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

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trusaiche, -ean nm collector, gatherer

□

’s

e sealgairean agus trusaichean na coill-

tean a tha annta they are forest hunters

and gatherers

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trusaiche beul-aithris

a folklorist

trusgan, -ain, -an nm 1. apparel, attire,

clothes, clothing, dress, gear, kit (dress

etc.), robe, vestment

□

pl means ‘sets

of clothes’

□

caileag / gille trusgain

model (female / male respectively)

2. lady’s mantle (plant)

trusgan-armachd nm suit of armour

□

bha

an seòmar làn de thrusganan-armachd the

room was full of suits of armour

trustair, -ean nm dirty brute, ﬁlthy fellow

etc.

□

a thrustair ghrànnda! you ﬁlthy,

ugly brute!

trustaireachd nf nastiness

tuagh, -aighe, -an nf axe

□

leag e a’

chraobh leis an tuaigh he felled the tree

with the axe

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gheuraich mi na tuaghan

I sharpened the axes

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casan nan tuagh

the handles of the axes

tuagh-chatha nf battle-axe

tuagh-chogaidh nf

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same as tuagh-chatha

tuaileas, -eis nm defamation, scandal,

libel

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thuirt e gu robh iadsan a’ togail

tuaileis na aghaidh-san he said that they

were raising a libel against him

tuaileasach, -aiche a defamatory

tuaineal, -eil nm maze, stupor, vertigo

□

cuir na thuaineal stun

□

cuir tuaineal air

stupify

tuainealach, -aiche a dizzy, giddy

tuainealaich nf dizziness, giddiness

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san tuainealaich stagger (v) also used as a

vn bha e a’tuainealaich ’s e a’dol dhachaigh

he was staggering [as he was] going home

tuaireabadh, -aidh nm mischief, nuisance

tuaiream, -eim, -an nm approximation,

conjecture, guess, random, venture

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thoir

tuaiream (seachad) / dèan tuaiream guess,

conjecture, hazard a guess

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chan urrainn

dhomh ach tuaiream a thoirt seachad mu

a thimcheall I can only hazard a guess

about it

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air thuaiream at random, by

chance, approximately, at a guess

□

cha

b’ann air thuaiream a bhuail iad air an

eilean bheag seo it was not at random that

they hit upon this small island

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also mu

thuaiream (see mu for further examples)

tuaireamach, -aiche a random

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a’gluasad

gu tuaireamach moving randomly

tuairisg nf minute (of meeting)

tuairisgear-cogaidh nm war-correspondent

tuairisgeul, -eil, -an nm account, description,

reference

□

thoir tuairisgeul air describe

tuairisgeulach, -aiche a descriptive

□

iomadh facal tuairisgeulach with many a

descriptive word

tuairmeas, -eis nm same as tuaiream

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beagan saothrach agus mòran tuairmeis

with a little work and a lot of conjecture /

guesswork

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air thuairmeas same as air

thuaiream adv

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bha iad a’siubhal air an

aon bhus air thuairmeas they were, by

chance, travelling on the same bus

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loisg

e orra air thuairmeas he ﬁred at them at

random / haphazardly

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thòisich iad air am

marbhadh air thuairmeas le puinnseanan

they began to kill them haphazardly with

poisons

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dèan tuairmeas conjecture (v)

tuairmse nm

□

same as tuaiream approxi-

mation etc.

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tuairmse sìde / tuairmse air

an t-sìde weather forecast

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bha deagh

thuairmse againn dè thachair we had

a good idea what happened (idea⫽ guess

etc.)

□

tha mi an dòchas gun toir seo

tuairmse dhuibh air na tha a’ tachairt

I hope this will give you an idea of what is

happening

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thoir tuairmse air estimate

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mu thuairmse approximately, at a guess

etc.

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mu thuairmse dà fhichead bliadhna

air ais approximately forty years ago (see

mu for further examples)

tuairmseach a approximate

tuairmsear, -eir, -an nm forecaster

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tuairmsear sìde weather forecaster

tuairnear, -eir, -an nm turner

tuaist, -ean nm 1. stupid person, oaf

2. midget, dwarf

tuaisteach, -iche a stupid

tuaistear, -eir, -an nm clown, fool

tuam, -an nm sepulchre, tomb, vault

tuama, -an nf

□

see tuam

tuamach a sepulchral

tuar, -air, -an nm 1. appearance, complex-

ion, feature, hue, mien, tint

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cha toigh

leam an tuar a tha ort idir I don’t like your

colour at all (lit. the colour that is on

you)

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bha tuar a chraicinn cho donn ris

an leathar the complexion of his skin was

as brown as [the] leather

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air thuar hav-

ing the appearance, seeming adv

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bha a’

chùis seo air thuar a bhith cho annasach

rithe this case had the appearance of

being / promised to be as unusual as it

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an extension of this meaning we may say

that something which gives the appearance

of or seems to be is also about to be, and

so we have: bha an teine air thuar a dhol

bàs the ﬁre was about to die (go out)

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bha

mi air thuar tionndadh is innse dhaibh nach

robh mi … I was on the point of turning

trusaiche 602

and saying to them that I was not…

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bha

e air thuar faighneach dhiubh dè bha cho

eibhinn mun chùis he was on the point of

asking them what was so funny about the

matter

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and hence: 2. augury, portent,

tuarach, -aiche a portentous

tuarastal, -ail nm earnings, emolument,

fee, pay, stipend, wage(s)

□

gun tuarastal

unpaid

□

tuarastal bliadhna salary

□

thug

obair na ceilpe cosnadh is tuarastal

dhaibh the kelp work gave them employ-

ment and wages

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fhuair e ﬁchead not mar

thuarastal he received twenty pounds as

wages

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air thuarastal adv for wages,

employed

□

bha iad ag obair air thuarastal

they were working for wages

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bha sgioba

beag air thuarastal aig an uachdaran the

laird employed a small crew

tuarastalachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

tuarastalaich hiring etc.

tuarastalaich, -achadh v engage, fee, hire,

hire for a fee

tuarastalaiche, -ean nm employee

□

tuarastalaichean na buidhne the employ-

ees of the ﬁrm / the ﬁrm’s employees

tuasaid, -e, -ean nf brawl, contention, ﬁght,

quarrel, scrap (ﬁght), scufﬂe, squabble,

tussle

□

chaidh an tuasaid air adhart the

ﬁght went on

□

tuasaidean tiamhaidh

wearisome quarrels

tuasaideach, -iche a contentious, quarrel-

some

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’s e daoine teinnteach tuasaideach

a th’annta they are a ﬁery, quarrelsome

people

tuasaideachd nf quarrelsomeness

tuath, an àirde tuath / an taobh tuath the

north

□

mu thuath in the north, northward

adv

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a’ ghaoth a tuath the north-wind

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tuath air north of

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for more detail of how

tuath is used, see App. 9 Sect. 1.0

tuath, -a nf 1. folk, tenantry, peasantry

□

triath ’s an tuath the chief and the peas-

antry / tenantry 2. country, countryside

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air an tuath landward adv

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note also the

modernism tuath cheòl country music

tuath-cheatharn, -airn nf peasantry, ten-

antry

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neach den tuath-cheathairn one of

the peasantry

tuathach, -aiche a northern

tuathach, -aich,-aich nm 1. northerner 2.

(localised) person from North Uist

tuathal a 1. anti-clockwise, counter-clock-

wise 2. unlucky, ill-omened (uncommon

in this meaning now, but see App. 9

Sect. 5) 3. confused, agitated

□

chuir

e tuathal mi it confused me, knocked me

‘all wrong’

tuathanach, -aich, -aich nm farmer, yeo-

man

□

tuathanach truga truck farmer (geog.)

tuathanachas, -ais nm agriculture, farming

□

the following are geographical terms:

tuathanachas bainne dairy-farming

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tuathanachas dian intensive farming

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tuathanachas gràin ranntrach extensive

cereal / grain farming

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tuathanachas

malairteach commercial farming

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tuathanachas measgaichte mixed farmi-

□

tuathanachas mheasan fruit

farming

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tuathanachas neo-mhalairteach

subsistence farming

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tuathanachas

sgaoilte extensive farming

tuathanas, -ais, -an nm farm, farmstead

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rugadh e air tuathanas he was born on

a farm

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tuathanas bainne dairy-farm

tuba, -achan nf tub

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lìon e an tuba le uisge

he ﬁlled the tub with water

tubaist, -e, -ean nf accident, mischance,

mishap

□

droch thubaist catastrophe

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…

ach chuir tubaist do chas Sheumais crìoch

air a sheòladaireachd but an accident to

James’ leg put an end to his seafaring

tubaisteach a accidental, casual

tubhailt(e), -ean nf 1. towel

□

tubhailt

aodainn face-towel 2. tablecloth

tubhailt-bùird nf table-cloth

tubhailt-shoithichean nf dish-cloth

tubhairt an alt form of tuirt

□

see abair

tùc, -a, -an nm plug (for the draining hole

in a boat)

tucaid, -e, -ean nf dovecote (Scots ‘doocot’)

tùchadh, an tùchadh hoarseness

□

bha an

tùchadh a’tighinn air he was becoming

hoarse (lit. the hoarseness was coming

upon him)

tùchanach, -aiche a hoarse, husky

□

ann

an guth tùchanach in a hoarse / husky

voice

tudan, -ain, -an nm small haystack / stack

tuga, -aichean nf tug (naut.)

tugadh past tense dep pass of irreg v thoir

tugainn

□

see tiugainn

tugaist, an tugaist alt form of an tugadh –

past tense dep pass of thoir

tugh, -adh v thatch

tughadair, -ean nm thatcher

tughadh vn of tugh thatching, thatch

tughaidh a thatched, of thatch

□

mullach

tughaidh a thatched roof

□

taigh tughaidh

a thatched house

tughte pp thatched

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taigh beag tughte

a small thatched house

tug past tense dep active of thoir (q.v.)

tugte, an tugte alt form of an tugadh –

past tense dep pass of thoir

603 tugte

tuig, tuigsinn v assume, comprehend, con-

ceive, deduce, know (⫽ understand), per-

ceive, realize, understand

□

chan eil mi

a’ tuigsinn carson I cannot conceive

why

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tuig gu math appreciate

□

tuig (bho)

understand from

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tuigidh tu uaithe seo

nach eil e… you will understand from this

that he isn’t…

□

… ach chan eil e ra

thuigsinn bho seo gu bheil e … but it is not

to be understood from this that it is …

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also tuig à / às

□

tha mi a’tuigsinn às a sin

gum bi e a’ tighinn dhachaigh a dh’aithg-

hearr I understand from that that he will

be coming home soon

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chan fheumar

a thuigsinn gur iad an fheadhainn

a b’fheàrr it needn’t be assumed that they

were the best ones

□

tuigear on a sin

gu bheil … it will be understood from that

that … is

tuigse nf comprehension, consideration,

discernment, discerning, knowledge, intel-

ligence, perception, realization, (artistic)

taste, understanding

□

tha e ri a thuigse it

is implied

tuigseach, -iche a bright (of intellect), con-

siderate, intelligent, judicious, perceptive,

understanding

□

bhitheadh sinn na bu

tuigsiche nar dèiligeadh ri daoine eile we

would be more understanding in our deal-

ing(s) with other people

□

tha e a’ sgrìob-

hadh ann an dòigh a tha tuigseach agus

geur-chuiseach he writes in a way which is

is intelligent and perceptive

tuigsinn nf & vn of tuig understanding etc.,

recognition (of facts, situation etc. – same

as tuigse

tuil, -e, tuiltean nf deluge, downpour, ﬂood,

torrent

□

tuil bheum ﬂashﬂood

□

thàinig

an t-uisge na thuil the rain fell / came

down heavily

□

dhòirt an t-uisge na thuil-

tean the rain came down in torrents

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bha

tuiltean ann an iomadh àite there were

ﬂoods in many places

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bha na faclan a’

sruthadh bhuaipe nan tuil the words were

pouring from her in a ﬂood (lit. in their

ﬂood)

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chan eil tuil air nach tig

traoghadh there isn’t a ﬂood which will

not subside

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an Tuil Ruadh the Deluge /

the Flood

tuil-dhoras nm ﬂood-gate, sluice t.-sholas

nm ﬂood-light

tuileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of tuilich

ﬂooding etc., saturation

tuilg

□

gen sing of tolg hollow

tuilich, -eachadh v ﬂood, overﬂow, saturate

tuill

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of toll

hole

tuilleadh nm indec more, extra

□

…

agus chan eil feum air tuilleadh anns

an t-saoghal… and there is no need for

[any] more in the world

□

dè tuilleadh

a tha ri ràdh? what more is to be said?

□

often followed by a noun in the gen

case

□

cha robh mi airson tuilleadh

obrach a chur orra I didn’t want to give

them extra work

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nì sinn toileachadh

ri tuilleadh cuideachaidh we will wel-

come more assistance

□

…agus cho

math ri tuilleadh soillseachaidh……

and as well as more enlightenment …

□

bidh tuilleadh aire ga thoirt anns an

ath chaibidil do na cùisean sin more

attention will be given in the next chap-

ter to these issues

□

tha tuilleadh is tuil-

leadh de luchd turais ga tathaich more

and more tourists are visiting it

□

the

def art is often used – cha robh an tuil-

leadh foighidinn aca their patience was

exhausted

tuilleadh agus / is / ’s 1. more than

□

cleachdaidh mi samhla a chleachd e e

fhèin tuilleadh is aon uair I’ll use an

allegory that he himself used more

than once 2. too

□

tha thu tuilleadh is

ladarna you are too bold

□

tha e tuil-

leadh agus furasta a bhith (a’ gearan

it’s too easy [to be] complaining

□

’s

ann a bha crochadh tuilleadh is math

dha hanging was too good for him

□

bha e tuilleadh agus goirid it was too

short

□

cha robh rathad tuilleadh is

garbh ri a shiubhal there was no road

too rough to be traversed

□

bha i tuil-

leadh is tro-chèile gus facal a ràdh she

was too confused to say a word

An extension of this is tuilleadh ’s a’

chòir more than the just quantity i.e.

excess, overmuch, too much / too many

/ more than enough

□

tha e ag ràdh gu

bheil tuilleadh ’s a chòir ann he says

that there is more than enough

□

chan

eil e math do dhuine a bhith tuilleadh

’s a’ chòir faiceallach it’s not good for

a man to be too cautious

□

bha cud-

throm a’ bhogsa tuilleadh ’s a’ chòir

airson aon duine the weight of the box

was too much for one man

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iarr / cuir

tuilleadh ’s a’ chòir overcharge

□

dèan

tuilleadh ’s a’ chòir overdo

tuilleadh adv more, any more

□

tha

fhios agam nach eil gaol agad orm tuil-

leadh I know that you don’t love me

any more

□

tha mise ro shean airson

tuig 604

tuillidh

□

see tuilleadh

tuilm

□

gen sing of tolm knoll

tuim

□

gen sing of tom heap etc.

tuineachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm settle-

ment

□

tuineachadh cruinn nucleated

settlement

□

tuineachadh sgaoilte disper-

sed settlement

□

tuineachadh sgapte scat-

tered settlement

□

tuineachadh sreathach

linear settlement (all geog.)

tuineachas, -ais, -an nm colony

□

stèidhich

iad tuineachas aig bun na h-aibhne they

founded a colony at the mouth of the river

tuineal, -eil nm

□

see tuaineal, -eil nm

tuinich, -eachadh v colonize, dwell,

settle

tuiniche, -ean nm dweller

tuinnteas, -eis nm conjunctivitis

tuirc

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of torc

boar

tuirc-ghorm nm turquoise

tuirc-ghorm a turquoise

□

bha clach bheag

thuirc-ghorm aige na làimh he had a small

turquoise stone in his hand

tuireadh, -idh, -idhean nm dirge, elegy,

lament, mourning

□

dèan tuireadh bewail,

lament

tuireasg, -isg, -an nm 1. saw 2. axe

tuireil, -e a stout, robust

□

boireannach

mòr tuireil a large robust woman

tuirleig, -ean nm waterspout

tuirling, tuirling v alight, descend,

dismount

□

thuirling tùirse air a chridhe

sorrow alighted on his heart

tùirse nf sorrow

tuirseach, -ich nm greater stitchwort, satin-

ﬂower, moonﬂower

tuirt past tense dep act of irreg v abair

tùis, -e, -ean nf frankincense, incense

tuiseal, -eil nm case (gram.)

□

tuiseal ainmneach nominative case

□

an tuiseal cuspaireach accusative case

□

an tuiseal seilbheach / an tuiseal

ginideach genitive case

□

an tuiseal tab-

hartach dative case

□

an tuiseal

gairmheach vocative case

tuisealach a case (gram.)

□

an siostam

tuisealach the case system

tuisealadh, -aidh nm declension

tuisealaich, -achadh v decline (gram.)

tùisear, -eir, -an nm censer

□

mar cheò

tùiseir like censer smoke

tuisg

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of tosg

tusk

tuisleach, -iche a stumbling

□

thàinig e gu

tuisleach a-nuas an rathad he came stum-

blingly up the road

tuisleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of tuislich

stumbling etc.

tuisleadh, -idh nm fall, hitch, slip, stumble,

stumbling, trip

tuislich, -eachadh v 1. falter, slip, stumble,

trip

□

bha e a’tuisleachadh air na clachan

he was tripping on the stones 2. jostle

□

bha e air a thuisleachadh a-null ’s a-nall

he was jostled to and fro

tuit, tuiteam v 1. drop, fall, lapse, sag, tum-

ble

□

thuit e he fell

□

thòisich prìs a’

chruithneachd ri tuiteam the price of

wheat began to fall

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thuit a’ phrìs the

price dropped

□

thuit e marbh he dropped

dead

□

theab i tuiteam she almost fell

□

tuit (na chlod) slump (v.)

□

thuit e ormsa

an obair a chrìochnachadh it devolved on

me to ﬁnish the task / it fell to me etc.

□

tuit bhuaithe decline, degenerate, go

downhill

□

bha i air tuiteam bhuaithe she

had declined, gone downhill

□

… (a tha)

air tuiteam bhuaithe degenerate adj

□

tuit

am broinn a chèile collapse v (of a build-

ing etc.)

□

thuit mullach na bàthcha na

broinn the roof of the byre fell in[to it] /

collapsed

□

thuiteadh fear dhiubh le creig

one of them would fall over a cliff

□

thuit

an cadal orm [the] sleep fell upon me

□

tuitidh an teaghlach às a chèile the family

will fall apart 2. tuit (do) happen (to),

605 tuit

saighdearachd tuilleadh I’m too old

for soldiering any more

□

…gus nach

bi a’ Ghàidhlig ann tuilleadh … until

Gaelic is no more (lit. is not in it any

more)

□

cha tàinig e tuilleadh he didn’t

come any more

□

tuilleadh is tuilleadh

tha na h-ùghdarrasan a’ faicinn gu

bheil e … more and more do the

authorities realise that it is …

□

seadh,

is dè tuilleadh? yes, and what else? (i.e.

more)

□

cò tuilleadh? who else?

a thuilleadh adv additional, extra, in

addition, moreover

□

fear a thuilleadh

an additional one, another one (in

addition)

a thuilleadh air 1. prep⫹ dat as well

as, in addition to, beyond (except),

plus, other than

□

air cuid dhiubh bha

siùil a thuilleadh air ràimh on some of

them there were sails as well as oars

2. adv besides

□

a thuilleadh air gu

bheil…apart from the fact that … is / …

other than that … is

□

a thuilleadh (air

sin) forby besides

befall, chance

□

… ach mar a thuit cha

tàinig seo gu buil … but as it happened

this was not achieved

□

nan tuiteadh dha

facal tuaisteach a ràdh… if he happened

to say something stupid …

tuiteam, -eim, -an nm & vn of tuit falling

etc., degeneracy, downfall, fall, lapse, pre-

cipitation, tumble

□

tuiteam ann an luach

depreciation

□

tuiteam bhuaithe deteriora-

tion

□

tuiteam sìos prostration

□

tuiteam

air ais relapse

□

tuiteam na h-Ìmpire

Ròmanaich the fall of the Roman

Empire

tuiteamach, -aiche a casual, contingent,

epileptic, fortuitous, haphazard, incide-

ntal

□

tinneas tuiteamach epilepsy

tuiteamas, -ais, -an nm chance (happen-

ing), event, freak, happening, incident,

luck, vicissitude

□

… nuair a chuala e

mun tuiteamas seo … when he heard about

this incident

□

chomharraich e tuitea-

masan a bheatha it marked the events of

his life

tul- pref denoting ‘absolute(ly)’,

‘complete(ly)’, ‘downright’, ‘entire(ly)’,

‘whole’, ‘wholly’

tul-bhreug nf an absolute / downright lie

t.-chasg / -chasgadh nm checkmate

t.-fhìrinn nf the whole / absolute truth

□

tha mi ag innse dhut nach eil ann ach an

tul-fhìrinn I’m telling you that it’s nothing

but the whole truth

tulach, -aich, -aichean nm hillock

tulagan

□

an alt vn to tulg rocking etc.

tulchuis, e nf common sense, intelligence

(same as toinisg)

tulchuiseach, -iche a intelligent,

shrewd

□

’s fheudar dha bhith ealanta

tulchuiseach he has to be intelligent and

shrewd

tulg, tuilg nm hollow, dent

□

bha na sùilean

aige nan tulgan dorcha his eyes were dark

hollows

□

cuir tulg / tulgan ann dent v

□

bha e air tulg a chur sna phannal he had

dented the panel

tulg, -adh / tulagan v jolt, rock, swing

□

thòisich e air a’ chlach a thulgadh he

began to rock the boulder

□

bha am bàta

a’ tulgadh o thaobh gu taobh the boat was

rocking from side to side

tulgach, -aiche a lurching

tulgadh, -aidh nm & vn of tulg rocking

etc., jolt

tum, -adh v dip, duck (put under water),

immerse, plunge, submerge

□

thum am

bàta sìos don t-sloc the boat dipped down

into the trough

□

bha e cho ﬂiuch is ged

a bhitheadh e air a thumadh anns an

abhainn he was as wet as though he had

been dipped in the river

tumadh vn of tum dipping etc., dip,

ducking, immersion, plunge

□

cha do

rinn mi ach corra thumadh ann I’ve just

had (lit. made) a few dips into it (i.e. the

book)

tunail, -e, -ean nf tunnel

tungaidh a dank, musty

tungstan, -ain nm tungsten

tunna, -aichean nf tun, ton, tonne

tunnacail nf waddling

□

dèan tunnacail

waddle (v)

tunnachas, -ais nm tonnage

tunnag, -aige, -an nf duck (domestic)

□

bha ugh mòr tunnaig aige na làimh he had

a large duck egg in his hand

tungstan, -ain nm tungsten

tur a stark (absolute)

□

gu tur absolutely,

completely, downright, outright, quite,

utterly

□

tha e gu tur ceàrr he is

absolutely wrong

□

bha mi gu tur

aineolach air an dùthaich seo I was

utterly ignorant about this country

□

rud

a tha gu tur ùr something which is

completely new

tur-smachdach a totalitarian

tùr, tùir nm sense, commonsense

□

chan eil

smod tùir ann there isn’t a particle of

sense in him

□

… duine anns a bheil tùr is

mothachadh… a man in whom there is

sense and sensibility

tùr, tùir, tùir nm tower

□

tùr bloigheachaidh

fractioning tower

tùr-chrann nm tower crane t.-cluig nm

belfry, bell tower t.-thaigh nm tower block

t.-stiùiridh nm control tower

turach-air-tharach adv topsy-turvy

□

’s

ann rudeigin turach-air-tharach a bha

an eachdraidh their history was

somewhat topsy-turvy

□

cf truimeach-

air-thearrach etc.

turadh, -aidh nm drought, dry / ﬁne

weather

□

bha turadh ann it was dry

□

tha

turadh ann it’s ﬁne

□

mhair turadh fad na

h-ùine it stayed ﬁne all the time (lit. dry

weather lasted etc.)

□

tha e na thuradh it’s

dry (it’s not raining)

turaid, -e, -ean nf tower, turret

turaideach, -each a turreted

□

togalach mòr turaideach a great turreted

building

tùrail, -e a sensible, understanding

□

bha

aon duine a bha na bu tùraile na càch

tuiteam 606

there was one man who was more sensible

than the rest

turas, -ais, -ais / tursan nm 1. excursion,

expedition, journey, passage, tour, trip

□

thug sin orra turas fada a dhèanamh that

entailed them making a long journey

2. occasion, time

□

air a h-uile turas

on every occasion, every time

□

also used

as an adv ‘on one occasion’, ‘once’

□

bha e turas a’ searmonachadh air Sabaid

Comanachaidh he was once preaching on

a Communion Sunday

□

for more infor-

mation about the use of turas meaning

time / occasion see App.10 Sect. 2.0

turas-adhair nm ﬂight t.-latha nm day trip

t.-lìbhrigidh nm (delivery) round t.-mara

nm voyage

turasach, -aich, -aich nm tourist

□

na tura-

saich Fhrangach the French tourists

turasachd nf tourism

turban, -ain, -an nm turban

Turcach, -aich, -aich nm Turk

Turcach a Turkish

turcais, -ean nf pincers, tweezers

turchair, turchairt v

□

same as tachair,

but less common

□

thurchair dhaibh

a thighinn dhachaigh aig an aon àm they

happened to come home at the same time

□

… a thurchair a bhith (a’) dol seachad

… who chanced to be passing

□

nan

turchradh dhuinn a bhith… if we hap-

pened to be …

□

thurchair mi air I met

him by chance / I chanced on it

turchairt nm & vn of turchair happening,

ﬂuke, windfall

turchairteas, -eis nm chance, coincidence

tùrn, tùirn, tùirn / -an nm turn (of work),

a job

turrabanaich, turrabanaich v rock, shake,

vibrate

turrabanaich nf & vn of turrabanaich v

constant shaking / rocking

turrach-air-tharrach adv topsy-turvy

turraisg, -ean nf dumpling (foolish

woman)

□

chan eil innte ach turraisg she’s

just a dumpling

turram, -aim nm murmur

□

chuala e tur-

ram na rainich sa ghaoith he heard the

murmur of the bracken in the wind

turramanaich

□

see turrabanaich

turpantain nm turpentine

tursa, -achan nm megalith, menhir, monolith

□

tursachan pl standing stones

□

Tursachan

Chalanais the Standing Stones of Calanais

tùrsach, -aiche a lamentable, low, sad,

sorrowful

turtur, -uir, -an nf turtle

tùs, tùis nm beginning, inception, infancy,

origin, source, van (front)

□

is mise an

tùs agus a’ chrìoch I am the beginning

and the end

□

o thùs gu èis from

beginning to end / from start to ﬁnish

□

air thùs ﬁrst, originally

□

chan eil fhios

agam co às a thàinig iad air thùs I don’t

know where they came from originally

□

air thùs is air thoiseach ﬁrst and foremost

adv

□

bha e air thùs is air thoiseach na

eachdraiche he was ﬁrst and foremost

a historian

□

air tùs prep ⫹ gen in the

prior / earlier part of

□

air tùs mo bheatha

in the earlier part of my life

□

air tùs an

airm in the van of the army

□

bho thus

from the start

tùs a prime

□

choisinn i an tùs urram she

got a ﬁrst / 1st class honours

tùs-abairt nf premise t.-aimsir nf epoch

t.-amas nm priority

□

tha iad an urra ri tùs-

amasan a shocrachadh a thaobh ionmhais

they are responsible for determining fund-

ing priorities (lit. priorities with regard to

funding) t.-cheann-uidhe nm primary

objective t.-chothrom nm priority

□

gheibh iad tùs-chothrom a thaobh taic

they will receive priority for support

□

tha

tùs-chothroman eadar-dhealaichte aca

they have different priorities t.-feachda

nm vanguard t.-ghinean nm embryo

t.-ghinteachd nf primogeniture t.-ionmhas

nm start-up funding t.-leabhar nm primer

t.-obair nf preliminary t.-phroisect nm

pioneering project

tusa emph form of thu (q.v.)

tùsach, -aiche a primitive

□

tha an sluagh

deireannach tùsach the people are back-

ward and primitive

tùsail a initial, original

□

an t-ainm tùsail

the original name

tùsaire, -ean nm pioneer

□

feumaidh sinn

cuimhneachadh air tùsaire eile we must

remember another pioneer

tùsalachd nf originality

□

chan eil

tùsalachd sam bith anns a’ bhàrdachd

seo there isn’t any originality in this

poetry

tùsanach, -aich, -aich nm aborigine

tuthag, -aige, -an nf patch

□

chuir e

tuthagan beaga de staoin oirre he put

little patches of tin on her (the boat)

□

is uaisle toll na tuthag ach ’s fheàrr

tuthag na toll a hole is more genteel than

a patch but a patch is better than a hole

(proverb)

607 tuthag

U, u

uabhar, -air nm haughtiness, pride

□

dhùisg seo uabhar Chaluim this aroused

Calum’s pride

□

bha uabhar na ghiùlan

there was pride / haughtiness in his

bearing

uabhas, -ais, -an nm 1. consternation,

dismay, horror

□

cuir uabhas air appal

2. enormity, great quantity, great deal, an

awful lot

□

bha an t-uabhas a’ dol air

adhart ma tha a great deal was going on,

then

□

bha e soilleir gun cosgadh e an t-

uabhas dhaibh seo a dhèanamh it was evi-

dent that it would cost them an enormous

amount to do this

□

cha robh an suid-

heachadh seo a’ dèanamh an t-uabhas

feum(a) this situation wasn’t doing an

awful lot of good

□

tha an t-uabhas obrach

ri a dhèanamh fhathast there’s a lot of

work still to be done

□

fhreagair an t-uabhas

dhiubh gu fàbharach the overwhelming

majority of them replied favourably

□

tha

an t-uabhas de dhuilgheadasan ann there

is a lot of inherent difﬁculties

uabhasach, -aiche a atrocious, awful, dire,

dreadful, enormous, prodigious, terrible,

tremendous

□

cha dìochuimhnicheadh e

an oidhche uabhasach ud a-chaoidh he

would never forget that dreadful night

□

also used as an adv awfully, terribly,

dreadfully (all meaning ‘exceedingly’)

□

cha robh e air a bhith a’ dèanamh uab-

hasach math an sin he had not been doing

very well there

uachdar, -air, -an nm 1. roof, surface, top,

upper (of a shoe), upside

□

bha e a’ ﬂeo-

dradh air uachdar na mara it was ﬂoating

on the surface of the sea

□

an uachdar (adv)

on the surface / top etc.

□

cùm an uachdar

buoy up v

□

thig an uachdar emerge, sur-

face v

□

thàinig an cràdh an uachdar the

pain came to the surface / surfaced 2.

cream (milk product)

□

bha cuileag anns

an uachdar there was a ﬂy in the cream

□

uachdar a’ bhainne the top / cream of

the milk

uachdar-fhiaclan nm toothpaste

uachdarach, -aiche a superﬁcial, superior,

topmost, upper

□

as uachdaraiche upper-

most

□

chuala sinn fuaim bho cheann

uachdarach na coille we heard a sound

from the upper end of the wood

uachdarachd nf superiority, sovereignty

uachdaran, -ain, -an nm laird, landlord,

lord, proprietor

uachdaranachd nf supremacy, sovereignty,

dominion

uachdrach a

□

see uachdarach

□

uachdraiche uppermost

uachdranachd nf dominion

□

uach-

dranachd laghail jurisdiction

uaibh prep pron of o (q.v.) from you pl

uaibhreach, -iche a haughty, proud, vain

□

Alasdair Uaibhreach Alexander the Great

uaibhreach, -ich, -ich nm proud person

□

pl ⫽ the proud tha Dia a’ cur an aghaidh

nan uaibhreach God opposes the proud

uaigh, -e, -ean nf grave

uaigneach, -iche a 1. private, privy, secret

□

gu h-uaigneach agus gu follaiseach

privately and publicly

□

a’ Chomhairle

Uaigneach the Privy Council 2. remote,

deserted, lonely, lonesome, solitary

□

cuir

air eilean uaigneach maroon v

□

bha iad

a’ còmhnaidh (ann) an àite uaigneach

they were living in a remote place

□

is e

sin a dh’fhàg na glinn seo cho uaigneach

fàsail that’s what caused these glens to be

so deserted and desolate 4. dismal

uaigneachd nf loneliness, privacy

uaigneas, -eis nm 1. secrecy, privacy

□

ann

an uaigneas in secret 2. recess, remote-

ness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitude

□

chan fhaca mi a shamhail air luime agus

uaigneas I haven’t seen its equal for bare-

ness and lonesomeness

uaill, -e nf vanity, pride

□

dèan uaill à boast

of, glory in, pride oneself on

□

dèanaibh uaill à daoine do not boast of

men (Cor. 3. 22)

□

is bàrd e a bu chòir

gach Gaidheal uaill a dhèanamh às he is

a poet in whom every Gael should take

pride

uailleil, -e a vain, proud

□

bha e uailleil às

a dhaoine he was proud of his people

uaim nf 1. alliteration 2. seam

uaine a green, yellow-green

□

bha dreasa

uaine oirre she was wearing a green dress

□

dè an dath a tha seo? tha dath uaine /

tha uaine what colour is this? it’s [a] green

[colour] / [it’s] green (when indicating the

colour itself, not the object)

uaine nf green

□

dè an dath a tha air? tha

uaine what colour is it? (i.e. the object

indicated) green / it’s green

□

dè an dath

as fheàrr leat? is fheàrr leam uaine which

colour do you prefer? I prefer green

uainead, -eid nm greenness

uainfheòil, -eòla nf lamb (the meat)

uaipe prep pron of o (q.v.) from her / it

fem

□

fhuair mi litir uaipe I got a letter

from her

uainn prep pron of o (q.v.) from us

note also: uairean time (as a sub-

division of school maths) 3. time (in

a sequence e.g. ﬁrst time etc.)

□

a’

chiad uair bho dh’fhalbh e, agus gu

mì-fhortanach an aon uair the ﬁrst

time since he left, and unfortunatly the

only time

□

see App. 10 Sect. 1.0 for

more detail of the use of uair with

the meaning ‘time’ 4. (occasionally)

weather thàinig an droch uair orra

they met bad weather

uair / uairean may⫽ times (in a multi-

plicative sense)

□

bidh na molaidhean

ga dhèanamh dà uair nas dorra tid-

searan a tharraing the recommenda-

tions will make it twice (i.e. two times)

as difﬁcult to attract teachers (also see

App. 10. Sect. 1.0)

an uair sin (sometimes written an

uairsin) adv then (at that time)

□

uairsin chaidh iad dhachaigh then

they went home

□

may be preceded by

the prep (bh)o

□

chan fhaca mi e bhon

uairsin I haven’t seen him since (then)

□

tha iad bhon uairsin air a bhith

a’ beachdachadh air a’ cheist seo they

have subsequently been giving consid-

eration to this problem

□

ach is fhada

bhon uairsin but that’s a long time ago

(when reminiscing etc.)

□

a Chaluim!

’s fhada bhon uairsin! Calum! it’s been

a long time! / long time no see! etc.

(when meeting someone whom one

hasn’t seen for some time)

an ceart uair adv presently, right now,

right away

□

often written as one word

ceartuair

□

ach coma dhethsan an

ceartuair but never mind it just now

□

bithidh Calum a-nuas an ceartuair

Calum will be down presently, right

away (from upstairs)

an uair a conj when

□

an uair a bha

sinn deiseil chaidh sinn dhachaigh

when we were ﬁnished / ready we went

home

□

often abbr to nuair (q.v.)

uair adv once (also aon uair)

□

chuir e

uair pasgan thugam he once sent me

a package

□

uair a bha mi a’ gabhail

an aiseig … once when I was taking

the ferry …

□

chunnaic mi e uair no

dhà I saw him once or twice

□

bha

sealgair ann uair… there was once

a hunter …

□

chì sinn e uair sa bhli-

adhna we see him once a year (lit. in

the year)

□

uair eile again, once again,

once more, yet again

□

dh’èigh e uair

609 uainn

uair, -e / uarach, uairean nf 1. hour

□

seachd uairean (a thìde) seven hours

[of time]

□

a thìde is here used to make

it clear that uairean is being used with

the meaning of ‘hours’

□

gach uair /

san uair hourly, per hour, by the hour

□

tha an duine pàighte san uair the

man is paid hourly

□

tha iad pàighte

aig sia notaichean san uair they are

paid at six pounds per hour

□

bha iad

pàighte san uair they were paid by the

hour

□

air an uair on time

□

cha robh

duine nach robh air an uair there was

nobody who wasn’t on time

□

a bheil

na h-uairean fada? are the hours long?

□

… a chum gum faigheadh e uair no

dhà a chadal… so that he could get an

hour or two of sleep

□

… airson mu

uair a thìde gu leth … for about one

and a half hours / an hour and a half

2. time (of the clock / o’clock)

□

dè an

uair a tha e? what time is it? (lit. what

hour is it?)

□

(tha e) uair (it is) one

o’ clock

□

(tha e) dà uair (it ’s) two

o’clock

□

(tha e) deich uairean (it’s)

ten o’clock

□

aig trì uairean (air an

uaireadair) at three (o’clock)

□

dè an

uair aig am bi iad ag èirigh? at what

time do they get up?

□

seall an uair

a tha e! look what time it is / look at

the time!

□

air trèana nan deich

uairean on the ten o’clock train

□

but

note also: a’ feitheamh ri bus sia

uairean waiting for the six o’clock bus

□

cha robh an obair ullamh ro thrì

uairean an ath mhadainn the work

wasn’t ﬁnished before three o’clock

the next morning

□

bho 7 gu 10

(seachd gu deich) uairean feasgar

from 7 to 10 (o’clock) in the evening

□

leth uair an dèidh a h-ochd half past

eight

□

uair fhigearail digital time

□

aig na h-uairean as motha tha daoine

a’ coimhead at peak viewing times

□

for further details about the use of uair

to tell time see App. 10 Sect. 1.0

□

but

eile he called once again

□

uair den

robh e / uair dhan robh e once upon

a time

□

note also: uair dha robh

saoghal / uair den t-saoghal / uair

dhen t-saoghal once upon a time

□

bha

uair a bha dòchas aige he once had

hope / he had had hope once

□

uair

may be stressed thus: bhiodh sinn uile

na b’fheàrr dheth ged nach robh e air

a dhèanamh aon uair fhèin gun tighinn

air a bhith ga dhèanamh a-rithist! we

would all be better off if he hadn’t

done it once let alone doing it again!

Some other adverbial expressions: air

uair sometimes

□

air uair eile at other

times

□

uair is uair again and again /

time and again

□

uair sam bith (at) any

time, whenever

□

uair sam bith

a dh’fheuch e… whenever he tried…

thigibh a chèilidh oirnn (or thigibh air

chèilidh oirnn) uair sam bith come and

visit us any time

□

uair seach an uair

occasionally

□

note also the negative

usage: … agus cha bhiodh e deiseil

uair sam bith … and he would never be

ready (i.e. at any time)

uair-a-thìde a hour-long

□

prògram

uair-a-thìde an hour-long programme

uaisleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of uaislich

ennoble, ennoblement

uaisleachd nf nobleness

uaislean pl of uasal ⫽ gentry, nobility,

nobles

uaislich, -eachadh v ennoble

uait prep pron of o (q.v.) from you sing

uaithe prep pron of o (q.v.) from him / it

masc

□

uaithe sin therefrom adv

uaithne, -ean nm consonance, internal rhyme

uallach, -aich, -aichean nm 1. burden,

encumbrance, load, workload

□

meu-

daichidh uallach na h-obrach the work-

load will increase

□

… a tha a’ cur na

h-uiread uallaich air tidsearan… which

puts such a workload on teachers

□

dh’fhàs uallach nan ràtaichean ro throm

the burden of the rates became too heavy

□

chan eil an tuarastal mòr a-rèir an ual-

laich the salary isn’t great in proportion to

the workload (but meanings 2 & 3 would

also ﬁt)

□

bha i na h-uallach air a muin-

ntir she was a burden to her people

2. worry, trouble, concern, stress (worry)

□

tha uallach air mòran mun chuspair seo

many are troubled about this subject

□

tha

iad a’ gabhail uallach mu chosgais an

taisbeanaidh they are worried about the

cost of the exhibition

□

ghabh e uallach

mòr mun chùis he was greatly concerned

about the matter 3. responsibility

□

tha e

na uallach air a’ chomhairle a’ cheist seo

fhuasgladh it is a responsibility of the

council to resolve this problem

□

’s ann air

Calum a tha uallach prògram a chur ri

chèile it is Calum’s responsibility to put a

programme together

□

dh’fhàg e uallach an

tuathanais aige he left the responsibility

of the farm to him (lit. at him)

□

a’ sìor

ghabhail orra fhèin an uallaich airson…

increasingly assuming the responsibility

for …

uallach, -aiche, a 1. airy, light 2. giddy (of

character) 3. cheerful 4. proud

uallachail, -e a depressing, burdensome

□

’s

e rud uallachail a tha ann a bhith gun obair

it’s a depressing thing to be without work

uallachadh, -aidh nm & vn of uallaich

burdening

uallaich, -achadh v burden

ualras, -ais, -an nm walrus

uamh, uaimhe / uamha, -ean / -an nf cave,

cavern

uamhalt, -a a lonely, solitary, eerie

uamhann, -ainn nm dread, horror, terror

□

ghlac uamhann iad gu lèir terror seized

them completely

□

fo uamhann aghast

uaireach 610

uaireach a horal, hour(ly)

uaireadair, -ean nm 1. watch (timekeeper)

□

uaireadair làimhe wristlet watch

□

tha

d’ uaireadair air deireadh your watch is

slow 2. clock (less common in this mean-

ing now than ‘watch’)

□

uidheam

uaireadair clockwork

□

a’dol cho rèidh ri

uaireadair going like clockwork

uaireadair-cuthaige nm cuckoo clock

u.-grèine nm sun-dial

uaireadairiche, -ean nm watchmaker

uaireannan adv sometimes, occasionally

□

… ach uaireannan bithidh mi a’ bruid-

hinn cus … but sometimes I talk too much

uaireigin adv once, sometime

□

chan eil an

obair cho pailt agus a bha i uaireigin work

isn’t so plentiful as it was once

□

bha min-

istear ann uaireigin a bhitheadh … there

was once a minister who would be …

□

uair no uaireigin sometime or other adv

uairaibh, air uairaibh adv sometimes

□

air uairaibh bithidh sinn nas fhadalaiche

na bhitheas dùil againn sometimes we are

later than we expect

uaisle nf gentility

uamhas / uamhasach etc.

□

see uabhas /

uabhasach etc.

uamhraidh, -e a 1. full of caves, cave-like,

and hence: 2. gloomy, fearful (full of fear)

□

ann an guth ìosal uamhraidh in a low,

fearful voice

uan, uain, uain nm lamb

□

aig àm breith

nan uan at lambing time (lit. at [the] time

of bearing of the lambs)

uanan, -ain, -an nm yeanling

uapa prep pron of o (q.v.) from them

uasal, uasail, uaislean nm esquire (in title

on a letter), noble, nobleman pl ⫽ nobility,

gentry

uasal, uaisle a 1. grand, highminded, noble

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duine uasal gentleman

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bean uasal

gentlewoman a mhnathan ’s a dhaoin’

uaisle! ladies and gentlemen! 2. proud

(⫹ à / às of )

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tha mi uasal asad I am

proud of you

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a bheil thu uasal às? are

you proud of him / it? masc

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dh’fhaodadh

iad a bhith uasal asta fhèin they ought to

be proud of themselves

uasal-chàirdeas nm condescension

ubag, -aig, -an nf charm, enchantment,

incantation

ubh

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an older spelling of ugh – not

recommended

ubhal, -ail, ùbhlan nm apple

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bha iad a’

goid nan ùbhlan air they were stealing

apples from him

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thoir dhomh dà phunnd

ùbhlan give me two pounds of apples

ubhal-bhrìgh nf cider u.-ghort nm

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see

ubhalghort

ubhalghort, -oirt, -ean nm orchard

ucas, -ais nm coal-ﬁsh, saithe

ucas-ﬁadhain nm common mallow

u.-frangach nm dwarf mallow

uchd nm indec. bosom, lap

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chuir mi am

bogsa na h-uchd I placed the box in her

lap

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thuit an cupa nam uchd the cup fell

into my lap

Note the following idioms: bha e air a bhith

an uchd a’chatha he had been in the thick

of the battle

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also: ri uchd a’bhlàir in the

thick of the battle

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ri uchd bàis on the

point of death

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bha m’anail nam uchd

I was breathless / panting

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bha a h-anail

na h-uchd she was breathless / panting etc.

uchd-bhalla nm parapet u.-mhacachd nf

adoption u.-mhacaich v adopt (a child,

but also used metaphorically)

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chaidh

(a) uchd-mhacachadh le cairdean he was

adopted by relatives

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… nuair a bhitheas

sinn ag uchd-mhacachadh beachdan den

leithid … when we adopt such ideas (lit.

ideas of the kind)

uchdach, -aich nm ascent, brae

uchdail a pectoral

uchdan, -ain, -an nm 1. bib 2. terrace,

embankment bha an talamh air a chur air

dòigh ann an uchdanan the land was

arranged in terraces

ucsa nm

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same as ucas

ud! ud! interj come now! now! now! tut, tut!

ud dem pron that, yonder

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indicates some-

thing further off than sin

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tha am feur

goirid tioram ud glè shleamhainn that

short, dry grass is very slippery

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note that

ud comes last in a group of adjs

udag, -aige nf upset, ﬂutter, ﬂuster, stew

udal, -ail nm ﬂuctuating, oscillating,

wavering

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rach air udal begin to ﬂuctu-

ate, oscillate or waver

udalan, -ain, -an nm swivel

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cha chinn

còinneach air cloich an udalain moss does

not grow on the stone which is always

turning / being turned i.e. a rolling stone

gathers no moss

ùdlaidh, -e a dark, gloomy

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anns an àite

ùdlaidh ud in that gloomy place

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anns an

dùthaich sin gheibhear creagan casa is

coireachan ùdlaidh in that countryside

will be found steep crags and gloomy

corries

uèill interj well

uèir, -e, -ean nf wire

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uèir chòmhdaichte

insulated wire

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uèir bhiorach / ghathach

barbed wire

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uèir mhogallach netting

wire

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uèir treòrachaidh lead (wire)

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bha

iad air an cuairteachadh le feansaichean

uèir bhiorach they are surrounded by

fences of barbed-wire / barbed-wire fences

ugan, -ain, –nan nm/f 1. upper part of the

chest, fore part of the neck, throat

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bha

e a’ fàsgadh na h-ugain agam he was

squeezing my neck

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bha iad an ugannan

a chèile they were at each other’s throats

2. collarbone

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bha iad air bhog chun nan

ugannan ann am ﬁachan they were

[aﬂoat] up to the collarbones in debt i.e. up

to the neck in debt

ugh, uighe, -ean nm egg

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tha a’ chuthag

a’ breith an uighe aice ann an nead eòin

eile the cuckoo lays her egg in another

bird’s nest

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uighean air am bruich (cru-

aidh) (hard) boiled eggs

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uighean pronn

scrambled eggs

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ugh na Càisge / na

Càsga the / an Easter egg

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cha tig ugh

mòr à nead an dreathain-duinn a big egg

won’t come from the wren’s nest (proverb)

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biodh iadsan a’ bruidhinn ’s bidh na h-

uighean againne let them do the talking

and we’ll have the eggs (proverb)

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