteanas

aige don Eilean Sgitheanach he has con-

nections with the Isle of Skye

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thuirt

e gun robh buinteanas aig a’ chùis ris an

rannsachadh aige he said that the matter

had relevance to his enquiry

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tachartas

aig an robh buinteanas ri Albainn an

occurrence which had relevance to

Scotland

buintinneas, -eis nm

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see buinteanas

bùir, bùirich / bùireadh v roar, bellow (as

a stag, deer etc.)

buirbe nf atrocity, barbarism, ferocity,

harshness, rudeness, savageness

bùird

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of bòrd

table

bùirdeasach, -aich, -aich nm denizen,

burgess, freeman

bùirdeasach, -aiche a bourgeoise

bùirdeasachd nf bourgeoisie

bùireadh, -idh nm & vn of bùir roaring

etc., rutting

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ri àm dol anns a’ bhùireadh

at the time of going into rutting

bùirean, -ein nm snorting, murmuring

noise, hiss

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bha sròn an tairbh ri làr ’s e

a’ bùirean the bull’s nose was to the

ground as he snorted

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… agus bùirean

socair aig an làmpa with a murmur / hiss

from the oil lamp

buirgh

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of

borgh burgh

bùirich nf and vn of bùir bellowing etc.

buisneachd nf witchcraft

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see buidseachd

buitìc, -ean nm boutique

bulgach

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see bolgach

Bulgairianach, -ich, -ich nm Bulgarian

Bulgairianach a Bulgarian

Bulgairis nf Bulgarian (lang.)

bumailear, -eir, -an nm blockhead, bungler,

dolt

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’s e bumailearan a th’annta they’re

blockheads

bumpair, -ean nm bumper

stump

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pl bunan may⫽ stubble

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bun lùth energy source

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bun stòr pri-

mary source

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bun na cùise the germ

of the matter

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bun os cionn – see bun-

os-cionn

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shad e am bun air falbh he

threw away the butt (of the cigarette)

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aig bun nan Andes at the foot of the

Andes

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cha robh e a’dèanamh bun no

bàrr dheth an toiseach he wasn’t mak-

ing head or tail of it at ﬁrst

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bha an

cùnntas seo air a tharraing a trì buin

this account was drawn from three

sources

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bha iad aig bun an loch they

were at the mouth of the loch

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aig bun

na h-aibhne at the mouth of the river

bun- pref meaning basic, elementary,

original e.g. is e an t-iasgach bun-

bheairteas a’ bhaile ﬁshing is the basic

wealth of the town

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also see following:

bun-bheachd nm concept

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tha e doirbh

am bun-bheachd seo a thuigsinn it is

difﬁcult to understand this concept

b.-bhrìogh nf essence b.-bhuachaill

nm northern diver b.-carraigh nm

pedestal b.-chiall nf basic meaning

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bheir sinn a bhun-chiall dha we shall

give it (i.e. the word) its basic meaning

b.-craoibhe nm stump, (tree-)trunk

b.-dealain nm (electrical) socket

b.-dùirn nm cuff (of sleeve – also

bann-dùirn) b.-dubh nm part of the

root of a plant which comes up by

pulling

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bun-dubh an rainich bracken

roots b.-eòlas nm basic knowledge

b.-ghnìomhachas nm primary indus-

try b.-ionnsaich v ground b.-ìre nf

1. elementary level

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… gus am faigh

iad greim air a’ chànan aig bun-ìre …

until they grasp the language at an

elementary level 2. a’bhun-ìre positive

(degree of adjective) b.-loidhne nf

y-axis on a graph (math.) b.-mhèinn

nf originality b.-obair nf core work

b.-os-cionn nm revolution

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also adv

head over heels, topsy-turvy, upside-

down

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cuir bun-os-cionn capsize,

overturn, subvert, turn topsy-turvy

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bha an taigh bun-os-cionn the house

was topsy-turvy

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bha inntinn bun-os-

cionn his mind was topsy-turvy

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bha

an saoghal air dol bun-os-cionn the

world had turned upside down

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thuit

e bun-os-cionn he fell head over heels

b.-sgoil nf elementary school, primary

school b.-sgoile a primary, elementary

(of education)

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ann am foghlam

103 bumpair

bun, buin / -an nm base, basis, butt

(end), derivation (ling.), end, foot

(of hill etc.), mouth of a river / loch,

origin, principle, root, source, stub,

bun-sgoile in primary education b.-

sgòth nm horizon, skyline b.-sheòrsa

nm basic type

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de dhà bhun-sheòrsa

of two basic types b.-smaoin /

b.-smuain nf motif b.-speur nm hori-

zon, skyline b.-stèidh nf 1. origin 2.

basis, foundation

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… gus am bi bun-

stèidh nas fallaine aig Gaidheil òga …

until young Gaels [will] have a health-

ier foundation

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bheir seo bun-stèidh

dhuinn de ghinealach ùr innleadairean

this will give us a new generation of

engineers b.-stuth nm essence

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bun-

stuth nithean the essence of things

b.-toitein nm cigarette butt

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bha

bun-toitein aige na làimh he had a cig-

arette butt in his hand b.-tomhas nm

standard (of values etc.)

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thoir gu

bun-tomhas standardise b.-tomhasach

a standard b.-tomhasaich v standard-

ise b.-tomhasaichte pp standardised

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dòigh sgrìobhaidh bun-tomhasaichte

a standardised way of writing

bunaiteach tràth sa bhliadhna fundamen-

tal decisions were taken early in the year

bunanta a sturdy

bunasach, -aiche a basic, elementary, rad-

ical

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bha a bhun-bheachd air an domhan

air atharrachadh gu bunasach his concept

of the universe was changed radically

bunc,(-a), -aichean nm bunk

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bha e na

laighe ann am bunc he was lying in a bunk

bungaid, -e, -ean nf a clumsy fat woman,

a hussy

bungalo, -othan nm bungalow

buns nm indec bounce

bunstructar, -air, -an nm infrastructure

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tha iad ag ràdh gun tèid am bunstructar

ùrachadh they state that the infrastructure

will be renewed

buntainn nf & vn of buin touching, relat-

ing etc.

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gun bhuntainn do unrelated to

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gan toirt gu aire nan ùghdarrasan aig

a bheil buntainn ris a’chùis bringing them

to the attention of the relevant authorities

(lit. the authorities who have dealing with

the matter)

buntàta nm potato, potatoes

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bha iad

a’ cur a’ bhuntàta they were planting

the potatoes

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thàinig an gaiseadh air

a’bhuntàta blight affected (the) potatoes

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buntàta pronn mashed potatoes

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poit

bhuntàta a pot of potatoes / a potato pot

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…an dèidh gort uabhasach a’bhuntàta …

after the dreadful potato famine

bùrach, -aich nm confusion, disorder,

shambles

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tha mi ann am bùrach

an-dràsta I’m all at sea / I’m in utter

confusion just now

burbanaich, -achadh v irritate a sore /

a wound

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chaidh an lot a bhurbanachadh

leis an t-salann the wound was irritated by

the salt

burgair, ean nm burger (as in beefburger

etc.)

burmaid, -e nf vermouth, wormwood

bùrn, -ùirn nm water

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bùrn briste broken

water, white water

bùrn-aiteimh nm meltwater

burraghlas, -ais nm rubbish

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burraghlas

den t-seòrsa sin rubbish of that kind

burraidh, -ean nm 1. blockhead, dolt, lout

2. surly man, bully

burraidheachd nf bullying

burral, -ail nm roar

burralaich nf howling, loud crying / weep-

ing

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may be used like a vn

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bha e a’bur-

ralaich a-rithist he was howling again

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rinn i beagan burralaich she cried loudly

for a little

buna 104

buna, -aichean nm bun

bunach, -aiche a stubby, stumpy

bunachadh, -aidh nm & vn of bunaich

deriving etc

bunadas, -ais, -an nm origin

bunaich v 1. found, establish, institute,

make ﬁrm, root trans 2. derive (ling.)

bunaichte pp founded, established, rooted

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feumaidh freumhan a’ chànain a bhith

bunaichte ann an coimhearsnachd bheò

the roots of the language must be estab-

lished in a living environment

bunailt, -e, -ean nf sure foundation

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same

as bunait nm/f

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cùm air bhunailt stabilize

bunailteach, -iche a stable, steady

bunailteachd nf stability

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bhuilich seo

tomhas de bhunailteachd air an dùthaich

this bestowed a measure of stability on the

country

bunait, -e, -ean nm/f base, basis, founda-

tion

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gun bhunait unfounded

bunaiteach, -iche a basic, fundamental

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tha còir bhunaiteach aig pàrantan sam

bith … any parents have a basic / funda-

mental right …

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a dhèanamh an diofair

bhunaitich seo eatorra to make this fun-

damental difference between them

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bidh

dreuchd bhunaiteach aig a’bhuidhinn seo

this organisation will have a fundamental

role

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rinneadh co-dhùnaidhean

105 cabhag

burras, -ais, -ais nm caterpillar

burrasach a caterpillar

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tractar burrasach

caterpillar tractor

bursaraidh, -ean nm bursary

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fhuair

ceathrar bursaraidh bhon chomann seo four

people received a bursary from this society

bus, -uis, uis / -an nm 1. wry face, pouting

lips

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cuir bus air pout

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chaidh e a-mach

is bus air he went out pouting

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chuir e

bus air he pouted 2. snout, muzzle 3. bus

bròige the cap of a shoe 4. cheek

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bus ri

bus ri alongside prep

bus, -aichean nm bus

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ruith iad an dèidh

a’ bhus they ran after the bus

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air a’ bhus

on the bus, by bus

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chaidh sinn an sin air

a’bhus we went there by bus

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fhuair sinn

bus uaine is dearg we got (i.e. caught)

a green and red bus

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ruith iad a ghlacadh

bus they ran to catch a bus

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stèisean nam

busaichean bus station

bus-cluich nm playbus

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tha bus-cluich aca

a-nis they have a playbus now b.-oidhche

nm night-bus

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ghabh sinn am bus-

oidhche do Lunnainn we took the night-

bus to London b.-stad nm bus stop

bùt, -a, -aichean nm boot (of a car)

□

bùt

a’ chàir the boot of the car

butarrais nf confusion, hotch-potch, mess

□

tha rianachd a’ghnìomhachais na butar-

rais an-dràsta the administration of the

industry is a hotch-potch at the moment

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tha iad air butarrais a dhèanamh den

t-suidheachadh they have made a mess of

the situation

bùth, bùth(a), bùthannan / bùthainnean /

bùthan / bùithtean nf booth, shop

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bùthan bìdh ullaimh fast food shops

□

a’ tadhal air na bùthannan visiting the

shops

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dh’iarr i air Màiri a dhol don

bhùth she asked Mary to go to the shop

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fear / bean na bùtha shopkeeper (nm/f

respectively)

bùth-bhòtaidh nf polling booth

b.-ceimigeir nf chemist’s shop b.-èisg nf

ﬁsh-shop b.-gheall nf pawnbroker’s shop

b.-grosaireachd nf grocery bùth phai-

pearan nf newsagents, paper shop b.-

obrach / b.-oibre nf workshop

□

bha sinn

a’ tadhal air a’ bhùth-obrach aca we were

visiting their workshop

bùtha a retail

buthaid, -e, -ean nf pufﬁn

buthaigre, -ean nm pufﬁn

bùthal, -ail nm fulcrum

C, c

cab, caib nm gab

□

dùin do chab shut

your gab

cabach, -aiche a garrulous

cabadaich nf blethering

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as with many

nouns denoting sounds, cabadaich may

also be used as if it were a vn

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bidh iad

a’cabadaich gun sgur they are incessantly

blethering

càbag, -aige, -an nf a cheese (Scots

kebbuck)

cabaireachd nf chatter, tattle, sustained

blethering

càball, -aill, -aill / -an nm cable, hawser

□

slighe càbaill cable way

cabanat, -ait, -an nm cabinet

cabanta a glib

cabar, -air, -air nm 1. horn

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cabar (fèidh)

(deer) antlers 2. caber, pole, rafter

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bha

e air a dhèanamh air cabair it was made

of poles

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dìreach fo na cabair right under

the rafters

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fo na h-aon chabair under the

same rafters (i.e. roof )

cabar-droma nm ridgepole (also

gath-droma nm)

cabhadh / cabhadh-

□

see cathadh /

cathadh-

cabhadh nm change (of money) thug

e dhomh an cabhadh he gave me the

change (see iomlaid)

cabhag, -aige nf despatch, expedition,

haste, hastiness, hurry, spurt, urgency

□

cha robh cabhag ann there was no hurry

□

(ann) an cabhaig hurriedly, in a hurry,

apace

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chan eil e a’ dol a dh’fhaighinn

cuideachadh bhuamsa ann an cabhaig

he’s not going to get help from me in

a hurry

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dèan ann an cabhaig skimp (of

work)

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tha mi ann an cabhaig⫹ v.n. I am

in a hurry to …

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bha iad ann an cabhaig

gus fasgadh fhaighinn they were in a hurry

to ﬁnd shelter

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dèan cabhag hasten

intrans, make haste, hurry rinn sinn cab-

hag a dh’ ionnsaigh an dorais we hurried

towards the door

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dh’fheuch i ri cabhag

a dhèanamh, ach cha b’ urrainn dhi she

tried to make haste, but she couldn’t

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tha cabhag orm I am in a hurry

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… leis

a’ chabhaig a bh’ orra…(because) they

were in such a hurry

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bha cabhag air gus

am faigheadh e air ais a-rithist he was in

a hurry to get back again

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but note also:

bha ceud cabhag orra gus am faigheadh

iad a-mach a-rithist they were in a tearing

hurry to get out again

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na bitheadh cab-

hag sam bith oirbh, fhearaibh don’t be in

any hurry, men

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tha mi nam chabhaig

I am in a hurry

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bha iad nan ceud cab-

haig airson an obair a chrìochnachadh

□

they were in a tearing hurry to ﬁnish

the job

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theab e tuiteam agus e na chab-

haig in his haste, he almost fell

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le cab-

haig with dispatch, posthaste

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cuir gu

cabhaig ﬂuster

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cuir cabhag air hasten

trans, hustle, hurry trans

cabhagach, -aiche a abrupt, expeditious,

hasty, precipitate, sudden, urgent

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thàinig

bàs cabhagach air he died suddenly

cabhagachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cabha-

gaich precipitating

cabhagaich, -achadh v precipitate

cabhlach, -aich, -aichean nm ﬂeet, navy

□

cabhlach bhusaichean a ﬂeet of buses

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An Cabhlach Rìoghail The Royal Navy

cabhlachail a naval

cabhraich nf ﬂummery, sowens (the boiled

and ﬁltered juice of corn seeds)

cabhsair, -ean nm causeway, kerb,

pavement

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leag cabhsair pave

càblach a funicular

cabstair, -ean nm bit (for a horse), gag

cac, -a nm excrement, droppings, ﬁlth,

ordure

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bha na creagan air an gàn-

rachadh le an cuid cac the rocks were

bespattered by their droppings

cac, cac v excrete, empty the bowels

cac, -a a dirty, ﬁlthy, foul

càch, càich indef pron the rest, the others

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dh’ fhalbh càch the others left / went away

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càch a chèile each other

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bha iad trang

a’ bruidhinn ri càch a chèile they were

busy talking to each other

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note that the

gen is treated as if it were pl i.e. it is

lenited

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shaothraich iad airson chàich

they laboured on behalf of others

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measg chàich among others

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cha tug e an

aire do bheachdan chàich he paid no

attention to the opinions of others

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cho

dona ri càch as bad as the rest

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rinneadh

e ro fhear sam bith de chàch it was made

before any [one] of the others

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còmhla ri

càch along with the rest

cachaileith, -e, -ean nf gate, gateway

□

choisich e tro chachaileith chaoil he

walked through a narrow gate

cadadh, -aidh nm tartan

cadal, -ail nm & vn of caidil sleeping

etc., sleep

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cadal deilgneach pins

and needles

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àm cadail bedtime

□

cadal asleep

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used with the prep prons of

ann an thus: bha e na chadal he was

asleep / sleeping / dormant masc

□

bha

i na cadal she was asleep / sleeping /

dormant fem etc.

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bha e eadar a chadal

’s a dhùisg he was between sleeping and

waking

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bhitheadh e a’ coiseachd na

chadal he used to walk in his sleep

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neach nach cinn na chadal, cha chinn e na

dhùisg he who will not prosper in his sleep

will not prosper when awake

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nuair

a thàinig àm cadail when bedtime came

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chan fhaigh i cadal gus an tèid mi

dhachaigh she won’t get any sleep until

I get home

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gun chadal sleepless

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cuir

a chadal lull v

cadal-geamhraidh nm hibernation

cadalach, -aiche a dozy, drowsy, sleepy,

soporiﬁc

□

dh’èist sinn ri torman cadalach

nan calman we listened to the drowsy /

soporiﬁc murmur of the doves ’s ann

cadalach a bha a’ chlann the children

were sleepy

□

bha an cat na shìneadh gu

cadalach anns a’ bhlàths the cat was

stretched out sleepily in the warmth

cadalan, -ain, -ain nm poppy

cadaltach, -aiche a

□

see cadalach

cadha nm ravine

□

dhìrich sinn tro chadha

we climbed through a ravine

cadhan, -ain, -ain nm wild-goose, barnacle-

goose

cafaidh, cafaidhean nm café

□

bha sinn

nar suidh anns a’chafaidh we were sitting

in the café

cagailt, -e, -ean nf ﬁreplace, hearth

□

bha

sinn nar suidhe mun chagailt we were sit-

ting around the hearth

□

bha cat dubh na

laighe air oir na cagailt a black cat was

lying on the edge of the hearth

cagainn, cagnadh v chew, gnaw, masticate,

munch

□

note that the fut tenses and the

impf / cond tense usually suffer syncope

□

cagnaidh iad an stuth seo fad an latha

they chew this stuff / substance all day

long

cagair, cagair v whisper

cagar, -air, -ean nm 1. whisper 2. dear, dar-

ling (usually in voc. case a chagair)

□

dèan thu sin dhomh, a chagair? will you

do that for me, dear?

□

trobhad, a chagair

come along, darling

cagarsaich nf whispering

cagnadh, -aidh nm & vn of cagainn

chewing etc., mastication

cabhagach 106

caibe, -eannan / -eachan nm 1. spade

2. the iron part of digging implements

such as the cas-chrom

caibe-làir nm pl caibeachan-làir ﬂauchter

spade (for cutting turf)

caibeal, -eil, -an nm chapel an Caibeal

Rìoghail the Chapel Royal

caibideil, -e, -ean nm/f chapter

□

bha e air

an t-ochdamh caibideil deug a ruigsinn he

had reached the eighteenth chapter

caidil, cadal v sleep

□

na caidil an sin don’t

sleep there

□

note that the fut tenses and

the impf / cond tense usually suffer syn-

cope

□

caidlidh mise an seo I’ll sleep here

□

cò a chaidleas anns an leabaidh seo?

who shall sleep in this bed?

□

thuirt e gun

caidleadh e anns a’ chùil he said that

he would sleep in the corner

□

nuair a bha

e ga cur a chadal an oidhche sin … when

he was putting her to sleep that night…

□

the vn, in common with a small number of

vn’s, is preceded by a prep pron of anns

instead of the normal a’

□

bha e na chadal

air an langasaid he was sleeping on the

sofa (lit. he was in his sleeping etc.)

□

bha

mi nam chadal anns a’ chathair I was

sleeping in the chair

caidreabh—

□

see caidreamh—

caidreachadh, -aidh nm & vn of caidrich

dandling etc.

caidreachas, -ais nm alliance, association,

fellowship

caidreamh, -eibh nm alliance, association,

companionship, fellowship, friendship

□

caidreamh sgaoilte a thigeadh cruinn

airson… a broad alliance that would come

together for …

caidreamhach, -aiche a companionable,

friendly, social

□

tha rudeigin

caidreamhach anns a’ chànain agad fhèin

there’s something companionable in your

own language

caidrich, -eachadh v dandle

caigeann, -inn, -an nf brace, couple, pair

□

cheannaich e caigeann eisir he bought a

couple of oysters

□

note that nouns fol-

lowing this word are in the nom sing

caigneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of caignich

coupling etc.

caignich, -eachadh v couple, join (in pairs)

□

tha seo a’caigneachadh dà leth an rainn

ri chèile this is coupling the two halves of

the verse together

cà’il

□

see càite

càil, -e nf 1. thing (abstract i.e. not a tangi-

ble object – usually used with neg verbs)

□

chan eil gu bheil mi a’ faireachdainn

càil nas fheàrr not that I am feeling any /

a bit [the] better (note missing pron)

□

chan eil mi ag ràdh càil den t-seòrsa I’m

not saying anything of the kind

□

a bheil

sibh ag iarraidh càil tuilleadh? do you

want anything else?

□

lean i oirre gun

chàil a dh’fhios aice càit an robh i a’ dol

she carried on with no idea / having no

idea where she was going (lit. without a bit

of knowledge etc.)

□

cha robh càil a dh’

fhios againn càit an robh e fad na seach-

dain ud we hadn’t the slightest idea where

he was all that week

□

chan eil càil

a mhath a bhith liugach there’s not the

slightest good in being hang-dog

□

dè tha

(a’) dol? chan eil càil as ùr what’s doing?

nothing new

□

carson? o, chan eil airson

càil why? oh, no reason (lit. it isn’t for

anything)

□

chan eil iad càil nas mì-

thaitniche airson sin they aren’t a bit more

unpleasant for that

□

bha aige ris a h-uile

càil obrach a dhèanamh e fhèin he had to

do every bit of work himself

□

chan eil mi

a’faicinn càil ceàrr air a sin I see nothing

wrong with that 2. affection, appetite

(sometimes càil bidhe in this meaning),

taste

□

… a thug air a chàil airson

a’ bhidhe a chall… which caused him to

lose his appetite for the food

□

cha robh

seo idir ri càil mo charaid this was not at

all to my friend’s taste

□

thig seo ri càil

iomadach duine this will suit many a per-

son’s taste

□

chan eil càil agam idir don

obair seo I don’t have a taste for this

work at all

□

fhuair e obair a b’ fheàrr

a thigeadh ri a chàil he found employment

which would suit his taste better 3. humour,

quality, temperament

□

tha rudeigin de

chàil bhog na h-Eadailtis aig a’ chànain

seo this language has something of the

soft quality of Italian 4. strength, vigour,

energy

□

làn càil agus treòir full of

strength and vigour

□

far am bi càil bi

cothrom where there’s a will there’s a way

cailideasgop, -oip, -an nf kaleidoscope

cailbhe, -ean nm partition

cailc, -e nf chalk

□

cailc dhathte crayon

cailc, -eadh v chalk

cailc-chlach nf chalk (geol.)

cailceach a calcareous, chalky

cailceadh, -idh nm & vn of cailc chalking

caile nf jade (girl), wench

caile-bhalach nm tomboy

càileachd, -an nf character, temperament,

quality

□

ghabhadh an leudachadh gun

chall air càileachd they could be enlarged

without loss of quality

107 càileachd

càileachdail, -e a qualitative

□

is e saoghal

càileachdail a bha anns an fhear seo this

world was a qualitative one (lit. it is a qual-

itative world that was in this one)

caileag, -eige, -an nf girl, lass

□

froca na

caileige the girl’s frock

□

caileag trusgain

(fashion) model

caileag-fhrithealaidh nf waitress

□

thàinig

caileag-fhrithealaidh a-nall a waitress

came over

càilear a pleasant, good-looking

□

chan

e sgeulachd chàilear a tha seo this isn’t

a pleasant tale

□

duine càilear a pleasant /

good-looking man

□

là càilear a ﬁne /

pleasant day

cailebianach a ﬂuorescent

cailèideasgop nf

□

see cailideasgop

cailin, -e nf damsel, maid(en), girl

cailis, -e, -ean nf chalice, calyx

cailise nf kail

caill, call v lose, miss (bus etc.)

□

caill (còir

air) forfeit

□

fear a chaill loser

□

caill

sealladh air mislay

□

caill cothrom over-

balance

□

chaill e a mhisneachd he lost his

courage

□

greas ort no caillidh tu am bus

hurry or you’ll miss the bus

□

cha bhi i a’

call nan òrduighean uair sam bith she

never misses the communion celebrations

(see òrdugh)

□

nuair a chaill e inbhe…

when he lost his rank

□

… bha e air

tòiseachadh air am falt a chall he had

begun to lose his (lit. the) hair

□

bha e air

leth an fhuilt a chall he had lost half of his

(lit. the) hair

□

a’ call cuideim losing

weight

cailleach, -iche, cailleachan nf hag, old

woman

□

the meaning ‘hag’ is seldom

found now, nor does the word necessarily

imply very old. In some ways it resembles

the English expressions ‘old woman’ or

‘old lady’ etc. This is shown in the follow-

ing expressions: a’chailleach the landlady

(of a boarding-house), ‘the wife’, ‘the

good lady’

□

cailleach(-dhubh) nun

□

cail-

leach nan cearc the hen-wife i.e. poultry

adviser

cailleach-dhubh nf nun c.-oidhche nf owl

c.-oidhche-mhòr nf eagleowl c.-spuinge

nf tinder, touchwood

cailleachag, -aige, -an nf little old woman

cailleachag-cheann-dubh nf coaltit

c.-cheann-gorm nf blue tit

cailleachaile, -e a old-womanish

□

bha

e uabhasach cailleachail he was awfully

old-womanish

caillte pp lost, undone

□

bhitheadh e air a’

chùis a leigeil às mar nì caillte he would

have given the matter up for lost (lit. as

a lost thing)

caillteach, -iche a losing, apt to lose

□

’s

fheàrr a bhith cinnteach na bhith caill-

teach better safe than sorry (lit. better to

certain than be losing)

caillteanach, -aich, -aich nm eunuch

cailpear, -eir, -an nm calliper

caime nf crookedness, curve, curvature,

indirectness

caimhil, caimhleachadh v guddle

□

bha

iad a’ caimhleachadh bhreac they were

guddling trout

caimhleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of caimhil

guddling

càin, càine / cànach, càintean nf ﬁne,

impost, tariff, tax, toll, tribute

□

chaidh

càin air an-uiridh airson a bhith… he was

ﬁned last year for being…

□

gun roghainn

càin without the option of a ﬁne

càin-aisneis nf budget (ﬁn.)

càin-teachd-a-steach nf income- tax

càin, -eadh v abuse (verbally), decry,

denounce, revile, vilify

cainb, -e nf hemp

cainb-lus nm cannabis

cainb-theàrra nf tarpaulin

cainbe a hempen

càineadh, -idh nm & vn of càin abusing

(verbally), abuse (verbal), denunciation

caineal, -eil nm cinnamon

Caingis, a’ Chaingis nf Pentecost, Whit,

Whitsuntide

□

air Là na Caingis on the

Day of Pentecost

Caingiseach, -ich, -ich nm Pentecostal

Caingiseach a Pentecostal

cainnean, -ein, -an nm taper

cainneann, -inn nm leek

cainnt, -e nf language, lingo, speech,

tongue

□

cainnt na dùthcha vernacular

□

cainnt theicneolach technical language

□

gun chainnt speechless

□

cainnt Ghàrradh

Eden the language of the Garden of Eden

□

droch chainnt cursing and swearing

□

cha chuala mi a-riamh a leithid de dhroch

chainnt a bha aca I have never before

heard the likes of their cursing and swearing

cainnt-chluich nm pun c.-lann nf language

laboratory c.-mhire nf pun

cainnteach, -iche a loquacious, talkative

cainntear, -eir, -an nm orator

caiptean, -ein, -an nm captain

càir, -e nf gum (of the mouth)

càir, càradh v mend, ﬁx

□

see càirich

cairbh, -e, -ean nf carcass

cairbh-theine nm pyre

cairbheach, -iche a cadaverous

càileachdail 108

càirde nf entente

càirdeach, -iche a 1. (⫹do) akin (to), kin-

dred, related (to)

□

cha robh iad càirdeach

dha chèile tro fhuil they weren’t related

to each other by (lit. through) blood

□

…

ged nach eil sinn càirdeach … though we

aren’t related 2. (⫹ri) friendly (to)

□

càirdeach ri befriend

càirdean pl of caraid kinsfolk

càirdeas, -eis nm alliance, friendliness,

friendship, kindred, rapport, relationship

□

an càirdeas (ri) akin (to)

□

gun chàirdeas

unrelated

□

An Càirdeas Thriùir The

Triple Alliance

càirdeil, -e a (⫹ri) amiable, amicable,

cordial, familiar, friendly, neighbourly,

sociable

càirdineal, -eil, -an nm cardinal

càireadh, -idh, -idhean nm 1. repair

2. imposition (typog.)

càirean, -ein, -einean nm gum (of mouth)

cairgean, -ein nm sea-moss, Irish moss,

carragheen

càirich, càradh / càireadh v 1. darn, mend,

patch, repair

□

càirich (brògan) cobble

2. impose (typog.), lay, lodge, place, lay,

plot (in a graph), tuck

□

“Am faca tu iad

seo riamh roimhe?” ars esan ’s e gan

càradh gu h-òrdail air a’bhord “Have you

ever seen these before?” he said, laying

them neatly on the table

□

chàirich e an

leabhar na achlais he tucked the book

under his arm (lit. in his armpit)

cairidh, -ean nf weir

cairt, cairteadh / cairteadh v bark (nets),

purge, tan

□

bha an rùsg air a cur am feum

gu bhith a’ cairteadh leathrach the bark

was used for tanning leather

□

a’ cartadh

na bàthcha cleaning the byre

cairt, -e / cairteach, -ean nf 1. card

□

cairt

comharrachaidh notation card (maths)

2. charter (legal)

□

cairt chòrach title deed

□

na cairtean còrach the title deeds

□

thug

e na cairtean còrach seachad he handed

over the title deeds 3. cart, wagon / wag-

gon

□

giùlain le cairt cart v 4. chart – may

be deﬁned: cairt (dùthcha / mara) chart

5. bark, rind

cairt- the following preﬁxes are based on

several of the meanings of cairt given

above

cairt-amais nf index-card c.-bhòrd nm

cardboard c.-bhùird a cardboard

□

bog-

saichean cairt-bhùird cardboard boxes

c.-bidhe nf menu c.-comharrachaidh nf

index-card c.-chuiridh nf invitation card

c.-fhiathachaidh nf invitation card c.-iùil

nf chart, compass (naut.) c.-iùiliche nm

cartographer c.-luathaidh nf dust-cart

□

bha fear a’ putadh cairt-luathaidh sìos an

t-sràid a man was pushing a dust-cart

down the street c.-phost(achd) nf post-

card

□

fhuair me trì cairtean-phostachd

an-dè I received three postcards yesterday

c.-phuist nf postcard c.-rèile nf railcard

c.-sheicichean nf cheque-card c.-tadhail

nf visiting card

cairteadh, -aidh nm & vn of cairt tanning

cairteal, -eil, -an nm quarter, quart

□

cairteal (pinnte) gill

□

cairtealan pl quar-

ters

□

tha e cairteal an dèidh deich it is

quarter past ten

□

tha e cairteal gu aon

uair deug it is quarter to eleven

□

cha tug

e ach cairteal na h-uarach faighinn deiseil

he only took quarter of an hour to get

ready

□

cha robh ach cairteal na h-uarach

bho thòisich e it had just been quarter of

an hour since he had started

□

cairteal na

h-òirlich quarter of an inch (lit. of the

inch)

□

tha iad ag ràdh gun do sgriosadh

cairteal a’ mhillein neach they say that

a quarter of a million (lit. of the million)

people have been destroyed

cairteal, -adh v quarter (divide by four /

into four parts)

cairteal-meatair nm quarter metre

cairtear, -eir, -an nm carter

cairtidh a tan

□

cù dubh is cairtidh a black

and tan dog

cais nf annoyance, dislike

□

bidh e a’ cur

cais orm nuair a chì mi dè rinn iad it

annoys me when I see what they have done

□

na cuir cais orm don’t annoy me

□

car-

son a tha e a’cur uidhir de chais ort? why

does it annoy you so much?

caisbheart, -eairt nf footwear

càise nm/f cheese càise dhearg is càise

gheal red cheese and white cheese

caise nf abruptness, impetuosity

caiseach, -iche a impetuous

caiseachadh, -aidh nm & vn of caisich

curling etc.

caisead, -eid, -an nm gradient

caisean, -ein, -an nm dewlap

□

not very

common now except in the compounds

shown below:

caisean-reòta nm icicle c.-snighe nm

stalactite

caiseart, -eirt nf

□

see caisbheart, -eairt nf

caisg, casg / casgadh (vn casg more com-

mon) v allay, assuage, block, check, cen-

sor, cease, contain (hold in), fend off, hold

back, parry, prevent, proscribe, quash,

repress, restrain, slake, stanch / staunch,

109 caisg

still, stop

□

cha deach aice air na deòir

a chasg she could not check the tears

□

chaidh aice air a dorran a chasg she

managed to contain her wrath

Càisg, a’ Chàisg Easter

□

aig àm na

Càisge / na Càsga at Eastertime

□

Dihaoine

na Càisge / na Càsga Good Friday

□

Càisg

nan Iùdhach Passover

□

ugh na Càisge /

na Càsga the / a Easter egg

Càisgeach a Paschal

caisgeas, -eis nm impedance

caisgire, -ean nm censor

caisgireachd nf censorship

caisich, -eachadh v curl

caismeachd nf 1. alarm

□

cha robh e fada

a’ toirt caismeachd do chàch he wasn’t

long in alerting the others 2. marching

□

cùm caismeachd ri keep time to

□

bha iad

a’ cumail caismeachd ris a’ cheòl they

were keeping time to the music

caismìr nm cashmere

caisteal, -eil, -an nm castle

□

Caisteal

Dhun Èideann Edinburgh Castle

□

ann an

Caisteal DhunBheagain in Dunvegan

Castle

caisteal-gainmhich nm sandcastle

càite interr pron where? whither?

□

càit

a bheil thu a’dol? where are you going?

□

note that some people spell this as càite

bheil

□

càit eile am faighear biadh mar

seo? where else will food like this be

found? – often shortened in speech to

cà’il?

□

cà’il thu dol? where are you

going?

□

càite b’fheàrr, mar sin …? where

better, therefore …?

caiteachas, -ais nm expenditure

caiteagoiridh, -ean nm category

□

ann

an caiteagoiridhean leathann in broad