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

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cronail.-e a harmful, hurtful, injurious,

noxious

cronalachd nf hurtfulness

crònan, -ain nm buzz, croon, hum, mur-

mur, purring

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dèan crònan hum, murmur,

purl, purr v

□

’s ann dha fhèin a nì an cat

an crònan the cat purrs for himself i.e. to

his own advantage

crònanach a crooning, humming, murmur-

ing, purling, purring

□

na sruthannan

crònanach the purling streams

cros, -adh v (also crois, -eadh) 1. cross

(e.g. a cheque)

□

cros seic cross a cheque

2. proscribe

□

bha am breacan air a

chrosadh [the] tartan was proscribed

cros, -a, -an nm cross, cross-breed

cros-bheingire nm cross-bencher

□

cros-bheingirean the cross-benchers

cros-chineal, -eil, -an nm hybrid

crosadh, -aidh nm & vn of cros crossing

etc., veto

□

gun chrosadh uncrossed

□

bha

an seic gun chrosadh the cheque was

uncrossed

crosgag, -aige, -an nf (also crosgan, -ain,

-an nm) starﬁsh

crosta a cross, irascible, irritable, peevish,

perverse, splenetic, testy

□

na bi cho

crosta don’t be so irritable

crostachd nf 1. crossness, irascibility, irri-

tability, irritation, peevishness, testiness

□

bha e a’bualadh a choise air an làr leis a’

chrostachd he was thumping his foot on

the ﬂoor with irritability 2. bad behaviour

crotach, -aiche a humpbacked, gibbous

□

gealach chrotach a gibbous moon

crotaire, -ean nm humpback

crotal, -ail nm lichen

crotal-coille nm tree lungwort (also

grioman) c.-nam-madadh-ruadh nm

club moss

cròtha gen sing of crò nm

cruach, -aiche, -an nf haystack, mountain,

pile, rick, stack

□

cruach feòir haystack

□

thòisich e air fodair a tharraing às a’

chruaich he began to pull fodder from the

stack

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chuir iad seachad an là a’tughadh

chruach they spent the day thatching

stacks

cruach, -adh v heap, stack

cruach-mhònach nf peat-stack

□

thog iad

a’ chruach-mhònach they built the peat-

stack

cruachan, -ain, -an nm 1. conical hill 2. hip

□

see cruachann

cruachann, -ainn, cruaichnean nf hip

□

chuir i aon làmh air a cruachainn she

placed one hand on her hip

cruadal, -ail nm 1. courage, hardihood,

fortitude 2. hardship

cruadalach, -aich a hardy

□

tha e na lus

cruadalach it is a hardy plant

cruadalachd nf

□

same as cruadal

cruadhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cruad-

haich hardening etc.

cruadhaich, -achadh v harden, solidify

□

mu dheireadh thall cruadhaichidh an

làbha eventually the lava will harden /

hardens

cruaidh, cruadhach, -aichean nf 1. anchor

□

a’ togail na cruadhach raising the

anchor 2. steel

□

de(n) chruaidh of steel,

steel adj

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mar a’ chruaidh steely

cruaidh, -e a austere, hard, hardy, rigorous,

ruthless, severe, solid, stale (of bread),

stern, strict

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uighean air am bruich cru-

aidh hard-boiled eggs

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tha e ro chruaidh

sa chlaigeann airson sin he’s too hard in

the skull for that

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bha i gu math cruaidh

oirnn she was quite hard on us

□

’s e

beatha chruaidh a bh’ innte, ceart gu leòr

it was a hard life right enough

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stàillinn

chruaidh solid steel

□

may be used inten-

sively: tha cruaidh fheum air tuilleadh

taice there’s a crying need for more sup-

port

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bidh e cruaidh ort sin a dhèanamh

it will take you all your time to do that

cruaidh- compounds with this element

may have the meaning ‘hard’ or ‘steel’:

cruaidh-bharail nf determination c.-

bhathar nm hardware c.-bhòrd nm hard-

board c.-chàs nm adversity, emergency,

hardship

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… daoine a dh’fhuiling cru-

aidh-chàsan airson chàich… people who

endured hardships for others

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… agus

gach cruaidh-chàs a thàinig na lùib … and

every hardship which accompanied it

c.-chlàrte pp steel-plated c.-chridheach a

callous, hard-hearted

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fàs cruaidh harden

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nach iad a tha cruaidh-chridheach?

aren’t they hard-hearted? c.-dheuchainn

nf ordeal c.-fheum nm pressing need

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tha

cruaidh-fheum air a dhol an sàs ann am

pròiseactan ùra there is a pressing need to

become involved in new projects

c.-ghleac nm bitter conﬂict / struggle

□

lean e air a’ chruaidh-ghleac seo he con-

tinued [with] this bitter struggle c.-lus nm

sneezewort c.-reodhadair nm deep-freeze

cruaidhe a steel, of steel

cruan, -ain nm enamel

cruas, -ais nm grit (of character), hardness,

illiberality, rigour, severity

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dh’fhairich

mi cruas na creige fodham I felt the hard-

ness of the rock below me

cronail.-e 182

crùb, -adh v 1. bend, cringe, crouch, duck

(bend), stoop

□

crùb sìos nestle 2. crawl,

creep

crùb, -a, -annan / -achan nm bed recess in

old thatched house

crùbach, -aiche a lame, limping

□

crùbach limp v

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dèan crùbach lame v

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na daoine crùbach the halt

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dèan ceum

crùbach hobble

crùbadh, -aidh nm & vn of crùb stooping

etc., stoop

□

crùbadh fèithe spasm

crùbaiche nf lameness

crùbag, -aige, -an nf crab

□

… anns am

biodh iad a’bruich chrùbagan … in which

they used to cook crabs (lit. would be

cooking)

crùban, -ain nm crouching attitude

□

bha e

na chrùban ri taobh na h-uinneig he was

crouched beside the window

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choimhead

e air an dithis a bha nan crùban mun teine

he looked at the pair who were crouched

around the ﬁre

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rach nad chrùban / dèan

crùban crouch

□

chaidh e na chrùban ri

a thaobh he crouched down beside him

□

bha iad nan leth chrùban they were half

crouching

□

dh’èirich i às a crùban she

rose from her crouching position

crùbte a bent, squat bha i crùbte agus sean

□

she was old and bent (lit. bent and old)

cruc, -uic, -ean nm crook (person)

crudha, cruidhe, -ean nm shoe (of

a horse), horseshoe

crudhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of crud-

haich shoeing (e.g. a horse)

crudhaich, -achadh v shoe (e.g. a horse)

cruidh, -e, -ean nf vaccine

cruidh, -eadh v shoe (a horse)

cruidheadh, -idh nm & vn of cruidh

shoeing (a horse)

cruidhte pp of cruidh shoed

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bha eich

chruidhte aca they had shoed horses

cruidse, cruidsichean nf crutch

□

also

croitse

cruineachd nm wheat

□

also cruithneachd

cruineachd a wheaten

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also cruithneachd

cruinn, -e a 1. globular, orbed, rotund,

round, spherical

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dh’fhàs a sùilean na bu

chruinne her eyes became rounder

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cam-

agan cruinne round brackets 2. accurate,

neat, well-formed, well-rounded

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cha

robh e cho cruinn dèanta riumsa he

wasn’t as well-formed and well-built as I

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… a’ dèanamh dà chruinn leth … mak-

ing two neat halves 3. gathered together,

assembled, in a body, all together

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chùm

e coinneamh aig an robh a chàirdean cru-

inn he held a meeting at which his friends

were all assembled

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tha sinn ag ùrnaigh

airson nan uile a tha cruinn we pray for all

who are assembled [here]

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bha naoi

pearsa deug cruinn ann nineteen persons

were assembled there

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bha na balaich

cruinn mun chiodhosg the lads were

gathered round the kiosk

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bithidh iad a’

tighinn cruinn às gach ceàrn de dh’Alba

they will be coming together from every

part of Scotland

□

thig iad cruinn ann an

Glaschu they will gather in Glasgow

□

tha

e air ceithir sgeulachd deug a thoirt

cruinn he has assembled fourteen tales

cruinn còmhla all together, in a body adv

□

chaidh iad air bòrd cruinn còmhla they

went aboard all together / in a body etc.

cruinn- pref with the idea of ‘rounded’,

‘gathered’

□

but see also cruinn’-

below.

cruinn-fhada a oblong, elliptical c.-ionad

nm focus c.-leum nm gallop, standing

jump, bound

□

nì an t-each mìle a dh’as-

tar na chruinn-leum the horse will do a

mile[’s distance] at a gallop c.-mhullach

nm dome

□

chunnaic sinn cruinn-

mhullach na h-àrd-eaglais we saw the

dome of the cathedral c.-shealladh nm

focus

□

faigh cruinn-shealladh focus v

cruinne nm ( fem in gen) 1. exactness

2. globe, orb, sphere

□

Cuach na Cruinne

the World Cup

□

note that cruinn’- in

the following may be found without the

apostrophe i.e. cruinn-eòlach etc.:

cruinn’-eòlach a geographical cruinn’-

eòlaiche nm geographer cruinn’-eòlas

nm geography cruinn’-fhada a oblong

cruinne-cè, an cruinne-cè the universe

cruinneachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of cruinnich collecting etc., collection,

gathering, meeting, muster, rally

□

cruin-

neachadh rosg anthology (prose)

□

tha

cuid dhiubh ri am faotainn ann an cruin-

neachaidhean eile some of them are to be

found in other collections

cruinneachaidh a assembly, collecting,

social (where people gather to talk etc.)

□

pìob cruinneachaidh collecting pipe

□

…

far a bheil seòmraichean cruinneachaidh…

where there are assembly rooms

cruinnead, -eid nm roundness

cruinneadaireachd nf geometry

□

a’

fuasgladh cheistean ann an cruin-

neadaireachd agus triantanachd solving

problems in geometry and trigonometry

cruinneag, -eige, -an nf lass, lassie

cruinneas, -eis nm accuracy

cruinneil a global

183 cruinneil

cruinnich, -eachadh v accumulate, assem-

ble, collect, foregather, gather, meet,

muster, stack

□

rinn e mòran ach am biodh

airgead air a chruinneachadh air an son

he did much to collect money for them

□

see ach

cruinnte a curved

cruipean, -ein, -an nm crupper

□

bha aon

làmh na laighe air cruipean na diollaid

one hand was lying on the crupper of the

saddle

crùisgean, -ein, -an nm oil lamp, cruisie

cruisle, -ean nf vault

cruit, -e, -ean nf 1. harp, lyre 2. croft

(in Uist / Barra – same as croit / crait

elsewhere)

cruit-chòrda nf harpsichord

cruitear, -eir, -an nm 1. harper 2. crofter (in

Uist / Barra – same as croitear / craitear

elsewhere)

cruitheachd, an cruitheachd nf (the) crea-

tion

□

a chruitheachd! / a chruitheachd

bheannaichte! good gracious! / my good-

ness! etc.

□

raointean farsaing na

cruitheachd the wide realms of creation

Cruithear, -eir nm Creator

□

Cruithear

nèimh agus talmhainn the Creator of

heaven and earth

Cruithneach, -ich, -ich nm Pict

cruithneachd nf wheat

□

cruithneachd

lnnseanach maize

cruithneachd a wheaten

crùn, -ùin, -tean nm crown

□

crùn (eas-

baig) mitre

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crùn tiara tiara

□

leig an rìgh

dheth an crùn the king abdicated

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cò

chuir an crùn droighinn air do cheann?

who placed the crown of thorns on your

head?

crùn, -adh v crown

□

chaidh a chrùnadh

mar Rìgh na h-Alba he was crowned [as]

King of Scotland

crùnadh, -aidh nm & vn of crùn crowning

etc., coronation

crùnair, -ean nm coroner

cruth, -a, -an nm ﬁgure, form, format,

mould (form), phase, shape, solid shape

(math.)

□

gun chruth formless

□

cuir à

cruth disﬁgure

□

cha robh e ach ga chur

fhèin ann an cruth he was merely posing

□

chan fhaod pàirt sam bith den leabhar seo

ath-riochdachadh [ann] an cruth sam bith

no part of this book may be reproduced in

any form

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an cruth àicheil (the) negative

form (gram.)

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cruthan cruaidh rigid

shapes (math.)

□

air cruth ⫹ gen in the

shape of / …-shaped e.g. air cruth corrain

in the shape of a sickle / sickle-shaped

cruth-atharrachadh nm & vn transform-

ing etc., metamorphosis, transﬁguration,

transformation

□

tha e duilich a leithid de

chruth-atharrachadh a chreidsinn it’s

difﬁcult to believe such a metamorphosis

c.-atharraich v catalyse, metamorphose,

transﬁgure, transform c.-chaochlach a

metamorphic

□

clach chruth-chaochlach

metamorphic rock c.-eòlas nm morphol-

ogy

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dè seòrsa cruth-eòlais ainmearach

a bhios ceart? what sort of noun

morphology is correct?

□

riaghailtean

coitcheann ùra a chlàradh airson cruth-

eòlas an ainmeir (in order) to tabulate

new, common rules of noun morphology

c.-shuidheachadh nm & vn organizing,

organization

□

ghabh e os làimh

cruth-shuidheachadh na teasairginn he

undertook the organization of the rescue

c.-shuidhich v organize

□

chan eil

gnothaichean air an cruth-shuidheachadh

gu math matters aren’t well organized

c.-tìre nm landscape

cruthachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cruthaich

creating etc., creation

cruthachail, -e a creative

□

… mun ruig e

àirde a chomais chruthachail … before he

reaches the height of his creative power

□

a’ sgrìobhadh gu cruthachail writing

imaginatively / creatively

cruthachd nf form, expression

□

rinn mi

mach cruthachd eòin I made out the shape

of a bird

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cha dìochuimhnich mi feast

cruthachd aodainn I shall never forget the

expression of his face

cruthaich, -achadh v create, form

□

a Dhè

uile-chumhachdaich, a chruthaich na

nèamhan agus an talamh almighty God,

who created the heavens and the earth

□

chruthaich Dia nèamh agus talamh God

created heaven and earth

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chruthaich iad

sgioba ball-coise a bhiodh a’ cluiche ri

sgiobaidhean eile anns an t-siorramachd

they formed a football team that used to

(lit. would be) playing against other teams

in the county

□

tha sinn an dòchas gum bi

pàirt aca ann a bhith cruthachadh poilea-

saidhean nan ùghdarasan ionadail we

hope that they will have a part in shaping

[the] policies of the local authorities

Cruthaighear nm

□

same as Cruithear

cù, coin, coin gen pl chon (def nan con)

voc a choin nm dog

□

cù mòr mastiff

□

cù

faire watch-dog

□

cho sgìth ris a’chù dog-

tired

□

… agus a’ chù aig a shàilean …

with the dog at his heels

□

ghairm mi

ancù gu cùl mo choise I called the dog to

cruinnich 184

heel

□

… gach fear le bata na làimh agus

cù ri a shàil … each man with a stick in his

hand and a dog at his heel

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thig an seo, a

choin! (come) here dog!

cù-chaorach nm sheepdog

□

chuir e

seachad latha aig deuchainn nan con-

chaorach he spent a day at the sheepdog

trials c.-eunaich nm setter, spaniel

c.-luirge nm bloodhound, beagle, setter

c.-seilge nm hound

cuach, -aich, -an nf 1. bowl, goblet,

quaich

□

thug i dha cuach bainne ri òl she

gave [to] him a bowl of milk to drink

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cuach is ubhal ball and socket (of joints)

□

alt cuach is ubhal ball and socket joint

□

faidhneil na cuaich the cup-ﬁnal 2. curl,

ringlet 3. cuckoo

□

see cuthag

cuach, -ail / -adh v twist, curl

cuach-mullaich nf dome

cuach-Phàdraig nf greater plantain

cuachag, -aige, -an nf 1. spiral shell, conch

□

chan eil mòran de na cuachagan math

mar bhiadh not many of the spiral shells

are good as food 2. a young girl or an

affectionate term of endearment to same

cuachail, cuachail v creep, ﬂit about, wan-

der hither and thither

□

bha cuideigin

a’ cuachail mun cuairt an taighe someone

was creeping round the house

cuadrail, -ean nm quadrille

cuagach, -aiche a 1. mis-shapen

□

bha

brògan cuagach air he was wearing mis-

shapen shoes

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duine le casan cuagach a

man with mis-shapen legs 2. lame (Lewis)

□

thàinig bodach cuagach nar ﬁanais

a lame old man came in sight (of us)

Cuaigear, -eir, -an nm Quaker

cuaileanach, -aiche a curly

□

le falt

cuaileanach dubh with black curly hair

cuaille, -ean nm club, stick, cudgel

□

cuaille suaicheantais mace

cuain, -e nf litter (of animal’s young)

cuair, -e, -ean nf quire

tairgear cuairtean do dh’ oileanaich

excursions will be offered to students

□

bha iad air cuairt gu ruige Hiort

they were on a journey to St. Kilda

□

may be used metaphorically: bidh an

latha ud air m’ aire gu deireadh mo

chuairt that day will be on my mind to

the end of my life / my days 3. round,

turn

□

“Mo chuairt-sa,” ars esan “My

round,” he said

□

gheibh gach neach

a chuairt ach ’s e am fear buan an

talamh everybody gets his turn, but the

land is the permanent one 4. ambit,

compass 5. sojourn, visit, visitation

□

an dèidh cuairt gu Astràilia after a

visit to Australia (could, of course, also

be journey / voyage in this sentence)

air chuairt adv on a journey / visit /

sojourn / tour, walk

□

bha sinn air

chuairt air a’mhòintich we were walk-

ing on the moor

□

cuirear an tais-

beanadh seo air chuairt cuideachd this

exhibition will be also be sent on tour

□

thèid mi air chuairt gu Ameireaga

I shall go on a journey to America

gabh cuairt ramble, stroll, tour, trip,

turn (all verbs)

□

note also: an dèidh

cuairt a chur gu eilean Leòdhais after

making a journey to the island of

Lewis

cuairt, mun cuairt prep ⫹ gen about,

round about

□

mun cuairt an taighe

(round) about the house

□

also mun

cuairt air ⫹ dat

□

choisich e mun

cuairt air a’ phàirc he walked round

the park

□

sheall sinn mun cuairt oirnn

we looked around us

□

also adv

around, about

□

cuir mun cuairt circu-

late, turn

□

cur mun cuairt gyration

□

seòl mun cuairt circumnavigate

□

seòladh mun cuairt circumnavigation

□

theirig mun cuairt revolve

□

tha mi

air mo chur mun cuairt I am put about /

discomﬁted

cuairt, mu chuairt adv about, approxi-

mately, around

□

chaidh mu chuairt air

ﬁchead fear air bòrd about twenty men

went on board

□

also prep ⫹ gen

around

cuairt-chainnt nf circumlocution

c.-chlàr nf revolving stand c.-dhurrag,

a’ chuairt-dhurrag nf ringworm

c.-gaoithe nf cyclone c.-ghaoth nf

gust c.-ghluasad nm rotary movement

c.-imich v perambulate c.-latha nm

day trip chaidh sinn air cuairt-latha

185 cuair

cuairt, -e, -ean nf 1. circle, circuit,

cycle, gyre, orbit, period, round,

whirl

□

cuairt na fala blood system

□

cuairt (dealain) (electrical) circuit

□

cuairt a’ chnàmhaidh digestive system

□

cuairt aonaichte integrated circuit

□

cuairt nan leithean nervous system

□

cuairt iomlan full turn, complete rota-

tion, revolution (math.) 2. excursion,

jaunt, journey, ramble, tour, walk

□

chaidh mi cuairt I went for a walk

□

cuairteach a circular

cuairteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cuair-

tich circling etc., circulation, rotation

(of crops)

□

cuairteachadh bàrr rotation

of crops

□

cuairteachadh fala blood circu-

lation

□

cuairteachadh beathachaidh

nutrient cycle

cuairteag, -eige, -an nf 1. coil, eddy, swirl,

vortex, whirl

□

bha an ceò na chuairtea-

gan mu choinneamh a shùilean the mist

was swirling / eddying before his eyes

(lit. was in its swirls / eddies) 2. wheel

□

cuairteag crèadhadair potter’s wheel

cuairteagach a circling, eddying

cuairtean, -ein, -an nm roundabout (on the

roads)

cuairtear, -eir, -an nm traveller, tourist

cuairtich, -eachadh v 1. circle, compass,

encircle, enclose, encompass, envelop,

fence, hedge, surround, whirl

□

cuairtich

le balla wall v

□

“Cuairtichibh an spot,”

dh’àithn e “Surround the spot,” he ordered

□

bha iad a’ cuairteachadh an taighe they

were (en)circling the house

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bha an ceò

gar cuairteachadh air gach taobh the mist

was surrounding us on every side 2.

conduct (a service)

□

chuairtich e fhèin an

t-seirbhis he himself conducted the serv-

ice

□

bha an t-seirbhis air a cuairteachadh

ann an trì cànanan the service was con-

ducted in three languages

□

bhiodh

adhradh teaghlaich air a chuairteachadh

family worship used to be (lit. would be)

conducted

cuairtshruth nm whirlpool

cual, -ail, -tean nf faggot

□

cual chonnaidh

a faggot of ﬁrewood

cuan, -ain, -tan / -tean nm ocean, sea

□

tharraing e an aire chun a’chuain he drew

their attention to the sea

□

air druim a’

chuain on the open sea (lit. on [the] back

of the sea)

□

an Cuan Innseanach the

Indian Ocean

□

sheòl sinn don a’ Chuan

Innseanach we sailed (in)to the Indian

Ocean

□

an Cuan Sèimh the Paciﬁc

Ocean

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an Cuan Sgith the Minch

cuan-àrd, -àird nm stormy sea

cuanal, -ail, -an nm group, band

□

chaidh

cuanal againn sìos don chala a group of

us went down to the harbour

cuango, -othan nm quango

cuantan pl of cuan

cuaraidh, -ean nm quarry

□

clach cuaraidh

quarry stone

cuaran, -ain, -ain nm rawhide shoe, sandal

□

bha cuarain ròmach de sheiche an

fhèidh air he was wearing hairy shoes of

deerskin (lit. of [the] skin of the deer)

□

feumaidh fear nan cuaran èirigh uair ro

fhear nam bròg the sandal-man must rise

an hour before the boot-man

cuarantain nm quarantine

cuartachadh, -aidh nm

□

see cuairteachadh

cuartag, -aige, -an nf

□

see cuairteag

cuartaich, cuartachadh

□

see cuairtich,

-eachadh

cuartaich a rotary

cuasar, -air, -an nm quasar

cùb, -adh v conﬁne, coop

□

bha iad air an

cùbadh they were cooped up

cùbadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of cùb

conﬁning etc., conﬁnement

cùbaid, -e, -ean nf pulpit

cùbainn nf pulpit

cùbair, -ean nm cooper

cubhaidh, -e a appropriate, becoming,

decorous, due, ﬁtting, suitable, proper, rel-

evant what one would expect (because of

parentage)

□

is cubhaidh dha e it becomes

him, it’s what you would expect of him

□

feumaidh tu feartan cubhaidh fhaotainn

you must gain relevant qualiﬁcations

□

bha iad a’ cur sìos air na daoine nach

robh an giùlan air a mheas cubhaidh they

disparaged people whose conduct was not

becoming

□

gu cubhaidh properly

cùbhrachd nf perfume

cùbhraidh, -e a fragrant, musky, odorous,

redolent, sweet (of scent), scented

□

dèan cùbhraidh perfume

□

dh’fhairich

e fàileadh cùbhraidh he smelled a fragrant

odour

cùbhraidheachd nf fragrance

cùbhras, -ais nm scent

cucair, -ean nm cooker

□

cucair gas

gas-cooker

cudag, -aige, -an / -ean nf young saithe /

coalﬁsh, sprat, a ‘cuddy’bha truinnsear

chudaigean roimhe there was a plate of

cuddies before him

cuairteach 186

we went on a day trip c.-litir nf

circular, newsletter

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a’ chuairt-litir

a thàinig a-mach san fhoghar the

newsletter which came out in the

autumn c.-nàdair nf nature trail

c.-rathad nm ring-road

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cuairt-rathad

a-muigh outer ring road c.-shlugan nm

vortex, whirlpool c.-spealtair nm

circuit breaker c.-thomhas nm circum-

ference, perimeter

cudaig, -aige, ean nf

□

see cudag

cudainn, -e, -ean nf

□

same as cudag

cùdainn, -ean nf tub

cudrom, -oim nm emphasis, importance,

pressure, stress, weight, weighting(s)

□

cudrom an àile atmospheric pressure

□

cuir / leag / leig cudrom air emphasize,

stress, lay stress on

□

bu mhath leam

cudrom a leigeil air cho riatanach agus a

tha e leantainn air an obair seo I would

like to stress how necesary it is to continue

this work

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tha iad a’ leigeil cudrom air

mar a tha iad a’ toirt sealladh air beach-

dan muinntir an àite they emphasize how

they are examining (or explaining /

expressing) the opinions of the inhabit-

ants

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… mar gum bitheadh cudrom air

èirigh bhom fheòil … as if a weight had

risen from my ﬂesh

□

dè an cudrom a bh’

annta? how heavy were they?

□

bha trì

pùinnd a chudrom ann it was three pounds

in weight (where a⫽ de)

□

also: clach

air cudrom a stone in weight

□

cudrom eadar-dhealaichte with different

weightings

cudrom-siùdain nm pendulum

cudromach, -aiche a 1. important, key,

momentous, serious

□

na h-eilimeidean

cudromach seo these key elements

□

tha

mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil sin uab-

hasach cudromach I think that is awfully

important

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bidh e glè chudromach ﬁos

a bhith againn nuair a … it will be very

important for us to know when … (lit.

knowledge to be at us)

□

’s e an leu-

dachadh an leasachadh as cudthromaiche

a tha air tachairt aig an sgoil bho chaidh

a fosgladh the extension is the most

important event that has happened at the

school since it was opened 2. burdensome,

considerable, massive, weighty

cudromachd nf importance, gravity,

solemnity bha cudromachd na cùise a’fàs

draghail dha the gravity of the matter was

becoming bothersome to him

cudthrom(ach)

□

see cudrom(ach)

cugallach, -aiche a shaky, unsteady, pre-

carious, uncertain, unstable

□

dh’èirich

e air casan a bha gu math cugallach

he got up on legs which were rather

unsteady

□

bha sin fhèin na ghnothach

cugallach that itself was a precarious busi-

ness

□

… anns an t-suidheachadh chugal-

lach anns an robh e…in the precarious

situation in which he was

□

… cho cugal-

lach agus a tha sìth an t-saoghail…so

precarious is world peace / … as precarious

as world peace is

□

ann an saoghal cugal-

lach diombuan in an uncertain, transitory

world

cuibheall

□

see cuibhle

cuibheas, -eis nm average, enough,

moderation

□

cuibheas bhliadhnail yearly

average

□

a’ rannsachadh cuibheasan

investigating averages

□

tha bàrdachd

thar cuibheis anns a’ Ghàidhlig there is

enough poetry, and to spare, in Gaelic /

there is a superabundance of etc.

cuibheasach a average, middling,

moderate, passable, tolerable

□

an aois

chuibheasach the average age

cuibheasach, -aich, -aich nm moderate

cuibheasachd nf average, mean

cuibhil, cuibhleadh v wheel

□

bha e a’

cuibhleadh a’ bhaidhseagail roimhe he

was wheeling the bicycle before him

cuibhle, cuibhlichean nf wheel

□

cìoch

cuibhle nave (of a wheel)

cuibhle-fhiaclach nf cog-wheel c.-shnìomh

nf spinning-wheel c.-stiùiridh nf steering-

wheel

□

bha a’ chuibhle stiùiridh anns an

deireadh the steering wheel was in the

stern c.-ulaig nf pulley wheel

cuibhleachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of cuibhlich coiling etc., coil

cuibhleadh, -idh nm & vn of cuibhil

wheeling

cuibhlich, -eachadh v coil

cuibhreach, -ich, -ichean nm chain, bond,

fetter, trammel

cuibhreachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of cuibhrich binding etc., binding (i.e.

material used for binding)

cuibhreann, -inn, -an / -ean nm/f.

allotment, allowance, group, instalment,

part, portion, section, share

□

seallamaid

air a’ chiad chuibhreann de mholaidhean

let’s look at the ﬁrst group of recommen-

dations

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bha a’ chuibhreann sin de

a bheatha seachad that part of his life was

over

cuibhreann-ùine nphr time-share

□

ﬂataichean cuibhreann-ùine time share

apartments

cuibhrich, -eachadh v bind, chain, fetter,

pinion

cuibhrig, -ean nf coverlet, lid

□

cuibhrig

na poite bige am beul na poite mòire the

little pot’s lid in the big pot’s mouth i.e.

a square peg in a round hole

□

cuibhrig

(airson poit-tì) tea cosy

cuibhrig-cluasaig nf pillow case c.-leaba

nf bedcover c.-throm nf quilt cuibhrig(e)-

bùird nf tablecloth

187 cuibhrig-cluasaig

cuid, codach, codaichean nf allotment,

belongings, effects, goods, measure

(⫽ portion), part, portion, possessions,

property, quota, ration, share, stint

The gen sing and pl forms are rarely

seen nowadays e.g. airson mo

chodach-sa den ghnothach ‘for my

part of the matter’ is more likely to be

nowadays airson mo chuid-sa etc.

□

but note the idiom: nach e a tha a’

gabhail a chodach! what a capacity

he / it has!

Some examples:

□

cuid a h-aon, cuid

a dhà, cuid a trì … part one, part two,

part three …

□

ann an cuid in part,

partly

□

chruinnich e a chuid ri chèile

he gathered his belongings together

□

thàinig call codach air he suffered

a loss of property

□

gabhaidh e a chuid

fhèin he will take his own share

cuid is accompanied by de when used

partitatively

□

airson ar cuid-ne dheth

bu toigh leinn … for our part / as for

us, we would like …

□

airson a’ chuid

eile de a bheatha for the rest of his life

lit. for the other part of his life)

□

bha

e a’ cur seachad cuid mhòr den ùine

ann a bhith a’ rannsachadh na cùise

seo he was spending a large part of the

time in researching this matter

□

… aig

a bheil am barrachd ’s a chuid fhèin de

dheuchainnean… who has more than

his [own] share of hardships

□

’s e ‘an

dos’ a chanas iad ris a’ chuid sin den

phìob-mhòir they call that part of the

bagpipes ‘the drone’

The comparative forms fheàrr, lugha,

miosa and motha are frequently used

with cuid: a’ chuid as lugha the mini-

mum

□

air a’ chuid as lugha at least

□

a’chuid as motha most, uttermost

□

a’

chuid as fheàrr the best (part) of

□

a’

chuid as miosa the worst (part) of

□

tha e a’feuchainn ris a’chuid as fheàrr

a dhèanamh den chuid as miosa he is

trying to make the best of a bad job (lit.

to make the best of the worst)

□

with

ref. to the past this would be: bha e

a’ feuchainn ri a’ chuid a b’ fheàrr a

dhèanamh den chuid bu mhiosa he was

trying to make the best of a bad job

□

tha e a’ cur seachad a’ chuid as fheàrr

den latha na shuidhe aig an doras he

spends the best part of the day sitting

at the door

□

chuir e seachad a chuid

a b’ fheàrr den latha etc. he spent the

best etc.

□

a’ chuid as mò / a’ chuid bu

mhotha the majority

□

a’ chuid as

motha den ùine bha e … most of the

time he was…

□

tha sinn, ge-tà, a’cur

na cuid as motha dhe na molaidhean

an gnìomh we are, however, imple-

menting most of the recommendations

□

note also

□

bha a’ chuid mhòr den t-

saoghal fo smachd aca…they had

most of the world under their control

(or a’ mhòr-chuid)

cuid as a pron ⫽ some

□

bha cuid ann

aig an robh deagh chuid Gàidhlig

there were some who had a good

measure of Gaelic

□

bha cuid dhiubh

anns an taigh agus cuid eile anns an

t-sabhal some of them were in the

house and some were in the barn

□

cuala cuid agaibh mu a dheidhinn? did

some of you hear about it?

□

… ged

nach robh e taitneach do chuid…

though it wasn’t pleasant for some

□

ann an sealladh cuid in the view of

some

□

thog e cuid de dh’iteagan an

fhithich he picked up some of the

raven’s feathers

□

tha cuid de na buill

na fhàbhar some of the members are

in favour of it (lit. in its favour)

an dà chuid … agus … both … and …

□

chaill e a shlighe an dà chuid na

bheatha choitchinn is na bheatha

phearsanta he lost his way in both his

public life and in his private life

an dara cuid… no … either … or …

□

tha a h-uile rud an dara cuid f ìor no

breugach everything is either true or

false

□

an dara cuid thusa no mise

either you or I

□

also: aon chuid …

no … either … or

□

… chaidh a h-uile

bàta aon chuid fodha no air a druim

every boat either sank or overturned

□

sometimes has the meaning whether:

’s e daoine a tha annainn uile aon

chuid geal no dubh we are all men

[whether] black or white

□

feumaidh

sinn an doras a chàradh, aon chuid sin

no fear ùr a dhèanamh we must repair

the door, either that or make a new one

cuid may be used with a poss adj thus:

a chuid airgid his money (lit. his por-

tion of money)

□

mo chuid bidhe my

food

□

na chuid sgrìobhaidh in his

writing

□

bha iad airson an cuid

Gàidhlig a leudachadh they wanted

to widen their Gaelic

□

reic iad an

cuid bheathaichean they sold their

cuibhrig-cluasaig 188

animals

□

but note also an cuid chloinne

‘their children’, where cloinne is

treated as a gen pl

□

see clann

□

should also be noted that the note in

Dwelly concerning a chuid mhac ‘his

sons’ but a cuid mac ‘her sons’ is no

longer valid – these being, respec-

tively, a chuid mhac and a cuid mhac.

Note also the idiom: cuid oidhche

a night’s lodgings

□

fhuair e cuid oid-

hche bhuapa he got a night’s lodging

from them

□

àiteachan cuid oidhche

bed and breakfast establishments

a bheil thusa a’ dol ann cuideachd? are

you going (there) too? 2. jointly, together

cuideachd nf body (of men etc.), company,

party, society, train (company etc.), troop

□

cuideachd (airm) (military) detachment

□

gun chuideachd unattended

□

bha e nam

chuideachd he was in my company

□

thàinig e am measg na cuideachd he came

among the company

□

nuair a bha iad an

cuideachd a chèile when they were in each

other’s company

□

cùm cuideachd ri…

keep company with …

□

thòisich e air

cuideachd a chumail ri droch chom-

panaich he began to keep company with

bad companions / to keep bad company

cuideachdail a convivial, sociable

cuideam, -eim nm same as cud(th)rom

□

cuideam iomlan gross weight

□

cuideam

lom net weight

□

trèanadh le cuideaman

weight training

cuideigin indef pron somebody, someone

□

bha cuideigin aig an doras someone was

at the door

□

… no clann cuideigin eile…

or somebody else’s children

cuideimich, -eachadh v weigh

cuidhe, -eachan nf wreath (of snow / mist)

□

thàinig sinn air cuidheachan beaga

sneachda we came upon little wreaths of

snow

□

also cuithe

cuidhte, cuidhte ’s / cuidhte agus etc.

□

see cuidhteas a

cuidhteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cuid-

htich compensating etc., compensation,

indemnity

cuidhteas, -eis, -an nm quittance, receipt

cuidhteas a (⫽ cuidhte agus, where cuid-

hte is the pp of cuidhtich)⫹ acc clear of,

quit of, rid of

□

chan fhaigheadh e cuid-

hteas iad he would not get rid of them

□

air dòigh nach fhaighear cuidhteas iad in

[such a] manner that they cannot be got rid

□

bidh sibh cuidhteas iad uile you will

be rid of them all

□

bha a’ Bhànrigh a’

feuchainn ri faighinn cuidhteas i the

Queen was trying to get rid of her

□

’s

fheàirrde sinn a bhith cumail cuidhteas e

we’re better off keeping clear of him / it

□

nach d’fhuair thu cuidhteas an deise sin

fhathast? have you not got rid of that suit

yet?

□

’s math cuidhteas e! good riddance

(to him / it)!

□

cuidhteas a chèile quits

□

bha iad a’ feuchainn ri faighinn cuidhteas

Alasdair they were trying to get rid of

Alasdair

cuidhtich, -eachadh v compensate

cuidich, -eachadh abet, aid, assist, back,

contribute, further, help, relieve, second,

189 cuidich

cuide ri prep along with, with

□

thàinig iad

cuide ri am màthair they came with their

mother

cuideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cuidich,

aid, assistance, contribution, help, relief

□

gun chuideachadh unaided

□

chan eil e na

chuideachadh idir do luchd-ionnsachaidh

it isn’t any help to learners (lit. it isn’t in

its help at all etc.)

□

dh’fheumtadh

cuideachadh fhaighinn dhaibh an dòigh

air choreigin aid had to be obtained for

them in some way or other

□

chaidh aige

air an doras a chumail dùinte le

cuideachadh chlachan mòra he managed

to keep the door shut with the help of

[some] large stones (note that Gaelic does

not use a word for ‘some’ in this situation)

□

tha sinn a’ sireadh cuideachaidh nas

brìoghmhoire na sin we are looking for

more meaningful assistance than that

□

thoir cuideachadh do give assistance to /

help

□

cha b’ urrainn dha cuideachadh

a thoirt dhaibh he couldn’t give them

assistance / he couldn’t help them

□

feu-

maidh sinn cuideachadh a thoirt dhaibh

airson sin a dhèanamh we must give them

assistance to do that

□

chaidh iad a-null

ach am faiceadh iad an robh cuideachadh

a dhìth air they went over to see if he

needed help

cuideachail a helpful, subsidiary, support-

ive

□

duine càirdeil cuideachail a friendly,

helpful man

□

bhiodh iad gu math

cuideachail dhuinn they would be quite

helpful to us

□

tha e glè chuideachail do

dh’adhbhar na Gàidhlig he is very sup-

portive of (lit. to) the Gaelic cause

cuideachd adv 1. also, too

□

chaidh e ann

cuideachd he went there too

□

bha am

pathadh orm cuideachd I was thirsty too

□

succour, support

□

cha do chuidich e mi he

didn’t assist me

□

note that cuidich in

some areas is foll. by le

□

cuidich leinn gu

bhith a’ gabhail ri do ghràs help us to

accept your grace

□

cò is urrainn

cuideachadh leotha? who can help them?

□

but note also: bha iad a’ cuideachadh le

airgead a thogail they were helping by

raising money

□

cuidichidh sinn le do chur

an aithne luchd-ionnsachaidh eile we’ll

help by putting you in touch with other

learners

□

cuidichidh an leabhar seo an

sgoilear gus bruidhinn anns a’ Ghàidhlig

this book will help the scholar to speak in

Gaelic

cuidiche-taighe nm home-help

cuifean, -ein nm wad, wadding

cuige? interr pron wherefore?

cuigeal, -eil / –ach, -an / -aichean nf distaff

Cuigse, -ean nf Whig

Cuigseach a Whiggish

cùil a back

□

an doras cùil the back door

□

chaidh iad a-mach air an doras chùil they

left by the back door

□

air na duilleagan

cùil on the back pages

□

anns an t-sreatha

chùil in the back row

cùil, -e, cùiltean nf corner, cranny, niche,

nook, recess

□

ann an cùiltean agus ann

an glomhais in nooks and crannies

□

anns

a’ chùil in the corner

□

bha seàla oirre, ’s

na cùiltean aice na làmhan ﬁllte she was

wearing a shawl, its corners in her folded

hands

□

cùil chumhang ‘a tight corner’

cùil-dhùinte nf cul-de-sac

cuilbh

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of

colbh column

cuilbheart, -eirt, -an nf deceit, plot (plan),

quirk, stratagem, trick, wile

□

cha robh

cuilbheart air nach smaointicheadh iad

there wasn’t a trick they wouldn’t think

□

chan eil ann a sin ach cuilbheart gus

dàil a chur sa chùis that’s just a stratagem

to delay the matter

cuilbheartach, -aiche a deceitful, tricky

cuilc, -e, -ean nf cane (plant / material),

reed

□

cuilc Innseanach bamboo

cuilceach, -iche a reedy

□

linne chuilceach

a reedy pool

cuile

□

see cuilidh

cuileag, -eige, -an nf ﬂy, house-ﬂy

cuileag-bheag house-ﬂy c.-ghlas nf green-

ﬂy c.-lasrach nf dragonﬂy (see tarbh(an)-

nathrach) c.-mharbhaiche nm ﬂy killer,

insecticide c.-mhòr bluebottle (meat-ﬂy /

blow-ﬂy) c.-shionnachain nf glow-worm

cuilean, -ein, -an nm cub, pup, puppy,

whelp young of several animals

□

cuilean

mathain bear cub

□

cuilean leòghainn lion

cub

□

cuilean maighiche leveret

□

cuilean

ròin seal cub etc.

cuileann, -inn nm holly

□

dearcagan

sgàrlaid a’ chuilinn the scarlet berries of

the holly

cuileann-tragha nm sea-holly

cuilg 1. gen sing of colg rage 2. gen sing

and nom & dat pl of calg bristle

cuilidh, -ean nf 1. secret haunt, retreat

□

cuilidh an dòbhrain duinn the retreat of

the otter 2. cellar, storehouse

□

cuilidh

Mhuire ‘Mary’s storehouse’ i.e. the sea

cuilinn a holly, of holly

□

ﬁodh cuilinn

holly wood

□

duilleagan biorach cuilinn

prickly holly leaves

cùiltearachd nf

□

same as cùilteireachd

cùilteireachd nf skulking, smuggling

□

bha cuid an sàs ann an cùilteireachd

some were engaged in smuggling

□

dèan

cùilteireachd skulk

cuidiche-taighe 190

cuimhne nf memory, recollection,

remembrance

Some common examples: droch

chuimhne a poor memory

□

mas math

mo chuimhne if I remember correctly /

if my memory serves me well

□

feu-

maidh sinn a chumail nar cuimhne gun

robh e … we must keep in mind that he

was …

□

bha e air cuimhne a chall air

Calum he had forgotten Calum

□

tha

cuimhne air a cumail air an fhead-

hainn a leig sìos am beatha remem-

brance is kept of those who laid down

their lives (for the use of the sing, see

notes under beatha, ceann and làmh)

□

bidh cuimhne chùbhraidh air he

will be fondly remembered (lit. there

will be a fragrant memory on him)

tha cuimhne agam I remember

□

a bheil cuimhne agad air? do you

remember it / him?

□

cha bhi cuimhne

agad ormsa idir you won’t remember

me at all

□

is fhada a bhios cuimhne

agam air na làithean às dèidh sin

I shall long remember the days that

followed

□

often shortened thus,

particularly in speech: is math a tha

cuimhneam air I remember it well

□

bha iad a’bruidhinn air cuspairean air

nach eil cuimhne agam a-nis they were

talking about topics I don’t remember

now

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chan eil cuimhne agam am

faicinn ann an clò roimhe I don’t

remember seeing them in print

before (lit. I don’t remember their see-

ing etc.)

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note that air is dropped

when an object (including a subordi-

nate clause) precedes the verb, or

when the inﬁnitive of bi is used

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chan

eil cuimhne agam a-nis dè thuirt e

I don’t remember now what he said

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tha cuimhne agam mar a bhiodh na

daoine gar cuideachadh I remember

how the people used to help us

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tha

deagh chuimhne agam e bhith ‘g innse

dhomh … I well remember him telling

me …

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bha cuimhne aige a bhith tric

a’cèilidh anns an taigh aca he remem-

bered being often visiting their house

cuimhne may also be used with the

assertive verb

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is cuimhne leam

I remember (lit. it’s a memory with

me)

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an cuimhne leat? do you

remember?

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cha chuimhne leam I do

not remember

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mas cuimhne leibh if

you recollect

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mar as cuimhne le

daoine a bha ann aig an àm as people

who were there at the time remember

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mus cuimhne leamsa before the time

that I can remember

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(bh)os cuimhne

leam as long as I can remember

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the

past tense would be e.g. o bu chuimhne

leis as long as he could remember

thoir gu cuimhne / thoir an

cuimhne ⫹ gen call to mind, evoke

the / a memory of, remind

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thug seo

gu cuimhne Chaluim làithean [a] òige

this called to Calum’s mind the days of

his youth

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thug an sealladh àlainn

seo an cuimhne Dhaibhidh faclan an

t-Salmadair this beautiful view reminded

David of the words of the Book of

Psalms

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a poss adj or a prep pron is

used where a personal pron is used in

English

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thug e gu mo chuimhne

dealbh èibhinn a chunnaic mi uair it

reminded me of a cartoon I once

saw

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thug an sgeul brònach seo gu a

chuimhne bàthadh eile this sad story

reminded him of another drowning

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toirt gu cuimhne evocation

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note also:

thig gu cuimhne occur

□

and cuir an

cuimhne prompt, remind

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tha e a’cur

nar cuimhne gu bheil … he reminds us

that … is …

air chuimhne adv remembered

□

…

fhad ’s a tha na h-ainmean air

chuimhne… while the names are still

remembered

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cùm air chuimhne

cuimhneach, -iche a

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see cuimhneachail

cuimhneachaidh a memorial

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chuir iad

urras cuimhneachaidh air bhonn they set

up a memorial trust

cuimhneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cuimh-

nich commemorating etc., commemora-

tion, reminiscence

cuimhneachaidh a memorial, remem-

brance

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seirbhisean cuimhneachaidh

services of remembrance / remembrance

services / memorial services

cuimhneachail a mindful

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thuirt e gun

robh e cumhneachail oirre he said that he

was mindful of her

cuimhneachan, -ain, -ain nm commemo-

ration, keepsake, memento, memorandum,

memorial, mnemomic, remembrance,

souvenir

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cuimhneachan bliadhnach

anniversary

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cuimhneachan nan ceud

bliadhna centenary

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chaill iad na cuimh-

neachain a cheannaich iad they lost

the souvenirs that they had bought

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cuimhneachan air a memorial to

□

mar

chuimhneachan air in remembrance of

him / in memory of him / as a memorial

to him

cuimhneam

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abbr form of cuimhne

agam

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see cuimhne

cuimhnich, -eachadh v commemorate,

mind (remember), remember

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feumar

cuimhneachadh gur e balach a tha ann

fhathast it must be remembered that he is

still a boy

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cuimhnich gum bi thu modhail

remember to be polite

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cuimhnich air call

to mind, recall, recollect, remember

□

nuair a chuimhnicheas sinn air when we

remember it / him

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… nuair a chuimh-

nicheas sinn air an tachartas seo … when

we recall this incident

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aig an àm air

a bheil mi a’ cuimhneachadh on the occa-

sion I’m recalling …

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cuimhnich do

remind

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chuimhnich e dhomh eun beag

he reminded me of a little bird

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a bheil

fhios agad cò a tha thu a’ cuimhneachadh

dhomh? do you know who you remind me

191 cuimhnich

remember, keep in mind

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… a chumas

[a] ainm air chuimhne gu bràth…

which will commemorate his name

forever

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tha e cudthromach cumail

air chuimhne gu bheil e… it’s impor-

tant to bear in mind that he is …

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bha iad air an cumail air chuimhne

they were remembered