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

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equality with him

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tha na co-

ionnanachdan ri ar dùthaich fhèin

follaiseach gu leòr the similarities to

our country are sufﬁciently evident c.-

ionnanas nm equation

□

co-ionnanas

matamataiceach a mathematical equa-

tion c.-ithe nf mess (place for eating)

c.-là / c.-latha nm anniversary

□

air

co-là mo bhreith on my birthday

□

co-

là a bhreith his birthday etc.

□

co-là sona dhut, a Sheumais happy

birthday, James c.-labhairt nf confer-

ence, symposium

□

chumadh co-

labhairt chudthromach an important

conference was held c.-làn nm comple-

ment c.-lasach, -aich nf conﬂagration

□

bha iad air an caitheamh anns a’

cho-lasaich they were consumed in the

conﬂagration c.-latha nm (see c.-là)

c.-lean v cohere c.-leantainn nm & vn

cohering etc., cohesion c.-litreachan

nm homograph c.-luadar nm (see

coluadar) c.-luchd dùthcha pl fellow

countrymen c.-mhalairteach a inter-

changeable c.-mhalairtich v inter-

change c.-mhaoineach a communist

c.-mhaoineach, -ich, -ich nm commu-

nist c.-mhaoineas nm communism

c.-mheas nm ratio c.-mheasg v (see

coimeasg) c.-mheasgadh nm (see

coimeasg) c.-mhothachadh nm & vn

sympathizing etc., sympathy

□

tha

co-mhothachadh aca do ghearan an

t-sluaigh they have sympathy for the

people’s complaint c.-mhothachail,

-e a sympathetic

□

bha coltas co-

mhothachail air he had a sympathetic

appearance c.-mhothaich v sympa-

thize c.-naisg, c.-nasgadh v connect,

conjugate, tie together c.-nasg,

c.-naisg nm conjunction c.-nasgadh

nm & vn connecting etc., conjugation

c.-neartaich v corroborate c.-ogha

nm/f cousin

□

seo mar a thachair do

cho-ogha dhomh this is what happened

to a cousin of mine (note use of do

with nouns of relationship

□

see do)

c.-oibreachadh nm & vn – co-operate

etc., co-operation

□

bhitheamaid

toilichte co-oibreachadh a shìneadh

dhaibh we would be pleased to extend

them co-operation c.-oibrich v collab-

orate, co-operate

□

tha iad a’ co-

oibreachadh gu dlùth ri colaistean

foghlaim they are co-operating closely

with colleges of education c.-oibriche

nm colleague, yoke-fellow c.-

òrdanaich v co-ordinate

□

… a bhith-

eas a’ co-òrdanachadh … who will

be co-ordinating … c.-òrdaich v

co-ordinate c.-òrdachadh nm & vn

co-ordinating, co-ordination

c.-òrdanaichte pp co-ordinated

□

leasachadh co-òrdanaichte co-

ordinated development c.-phàirteach

a compound, joint, league c.-phàirt nf

component, constituent c.-rèir nm

proportion, syntax

□

coi-rèirean na

bodhaige daonna [the] proportions of

the human body c.-rèirich v index

(payments) c.-rèireachadh nm & vn

indexing (payments), index (payments)

c.-rèiteachadh nm compromise, mutual

agreement

□

thig gu co-rèiteachadh

compromise v c.-roinn nf partnership,

participation, proportion

□

ann an co-

roinn ri … in partnership with…

c.-roinn v impart c.-roinnteach nm

participant c.-rùn nm collusion c.-

sgrìobh v correspond c.-sgrìobhadh

nm & vn of c.-sgrìobh corresponding,

correspondence c.-sgrìobhair nm

correspondent c.-shamhlachadh nm

& vn correlating, correlation c.-

shamhlaich v correlate c.-sheirm nf

chime, chorus, consonance, harmony

□

tha co-sheirmean ùra a’ deanamh a’

chiùil nas inntinniche new harmonies

are making the music more interesting

c.-sheirmeach a choral c.-sheòrsach

a homosexual c.-sheòrsach nm homo-

sexual c.-shìn v lay parallel c.-shìnte

pp parallel

□

tha na strìochan

co-shìnte ris an oir the streaks are

parallel to the edge c.-shìnteachd nf

parallelism c.-shliosach a equilateral

c.-thagh v co-opt

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chaidh Dòmhnall

Dòmhnallach a cho-thaghadh leis a’

Bhòrd Donald MacDonald was co-

opted by the Board c.-thaobh v tile

(math.) c.-thaobhach a collateral

c.-thaobhadh nm & vn tiling (math.)

c.-thàth v synthesize c.-thàthach

a compound c.-thàthadh nm & vn

1. synthesizing, compound, synthesis

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co-thàthaidhean ceimigeach chemical

compounds 2. joint e.g. in rock (geol.)…

far am faod sibh na co-thàthaidhean

fhaicinn … where you may see the

joints c.-theacsa nm context

□

sa cho-

theacsa seo in this context c.-thìmich

v synchronize c.-thional nm circle,

cnuimheag 152

còbalt nm cobalt

cobhair nf (Dw. gives gen cobhrach /

coibhre, but it is usually now simply cob-

hair) assistance, aid, help, relief

□

gun

chobhair without help, single-handed

□

bhiodh daoine a’ tighinn thuice airson

cobhair people used to come to her for

help

□

thèid mi an urras nach bi sibh às

aonais cobhair I’ll warrant you won’t lack

help

□

dèan cobhair air help, assist

□

dh’iarr iad air an uachdaran cobhair a

dhèanamh orra they asked the landlord to

assist them

□

thàinig daoine a dhèanamh

cobhair orra people came to help them

□

also thoir cobhair do help, second

□

bha iad a’ toirt cobhair do luchd-tinneis

they were giving assistance to the sick

(lit. sick people)

cobhaireach, -iche a helpful

cobhan, -ain, -an nm till

□

thug e an t-

airgead às a’ chobhan he took the money

out of the till

cobhar, -air nm foam, solid foam, scum

□

cobhar siabainn suds

cobharach, -aiche a foamy

cobhartach, -aich nm / f booty, plunder,

prey, spoil(s)

□

bha iad a’ tilleadh le cob-

hartaich cogaidh they were returning with

the spoils of war

cobhragach, -aiche a frothy, foamy

□

bainne cobhragach frothy milk

còc nm coke

□

’s e còc a bha e a’ losgadh

he was burning coke

còcaire, -ean nm cook

còcaireachd nf cooking, cookery

□

dèan còcaireachd cook (i.e. perform the

act of cooking – not used with an object –

see bruich)

□

bha e glè dhèidheil

air còcaireachd he was very fond of

cooking

cochall, -aill, -aill / -an nm cochlea,

cocoon, chrysalis, hood, hull, husk,

integument, shell

□

cochall na h-ean-

chainn dura mater

□

cha mhòr nach do

chuir e mi à cochall mo chridhe he almost

made me jump out of my skin / almost

frightened me out of my wits etc. (lit. put

me out of the husk of my heart)

□

for cha

mhòr see mòr

□

is beag nach deach mo

chur a cochall mo chridhe I almost

jumped out of my skin / I was almost

frightened out of my wits etc.

cochla nm cochlea

Cocnaidh, -ean nm Cockney

còco nm cocoa

□

rinn e cupa còco he made

a cup of cocoa

còd, -aichean nm code

□

còd àireamh

number code

□

Còd Mors Morse Code

□

Còd na Crois Uaine Green Cross Code

cofaidh, -aidhean nm coffee

cofhurtachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cofhur-

taich comforting

cofhurtachd nf comfort

cofhurtaich, -achadh v comfort

cofhurtail, -e a comfortable

cog, -adh v ﬁght, war

□

cò a chogas riut?

who will ﬁght against you?

cogadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of cog

ﬁghting etc., war, warfare

□

an dèidh a’

chogaidh post-war

□

anns a’ chogadh mu

dheireadh in the last war

□

Cogadh a’

Chamais the Gulf War

□

An Cogadh Mòr

The First World War

□

cogadh sìobhalta

civil war

cogadh-croise nm crusade

cogail, -e a military, truculent, warlike

cogais, -e nf conscience

cogaiseach, -aiche a conscientious,

remorseful

cogall, -aill nm tare(s)

coganta a warlike, bellicose

□

bha e na

dhuine coganta bòstail he was a bellicose,

boastful man

coi-

□

see co-

coibhneas, -eis nm charity, generosity,

kindliness, kindness

coibhneil.-e a amiable, benevolent, charita-

ble, genial, kind, kindly, warm

□

tha sibh

ro choibhneil you are too kind

□

bha iad

coibhneil rium they were kind to me

coidse, -eachan nf coach

còig a ﬁve

□

the form without accomp. noun

is a còig

□

co mheud? a còig how many?

ﬁve

□

accompanied by a noun it is còig

□

co mheud briosgaid a tha air an tru-

innsear? tha còig briosgaidean air an tru-

innsear

□

how many biscuits are there on

the plate? there are ﬁve biscuits on the plate

□

similarly: a còig deug ﬁfteen (without

a noun)

□

but còig craobhan deug ﬁfteen

trees

□

fad chòig mionaidean for ﬁve min-

utes (lit. the length of ﬁve minutes)

□

note

that here còig is lenited (as if it were a noun

in the gen pl) instead of mionaidean

còig-bhileach nm cinquefoil c.-bhileach-

uisge nm marsh cinquefoil c.-bhliannail a

153 còig-bhileach

group c.-thoinnte a complex c.-

thoradh nm corollary c.-thorrach

a resultant c.-thuit v coincide

co-thuiteamas nm coincidence

c.-thulgadh nm concussion

quinquennial c.-cheàrnach nm pentagon

c.-ﬁllte a ﬁvefold, quintuple

còigeadh

□

same as còigeamh

còigeamh a (precedes noun)

□

an còigeamh

fear the ﬁfth man

□

chan eil ach an

còigeamh cuid den t-sluagh ga bruidhinn

only a ﬁfth [part] of the people speak it

(i.e. a’ chànain (fem) the language)

□

chòigeamh àite ﬁfthly

còignear n. ﬁve persons

□

foll. by noun in

gen pl or de ⫹ dat or the relevant prep

prons of de or aig

□

còignear mhac ﬁve

sons

□

bha a’ mhòr-chuid den leabhar air

a toirt thairis do sgrìobhaidhean chòign-

ear dhiubh the majority of the book was

given over to the writings of ﬁve of them

□

a bheil clann agaibh? tha, tha còignear

agam. do you have [any] children? yes.

I have ﬁve

□

tha còignear a theaghlach

agam I have ﬁve of a family (here a⫽ de)

□

ceathrar no còignear de dhaoine pòsta

four or ﬁve married people

coigreach, -ich, -ich nm alien, foreigner,

stranger

□

dèan na choigreach estrange

□

bithidh mi nam choigreach dhaibh I will

be a stranger to them

□

bha iad nan

coigrich do chàch-a-chèile they were

strangers to each other

coigreach, -iche a alien, foreign, strange

coigrich, air choigrich adv among

strangers, abroad

coileach, -ich, -ich nm cock, cockerel

□

coileach spothte capon

□

gairm a’choilich

cock-crow

□

eadar meadhan oidhche

is gairm coilich between midnight and

cock-crow

coileach-coille nm woodcock c.-dubh nm

blackcock c.-Frangach nm turkey cock c.-

fraoich nm grouse cock

□

na coilich-

fhraoich the grouse cocks c.-gaoithe nm

weather-cock, weather-vane c.-peacaig

nm peacock c.-ruadh nm

□

same as

coileach-fraoich

□

also see ruadh

còilean, -ein, -an nm colon (punct.)

coileanta a integral, perfect, perfected

□

tha an t-àite seo coileanta airson saor-

làithean an t-samhraidh a chur seachad

this place is perfect for spending the sum-

mer holidays

□

nì e gibht choileanta it will

make a perfect gift

□

tràth coileanta past

tense

□

dèan coileanta perfect v

coileantachd nf perfection

coileapach, -aich, -aichean nm/f bed-

fellow, concubine, mistress

□

bha i na

coileapaich aig fear de na h-oiﬁgearan

she was a concubine of one of the ofﬁcers

coilear, -eir, -an nm collar

coileastarail nm cholesterol

coileid nf stir, bustle

coilidh, -ean nm collie

coilion, -adh v accomplish, achieve, com-

plete, consummate, discharge (debts etc.),

effect, enact, fulﬁl, perform (also coimh-

lion)

□

airson feuman na h-eaglaise

a choilionadh to fulﬁl the needs of the

church

coilionadh, -aidh nm & vn of coilion con-

summating etc., completion, consumma-

tion, fulﬁlment, performance

coilionaidh a attainment

□

targaidean

coilionaidh attainment targets

coilionta a accomplished, complete,

completed

□

see coileanta

coiliontach a complementary

coill, fon choill adv outlawed

□

cuir fon

choill outlaw

coille, coilltean nf forest, wood (trees)

□

anns a’ choile bhig bòidhich in the

beautiful little wood

□

coille chònach

coniferous wood

□

coille neo-chònach

non-coniferous wood / forest

□

coille

sheargach deciduous wood / forest

□

coille sìor-uaine / sìor-ghorm evergreen

wood / forest

□

coille mheasgaichte mixed

wood

coille-bheithe nf birch-wood (collection of

birch trees) c.-bionan nm and c.-biorain

nf – same as coinnle-Brianain phospho-

rescence c.-challtainn nf hazel-wood

(collection of hazel trees) c.-chnò

nut-wood, nuttery c.-dharaich oak-wood

(collection of oak trees) c.-fhaidhbhile nf

beech wood (collection of beech trees)

c.-ghiuthais pine-wood (collection of

pine trees) c.-uisge nf rainforest

□

coill-

tean-uisge tropaigeach tropical rainforests

coilleag, -eige, -an nf cockle

coillear, -eir, -an nm woodcutter (person)

coillteach, -iche a sylvan, wooded, woody

(covered with trees)

□

air na beanntan

coillteach upon the wooded hills

□

fearann

coillteach woodland

coillteach, -ich nm wood, forest

□

tha

craobhan nan seann choillteach ri am

faicinn fhathast the trees of the old forests

are still to be seen

coillteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of coilltich

afforesting, afforestation

coilltear, -eir, -an nm forester

coilltearachd nf forestry

coilltich, -eachadh v afforest

coimeas, coimeas v collate, compare, liken

□

cha robh each ann a dh’fhaodadh

a choimeas ris an each seo there was not

còigeadh 154

a horse that could be compared to this

horse

□

bha e a’ coimeas na beatha ris

a’ bhàis he was comparing [the] life to

[the] death

□

a’ coimeas chuideaman

comparing weights

coimeas, -eis nm & vn of coimeas compar-

ing etc., comparison, match

□

coimeas

buadhair comparison of adjective

□

coimeas tigheid comparison of thickness

□

gun choimeas inimitable, incomparable,

matchless, peerless, without equal,

unequalled, unmatchable, unrivalled,

unparalleled, unprecedented

□

seo nobhail

gun choimeas this is an unparalleled novel

□

tha aon choimeas aca ri chèile they have

one thing in common / they are like each

other in one respect

□

ri choimeas relative

□

an coimeas ri in comparison to

□

bha an

òraid aig Seumas ach goirid an coimeas

ris na thuirt am fear eile James’ speech

was short in comparison to what the other

man said

□

an coimeas ri càch air a’chlas

compared to others in the class

□

cuir an

coimeas collate

□

dèan coimeas air /

eadar compare

coimeasach a comparative

□

an ìre

choimeasach comparative (gram.)

coimeasg, -adh v admix, blend, merge,

mingle, transfuse

coimeasgachadh, -aidh nm

□

same as

coimeasgadh

coimeasgadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

coimeasg mingling etc., admixture, blend,

medley, merger

coimeasgaich v

□

same as coimeasg

coimheach, -iche a exotic, extraneous, for-

eign, outlandish, strange

□

a h-uile cù air

a’ chù choimheach all dogs down on the

strange dog proverb

coimheachas, -ais nm estrangement

□

bha

coimheachas air a bhith eatorra roimhe sin

they had been estranged before that (lit. an

estrangement had been between them etc.)

coimhead, coimhead v 1. ⫹ air or ri(s)

look (at), watch, regard

□

bha e a’ coim-

head air na beanntan he was looking at /

towards the mountains

□

tha iad a’ coim-

head air beul-aithris mar rud a bhuineas

do na linntean a dh’fhalbh they regard

folklore as something which belongs to

the past centuries

□

a’ coimhead air càch

mar cho-fharpaisich regarding / looking

upon others as competitors

□

bha e a’

coimhead air an telebhisean he was

watching [the] television

Other preps may be used as required: an do

choimhead thu anns an t-sràid air a shon?

did you look in the street for him / it?

□

choimhead i thar a gualainn she looked

over her shoulder

□

and also advs:

□

choimhead i timcheall she looked around

□

choimhead e a-mach he looked out

□

choimhead mi suas ris na rionnagan

I looked up at the stars

□

tha sinn a’ toirt

sùil air ais agus a’coimhead romhainn we

are taking a look back and looking for-

ward

□

tha a’ chlann a’ coimhead romhpa

ri àm na Nollaig the children are looking

forward to Christmas time

□

bithidh mi a’

coimhead ri cluinntinn bhuaibh I’ll be

looking forward to hearing from you

2. appear, look, seem

□

chan eil an cunnart

a’ coimhead cho mòr a-nise the danger

doesn’t look so great now

□

… rudan

beaga nach robh a’ coimhead uabhasach

cudromach…small items which did not

seem dreadfully important 3. visit, ‘look

up’, look in on

□

bha càirdean a’ tighinn

a choimhead oirnn relatives were coming

to visit us / look in on us

coimhead, coimhid nm & vn of coimhead

looking etc., coimhead thairis oversight

(supervision)

coimheadachd nf escort

coimheadaich, -achadh v escort

coimheadaiche, -ean nm ranger

□

Coimheadaichean Pàirce Park Rangers

coimheadaichte pp escorted

□

air fòrladh

coimheadaichte on escorted leave (as

a prisoner)

coimhearsnach, -aich, -aich nm neighbour

coimhearsnachd nf environment, locality,

neighbourhood, vicinity

□

sa choim-

hearsnachd in the locality / neighbour-

hood

□

sa choimhearsnachd eileanaich

anns an robh iad a’ fuireach in the island

community in which they lived

coimhearsnachd a neighbourhood, local,

community

□

tha e ag obair aig Foghlam

Coimhearsnachd he works for Community

Education

□

co mheud paipear coim-

hearsnachd a tha againn? how many local

newspapers do we have?

coimhearsnail a

□

same as coim-

hearsnachd adj

coimheart, -eirt, -an nm comparison

□

chì

sinn an coimheart a tha e a’ tarraing

eadar na dhà we see the comparison that

he is drawing between the two

coimhlion v

□

see coilion

coimhlionadh, -aidh nm

□

see coilionadh

coimhlionta pp

□

see coilionta

còimhstri, còimhsrithean nf

□

see

còmhstri

155 còimhstri

coimig a comic

coimisean, -ein, -an nm commission

□

tha

iad air comisean a thoirt dha they have

given him a commission / they have com-

missioned him

□

seo na co-dhùnaidhean

chun an tàinig an coimisean here are the

conclusions which the commission reached

/ came to

□

Comisean an Telebhisein

Neo-eisimeilich Independent Television

Commission (ITC)

□

Coimisean nan

Coilltean Forestry Commission

coimisean, -adh v commission

□

tha iad

air rannsachadh a choimiseanadh they

have commissioned a study

coimiseanair, -ean nm commissioner

coimiutadh, -aidh nm commuting

□

dèan

comiutadh commute

coimiutair, -ean nm commuter

coimpiutair, -air, -an nm computer

coimpiutaireachd nf computing

coin-bhile nf dogwood

coineallach a plastic

coinean, -ein, -an nm rabbit

coineanach, -aich, -aich nm rabbit

coin-fhiacail nf canine tooth

coingeis a indifferent

□

used in two

ways: 1. tha mi coingeis co dhiù a tha

thu a’ falbh no a’ tighinn I don’t care

whether you are coming or going / it

doesn’t matter to me etc.

□

bha esan

coingeis dè an rathad a ghabhadh iad he

didn’t care which road they took (⫽ would

take) 2. is coingeis leis cuin a bhitheas

e ag ithe it doesn’t matter to him when

he eats / he doesn’t care etc.

□

sometimes

used with do

□

is coingeis dhomh cuin

a thilleas e I don’t care when he

returns

coingheall, -ill nm 1. loan

□

gabh

coingheall get a loan

□

thoir an coingheall

lend 2. condition, proviso

còinneach, -ich nf moss

□

chaidh an fhead-

hainn bu shìne dhiubh a thruiseadh /

thrusadh còinnich the eldest [ones] of

them went to gather moss

coinne nf

□

see coinneamh

coinneachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

coinnich meeting etc. encounter, ﬁxture

(sport), meeting

còinneachail a mossy

coinneal, coinnle, coinnlean nf candle

□

solas coinnle sa gheamhradh by the light

of a candle in the winter

coinneal-bhàth v excommunicate

c.-bhàthadh nm & vn of c.-bhàth excom-

municate, excommunication c.-Muire nf

mullein (also cuingeal-Muire)

coinneamh, -eimh, -an nf meeting

(often a religious meeting)

□

chumadh

coinneamh anns an sgoil a meeting

was held in the school

□

chumadh

coinneamhan ùrnaigh prayer meetings

were held

□

an robh e aig a’ choin-

neimh? was he at the meeting?

□

thèid

mi chun na coinneimh I’ll go to the

meeting

□

a’ dol chun nan coin-

neamhan going to the meetings

□

anns

a’choinneimh may mean ‘at the prayer

meeting’ or, simply ‘in church’

mu choinneamh / mu choinneimh ⫹

gen before, in the presence of, avail-

able for, opposite, in front of, in readi-

ness / in preparation for

□

please note

that though mu choinneimh is the cor-

rect grammatical form (traditionally

speaking) and is the recommended

form, mu choinneamh is very com-

mon

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dìreach mu choinneimh directly

opposite

□

mu choinneamh a sùl

before her eyes

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tha seòmraichean

ann mu choinneamh gach neach there

are rooms available for all

□

tha

e coma dè an seòrsa bidhe a bhios mu

a choinneamh he doesn’t care what

kind of food is available [for him]

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bidh earannan èisteachd mu choin-

neamh gach aonaid there will be lis-

tening passages for each unit

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… agus

mu choinneamh gach aoin dhiubh sin

cuir sìos a bhrìgh … and opposite each

one of those set down its meaning

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note also: tha fear cuideachaidh

a dhìth oirnn mu choinneamh a h-uile

aon a bha againn an uiridh we need

a helper for (i.e. to match) every one

we had last year

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bha freagairt aige

mu choinneamh gach teagaimh he had

an answer to match every misgiving

□

tha ullachadh air a bhith ga dhèanamh

mu choinneamh seo preparation has

been made for this

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cha robh airgead

aca mu choinneamh a’mhàil they had-

n’t money for / to meet the rent

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bha

aca ri iasg a chruadhachadh mu

choinneamh a’ gheamhraidh they had

to harden (by drying) ﬁsh in prepara-

tion for the winter

Poss adjs are used where English

employs a pers pron: mu mo choin-

neimh opposite me mu (a) choin-

neimh opposite him mu (a) coinneimh

opposite her mu ar coinneimh oppo-

site us mu ur coinneimh opposite you

coimig 156

( pl ⫹ polite) mu an coinneimh

opposite them

Some verbal constructions are: seas /

thig mu choinneimh confront bi mu

choinneimh face

an coinneimh in the direction of,

towards

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an coinneimh a chùil back,

backwards masc

□

an coinneimh a cùil

backwards fem

□

bha sinn a’ dol an

coinneimh ar cùil we were going back-

wards

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an coinneimh na gaoithe in

the eye of the wind

□

a’ dol nan coin-

neimh going to meet them

□

thàinig

iad na coinneimh they came to meet

her

□

bha iad uile air dol na choin-

neimh they had all gone to meet him

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chaidh iad an coinneimh a-chèile they

went to meet each other (note that the

correct dat form is often not used in

these idioms, an coinneamh being

used instead)

coinneamh-leannan nf assignation

coinneamh-ùrnaigh nf prayer-meeting

còir na h-eaglaise he wouldn’t go near

the church

còir, còrach / còire, còirichean /

còraichean nf (the latter plural form

now becoming more common) due,

franchise, justice, lien, right, title (legal)

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còir sgrìobhte conveyance (legal)

□

còir bhotaidh / taghaidh enfranchise-

ment

□

còirichean craolaidh broadcast-

ing rights

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tha an còraichean fhèin aig

gach buidhinn dhiubh sin each of those

groups has its own rights (lit. their own

rights)

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a chòir air an fhearann his

right to the land

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còraichean innt-

rigidh rights of access

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airson

còraichean nan Gaidheal a sheasamh

to stand up for the rights of the Gaels

tha còir agam⫹ vn I have a right / I am

entitled (to do something)

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tha còir

agam sin a dhèanamh I am entitled to

do that / I have a right to do that (but

see further idioms below)

□

tha iad ag

ràdh gu bheil a h-uile còir aca an

saorsa fhaighinn they say [that] they

have every right to get their freedom

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chan eil còir aig duine sam bith rud

mar sin a dhèanamh no one has the

right to do a thing like that

còir is used with various verbs

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thoir

còir bhotaidh / taghaidh do enfran-

chise

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cuir fo chòir dhligheach entail

(legal)

□

thoir còir do entitle

□

caill

còir air forfeit

□

gabh / glèidh gun

chòir usurp

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cha bhi a’ chòir air

a cumail gus am bi … justice will not

be done / served until … is / are etc.

□

bidh a còirichean air an dìon her

rights will be protected

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dh’agair e

còir air an Iarlachd he claimed the

right to the Earldom

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na còirichean

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bha iad a’ strì às leth na Gàidhlig

agus a’ cuideachadh gus a còirichean

a ghleidheadh they were ﬁghting

on behalf of Gaelic and helping to

preserve her rights

Further idioms: tha tuilleadh is a’ chòir

ann there is more than enough / too

much (lit. more than the just quan-

tity)

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… agus tha còir aig an seo

tòiseachadh a dh’aithghearr… and

this should / ought to be starting soon

□

tha còir againn uile gach oidheirp a

dhèanamh air an gleidheadh we ought

to make every effort to preserve them

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tha iad ag ràdh gun robh còir aige

157 coinnleir-meurach

coinnich, -eachadh ⫹ ri(s) v encounter,

meet, oppose

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bha againne ris an dùbh-

lan a choinneachadh we had to meet the

challenge

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choinnich mi rithe I met her

□

a’ coinneachadh ri luchd-eòlais meeting

acquaintances

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… far an robh an dà

rathad a’ coinneachadh … where the two

roads met

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is ann an seo a choinnicheas

tu ri seann chàirdean it’s here that you’ll

meet old friends

coinnle-Brianain n pl phosphorescence

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there appear to be many variations of

this word, including coille-biorain nf,

coinnlean-bianain n pl, caoir-bianag nf

coinnleir, -eir, -an nm candlestick, candle

holder

coinnleir-meurach nm candelabra

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bha

solas blàth bog a’tighinn bhon choinnleir-

mheurach there was a warm, soft light

coming from the candelabra

còir abbr form of comhair

□

used with

ann or its prep poss adjs

□

nuair a thig

cù a’chìobair nan còir when the shep-

herd’s dog comes near them

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cha leig

mise le neach na chòir I won’t let any-

one near him

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cha bhiodh e a’ dol an

a bhith air a chrìochnachadh còig

bliadhna air ais they say that it ought

to have been ﬁnished ﬁve years ago

(cf. English idiom ‘by rights’)

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chan

eil iad idir cho cùramach ’s a tha còir

aca a bhith they aren’t as careful as

they ought to be

□

’s ann tha chòir mar

a chunnaic i justice is in the observing

còir, -e a good (virtuous), decent, gen-

rous, proper, unaffected

□

duine còir

a good / decent man

□

balach còir

good boy

□

nighean chòir good girl

□

mar tha còir as is proper / ﬁtting

□

a charaid chòir dear friend (in

correspondence)

còir ⫹ do is often used with the

assertive verb as follows: bu chòir

dhomh I ought (note that the present

tense is rarely, if ever, used in this

idiom)

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bu chòir dhomh a bhith air

a dhèanamh I ought to have done it

□

bu chòir dhaibh falbh dhachaigh they

ought to go home

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bu chòir dhomh

[a] bhith taingeil airson sin I ought to

be thankful for that

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an t-àite bu chòir

a bhith aig a’ Mhòd the position the

Mod ought to have

□

bha e na bu lugha

na bu chòir dha a bhith he was smaller

than he ought to have been (lit. to be)

□

’s dòcha gum bu chòir dha bhith air

fuireach anns an obair perhaps he

should have stayed in the job

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chòir do bheathaichean a bhith air an

dìon animals ought to be protected

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bu chòir dhuinn a bhith buidheach we

ought to be thankful

However, do and its prep prons may

often be omitted

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cha d’fhuair i na

còirichean as còir a bhith aice she has

not received the rights she ought to

have

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tha a h-uile nì dìreach mar bu

chòir everything is just as it ought to

□

cha bu chòir sin a bhith na adhb-

har iongantais that shouldn’t be a cause

of surprise

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cha tèid agam air a mho-

ladh mar bu chòir I cannot praise it as

it ought to be (lit. as would be proper)

A vn construction immediately follow-

ing còir, i.e. without the use of do, will

translate as the passive voice in

English

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chaidh aontachadh gum bu

chòir an Fhèis a ghluasad it was

agreed that the Festival ought to be

moved

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am bu chòir a’chroich a chur

à bith? ought the gallows be abolished /

done away with?

□

tha feadhainn ag

coirbte a accursed, corrupt, wicked, per-

verse

□

am beathach coirbte sin that

accursed beast

□

cha robh e cho buileach

coirbte ’s a shaoileadh tu he wasn’t as

completely corrupt as you might think

□

gheibh mi grèim air a’ cheannairceach

choirbte fhathast I will get hold of that

accursed rebel yet

□

bha mi a’ faireach-

dainn coirbte I was feeling wicked

coirce nm corn, oats

coirce a oaten, of oats, oat—

□

aran coirce

oatcake

□

pìos de dh’aran coirce a piece

of oatcake

coirce Innseanach nm maize

còird

□

see còrd

còirdte pp of còrd agreed, but used

with the meaning ‘getting on’

□

cha robh

iad riamh ro chòirdte they never got on

very well

coire, -eannan nf (in practice, the pl

appears to be seldom used) blame, cen-

sure, delinquency, fault, odium, offence

□

chuir e a’ choire orm airson an rud

a thachair he blamed me for what (lit.

the thing that) happened

□

… agus cò

a chuireadh coire air? … and who would

blame him?

□

coire fhaotainn / fhaighinn

do to ﬁnd fault with

□

fhuair e coire don

bhalach he found fault with the boy

□

e an aon choire a tha agam na aghaidh gu

bheil … the only fault I have against him is

that …

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cha b’ e do choire-sa gun deach

an obair a mhilleadh it wasn’t your fault

that the work was ruined

□

tha a’choire gu

mòr, mura bheil gu h-iomlan, ri chur air

A the blame is largely, if not wholly, to be

put upon A / A is largely, if not wholly, to

blame

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tha gu leòr a’ cur coire air an

T.Bh. plenty blame [the] T.V.

□

an e an

duine fhèin air am bu chòir dhuinn

coinnleir-meurach 158

ràdh gum bu chòir toirt orra an seann

taigh ath-thogail some say that they

ought to be made to rebuild the old

house

còir- used in compounds implying

a ‘right’

còir-bhreith nf birthright

□

b’ e sin

dhuinn ar còir-bhreith a reic air neoni

that would be for us to sell our

birthright for nothing c.-dhlighe nf

prerogative c.-fearainn nf charter,

tenure c.-saoghail nf life-interest

c.-sheilbh nf succession

a’ choire a chur? is it man himself on

whom we ought to put the blame?

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bha

aon choire mhì-shealbhach orra they had

one unfortunate fault

□

’s ann air Pàdraig

bochd a bha a’ choire a’ dol nuair a bha

rud sam bith ceàrr it was poor Patrick who

got the blame when anything was wrong

(lit. it’s on poor P. that the blame was going

etc.)

□

chan eil mi a’ faotainn coire sam

bith dhan leabhar seo I ﬁnd no fault in (lit.

of) this book

coire, -eachan nm 1. kettle

□

coire mòr

cauldron

□

cuir an coire air a’ghas put the

kettle on the gas

□

an cuir thu air an

coire? will you put on the kettle? 2. corrie

□

chunnaic sinn fèidh anns a’choire we

saw deer in the corrie

coireach, -ich, -ich nm culprit

□

chan eil

teaghamh ann mun choireach there’s no

doubt about the culprit

coireach, -iche a blameable, to blame, cul-

pable, delinquent, faulty, at fault, respon-

sible, wrong, the reason for

□

is esan as

coireach ri seo it’s he who’s to blame for

this / the cause of this

□

chan eil fhiosam

dè bu choireach ris I don’t know what was

to blame for it / the cause of it

□

chan iad-

san as coireach ach mi fhèin it’s not they

who are to blame but myself

□

dè bu

choireach gun d’rinn thu sin? why did

you do that?

□

dè is coireach ris a sin?

what’s the reason for that?

□

is esan as

coireach ri seo he is responsible / to blame

for this

coireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

coirich blaming etc., disapproval,

recrimination

còireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of còirich

arranging

coireall, -ill nm trill

còirich, -eachadh v arrange

coirich, -eachadh v arraign, blame, carp,

censure, disapprove, impugn, reprove

coiridh, -idhean nm curry

còirne, -ean nf cornea

còirneal, -eil, -an nm colonel

còirnealair, -ean nm colonel

eile air chois some others were on

foot

□

rinn iad an t-slighe air chois

they made the journey on foot

□

cuir air chois institute, set up,

establish, found, organize, launch

(of campaign etc.)

□

thugadh

oidhirp air obair iasgaich a chur

air chois an attempt was made to

establish ﬁshery work

□

chuireadh

comann air chois a society was

founded

□

tha iad air iomairt

a chur air chois they have

launched a campaign

2. air a chois adv up (masc subj)

□

bha e air a chois tràth he was up

early

□

bha i air a cois tràth she

was up early

3. an cois prep ⫹ gen beside, at

the side of, accompanying

□

cois na mara beside the sea

□

an cois na h-aibhne beside the

river

□

an cois aibhne by a river /

beside a river

□

as with all comp

preps incorporating ann, the prep

prons of ann are used where

English uses a pers pron

□

bha

e nam chois he was beside me /

with me

□

… agus a duine na

cois … and her husband by / beside

her

□

… gu h-àraidh ma bhios

fòirneart nan cois … especially if

they are accompanied by vio-

lence

□

tha leabhar ann, is duillea-

gan obrach is teip na chois there is

a book, accompanied by work-

sheets and a tape

Note also: dha chois on foot

□

thàinig

saighdear don bhaile dha chois a sol-

dier came to the village on foot

□

dh’fhalbh iad dhan cois they left on

foot

□

bha roghainn againn a dhol ann

dhar cois we had a choice of going

there on foot (probably more common

than air chois in 1. above)

cois-

cois-cheum nm step, path

□

tha iad

fhathast air a’ chois-cheum cheudna

(or air a’ cheum-chois cheudna) they

are still on the same path

□

bha e a’

leudachadh a’ chois-cheum a bha

eadar an taigh agus an rathad he was

widening the path which was between

the house and the road c.-shluagh nm

infantry

159 còirnealair

cois dat sing of cas foot (q.v.)

□

also

used in the following expressions:

1. air chois adv afoot, on foot (but

see dha chois below)

□

bha cuid

coise

□

gen sing of cas foot

coisg

□

see cosg v

coiseachd nf & vn of coisich walking etc.,

walk (way of walking)

□

dh’ aithnich mi

choiseachd aige air ball I recognised his

walk at once

□

rinn e dà mhìle de

choiseachd he did two miles on foot

□

coiseachd monaidh hill walking

coisich, coiseachd v walk

□

choisich mi

sìos don bhaile I walked down to the vil-

lage

□

bithidh iad a’coiseachd don sgoil a

h-uile latha they walk to [the] school

every day (lit. they will be walking etc.)

coisiche, -ean nm pedestrian, walker

coisiche-cadail nm sleepwalker

coisinn, cosnadh v earn, gain, get, obtain,

procure, win

□

choisinn e fìor dhroch

ainm dha fhèin he earned a really bad

name for himself

□

chaidh e don bhaile a

chosnadh a bheòshlaint he went to the

town to earn his living

□

tha e air ainm a

chosnadh dha fhèin he has earned a name

for himself

□

bha iad a’ cosnadh cliù

dhaibh fhèin they were earning fame for

themselves

□

choisinn e an duais he won

the prize

□

choisinneadh e urram mòr dha

fhèin he would earn great honour for him-

self

□

bha a’ bhuidheann againn a’ cos-

nadh our team was winning

coisir, -e, -ean nf choir

còisir-chiùil nf choir

coisrig, -eadh v consecrate, dedicate,

devote, hallow, inaugurate, sanctify

□

chaidh a choisrigeadh gu dreuchd na min-

istearachd he was consecrated to the ofﬁce

of the ministry

□

choisrig iad am beatha

don Tighearna they consecrated their lives

to the Lord (for the use of the sing, see

notes under beatha, ceann and làmh)

coisrigeadh, -idh nm & vn of coisrig con-

secrating etc., consecration

coisrigte pp consecrated, holy, sacred

còistri nf

□

see còmhstri

còistritheach, -ich, -ich nm rival

coitcheann, -a a catholic, colloquial

(of speech), common, comprehensive (of

school), general, joint, public, standard,

universal, vulgar

□

feurach coitcheann

common grazing / pasture

□

sgoil

choitcheann comprehensive school

□

bidh

na coinneamhan coitcheann a’ ruith o

Dhiluain gu Diardaoin the public meet-

ings will be running from Monday to

Thursday

□

siostam measaidh coitcheann

a universal assessment system

□

ann an

dòigh nas coitchinne in a more general

way

□

an Ìre Choitcheann Standard Grade

coitcheannas, -ais nm commonness, gener-

ality, universality

□

anns a’ choitcheannas

in general

coiteanta a popular

coitear, -eir, -an nm cotter

coithional, -ail, -an nm congregation

Coithionalach, -aich, -aich nm Congre-

gationalist

□

tha na Coithionalaich a’

creidsinn ann an … the Congregationalists

believe in …

coithionalach a congregational

□

an Eaglais

Coithionalach the Congregational Church

coiteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of coitich

pressing etc., persuasion (to take some-

thing)

□

gun mòran coiteachaidh without

much persuasion

coitich, -eachadh v press, urge, persuade

(to take something), contend, lobby, main-

tain

□

tha iad a’ coiteachadh a’ Bhuill-

Phàrlamaid aca they are lobbying their

member of Parliament

col, -a nm incest

còla nm kola

colach a 1. incestuous 2. same as coltach

cola-deug nf fortnight (from còig-là-

deug)

□

bidh mi a’ fuireach an seo

cola-deug I’ll be staying a fortnight here

□

also ceala-deug (from ceithir-là-deug)

colag, -aige, -an nf cauliﬂower

colaiste, -ean nf college

colamoir, -ean nm hake (also falmair(e) nm)

colann, -ainn / colna, colainnean nf body,

the human body, torso

□

gach pòr nam

cholainn every pore in my body

colbh, cuilbh, cuilbh nm column (both

arch. and printing), pillar

□

an còigeamh

colbh the ﬁfth column

□

bidh colbh

Gàidhlig againn gach mìos we will have

a Gaelic column each month

colbh-seòlaidh nm sign-post

colcach bheag nf little auk

colg, -cuilg nm rage

□

le colg eagalach with

fearful rage

colgarra a ﬁerce, wild

□

bha coltas col-

garra orra they had a ﬁerce appearance

□

’s e feasgar colgarra a bh’ann it was

a wild evening

collaid, -e nf uproar, clamour

□

bha collaid

uabhasach anns na sràidean there was

a dreadful clamour in the streets

collaidh, -e a carnal, lewd, sensual

collaidheachd nf carnality, lewdness,

sensuality

colp nm ﬁllet (ﬁsh etc.)

colpachadh, -aidh nm & vn of colpaich

ﬁlleting

colpaich, -achadh v ﬁllet

coise 160

coma a careless, immaterial, incurious,

indifferent, listless, off-hand, reckless,

uninterested

□

tha mi coma I don’t care

□

bha sinn coma dè ‘n aois a bha e we

didn’t care what age he was

□

tha e

coma dè thachras do chàch he doesn’t

care what happens to others

□

tha e

coltach, -aiche a 1. commensurate, like,

similar, typical

□

bi coltach ri resemble /

be similar to

□

tha e coltach ri a mhàthair

he is like his mother

□

coltach ri chèile

alike

□

tha iad cho iongantach coltach ri

chèile they are so remarkably alike

□

tha

iad cho coltach ri chèile ri dà sgadan they

are as like as two peas (lit. two herring)

□

coltach ris a’ ghealaich like / resembling

the moon

□

cha robh e coltach rithe

a bhith cho mì-reusanta it wasn’t like her

to be so unreasonable

□

’s’ ann a bha

e coltach ri bodach-ròcais he was like

a scarecrow

□

tha e coltach ris an rud

a dhèanadh e that is a characteristic thing

for him to do

□

cò ris tha e coltach? what’s

he like? / what does he / it look like? cò ris

a tha Mallaig coltach? what’s Mallaig

like? 2. likely, probable

□

tha e coltach gu

bheil e briste it seems that / it is probably

broken

□

ciod as coltaiche na gun do

ghoid esan an t-airgead? what is more

likely than that he stole the money?

3. expedient, reasonable

□

aig uair choltaich

at an expedient hour

□

aig prìs choltach

at a reasonable price

□

aig astar coltach at

a reasonable speed

□

rinn e astar coltach

he made a reasonable speed

□

dè chosgadh

dreasa choltach? what would a reasonable

dress cost?

coltachadh, -aidh nm & vn of coltaich

simulating, (⫹ ri) simulation (of)

coltachd nf probability

coltaich, -achadh v (⫹ ri) 1. compare,

liken

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bha e gan coltachadh ris na

Gaidheil he compared them to the Gaels

2. simulate

coltar, -air nm coulter

coltraiche, -ean nm razorbill

coluadair, -ean nm society, fellowship,

intercourse

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coluadair corporra sexual

intercourse

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coluadair brìoghmhor

saor an energetic free society

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.. ann an

coluadair cultarach agus oiﬁgeil…in

a cultural and bureaucratic society

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nar coluadair ri chèile in (our) fellowship

to one another

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… gus coluadair

a dhèanamh ri daoine eile … to interact

with others

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…an coluadair ri …… in

conversation, contact, liaison with

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millidh droch choluadair deagh bheusan

bad company spoils good qualities /

virtues

coluadar

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see coluadair

com, cuim nm a rather general word for the

main part of the body – trunk (of the

body), chest, breast, stomach

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bha tean-

nachadh nam chom there was a tightness

in my chest

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bha a chom gun ghluasad o

chionn dà là his bowels hadn’t moved for

two days

161 com

coltas, -ais m. appearance, likelihood,

likeness, look, resemblance, semblance,

similarity

Some common examples: is tric a tha

coltas mealltach appearances are often

deceptive

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tha coltas ann gum bi

aonadan air an stèidheachadh anns an

eilean it appears that units will be set

up on the island

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cha robh coltas stad

orra they gave no appearance / sign of

stopping (lit. there was no appearance

of stopping on them)

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dè as coltas

dha? what does he look like? what’s he

like?

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dè bu choltas dha? what did he

look like? / what was he like? dè an

coltas a th’air Mallaig? what’s

Mallaig like?

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dè an coltas a tha air

an latha (a-muigh?) what’s the day like

(outside?)

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cha toigh leam a choltas I

don’t like the look of him / his appear-

ance

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cha robh coltas iasgair idir air

an fhear eile the other one / man did-

n’t have the look of a ﬁsherman at all

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… cho fada ’s a tha an coltas orra gu

bheil iad a’ deanamh an dichill …as

long as they appear to be during their

best

a rèir coltais according to appearances,

apparently, ostensibly, outwardly,

presumably

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bha e a rèir coltais

na shaighdear he appeared to be a sol-

dier

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a rèir gach coltais cha robh ann

a-nis ach a bhith a’feitheamh ri bàs to

all appearances there was nothing for it

now but to await death

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bha e, a rèir

coltais, na sheann duine nuair a …he

was, apparently, an old man when …

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