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

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fradharcach, -aiche a 1. optic, visual

2. commanding, extensive (of a view),

scenic

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chan eil àite nas fradharcaich

there isn’t a more scenic spot

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gheibh

sibh sealladh fradharcach air an loch on

àite seo you will get a commanding view

of the loch from this spot

fraigh, -e, -ean nf 1. fringe, edge, border

2. partition wall, side wall

fraigh-shnighe nf water dripping down the

wall of the black house

Frangach, -aich, -aich nm Frenchman

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Frangaich the French

Frangach a French

Frangais nf French (lang.)

Frannsaidheach a Franciscan

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na mision-

araidhean Frannsaidheach the Franciscan

missionaries

fraoch, -aoich nm heath, heather, ling

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anns an t-samhradh bhiodh na caoraich

air an fhraoch sa bheinn in the summer

the sheep used to be out on the heather on

the hill (lit. in the hill)

fraochach, -aiche a heathy

fraochail, -e a furious, raging

fraochan, -ain, -ain nm 1. toe (of shoe /

boot)

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rug fraochan a bhròige air sgealb

creige the toe of his shoe reached a rock

shelf 2. passion (anger etc.)

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bha fraochan

na ghuth leis an fheirg there was passion

in his voice with [the] anger

fraoich, -e a ferocious

fraoidhneas, -eis, -an nm frill, fringe

fras, -adh v rain, scatter, shower

fras, froise, -an nf 1. shower (of rain)

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cha robh ann ach fras it was just / only

a shower 2. seed

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fras cluarain thistle-

down

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bha i a’ dannsadh cho aotrom ri

frois cluarain she was dancing as lightly as

a thistledown

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cuir fras dhe seed v intrans

fras-ionnlaid nf shower (for bathing)

fras-lìn nf linseed

frasach, -aiche a rainy, showery

frasachd nf rain

freagair, freagairt v 1. answer, reply

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cha

do fhreagair e he didn’t answer

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fhrea-

gradh seo a’ cheist this would answer the

question

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…airson a’cheist a fhreagairt…

to answer the question

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bhitheadh ceis-

tean ann an uair sin ri am freagairt there

would be questions then to be answered

(lit. to their answering)

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cha do chòrd e

rithe nach do fhreagair e i it didn’t please

her that he didn’t answer her

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cha

b’urrainn dhomh a fhreagairt I couldn’t

answer him

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“Seadh,” fhreagair e gu

critheannach “Yes,” he replied shakily

2. beﬁt, ﬁt, match, suit, tally

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in this mean-

ing it may be accompanied by the preps

do, air or ri(s) and their compounds (or

without a prep)

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cha fhreagradh a’ bhròg

a h-aon aca the shoe wouldn’t ﬁt one of

them

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freagraidh an clas seo air duine

gun Ghàidhlig idir this class will suit

a person who hasn’t any Gaelic

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bha iad

a’ freagairt air feuman an latha they

suited / ﬁtted the needs of the day

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mar

as fheàrr a fhreagras orra fhèin as best

suits themselves / to suit their own needs

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freagraidh an cur-seachad seo air a

h-uile duine this pastime will suit every-

one

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a’ freagairt ri attuned to

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… agus

gach craobh anns an duilleach as fheàrr

a fhreagras dhi…and each tree in the

foliage which best suits it

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cha fhrea-

gradh do Sheumas obair fhàgail it wouldn’t

have suited James to leave his work

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note

that here the verb is being used imperson-

ally and the pers pron is omitted

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note also that, in common with most verbs

ending in -air, syncope occurs in the fut

tenses and the impf / cond tense

freagairt, -e, -ean nf & vn of freagair

answering etc., acknowledgment, answer,

rejoinder, reply, response, retort

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thoir

freagairt (do) answer, give / supply an

answer (to), reply (to)

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cha robh freagairt

ann there was no reply

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sgrìobh na

freagairtean ann an Gàidhlig write the

answers in Gaelic

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tha mi a’ creidsinnn

gur i an fhreagairt nach eil I believe the

answer is no / that it isn’t (in reply to

a question introd. by a bheil?)

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note that,

nowadays, the i used here is more likely to

be e as in the next two examples (see

assertive verb is)

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an e sin freagairt na

ceist? is that the answer to the question?

(lit. of the question)

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is e an fhreagairt

gur e the answer is yes / it is

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cha robh e

a-riamh gun a fhreagairt he was never

without an answer (lit. his answer)

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seo

freagairt shìmplidh na ceist this is the sim-

ple answer to (lit. of) the question

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cha

robh freagairtean aca do na ceistean sin

they had no answers to those questions

freagairteach, -iche a responsive

fradharcach 312

freagarrach, -aiche a adaptable, ade-

quate, applicable, apposite, compati-

ble, ﬁt, meet, pat, right, suitable, useful

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followed by air / airson / do (⫽‘for’ /

‘to’where appropriate) before a noun

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freagarrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

freagarraich adapting, adaptation

freagarrachd nf suitability, ﬁtness, propri-

ety

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bha freagarrachd a’ bhaile mar

phort a’ fàs na b’fhollaisiche the suitabil-

ity of the town as a port was becoming

more evident

freagarraich, -achadh v adapt

freagradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm same as

freagairt

frèam, -a, -aichean nm frame, framework

frèam-dìridh / frèam-streap nm climbing

frame

freasgair, freasgairt v (⫹ air)

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same as

freastail

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is iomadh uair a fhreasgair thu

orm many a time you did me a favour / got

me out of a difﬁculty

freasgairt, -e nf & vn of freasgair attend-

ing etc., service (in restaurant etc.)

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fhuair sinn freasgairt bho nighean

bhrèagha we got service from a pretty girl /

were served by etc.

Freaslannach a Frisian

freastail, freastal v ⫹ air 1. attend, wait

upon 2. depend (on)

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bha muinntir an

eilein am freastal a’ bhàta seo the people

of the island were depending on this boat

3. provide

freastal, -ail nm & vn of freastail attending

etc., 1. attendance 2. fate, lot, providence,

goodness (⫽ providence etc

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’s ann aig

freastal a tha ﬁos ciamar a … goodness

knows how…

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buidheachas don fhreastal /

taing do fhreastal thank goodness

interj

freastalach, -aiche a provident

freiceadan, -ain, -ain nm guard indiv / coll,

lifeguard, sentinel, sentry

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freiceadan

sràide patrol

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am Freiceadan Dubh the

Black Watch

freiceadan-oirthire nm coast-guard

Freudail a Freudian

freumh, -a, -an / -aichean nm root, deriva-

tion, source

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freumh ﬁgearail digital root

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freumhaichean taic buttress roots

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bha

freumhaichean an ròis glè threun the

rose’s roots were very strong

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bha am

ball air a shnaigheadh à cnapan de

fhreumh challtainn the ball was hewn

from a lump of hazel root

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toirt o

fhreumhan extirpation

freumh-bhàrr nm rootcrop

freumh-fhacal nm etymon

freumhach a derivative

freumhachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of freumhaich rooting etc., derivation

(ling.)

freumhag, -aige, -an nf 1. rootlet, small

root 2. ﬁbre (diet)

freumhagach, -aiche a ﬁbrous

freumhaich, -achadh v derive (ling.),

root

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… agus fhreumhaich i gu

domhainn … and it rooted deeply / it took

deep root

freumhaichte pp rooted

friamh(ag)

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see freumh(ag)

frìde, -ean nf general term for any small

insect-like creature or complaints causing

itchiness. Now often used for ‘insect’

frids,-ean nm refrigerator, fridge

friochd, -adh v pierce, stab

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chaidh a fhri-

ochdadh he was stabbed

friochdadh, -aidh nm & vn of friochd

piercing etc.

friogh, -an nm hackle, rage

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commonly frioghan below

frioghan nm barb, bristles, hackles

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tog

frioghan air bristle

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thog e frioghan air

he bristled

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but note also:- bha e air

frioghan a thogail oirre he had raised her

hackles

frioghanach, -aiche a bristly

313 frioghanach

dèan freagarrach adapt, ﬁt, qualify

trans

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freagarrach airson còmhnaidh

habitable

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… gach nì a tha Thu a’

faicinn freagarrach dhuinn…every-

thing that you (i.e. God) see ﬁt for us

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tha seo freagarrach air gach aois is

ìre san sgoil this is suitable for every

age and stage in the school

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tha

a stoidhle nas freagarraiche do rèidio

his style is more suitable for radio

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tha an leabhar seo freagarrach do

chloinn òga this book is suitable for

young children

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bha e freagarrach

airson obair airm he was ﬁt for army

work

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bha am fearann freagarrach

airson sìol-cur uachdarach the land

was suitable for top-seeding

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… ann

an dòigh a tha freagarrach do chloinn…

in a manner which is suitable for

children

gu / gus is used before a vn

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tha an

laoidh seo freagarrach gu bhith ga

seinn ann an sgoiltean Sàbaid this

hymn is suitable to be sung in Sunday

schools

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chan eil a h-uile talamh

freagarrach gus sgrath a bhuain air

idir not all land is suitable for harvest-

ing turfs on

frionas, -ais nm annoyance, fretfulness,

irritation, vexation

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thàinig frionas air he

became annoyed

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frionas cinnealtais

racial tension

frionasach, -aiche a fretful, irritable, pee-

vish, prim, splenetic, testy, tetchy, vexed

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bi frionasach fret

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ruith na cearcan às an

rathad le gogail frionasaich the hens ran

out of the way with a vexed cackling

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bha

i a’ faireachdainn car frionasach ris she

was feeling rather vexed with him

frìth, -e, -ean nf deer forest, deer park

frith- pref denoting 1. by-, sub-, smallness

2. counter-

frith-ainm nm bye-name, nickname

f.-bhaile nm suburb

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anns na f.-bhailtean

in the suburbs f.-bhailteach a suburban

f.-bheachd nm converse (opposite)

f.-bhualadh nm repercussion, palpitations

f.-bhuannachd nf perquisite f.-cheò nm/f

secondary smoke

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is e f.-cheò a chanar

ris a’ cheò a tha a’ dol don adhar bho

thombaca a tha a’ losgadh smoke which

goes into the air from burning tobacco is

called secondary smoke (lit. it is sec.

smoke that is said to the smoke which

goes into the air from tobacco that is burn-

ing) f.-chidsin nm scullery f.-choille nf

copse, underwood f.-choimeas m. antithe-

sis f.-chosamhlachd nf paradox

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bheir

seo f.-chosamhlachdan gu cinneas this

will produce paradoxes f.-fhacal nm

1. antonym 2. bye-word f.-ghàire giggle

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le iomadh f.-ghàire with many giggles

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dèan f.-ghàire giggle v f.-ghluais v react

f.-ghluaistear nm reactor f.-ghluasad nm

countermotion, reaction f.-ghluasadach,

-aiche a reactionary f.-leum v recoil f.-

leum nm & vn of f.-leum recoiling, recoil

f.-mheirleach nm pickpocket, pilferer

f.-raineach nf bladder fern, dwarf fern

f.-rathad nm by-way, lane, path, track

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rathaidean mòra agus f.-rathaidean high-

ways and by-ways f.-sheòrsa nm off-shoot

f.-shràid nf side-street f.-thaghadh nm

by-election

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… ann am f.-thaghadh 1979

in the 1979 by-election f.-thilgear nm

reﬂector

frithealadh, -aidh nm & vn of fritheil

attending etc., attendance, attention

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feu-

maidh iad frithealadh gu leòr they need

plenty of attention

frithearra a touchy, wayward

fritheil, frithealadh v 1. (⫹ do / air) attend

(to), look after, minister (to), ofﬁciate

over, serve, tend, wait (upon)

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fhritheil i

dha gu coibhneil she attended to him

kindly

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tha e a’ frithealadh do sheil-

leanan he looks after bees

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tha iad a’

frithealadh do fheumalachdan luchd-

ionnsachaidh they are attending to the

needs of learners

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bha sinn a’frithealadh

air ﬁchead sgoil we were serving twenty

schools 2. attend, be present at

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fhritheileadh e seirbhisean na h-eaglaise

he would attend the church services

fritheilteach, -iche a attentive (in looking

after), subservient

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bha i fritheilteach air

she was attentive to him

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bha e fritheil-

teach gu leòr he was attentive enough

froca, -annan nm frock

fròg, fròige, -an nf cleft (of rocks), hole,

niche, nook, cranny

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bha e na chrùban

[ann] am fròig he was crouched in a hole

frogaire, -ean nm frogman

froganach, -aiche a tipsy

froighneas, -eis nm frill, fringe

frois and froise

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dat sing & gen sing

respectively of fras shower

fuachd nm cold (that one feels)

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fuachd reòta iciness

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bha i air a meilic-

headh leis an fhuachd she was chilled with

the cold

fuadach, -aich, -aichean nm banishment,

ejaculation

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na fuadaichean pl the clear-

ances

fuadachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fuadaich

expelling etc., banishment, eviction

fuadaich, -achadh v 1. expel, banish, chase

away, deport, drive off, evict, expel, put to

ﬂight

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chaidh am fuadachadh far na

croite they were evicted from the croft

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fuadaich (don dùthaich) rusticate 2. carry

off by force, kidnap

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chaidh [a]

fhuadachadh le spùinneadairean he was

kidnapped by bandits

fuadain, -e a 1. ﬂeeting, transitory

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gàire fuadain with a ﬂeeting laugh

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tha

an aonachd seo fuadain agus air an uach-

dar a-mhàin this unity is transitory and on

the surface only 2. stray

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ghlac iad an cù

fuadain they caught the stray dog 3. artiﬁ-

cial, false, synthetic

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ﬁaclan fuadain

false teeth

fuaigh, fuaigheal v 1. fasten, seam, sew,

stitch, tack

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dh’fhuaigh i a fallaing

she fastened her cloak 2. peg, nail (of

a boat) v

fuaigheal, -eil, -eil nm & vn of fuaigh fas-

tening etc., seam, sewing, stitching

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bha

an t-aodach air a ghearradh cho gann ris

na fuaigheil the cloth was cut so niggardly

up to the seams

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gabhaidh e fuaigheal it

can be sewn (lit. it will take sewing)

frionas 314

fuaigheall, -ill nm

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see fuidheall

fuaigheil

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same as fuaigh

fuaighte pp 1. stitched, sewn 2. nailed,

pegged (as timbers in a boat) 3. and, by

extension – attached, ingrained, inherent,

integral, part and parcel of

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feumaidh

sinn na cothroman a ghlacadh a tha

fuaighte anns an t-suidheachadh seo we

must grasp the opportunities that are

inherent in this situation

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tha iad

fuaighte ri ceist a’ chumhachd they are

attached / connected to the question of

power

fuaim, (-e), -ean nm/f noise, patter, sound,

tone

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gun fhuaim noiseless

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dèan fuaim

air sound v (of a musical instrument)

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bha e ag èisteachd ri fuaim an uillt he was

listening to the sound of the stream

fuaim-dhìonach a sound-proof f.-iomlaid

nf metathesis f.-lorg nf sound-track

f.-mheudaichear nm ampliﬁer f.-thonn

nm/f sound-wave

fuaimeadair, -ean nm megaphone

fuaimealas, -ais nm onomatopoeia

fuaimearra a acoustic

fuaimneach, -iche a echoing, noisy

fuaimneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

fuaimnich pronouncing, phonology,

pronounciation

fuaimneachail a phonetic

fuaimneil, -e a same as fuaimneach

fuaimnich, -eachadh v pronounce

fuaimreag, -eige, -an nf vowel

fuaimreagadh, -aidh nm assonance

fuairead, -eid nm coldness

fual, -ail nm urine

fualachdar, -air nm water speedwell

fualactar, -air nm marsh wort

fuamhaire, -ean nm giant

fuamhaireil, -e a gigantic

fuar, -adh v get to windward (of a point),

weather

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… am feadh ’s a bha sinn a’

fuaradh an rubha … as we were weather-

ing the point

fuar, fuaire a bleak, chill, chilly, cold,

frigid

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feòil fhuar cold meat

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pìos feòla

fuaire a piece of cold meat

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shìn iad meu-

ran fuara ris an teine they stretched cold

ﬁngers towards the ﬁre

fuar-dhealt nm/f blight f.-rag a numb

f.-reota a gelid f.-fhallas nm cold

sweat

fuaradair, -ean nm fridge

fuaradh, -aidh nm & vn of fuar weather-

ing etc., windward

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bha sinn a’ cumail

sùil ri fuaradh is ri fasgadh we were keep-

ing an eye to windward and to leeward

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bha e na sheasamh air taobh an fhuaraidh

he was standing on the windward side (i.e.

of the ship)

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cùm ri fuaradh luff

fuarag, -aige nf brose / gruel made with

cold water, cold water brose

fuaraich, -achadh v chill, cool

fuaraich nf soot dripping through the

thatched roof of an old black house

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bhiodh smail dhubha den fhuaraich air

a h-uile rud the black stains of the

thatch-soot used to be on everything cf

fraigh-shnighe nf

fuaraichte pp refrigerated

fuaraidh a 1. chill, chilly, cool

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anns an

toll dhorcha fhuaraidh ud in that chilly

dark hole 2. damp

fuaraidheachd nf dampness

fuaralachd nf frigidity

fuaran, -ain, -an / -ain nm fountain, spring,

well

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fuaran-teth geyser

fuarlit, -e, -ean nf poultice

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rinn e fuarlit

he made a poultice

fuasgail, fuasgladh v 1. disentangle,

dissolve, extricate, loose(n), relax, unbind,

undo, unfasten, unloose, unravel, untie,

unwrap

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fuasgail an t-sreang untie the

string 2. decipher, solve, resolve

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dh’fhuasgail e an toimhseachan he solved

the riddle

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… aig an aon àm a’ fuasgladh

na ceist … at the same time resolving the

problem

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chan eil agad ach na ceistean

sin fhuasgladh dhut fhèin you just have

to solve these problems for yourself

3. acquit, emancipate, liberate, ransom,

release 4. deliver, save, rescue, rid

fuasgailte a agile, lax, liberated, nimble,

untied

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duine caol fuasgailte a slender,

agile man

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na boreannaich fhuasgailte

[the] liberated women

fuasgailteachd nf laxity, looseness

fuasgladh, -aidh nm & vn of fuasgail

loosening etc., absolution, assistance (to

get out of difﬁculty), deliverance, dis-

charge (of tension), dissolution, emanci-

pation, rescue, resolution, riddance,

solution (of argument etc.)

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fuasgladh air

urras bail v

□

tha fuasgladh a’ ghnothaich

nar làmhan fhìn the solution of the matter

is in our own hands

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chan eil airgead na

fhuasgladh air a h-uile trioblaid money

isn’t a solution for every trouble

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cha

robh neach air am biodh dìth air nach

dèanadh e fuasgladh there was nobody

who was in want to whom he would

not give assistance etc.

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bha fuasgladh

air a’ chùis there was a solution for the

matter

315 fuasgladh

fuath, -a, -an nm ghost, spectre

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tha an

leabhar seo mu fhuathan ’s an leithid sin

this book is about ghosts and the like (see

leithid)

fuath, fuatha nm antipathy, aversion, detes-

tation, hate, hatred, odium

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fuath bhan

misogyny

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fuath dhaoine misanthropy

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fuath dùinteachd claustrophobia

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dh’fhairich e lasraichean an fhuatha ag

èirigh na chridhe he felt the ﬂames of

hatred rising in his heart

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saoilidh mi gu

robh fuath beag aige dhaibh I think he had

a little hatred for them

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bha fuath agam

dhi I detested her

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bha fuath uabhasach

nan cridheachan there was a dreadful

hatred in their hearts

fuath-mhuc nf bluebell

fuathach, -aiche a detestable, hateful,

hating, loathing

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thug e sùil fhuathach

orra he gave them a hateful look / he

looked at them hatefully

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dèan fuathach

estrange

fuathaich, -achadh v abhor, detest, hate,

loathe

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mar gum bitheadh e ga

fuathachadh as if he detested her

fuathas, -ais nm a large number

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theich

fuathas fhògarrach gu Canada a large

number of exiles ﬂed to Canada

fuathasach, -aiche a dreadful, horrible,

terrible, predigious, wonderful

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also

used as an adv

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geamhradh

fuathasach fuar a dreadfully cold

winter

fuathmhor, -oire a odious, hateful

fùc, -adh v waulk, full (cloth)

fùcadair, -ean nm fuller

fùdar, -air, -an nm powder (sometimes,

as in English,⫽ gunpowder)

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also

pùdar (q.v.)

fùdar-gunna nm gunpowder

fudar-nighe nm washing-powder

fuidheag, -eige, -an nf thrum (in weaving),

ﬂuff (from cloth), tweed waste

fuidheall, -ill nm (rec. spelling) deposit

(glacial), balance (ﬁn.), fragment, garbage,

leavings, odds, offal, refuse, relic, remain-

der, remains, remnant, residue

fuigh, fuigheall v

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same as fuaigh,

fuaigheal

fuigheag, -eige, -an nf

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same as fuidheag

fuigheall, -ill nm

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same as fuidheall

fuighleach, -ich nm

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same as fuigheall nm

fuil, fala / fola nf blood, gore

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seòrsa fala

blood group

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leasachadh fala blood

transfusion

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dòrtadh fala bloodshed

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leig fuil bleed trans

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caill fuil bleed

intrans

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geàrrach fala / ruith fala haem-

orrhage

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niosgaidean fala haemorrhoids

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fuil is gaorr blood and gore

□

chuir e an

fhuil rium he made me bleed

fuil-chasgach a styptic f.-dhòrtadh nm

haemorrhage f.-fheadan nm blood vessel

f.-mìos nf menstruation, period med

fuileach, -iche a

□

same as fuilteach

fuileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fuilich

bleeding

fuilear a noun with the basic meaning of

‘too much’, ‘an inﬂiction’ – used only in

the following idiom:- cha b’fhuilear

dhuibh ur n-àireamh a chleachdadh you

would have to use your number (lit. it

wouldn’t be an inﬂiction for you etc.)

□

chan fhuilear dhomh an obair a

chrìochnachadh I must complete the task

□

cha b’fhuilear dhut an leabhar a bhith

agad cuideachd you would have to have

the book too

□

chan fhuilear dhòmhsa na

tha agam ri dhèanamh I’ve enough to do

(as it is)

fuilich, -eachadh v bleed

□

dh’fhuilich e gu

bàs he bled to death

fuilig v

□

same as fuiling

fuiling, fulang v bear (pain etc.), endure,

put up with, suffer, stand (endure), stick

(endure), suffer, sustain, undergo, with-

stand

□

b’e duine e a dh’fhuilingeadh

mòran gun ghearan he was a man who

would put up with a lot without complaint

□

a’ fulang le cion beatha dòigheil

suffering from (lit. by) a lack of a

decent life

□

chan fhuiling mi e! I won’t

stand for it!

□

chan fhuiling mi sin I can’t

stand that

fuilt

□

gen sing of falt hair

fuilteach, -iche a bloody, sanguinary

□

blàr

fuilteach a bloody battle

fuiltean, -ein, -an nm (indiv.) hair

□

bha

fuiltean fada bàn na laighe air a

ghualainn there was a long, fair hair lying

on his shoulder

fuin, fuine / fuineadh v bake, knead

□

… agus chuir i san àmhainn e gus

fhuineadh … and she put it into the oven to

bake

fuine nf & vn of fuin baking

fuineadair, -ean nm baker

fuineadh, -aidh nm & alt vn of fuin baking

fuineall, -ill, -an nm funnel

fuinn

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of fonn

tune etc.

fuinnseach, -ich nm enchanter’s nightshade

fuinseag-coille nf golden rod

fuath 316

fuirbidh, -ean nm strong man (uncommon)

□

is e fuirbidh mòr a bh’ann he was a big

strong man

fuirc and fuirce

□

dat sing & gen sing

respectively of forc fork

fuireach, -ich nm & vn of fuirich staying

etc.

fuireachd nf & alt vn form of fuirich

staying etc.

fuireadh abbr form of fuiricheadh imperf /

cond tense of fuirich

fuiribh

□

abbr form of fuirichibh imp pl of

fuirich

fuirich, fuireach / fuireachd v 1. abide,

bide, remain, reside, stay

□

nach do

dh’fhuirich iad ann an Inbhir Nis car

tacan? didn’t they stay in Inverness for a

while?

□

fuirich uaipe stay away from her

□

bha iad a’fuireach air an cois they were

staying up (lit. staying on their foot)

□

a’ fuireach resident

□

na daoine a bha

a’ fuireach ann aig an àm the people who

were resident at the time 2. linger, pause,

tarry 3. await, wait (⫹ ri(s) ⫽ for)

□

fuirich rium! wait for me! 4. endure

□

note

that fuirich may be shortened in some

tenses (as many longer or awkward words

are)

□

chuir e roimhe nach fhuireadh e an

sin an ath oidhche he decided that he

wouldn’t stay there the following night

fùirneis, -e, -ean nf furnace, foundry

fulaisg, fulasgadh v rock

fulang, -ais nm & vn of fuiling enduring

etc., endurance

fulangach, -aiche a 1. hardy, tough

□

chan

eil sinn cho fulangach ’s a bha sinn we’re

not so tough as we were 2. passive

□

guth

fulangach passive voice

fulangachd nf passiveness

fulangaiche, -ean nm sufferer

fulangas, -ais nm endurance suffering, tol-

erance

□

fulangas Chrìost the Passion

□

thar fulangas am foighidinn beyond the

limit of their patience (lit. endurance of

their patience)

fulsgap nm foolscap

fungail a fungal

fungas, -ais nm fungus

fungas-mharbhaiche nm fungicide

furachail, -e a alert, attentive, vigilant, wake-

ful

□

thug daoine cluas fhurachail do a

theachdaireachd people listened attentively

to his message (lit. gave an attentive ear)

furachair

□

same as furachail

furachas, -ais nm attention, care, vigilance

□

ma dh’fhaoite gun deachaidh barrachd

furachais a thoirt air perhaps more atten-

tion was given to it

furachras, -ais nm

□

same as furachas

furan, -ain nm welcome

□

… ach fàilte

no furan cha d’fhuair e bhuapa…but

no welcome did he get from them (lit.

but welcome or welcome he did not

get etc.)

furanach, -aiche a hospitable, welcome,

welcoming

□

cairtean furanach greetings

cards

furasta, fasa a easy, facile, simple

□

furasta

gabhail ri / ris acceptable

□

… rud a tha

furasta gabhail ris … something which is

easy to accept / acceptable

□

tha sin nas

fhasa gabhail ris na … that is easier to

accept than … / is more acceptable than …

□

dè a b’fhasa dhi na facal a ràdh ris an

ath thuras a thachradh i ris? what would

be easier / simpler than to have a word

with him the next time she met him (lit.

what would be easier for her than to say a

word to him the next time she would meet

him?)

□

cha robh e furasta dhaibh a

bhith … it wasn’t easy for them to be…

□

tha e glè fhurasta dhutsa a bhith cho

somalta it’s easy for you to be so compla-

cent

□

tha e furasta a dhìochuimh-

neachadh gu bheil—it is easy to forget

that—is …

□

tha e cho furasta do fhead-

hainn aig a bheil airgead it’s so easy for

the ones who have money

□

cha robh

cùisean furasta aig càraid òg aig an àm

sin a young couple didn’t have things easy

at that time

□

furasta an car a thoirt à

gullible

□

tha e furasta an car a thoirt

aiste she is gullible

□

tha iad furasta am

fosgladh they are easy to open (lit. they are

easy their opening)

□

a bheil thu furasta

do dhùsgadh sa mhadainn? are you easy

to waken in the morning?

furastachd nf ease (in doing), facility,

facilitation

furm, -uirm nm form

furmailteach, -iche a hospitable, polite,

urbane

furtachadh, -aidh nm & vn of furtaich

consoling etc.

furtachd nf consolation, easement, redress,

relief

□

’s ann le furtachd a chaidh fàilte

a chur air na molaidhean ùra seo it

was with some relief that these new

recommendations were welcomed

□

gheibh foighidinn furtachd patience will

get relief

furtaich, -achadh v console, relieve

317 furtaich

G, g

ga prep poss adj formed from aig ⫹ a

1. (with len) at his 2. (without len and with

ga h- before vowels) at her

□

used with

a vn (see aig)

ga prep poss adj formed from gu ⫹ a to his

(with len), to her (without len)

□

used

before a vn (see gu)

gab / gabach

□

see gob / gobach

far an do ghabh am blàr àite this is

where the battle took place

□

cha b’ur-

rainn do nighinn sam bith eile a h-àite

a ghabhail nam chridhe no other girl

could take her place in my heart

□

gabh clas take a class (as a teacher or

a student)

□

gabh balgam sip, sup

□

gabh barail air form an opinion of

□

dè a’ bharail a bha e air a gabhail

orm? what [the] opinion had he

formed of me?

□

gabh beachd air

examine, note, observe, pay particular

attention to, size up, study, survey,

view

□

gabh biadh have food, have

a meal

□

an do ghabh thu do bhiadh?

did you take / have your meal?

□

gabh

boladh smell, sniff

□

gabh brath air

take advantage of

□

tha e a’ gabhail

brath ort he is taking advantage of you

□

gabh còmhnaidh lodge intrans

□

gabh cead de take leave of

□

ghabh e

a chead dhith he took his leave of her

□

gabh ceò smoke (tobacco etc.)

□

ghabh e dà cheò às a’ phìob he took

two puffs from the pipe

□

gabh ceum

step, take a step, graduate, go for

a walk

□

but: ghabh sinn an ceum air

ais don bhaile we took the path back to

[the] town

□

gabh cianalas yearn

□

gabh comhairle be advised, consult

□

gabh cuairt take a ramble / tour / trip /

stroll / turn / walk, go for a walk

□

ghabh e cuairt sìos don chladach he

took a walk down to the beach

□

gabh

sgrìob make a journey, take a trip, take

a walk

□

gabh cupa tì / cupan tea have

a cup of tea

□

gabh cùram dheth be

concerned about it

□

gabh cùram de

(rudeigin) ort take on the responsibil-

ity of (something)

□

b’fheudar dhi

cùram an teaghlaich a ghabhail oirre

fhein she had to take the responsibility

of the family upon herself

□

gabh

cùram become anxious / concerned,

care

□

gabh an cuthach go mad

□

gabh

dealbh de … take a picture of …

□

ghabh i dealbh den chaisteal she took

a picture of the castle

□

gabh dìnnear

dine

□

gabh dragh de…be worried etc.

by …

□

gabh dreallag swing

□

gabh

eagal take fright, get a fright, become

afraid

□

leis an eagal a ghabh iad le

gabh, -ail v 1. accept trans, have,

receive, take

The basic meaning of this word is

‘take’. However, when used with cer-

tain nouns, advs, preps and prep prons,

it forms a large number of idiomatic

constructions.

Note that further examples of usage

may be found by looking up one or

more of the other words which accom-

pany gabh in the examples below:-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

gabh used with nouns:-

1. with gabh meaning take / hold (in the

sense of ‘accommodate’)

□

gabhaidh

gach seòmar-cadail sianar each bed-

room will accommodate six (people)

□

gabhaidh an t-àite na mìltean the place

will hold [the] thousands

□

… ann am

bàta beag nach gabhadh ach dithis …

in a little boat which would hold only

two

□

gabhaidh an t-amar mìle galan

the tank will hold a thousand gallons /

the capacity of the tank is etc.

□

dè na

ghabhas e? what will it hold? / what is

its capacity?

□

na ghabhas an t-amar

what the tank will hold / the capacity

of the tank

□

lìonaidh sinn an t-amar

gu na ghabhas e we will ﬁll the tank to

(its) capacity 2. with gabh meaning

‘take’ (generally, but not

‘take away’,

‘carry off’, ‘remove’ etc.):- gabh ain-

mean poll

□

gabh aithreachas regret

□

gabh aithghearr take a shortcut

□

tha

sinn a’ gabhail aithghearr we are tak-

ing a shortcut

□

gabh an t-altachadh

say grace

□

bha e a’ gabhail an

altachaidh he was saying grace

□

a’

gabhail an leabhair conducting family

worship (lit. taking the book)

□

gabh

àite take place / take the place of

□

seo

chèile with the scare they both got (lit.

took)

□

gabh fadal / fadachd long

□

gabh farmad ri(s) become jealous /

envious of

□

gabh ealla ri take stock of

□

gabh fàth air take advantage of, take

unawares

□

ghabh e fàth orra he took

advantage of them

□

gabh fois rest

intrans

□

gabh gnothach ri interfere

with, meddle with

□

gabh fras take

a shower

□

gabh iongnadh / iongantas

marvel, wonder

□

gabh leisgeul accept

an excuse

□

gabh mo leisgeul excuse

me (lit. accept my excuse)

□

ma ghab-

has tu mo leisgeul if you will excuse

□

gabh a naidheachd ask after / for

him / her

□

innis dhi gu bheil mi a’

gabhail a naidheachd tell her that I’m

asking for her

□

tha mo mhàthair

a’gabhail do naidheachd my mother is

asking for you

□

gabh oilbheum take

offence

□

cha ruig iad a leas oilbheum

a ghabhail they needn’t take offence

□

gabh gaol air fall in love with

□

gabh

òran sing (a song)

□

gabh rathad take

a road, route

□

bha drochaid ìosal air

an rathad a bha mi a’ gabhail there

was a low bridge on the road I was tak-

ing

□

gabh rudeigin bho chuideigin

take something from somebody

□

ghabh mi an t-airgead bhuaithe I took

the money from him

□

gabh (rudeigin)

gun chòir usurp (something)

□

gabh

(rudeigin) a-steach leis an anail

inhale (something)

□

gabh sealladh

bradanach peep

□

gabh seilbh air pos-

sess, take over, take possession of

□

ghabh iad seilbh air an fhearann they

took possession of the land

□

gabh

smaoin mu think about a matter, give

a matter thought

□

cha do ghabh e mòr

smaoin mun chùis he gave the matter

little thought (lit. he did not take much

thought about the matter)

□

gabh truas

de pity

□

ghabh i truas dheth she pitied

him (lit. she took pity of him)

□

gabh

ùidh ann take an interest in

□

bha iad

a-muigh a’ gabhail math an latha they

were out taking the good of the day

□

bha an teine a-nis a’ gabhail the ﬁre

was now taking

□

gabh galar (bho)

catch a disease / infection (from)

□

ghabh e an cnatan (bhuaipe) he caught

cold (from her)

□

chaidh an gabhail

leis a’ pholas they were caught by

the police

□

bha iad an dòchas gun

gabhte ris na h-iarrtasan seo they

hoped that these demands would be

met (i.e. accepted)

□

both gabhte and

gabhaiste are alt. passive imperf / cond

forms

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

gabh used with adverbs / adverbial

phrases:-

1. with the basic meaning of ‘take’:

gabh air do shocair take it easy

□

feuch gun gabh thu air do shocair! see

that you take it easy!

□

na gabh gu

dona e don’t take it badly

□

gabh os

làimh take charge of, undertake

□

gabh

air iasad borrow

□

ghabh iad a-null an

dà chuideachd sin they took over those

two companies

□

ghabh sgiobair eile

a-null another skipper took over

□

also

gabh thairis take over

□

bidh cuid dhi-

ubh air an gabhail thairis some of

them will be taken over

□

bha am baile

air a ghabhail thairis le luchd-turais

the town was taken over by tourists

□

gabh (air mhàl) lease, rent

□

gabh a-

steach (a) include, involve, take into

account

□

tha a’ bhuidheann seo a’

gabhail a-steach an coltraiche this

group includes the razor-bill

□

a’ gab-

hail a-steach beachdan nam pàrantan

taking into account the views of the

parents (b) assimilate, take in, realize

□

bu chòir dhaibh gabhail a-steach gu

bheil seo ceàrr they should realize that

this is wrong

□

a bheil thu a’ gabhail

sin a-steach? are you taking that in?

tion 2. following – 2. with the basic

meaning of ‘go, proceed’:- gabh a-null

go over

□

ghabh i a-null chun an

sgàthain she went over to the mirror

□

ghabh e a-null na choinneimh he went

over to meet him

□

gabh a-mach! go

out! out you go! out! get out!

□

gabh a-

steach (a) go inside! / get inside! in

you go (b) include, involve (see sec-

tion 1. above)

□

gabh seachad pass, go

past

□

chunnaic e am post a’ gabhail

seachad he saw the postman passing /

going past

□

gabh romhad! go on! on

you go! keep going! (though romhad

is a prep pron, it has here the force of

an adverb)

□

feumaidh mi gabhail

romham ge-tà a dh’Inbhir Nis I have to

keep going, though, to Inverness

□

ghabh iad sìos an rathad they pro-

ceeded down the road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

319 gab

gabh used with preps / prep prons:

gabh aig secure, lash, tie up, make

snug, make secure, secure

□

is esan

a ghabh aig a’ chiste aice it was he

who secured her trunk

□

bha a’ chiste

air a gabhail aice le ròpan tiugha the

chest was secured by thick ropes

□

…

nuair a ghabhadh aig a’bhàta… when

the boat was tied up

□

as an extension

of this also means ‘look after’, ‘see to’,

‘treat well’, ‘welcome’ etc.

□

bha i air

a gabhail aice gu math she was treated

well, well looked after

□

bha aige ri

gabhail aig na h-eich he had to see to

the horses

gabh agad engage (a servant etc.)

□

bha

fear gabhte aca làn ùine a man was

engaged by them full time

gabh ort 1. assume, feign, pose, pre-

sume, pretend, seem

□

cha do ghabh e

air a bhith diadhaidh he didn’t pretend

to be pious 2. dare

□

na gabh ort don’t

dare

gabh ort fhèin take (it) upon oneself,

take the initiative, undertake

□

ghabh e

air fhèin … he took the initiative

□

…

ghabh e air fhèin an t-airgead fhaigh-

inn he undertook to obtain the money

gabh do (also gabh air) beat, defeat,

hit, belabour

□

bha òrd mòr, mar gum

bitheadh, a’ gabhail dom eanchainn

a great hammer was, as it were,

beating my brain

□

bha na daoine a’

gabhail do chàch a chèile the people

were beating each other

□

bha e a’

gabhail dhaibh le cuip he was beating

them with a whip

□

thathar a’ gabhail

air tuathanaich mar nach do ghab-

hadh orra riamh roimhe farmers are

being hit as they have never been hit

before

gabh ann an enlist, join (e.g. the army),

list ghabh e san arm he enlisted /

joined the army ghabh e ann an seann

chuideachd athar he enlisted in his

father’s old company

gabh de partake of

□

aig àm

comanachaidh tha sinn a’ gabhail de

na h-eileamaidean sin at communion

time we partake of those elements

gabh mar accept / take as

□

gabh mar

charaid befriend

□

gabh mar bhall

matriculate

□

is tric a bha e air a ghab-

hail mar Shasannach he was often

taken for an Englishman (lit. as an

Englishman)

gabh mu attend to, look after

□

tha na

taighean air gabhail umpa gu math the

houses are well looked after

gabh ri(s) 1. (trans / intrans as required)

accept, accommodate oneself to, adopt

(custom, plan etc.), admit, harbour,

own, receive

□

ghabh iad ris na beach-

dan neo-àbhaisteach sin they accepted

/ accommodated themselves to these

unusual views / opinions

□

sgrìobh e

litir a’ gabhail ris an obair he wrote a

letter accepting the job

□

ghabh a’

mhuinntir ris a’ chleachdadh seo the

people adopted this custom

□

saolidh

mi gum faca e barrachd ’s a tha e deò-

nach gabhail ris I think he saw more

than he is willing to admit

□

furasta

gabhail ri / ris acceptable

□

cha robh e

cinnteach ciamar a ghabhadh e ri

briathran an duine he wasn’t sure how

to take the man’s words (lit. how he

would take to)

□

gabh ri(s) mar regard

□

gabh ri mar athair father v

□

gabh ri disown

□

mòran nithean ris a

bheilear a’ gabhail gu nàdarrach

many things which are taken for

granted (lit. taken naturally) 2. bother,

trouble

□

bha a druim a’ gabhail rithe

her back was troubling her

gabh ro (formerly roimh) entertain,

look after

□

bha e cunnartach dhi gab-

hail ron Phrionnsa it was dangerous

for her to entertain the Prince

□

bha

thu riamh a’ gabhail roimhe cus you

always looked after him too much

□

gabh romham go before me

□

but note

also: gabh romhad! go on! on you go!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

gabh is also used as an auxiliary verb

and has the effect of: 1. causing

the accompanying verb to be passive

and 2. taking upon itself the meaning

of ‘can be’, ‘could be’ (or similar)

□

mòran na bu luaithe na ghabhas e

innse … much more quickly than it can

be told

□

pathadh nach ghabhadh a

shàsachadh a thirst which could not be

satisﬁed

□

is gann a ghabhas e crei-

dsinn gu bheil … it can scarcely be

believed / it is scarcely believable

that … (lit. it is scarcely that [it] will

take believing that …)

□

… far an gab-

hadh seo a dhèanamh … where this

could be done / where this is feasible …

□

cha ghabh sin dèanamh it is not

gab 320

possible to do that / that’s not possible /

that can’t be done etc.

□

an gabh

e càradh? can it be mended? gabhaidh

e fuaigheal it can be sewn

Note that the verb is often used without

a pers pron

□

rinn sinn na ballachan

cho daingeann ’s a ghabhadh we made

the walls as strong as possible

□

nì sinn

na ballachan cho daingeann ’s a ghab-

has we will make the walls as strong as

possible

□

… cho fada uainn ’s a ghab-

has a dhèanamh as far away from us

as possible

□

tha iad cho toilichte is

a ghabhas they are as pleased as can

□

note also: bha i na bu deònaiche

a h-innse, nan gabhadh e bhith, na

bha mise air a cluinntinn she was more

willing to tell it, possibly, than I was

to hear it (i.e. the story)

□

note also:

nan gabhadh sin a bhith if that were

possible – and: nan gabhadh sin

dèanamh if that could be done / if that

were possible

combustion

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gabhail a-steach intake,

reception

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gabhail os làimh undertaking

gabhaltach, -aiche a catching, contagious,

infectious

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bha am brosnachadh gabhal-

tach the excitement was infectious

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galar gabhaltach a contagious / infectious

disease

gabhaltas, -ais nm tenure

gabhte 1. pp engaged (hired)

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bha fear

gabhte aca làn ùine a man was engaged by

them full time 2. alt imperf / cond tense of

gabh (q.v.)

gach indef pron each, every, all, per

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never lenited

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gach aon each [one], every

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gach duine everyone (individually)

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gach nì everything

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anns gach àite every-

where

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gach uair whenever

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gach uair

a chunnaic mi e whenever I saw him

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chòig mìle gu deich gach rathad about ﬁve

to ten miles each way

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air gach taobh

dheth on each side of him / it masc

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eadar

gach rud a th’ann (a bh’ann) between one

thing and another / taking one thing with

another

Note that gach means ‘all’ / ‘every’ only in

the sense of ‘each individual’

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gach duine

a bha an sin each man who was there / all

who were there

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bha iad a’ cathachadh

an aghaidh gach cunnairt they fought

against every danger

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bha bonnaich de

gach seòrsa ann there were cakes of every

kind there

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gach meatair ceàrnach per

square metre

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bha e gu lèir am Beurla,

gach uile facal it was all in English, every

single word (more emphatic than gach

alone)

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chaidh gach uile seòrsa nì

annasach innse dhomh le mo sheanair all

sorts of extraordinary things were told to

me by my grandfather

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bha ainm air gach

uile feart beag dhen tìr each and every

land feature had a name

The preps ann, a, le, ri and gu take the

s form before gach: leis gach adhartas

with each advance

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anns gach suid-

heachadh in each situation

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ris gach

duine to every man

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às gach doras from

each door

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gus gach baile to each town

gad prep poss adj formed from aig ⫹ do at

your sing

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used with a vn (see aig)

gad, gaid, gaid / gadan nm 1. withe

2. a string of anything, anything strung on

a string

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gad uighean a string of (blown)

eggs

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gad èisg a string of ﬁsh

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cha robh

agam ach an gad air an robh an t-iasg

I was left with next to nothing (proverb)

gadachd nf stealing, theft, robbery

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tha

meirle is gadachd de gach seòrsa a’ sìor

321 gadachd

gàbhach a

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see gàbhaidh

gàbhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm crisis,

danger, jeopardy, peril

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thàinig iad

a dh’èisteachd ri sgeul nan gàbhaidhean

tro an deach e they came to listen to the

tale of the perils through which he had

passed

gabhagan, -ain, -ain nm rock pipit

gàbhaidh, -e a dangerous, fearful, perilous,

terrible, severe

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fhuair e trod gàbhaidh

he got a severe row / telling off

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bha na

guidheachan gàbhaidh the curses were

fearful

gabhail, gabhalach, gabhalaichean nm/f &

vn of gabh taking etc., let, lease, feu,

tenement

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chan eil gabhail oiﬁgeil aca

they don’t have an ofﬁcial lease

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thoir air

ghabhail let

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gabhail aig / ri reception,

treatment, welcome

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fhuair e gabhail

aige f ìor mhath he was very well treated

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cha b’e an gabhail aca a b’fheàrr a fhuair

iad it wasn’t the best welcome that they

received / they didn’t receive the best of

welcomes

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gheibheadh iad deagh ghab-

hail riutha they received (used to receive)

good treatment

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furasta gabhail ris / rithe

etc. acceptable

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tha sin furasta gabhail

ris that is acceptable

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tha sin nas fhasa

gabhail ris na seo that is more acceptable

than this

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gabhail air assumption (of

ofﬁce), beating, defeat

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gabhail (teine)