Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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deliver
□
thug sinn a-mach ar ceann-
uidhe we reached our destination
□
bha iad air cala foistinneach a thoirt
a-mach mar gum bitheadh they had
reached a peaceful harbour so to speak
□
mhiannaich e crùn athraichean
a thoirt a-mach he wished to gain the
crown of his forefathers
□
tha e ag iar-
raidh ceum oilthighe a thoirt a-mach
he wants to gain a university degree
□
dè an toradh a chaidh a thoirt a-mach?
what result has been gained?
□
thoir
a-mach binn judge, give / deliver
a judgement
thoir às escape
□
thoir thu fhèin às
escape (lit. take yourself out of it)
□
thug iad iad fhèin às they escaped
thoir a-staigh take in, cultivate, break
in new ground
thoir a-steach bring in, introduce,
usher in, offset
□
cha robh a’ chroit a’
toirt a-steach gu leòr the croft wasn’t
bringing in enough
thoir suas cede, deliver (give up),
resign
□
toirt suas delivery
thoir air adhart induce
Other idioms employ preps:
thoir leat take away, bring, carry
(a number in maths)
□
… seann
bharaillean a bheir iad seachad do
neach sam bith a bheir leotha iad…
old barrels which they will give to
anyone who will take them away
□
thoir leat do spaid bring your spade
[with you]
□
an toir thu leat an cù?
will you bring the dog (with you)?
□
thoir an tuagh an seo fetch / bring the
axe here
□
thoir a-nall e bring it over
□
but note also: thoir do chasan leat! off
you go! (lit. take your feet with you)
□
thug iad an casan leotha they took to
their heels
thoir (rudeigin) gu bring (something)
to, take (something) to
□
feumaidh
sinn ciorraman na cloinne a thoirt gu
aire nam pàrantan we must bring the
faults of the children to the attention of
the parents
□
is esan a thug sin gu
teachd it was he that brought that
about (lit. brought to coming)
□
thug
gnogadh aig an doras gu a chasan i
a knock at the door brought her to her
feet
□
thoir gu buil accomplish,
achieve carry into effect, complete
(i.e. bring to completion)
□
… nan
toireadh iad gu buil e … if they
completed it
□
thoir gu bun-tomhas
standardize
□
cha tug thu iomradh air
dè bheireadh a-màireach thugad you
took no account of what the morrow
would bring [to you]
thoir gu take to (take up as an occupa-
tion, pastime etc.)
□
thug iad gu seinn
is gu dannsadh they took to singing
and dancing
thoir meaning ‘give’, ‘take’ or ‘bring’
used with some other preps: bheir mise
ort I’ll give you a good telling off
□
thoir fo ar comhair bring to our atten-
tion, bring before us
Note also: thoir beò bring to life,
animate (lit. bring alive)
□
tha
beòthaichear a’ toirt dealbhan beò
an animator brings pictures to life
3. meanings other than ‘give’, ‘take’ or
‘bring’:
thoir air
(a) ⫹ vn cause, compel, force, induce,
make (compel)
□
thug mi orra an
doras fhosgladh I made them open the
door
□
thug mi air an duine an sgian a
thoirt dhomh I compelled the man to
give me the knife
□
tha e ag ràdh gun
toir e oirnn smaoineachadh he says
that it will make us think
□
thug i air
na boireannaich a cuideachadh she
enlisted the help of the women
□
thug
sin orra turas fada a dhèanamh that
entailed them making a long journey
□
sometimes without the prep:…a thug
oirre gun do thionndaidh i a ceann air
falbh … which caused her to turn her
head away
But note also: thoir (rudeigin) air
(rudeigin / cuideigin) cause something /
someone to have (something)
□
thug
seo gaoidean air a bhàrdachd this
caused his poetry to have blemishes
(lit. this brought blemishes upon his
poetry)
□
thoir fàs air grow trans,
nurture
(b) thoir (ainm) air call, give a name
to, name, dub
□
is e Mairi a thug iad
oirre they called her Mary
□
thugadh
‘Partaidh Ti Bhostoin’air an tachartas
seo this incident was dubbed ‘The
Boston Tea Party’
(c) thoir (ùine) air ⫹ vn take
(time) to do something thug e
cairteal na h-uarach air faighinn
deiseil he took quarter of an hour to
get ready.
theirig 582
Further examples: feumaidh cur-
seachad a bhith aig duine a bheir air
falbh e bho uallaichean obrach a man
must have a hobby which will take him
away from the responsibilities of his
work
□
bheir an damhan-allaidh sìoda
às a chorp fhèin the spider takes silk
out of his own body
□
bheir mi dhut
leth-cheud sgillinn air I’ll give you
50 p for it
□
thoir do chuid do dhuine
falamh is bheirear air ais i dùbailte
give your portion to an empty man and
it shall be returned twofold (proverb)
□
an làmh a bheir is i a gheibh the hand
which gives [it is it which] will receive
(proverb)
□
thoir tiotal don sgeulachd
give [to] the story a title
□
an e sin
a bheireadh tu a chreidsinn orm?
is that what you would make me
believe?
□
dè na h-adhbhair a
bheireadh tu seachad air? what
reasons would you give for it?
□
bheireadh e gàire ort it would make
you laugh
□
bheirinn dhut e nam bit-
headh e agam I would give it to you if
I had it
thugam prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.) to me
etc.
□
cuir thugam hand [to] me
□
thàinig
mi thugam fhèin I revived / I came to
thugar alt form of thugadh past tense
indep passive of thoir (q.v.)
thuice prep pron of gu / chum (q.v.) to her /
to it fem
thuige prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.) towards
him
□
bha e a’ cromadh thuige it was
descending towards him
□
often used as an
adverb: cuir thuige activate, prompt
□
dè
chuir thuige thu gus a’ bhàrdachd seo a
dhealbhadh? what prompted you to com-
pose this poetry?
□
thuige is bhuaithe off
and on adv
□
thuige seo by now, up to
now, so far adv (see App. 6 Pronouns
Sect. 7.0)
□
… ach thuige seo dh’fhairtlich
oirnn seo a dhèanamh … but so far we
have been prevented from doing this
□
…
a chuireadh thuige an teine dhi…which
would kindle the fire for her
□
but note
also: thàinig e thuige fhèin he came to
himself
thuirt / tuirt past tense act of abair
(q.v.) say
thun prep
□
see chun
thusa emph form of the pers pron thu (q.v.)
tì, titheachan nm tea
□
dèan an tì infuse the
tea
□
an do tharraing an tì fhathast? has
the tea brewed yet?
tì nm indec purpose, intention
□
air tì on
purpose, designedly, bent upon, set on adv
(uncommon)
□
tha e air tì dìnnear a chur
romhainn nach diochuimhnich sinn he is
set on putting a dinner before us that we
will not forget
tiamhaidh, -e a dismal, dreary, melan-
choly, pathetic, plaintive, wearisome
□
ceòl tiamhaidh plaintive music
□
sgeul
tiamhaidh a melancholy tale
□
tuasaidean
tiamhaidh wearisome quarrels
tiamhaidheachd nf melancholy, dreariness,
gloom, gloominess
ticead, -aid, -an nm ticket
□
an d’fhuair thu
na ticeadan? did you get the tickets? (also
ticeid / tiocaid)
ticeard, -aird, -an nf ticket
□
bha e a’ cur
a-mach ticeardan he was issuing tickets
□
fear togail thiceardan ticket-collector
tìde, tìdeachan nf time
□
tha e iongantach
mar a tha cùisean ag atharrachadh anns
na tìdeachan seo it’s fantastic how things
are changing in these times
□
tha tìde gu
leòr ann there is plenty of time cosg tìde
waste of time
□
thug iad tìde agus saothair
gan dèanamh they took time and labour
to make – for a full explanation of the
583 tìde
thu pers pron thee, thou, you sing
□
tha thu
trang you are busy
□
a bheil thu sgìth? are
you tired?
□
a bheil thu dol? are you
going?
□
breabaidh e thu he will kick
you
□
thu fhèin yourself - note that, with
the Assertive Verb and forms ending in
-a / -as / -adh in the Active Voice only, the
unlenited form tu is used: an tu a tha …?
is it you who …?
□
ma chluinneas tu if you
[will] hear
□
an abradh tu? would you
say?
□
nach cuala tu? did you not hear?
thubhairt / tubhairt past tense act of
abair (q.v.) say
thud! interj tut!
thuca prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.) to them
thug past tense indep active of thoir (q.v.)
thugad prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.)
towards you
□
tha seo thugad! / thugad
seo! look out!
□
iarraidh mi oirre fònadh
air ais thugad I’ll ask her to phone you
back (lit. phone back to you)
thugaibh prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.) to
you pl & polite
thugainn 1. prep pron of gu / chun (q.v.)
to, towards us 2. also used as a sort of
verb: thugainn! come on!
□
thugainn
thusa còmhla riumsa you come with me
correct usage of this and other words for
time, see App.10 Sect. 1.0
tìde-mhara nf tide
tig fut tense dep of irreg v thig (q.v.)
tigeir, -ean nm tiger
tighead, -eid nm stoutness, thickness
□
clach anns a bheil mu dhà throigh a thig-
head a stone about two feet thick (lit. in
which there is about two feet of thickness) –
also tiughad
tigeadh imperf / cond tense dep of irreg v
thig (q.v.)
tighearna, -an nm laird, lord
□
bha na tig-
hearnan an sin the lords were there
□
Tighearna nan Eilean (the) Lord of the
Isles
□
an Tighearna the Lord
□
Suipear
an Tighearna the Lord’s Supper
□
’s ann
aig an Tighearna tha fios the Lord knows
tighearnail a magisterial
tighearnas, -ais nm domain, lordship
tighinn nf & vn of thig coming etc.
□
tighinn a-steach influx
□
tighinn gu fois
coming to rest, landing
tighinn-beò nm livelihood
□
cha robh an
tighinn-beò aca ach bochd their livelihood
was [but] poor (where ‘poor’ is being
emphasised)
tiginn imperf / cond tense dep of irreg v
thig (q.v.)
tilg, tilgeil / tilgeadh v cast, fling, hurl, pitch,
project (a film), retch, shoot, shy, sling,
spew, throw, throw up, toss, vomit
□
tilg a-
null ’s a-nall bandy
□
tilg a-mach ejaculate,
jettison, oust, throw out
□
tilg acair moor
□
tilg sìos overthrow, precipitate, prostrate,
tumble
□
tilg air ais reflect, repel, retort
□
tilgidh iad càch a chèile air ais they will
repel each other
□
tha a’ ghealach a’tilgeil
air ais solas na grèine the moon reflects the
light of the sun
□
tilg smugaid spit
□
tilg
air throw at
□
thilg e clach orm he threw
a stone at me
□
thilg e a-mach air a’mhuir
iad he threw them into the sea (lit. out on
the sea)
□
thilg e urchair orra he shot at
them
□
tilg (rudeigin) air (cuideigin)
reproach (someone) with (something), cast
up (something) to (someone)
tilgeadair, -ean nm (film) projector
tilgeadh, -idh nm alt vn of tilg throwing
etc., throw
tilgte pp discarded, thrown, cast, remov-
able
□
ùrlar tilgte a removable bottom
Tìleach, -ich, -ich nm Icelander
Tìleach a Icelandic
Tìlis nf Icelandic (lang.)
till, -eadh v cause to return, come back,
parry, reflect (of light etc.), rescind, return,
reverse, revert, turn
□
an dèidh dha til-
leadh o bhith ag obair anns an achadh …
after [his] returning from [being] working
in the field …
□
is ann mu dheich bliadhna
an dèidh dha tilleadh a thachair seo it was
about ten years after he returned that this
occurred
□
… nuair a tha a’ chlann a’ til-
leadh don sgoil…when the children are
returning to school
□
… mar a thilleas
sgàthan iomhaigh … as a mirror reflects
an image
□
feumaidh sinn tilleadh thuige
we must go back to him
□
till air ais
refer
□
till thugad fhèin recover (senses
etc.- cf. ‘come to yourself’)
□
cha do thill
e thuige fhèin gu buileach a-riamh he
never fully recovered
□
’s ann a tha an
leabhar seo mar uinneag air àm a
dh’fhalbh ’s nach till gu bràth this book is
like a window on a time which has gone
and [which] will never return
tilleadh, -idh nm & vn of till returning etc.,
recession, reflection, return, reversal,
turn
□
gun tilleadh irrevocable
□
tilleadh
fuaim sound reflection
□
… nan tachradh e
orra san tilleadh … if he were to meet
them [in the] returning
□
dh’innis iad dha
nach robh tilleadh ri bhith ann they told
him that there was no turning back
tìm, -e, -ean / tìmeannan nf term, time
□
tomhais tìm time (v) – for a full explana-
tion of the correct usage of this and other
words for time, see App. 10 Sect.1.0
tìmeil a sublunar, secular (in contra-
distinction to spioradail)
timcheall adv about, around, round
□
chaidh sinn timcheall we went around –
often combined with air to give prep
timcheall air (see below)
timcheall prep ⫹ gen about, around – more
usually timcheall air (see below)
timcheall air prep ⫹ dat about, around,
round
□
chaidh e timcheall orra he sur-
rounded them
□
dhuin e a dhòrn gu teann
timcheall air he closed his fist tightly
round it
□
bha iad nan suidhe timcheall air
cloich an teintein they were sitting round
the hearthstone
mu thimcheall prep⫹ gen about, round,
round about – as with all cmpd preps,
when a pers pron is employed in English,
a poss adj is used in Gaelic: mum thim-
cheall about me mud thimcheall about
you sing mu thimcheall about him / it masc
mu timcheall about her / it fem mu ar
timcheall / mar timcheall about us mu ur
thimcheall / mur timcheall about you pl
& polite mun timcheall about them
□
mu
tìde-mhara 584
thimcheall (air) sin thereabout
□
chan
urrainn dhomh ach tuaiream a thoirt
seachad mu a thimcheall I can only hazard
a guess about it – also timcheall air ⫹ dat
timcheall-gheàrr v circumcise t.-ghearradh
nm & vn of timcheall-gheàrr circumcis-
ing, circumcision t.-mheud nm girth (of
measurement)
timcheallan, -ain, -an nm roundabout
(road)
tinn, -e a ailing, ill, sick, unwell
□
tinn le
gaol lovesick
□
fàs tinn sicken intrans
□
dèan tinn sicken trans
□
bha i tinn leis an
eagal she was sick with fear
□
dh’fhàs e
tinn he became ill, grew sick
tinne, -ean nf link (of a chain)
tinneas, -eis, -an nm ailment, illness,
sickness
□
tinneas Alzheimer Alzheimer’s
disease
□
tinneas an t-siùcair diabetes
□
tinneas na mara seasickness
□
tinneas nan
alt arthritis, gout
□
luchd tinneis the sick
□
an tinneas tuiteamach / an tinneas air ais
(also, simply, an tinneas) epilepsy tinneas
cridhe heart-disease
□
gabh tinneas sicken
intrans
□
cuir tinneas air infect
tinneas-an-rìgh nm king’s evil, scrofula
t.-critheannach nm ague t.-dubh na
sprèidhe nm murrain t.-mara nm sea
sickness t.-plocach, an t.-plocach nm
mumps t.-tuiteamach nm epilepsy
tinsil, -e nf tinsel
tìoc, -a nm teak
tiodhlac, -aic, -an nm boon, donation, gift,
gratuity, present
□
thoir tiodhlac donate
□
tiodhlac spèis presentation
□
thugadh dha
tiodhlac spèis ann am buidheachas airson
na rinn e a presentation was made (lit.
given) to him in gratitude for what he had
done
□
is toigh leinn an Nollaig airson
nan tiodhlacan a bhios sinn a’faighinn we
like Christmas for the gifts we get
□
fhuair
e tiodhlac Nollaige a bharrachd am
bliadhna he received an extra Christmas
present this year
tiodhlaic, tiodhlacadh v bury, inter
tiodhlacadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
tiodhlac burying etc., burial, funeral,
interment
tiodhlacaidh a burial
□
seirbhis
thiodhlacaidh a burial service
□
bha an
laoidh seo air a seinn aig an t-seirbhis
thiodhlacaidh this hymn was sung at the
burial service
tiodhlaic, tiodhlacadh v bury, inter
tiog nm see diog
tiolp, -adh v snatch (steal), pilfer
tiom, -a a sensitive
tiomain, tiomnadh v bequeath
□
thiomain
e dha an oighreachd he bequeathed the
estate to him
tiomnadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
tiomain bequeathing etc., bequest, testa-
ment, will (⫽ testament)
□
an Seann
Tiomnadh The Old Testament
□
an
Tiomnadh Nuadh the New Testament
tiomnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of tiomnaich
bequeathing
tiomnaich, -achadh v bequeath
tiompan, -ain, -an nm cymbal
tionail, tional v assemble, collect, congre-
gate, convene, gather, pick
tional, -ail, -an nm & vn of tionail collect-
ing etc., collection
□
tional fiosrachaidh
data collection
□
bha tional air a ghabhail
air an dol a-mach a collection was made
as the people were going out (lit. in the
going out)
□
chaidh an tional an àird the
collection went up / increased
tionndadh, -aidh nm & vn of tionndaidh
turning etc., turn, inversion
□
An
Tionndadh Gnìomhachais The Industrial
Revolution
□
An Tionndadh Aiteachais
The Agrarian Revolution
tionndaidh, tionndadh v shunt, slew, turn,
veer, wind
□
tionndaidh mun cuairt wheel
(v)
□
tionndaidh air falbh divert
□
tionndaidh (o) refrain (from)
□
tionndaidh
tro … turn through
Some common examples:… agus a’ tion-
ndadh air a shàil dh’fhalbh e … and turn-
ing on his heel he left
□
thionndaidh e air
a leth-thaobh he turned on one side / his
side
□
thionndaidh mi air mo chliathaich
I turned on my side
□
thionndaidh e air ais
còmhla rithe he turned back with her
□
thionndaidh na fir a-mach gus a siubhal
the men turned out to look for her
□
thion-
ndaidh i a cùl rium she turned her back to
me
□
thionndaidh e earball ris a’ ghaoith
he turned his tail to the wind
□
thion-
ndaidh e (a) aire gu bhith na thidsear he
turned his attention to being a teacher
□
thionndaidh an riaghaltas sìos e the
government turned it down
tionndaidh air turn on (water, gas etc.)
□
chuala mi an t-uisge ga thionndadh air
I heard the water being turned on
tionndaidh ri turn to / turn on / upon
(a person)
□
thionndaidh e ris an duine he
turned on the man
tionndaidh gu turn to, change to, become,
cause to become, cause to change
□
thion-
ndaidh na beanntan gu òr ann an solas
grian an fheasgair the hills turned to gold
585 tionndaidh gu
in the light of the evening sun
□
thion-
ndaidh solas na grèine na h-eileanan gu
òr the sunlight turned the islands to gold
□
tionndaidh gu cloich petrify (lit.)
Note also the following: tha aire an
t-sluaigh a’tionndadh nas motha agus nas
motha a dh’ionnsaigh…the people’s atten-
tion is turning more and more towards…
□
bha aca ri tionndadh chun na dighe airson
faochaidh they had to turn to drink for
relief
□
thionndaidh e ris a’ bhotal airson
sòlais he turned to the bottle for solace
□
thionndaidh e ri Calum he turned to Calum
tionndaire, -ean nm transformer
tionnsgain, tionnsgnadh v contrive,
devise, initiate, plan, plot, project
□
thionnsgain mi cunntas mo thurais a
sgrìobhadh I planned to write an account
of my journey
tionnsgal, -ail, -an nm industry
□
àraich
tionnsgal industrialize
tionnsgalach, -aiche a industrial, ingen-
ious, inventive, original
□
sgrìobhaiche
tionnsgalach an original writer
tionnsgalachd nf industrialism
tionnsgnadh, -aidh nm & vn of tionnsgain
devising etc., initiation, initiative, project,
projection
□
tha sgioba chòigneir ag obair
gu làn-aimsireach air an tionnsgnadh seo
there is team of five working full-time on
this project
tìor; -adh v dry (grain etc.)
tìoradh, -aidh nm & vn of tìor drying (as
in a grain kiln)
tìorail, -e a snug, cosy
□
ann an taigh beag
tìorail in a cosy little house
tìoralachd nf warmth, mildness
□
dh’fhàg
sinn blàths is tìoralachd a’ chinn-a-deas
we left the warmth and mildness of the
south
tioram, tiorma a droughty, dry, mealy
tioram-ghlan v dry-clean
tiorc, -adh v rescue from danger, deliver,
save
tiorma comp of tioram
tiormach a dessicated
tiormachd nf aridity, drought, dryness
tiormadair, -ean nm dryer
□
bha na
h-aodaichean air an tiormadair the clothes
were on the dryer
□
tiormadair gruaige
hair-dryer
□
tioramadair aodaich spindrier
tiormaich, -achadh v dessicate, dry,
parch
□
bha iad air an tiormachadh ris a’
ghrèin they were dried in the sun
tiormaichear, -eir, -an nm 1. an alt to tior-
madair 2. fut pass form of tiormaich
tiormaichear-gruaig nm hairdrier
tiota nm instant, jiffy, moment (of time),
second (of time)
□
bithidh mi air ais (ann)
an tiota I’ll be back in a second
tiotal, -ail, -an nm caption, style, title (book
etc.)
□
thoir tiotal do / cuir tiotal air enti-
tle (a book etc.)
□
thoir tiotal don sgeu-
lachd give the story a title
□
cuir tiotal ris
an sgeulachd add a title to the story
tìr, -e, -ean nf country, land, territory
□
air
muir ’s air tìr on land and sea
□
cuir as an
tìr deport
□
air tìr ashore adv
□
thig air
tìr land, come ashore
□
nuair a thàinig iad
air tìr … when they came ashore…
□
cuir
air tìr disembark trans
□
rach air tìr dis-
embark intrans, go ashore, land
□
fhuair
sinn an cothrom a dhol air tìr we got the
chance to go ashore
□
cuiribh air tìr i put
her ashore
□
gu tìr landward adv
□
Tìr a’
Gheallaidh Land of Promise
□
Tìr nan Òg
Land of the Ever-young
tìr-chumadh nm relief (geog.) t.-chùnntas
nm topography (geog.) t.-dhruidte pp
landlocked (geog.) t.-eòlas nm geography
t.-ghràdhaiche nm patriot t.-imrich nf
colony t.-mòr nm/f mainland
□
air tìr-mòr
on the mainland
□
thàinig iad à tìr-mòr
they came from the mainland
□
note that
the def art is not used in Gaelic in this
phrase
tìreil a rural
Tiristeach, -ich, -ich nm native of Tiree,
Tiree man
□
bha iad a’ dol a-mach air
na Tiristich they were falling out with /
quarreling with the people of Tiree
Tiristeach a Tiree, of, belonging to or
pertaining to Tiree
titheach, -iche a inclined, willing, eager,
keen, bent on (with or without air)
□
bithidh sinn nas tithiche cobhair fhaighinn
we are (lit. will be) more inclined to obtain
help
□
bha sinn uile titheach feuchainn we
were all willing / inclined to try
□
.. a bha
e titheach air a reic… which he was will-
ing to sell
□
bha i titheach air bhith dol a
choimhead oirre she was willing to [be
going to] look in on her
tiùb, -aichean nm tube
tiugainn def v found in the imperative form
only (pl.⫽ tiugainnibh) come on! come
along! let’s go!
□
tiugainn a ghràidh come
along, darling
tiugh, tighe a buxom, dense, dull (of intel-
lect), portly, stout, thick, viscid
□
fàs tiugh
thicken intrans
□
bha an ròpa seo na bu
tighe this rope was thicker
□
thuit an dor-
chadas na bu tighe the darkness fell more
thickly
tionndaire 586
tiughad, -aid nm thickness
□
bha na bal-
lachan deich troighean (ann) an tiughad
the walls were ten feet in thickness
□
bha
iad trì cairteal na h-òirlich a thiughad
they were three quarters of an inch in (lit.
of) thickness
□
bha e dhà no trì òirlich ann
an tiughad it was two or three inches in
thickness (also tighead)
tiughachadh, -aidh nm & vn of tiughaich
thickening
tiughaich, -achadh v thicken (trans / intrans)
tiuilip, -ean nf tulip
tiùir
□
see tiùrr
tiùrr, -an nm high-water mark on the
beach, sea-ware left by the tide, banks of
sand left by the sea - sometimes heap
(⫽ tòrr of which it is a by-form)
□
fhuair
e pìos math fiodha anns an tiùrr he found
a good piece of wood in the seaware
□
fea-
mainn às an tiùrr seaweed from the fore-
shore
□
tiùrran matha de ghainmhich
good banks of sand
Tiutonach a Teutonic
tlachd nf enjoyment, pleasure, relish
□
gabh tlachd de / ann enjoy, love, relish
□
tha e an còmhnaidh na thlachd a bhith ga
leughadh it’s always a pleasure to be read-
ing it
□
daoine aig a bheil tlachd ann an
cànain nan Gaidheal people who have
pleasure in the language of the Gaels
□
tha
iad a’ gabhail tlachd ann they take pleas-
ure in it
□
tha e na thlachd a bhith a’cluin-
ntinn mu dheidhinn na h-obrach a tha iad
a’ dèanamh it’s a pleasure to be hearing
about the work they are doing
□
cha
toireadh seo tlachd do dhuine anns a’
bhaile this wouldn’t give pleasure to any-
one in the town
□
a’ toirt mòran tlachd is
toil-inntinn dhuinn uile giving much
pleasure and enjoyment to us all
□
tha iad
a’ faotainn tlachd ann a bhith a’ toirt
cuideachadh do chàch they find pleasure
in helping others
tlachdmhor, -oire a pleasant, personable,
pleasing
□
… gus an coimheadadh i cho
tlachdmhor ’s a b’urrainn dhi… so that
she would look as personable as she could
□
’s e leabhar tlachdmhor a tha seo this is
a pleasant book
tlàth, -àithe a gentle, balmy, mellow, mild,
tender
□
gaoth thlàth balmy wind
□
gaothan tlàtha balmy winds
□
uisge tlàth
gentle rain
□
dh’fhàs a sùilean na bu
tlàithe her eyes became more tender
tlàth-ghaoth nf breeze, zephyr
tlàths, -àis nm balminess, gentleness, mel-
lowness, tenderness
tlus, -uis nm tenderness, compassion, pity
tlusail, -e a tender, delicate
□
tha na h-òrain
ghaoil aige tlusail agus blàth his love
songs are tender and warm
tlusmhor, -oire a affectionate
tnù nm envy
tnùthail, -e a malicious, envious, malig-
nant
□
cha robh e na dhuine tnùthail no
cruaidh-chridheach he wasn’t a malicious
or hard-hearted man
tobar, tobrach, tobraichean nf / tobar,
-air, tobraichean nm well often used in
place names: Tobar Mhoire Tobermory
tobar-b(h)rùchdaidh nm/f gusher
tobar-ola nm/f oil-well
□
seo dùthaich nan
tobraichean-ola this is the land of [the]
oil-wells
tòbha, -achan nm rope
tobha, -achan nm hoe
□
bha tobha gàraidh
aige na làimh he had a garden hoe in his
hand (it is interesting to note that this is
really the English word ‘hoe’ which, when
it was first adopted into Gaelic was
assumed to begin with a t, as lenited t
i.e. th, has the sound h)
tobhaig, -eadh v hoe
□
bha e trang a’
tobhaigeadh nan luibhean he was busy
hoeing the weeds
tobhaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of todhaig
hoeing
tobhta, -aichean nf ruin of a building (orig.
wall made of turf)
□
bha luachair agus
còinneach a’fàs anns an tobhta there were
rushes and moss growing in the ruin
tobhta, -aichean nm/f rower’s bench on
a boat, thwart
□
na suidh air an tobhta
thoisich don’t sit on the bow thwart
□
shuidh e air an tobhta dheiridh he sat on
the stern thwart
tòc, tòcadh v. swell
tòcadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of tòc,
swelling etc., emotion
□
tha measgachadh
de thòcaidhean an seo there is a mixture
of emotions here
tòcail, -e a emotional
tochail, tochladh v. quarry
□
… far an do
thochail iad clach-ghràin … where they
quarried granite
tochar, -air nm
□
see tochradh
tòchd nm indec stink
tochradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm dowry
□
cha
robh tochradh aice she had no dowry
tòcte pp swollen
todha / todhaig / todhaigeadh
□
see tobha /
tobhaig / tobhaigeadh
todhair, todhar v 1. bleach
□
chaidh
a dheagh thodhar ’s a thiormachadh ris
587 todhair
a’ghrèin it was well bleached and dried in
the sun
□
fianach a bha air a thodhar leis
a’ghrèin moorgrass (which was) bleached
by the sun 2. manure, fertilise
todhar, -air nm & vn of todhair manuring
etc., dung, fertiliser, manure
□
cuir todhar
air fertilise, manure
□
todhar gallta
chemical / artificial fertiliser (also todhar
ceimigeach)
tofaidh, -ean nm toffee
tofas, -ais nm topaz an alt form of topas
an dèidh dha a ràdh … this contro-
versy arose (lit. raised its head) after
he said …
□
’s e seo a bhitheas a’togail
na h-aimhreit it’s this which is causing
the contention
As in English, ‘pick up’ may mean
‘acquire / learn’
□
tha e air alt na
h-obrach a thogail he has picked up
the knack of the work
□
tha e ag ràdh gu
bheil cus duilgheadais co-cheangailte
ri Gàidhlig a thogail he says that there
is too much difficulty connected with
learning Gaelic
□
tha nithean ann
a thogas iadsan bhuainne there are
things which they will pick up from
us
□
thog mi na sgeulachdan seo aig
diofar dhaoine anns an eilean I picked
these stories up from different
people on the island
□
a’togail sgilean
acquiring skills
□
note also: thog
mi ceàrr e I picked him up wrongly,
I misunderstood him
tog used with preps, prep prons or advs:
tog ort go, betake oneself, repair (⫽ go)
set off
□
thog e air suas taobh na
beinne he set off up the side of the
hill
□
also tog air falbh go away
□
bha iad
uile air togail air falbh na choinneamh
they had all gone off to meet him
tog air build upon
tog às abstract, quote (v)
tog de stop (from), desist (from), cease
(from)
□
tog dheth! stop it!
□
tog de do
bhrosgail stop your flattery
tog rithe in the idiom: ’s fheàrr dhomh
a bhith a’ togail rithe I’d better be
heading off
tog suas elate, elevate, erect, heighten,
hoist, uplift
tog a-mach go out
□
b’fheudar dhi
togail a-mach a chosnadh airgid she
had to go out to earn money
todhar 588
tog, togail v bring up, broach (a sub-
ject), build, collect (money – by going
round), construct, dig up, excite, fabri-
cate, gather, heave, learn, levy (mil.),
lift, nourish, pick, pick up, raise, rear,
recruit (soldiers etc.), scoop, step up,
take up, uplift (physically / spiritually)
Basic examples: thog e a’ chlach he
raised / lifted up the stone
□
tha e a’
togail taigh ùr he is building a new
house
□
ga thogail / gan togail etc.
under construction
□
tha tòrr buntàta
againn ri thogail we have a lot of pota-
toes to lift
□
thogadh e le seann
chàraid he was raised by an old
couple
□
… a’ togail teaghlach ghil-
lean … raising a family of boys
□
bha
iad air an togail leis an naidheachd
they were uplifted by the news
Further examples: chaidh còrr is dà
mhìle not a thogail aig fèill-reic
□
more than two thousand pounds were
raised at a sale
□
tog fianais give wit-
ness
□
tog fianais an aghaidh protest
against
□
tog greann air
□
ruffle
□
tog
an luach enhance
□
tog dealbh photo-
graph, take a photograph
□
thog e
dealbh he took a picture
□
tog dòchas
tantalize
□
an tog sinn thu, a Chaluim?
shall we give you a lift, Calum?
□
bha
e a’dol a thogail a’mhàil he was going
to collect the rent
□
bha iad a’ togail
mun bhuntàta they were earthing the
potatoes (pulling up the earth around
the stems so that the young potatoes
are not exposed to the sun)
□
a bheil
e comasach dhuibh na prògraman
a thogail? are you able to pick up the
programmes?
□
am b’urrainn dhut
a dhol don Phost-Oifis agus mo
pheinnsean a thogail? could you go
to the post office and pick up my pen-
sion?
□
thog a’chonnspaid seo a ceann
togail nf & vn of tog raising etc.
□
togail
chuideaman weightlifting
□
and also:
1. construction, erection, structure
□
togail
shoithichean shipbuilding
□
togail suas
edification, levy 2. culture, upbringing
3. excitement, ‘lift’of spirits etc., tonic
□
làn
teannachaidh is togail full of suspense and
excitement
□
’s e togail a tha ann a bhith
faicinn an leasachaidh a tha (a’) tachairt
it is a tonic to be seeing the improvement
that is occurring
□
bidh togail againn an
t-iarmad fhaicinn san ath dheasachadh
we’ll look forward to seeing the remainder
in the next issue
□
tha togail agam ri sin
a dhèanamh / tha mi a’ dèanamh togail
ri sin a dhèanamh I’m looking forward
to doing that 4. heave, lift (including in
a vehicle)
□
a bheil thu ag iarraidh do
thogail? do you want a lift? 5. withdrawal
(of money) 6. acquisition
□
ann an togail
cànain in the acquisition of language
togair, togairt /togradh v incline, like,
want, wish
□
most commonly used in the
fut tenses
□
faodaidh tu tighinn cho tric ’s
a thogras tu you may come as often as you
like
□
theirig thusa far an togair thu go
where you want
□
dèanadh iad mar
a thogras iad let them do as they wish
□
thoiribh leibh na thogras sibh take as
much as you want
□
faodaidh e dhol far an
togair e he may go where he wishes
□
…
rud sam bith a thogras tu sgrìobhadh …
anything at all you wish to write
□
note
also: ma thogair it doesn’t matter, no
matter, who cares?
togalach, -aich, -aichean nm building,
construction, edifice, erection (building),
fabric (of building etc.)
togalach-uidhe nf terminal building
togalaichte a built-up
togarrach, -aiche a 1. desirous, keen, will-
ing, wishful
□
bha e riamh togarrach air
deasbad a chur air chois he was always
willing to get a discussion started
□
bha
a spiorad fhathast togarrach his spirit was
still willing
□
rinn e seo gu togarrach he
did this willingly 2. inviting, enticing,
alluring
□
’s e dùbhlan togarrach a th’ann
it’s an inviting challenge 3. stimulating
□
cùrsaichean còmhraidh togarrach stimu-
lating conversational courses
□
nobhail
beag togarrach a small stimulating novel
togradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
togair wishing etc., bent, desire, inclina-
tion, longing, proclivity, purpose, wish
□
cha robh togradh sam bith air a dhol a shi-
ubhal an t-saoghail he had no desire to go
and travel the world (lit. to go to travel)
togte pp raised, encouraged etc.
tocsaid nf
□
see togsaid
togsaid, -ean nf butt, hogshead
toibheum, -eim, -an nm blasphemy
□
bi ri
toibheum blaspheme
□
… mar gun robh e
ri toibheum … as if he were blaspheming
toibheumach, -aiche a blasphemous
□
cha
chòir dhut a bhith a’ bruidhinn air cho
toibheumach ri sin you oughtn’t to be talk-
ing about it as blasphemously as that
toigh a pleasant, agreeable
□
now used only
with the assertive verb as follows: is toigh
leam bainne I like milk / I have a liking for
milk (lit. milk is pleasing with me)
□
but
note: is f ìor thoigh leam bainne I like milk
very much
□
an toigh leat siùcar? ’s toigh
l’/ cha toigh l’ do you like sugar? yes / no.
□
innis carson is toigh leat no nach toigh
leat i say why you like it or you don’t like
it ( fem obj. e.g. sgeulachd a story)
□
am
bu toigh leat deoch? bu toigh l’ / cha bu
toigh l’. would you like a drink? yes /
no.
□
bu toigh leis a h-uile duine e every-
body liked him
□
note that toigh is often
rendered as toil nowadays
toigheach, -iche a fond, desirous
□
chan eil
mi glè thoigheach air ruma I’m not very
fond of rum
toil, -e 1. nf desire, inclination, pleasure,
volition, will, wish
□
neart toile will-
power
□
cha robh e na aonar san toil sin
he wasn’t alone in that desire / wish
□
cò
a dh’fhanadh an sin dha thoil? who would
stay there willingly?
□
dhe a shaor thoil
fhèin of his own free will
□
mas e do thoil
e if it is your pleasure i.e. please (pl &
polite form⫽ mas e bhur toil e)
□
fao-
daidh sibh bruidhinn riutha mas e sin ur
toil you may speak to them if that your
wish / if you wish
□
cuir a-nall an salann,
mas e do thoil e pass the salt, please
□
bha
toil làidir aige he had a strong will
□
do
thoil fhèin please yourself / suit yourself
□
bha toil aig mo mhàthair fios a bhith aice
ciamar a chaidh dhuinn anns an sgoil my
mother liked to know how we got on (lit.
how it it went for us) at school
□
bha toil
mhòr agam a bhith ag èisteachd riutha
I took great pleasure in listening to them
□
bithidh e, ann an toil an Tighearna, a’
bruidhinn aig coinneimh na h-òigridh he
will, God willing, be talking at the youth
meeting
□
an aghaidh a thoile against his
will
□
… far an do chluich iad gu an toil…
where they played to their hearts’ content
2. an alt spelling of toigh a (q.v.) e.g. is
toil leam etc.
toileach, -iche a voluntary, willing
□
cridhe
toileach a willing heart
□
gu toileach
readily, willingly
□
rinn i seo gu toileach
she did this willingly
□
… mar nach biodh
e idir toileach… as if he were not at all
willing
toileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of toilich
pleasing
etc., approval, gratification, indul-
gence, pleasure, satisfaction
□
tha mòran
anns an leabhar seo a bheir toileachadh
589 toileachadh
there is much in this book which will give
pleasure
□
dèan toileachadh ri welcome
□
nì sinn toileachadh ri tuilleadh
cuideachaidh we will welcome more help
□
rinn sinn toileachadh mòr ris an aithris
we greatly welcomed the report
□
abair
gun do rinn sinn toileachadh ris! what a
welcome we gave him! (see abair)
□
…
agus abair an toileachadh a rinneadh
rium! … and what a welcome I got!
toileachas, -ais nm contentment, enjoy-
ment, pleasure
□
fhuair iad toileachas ann
an cuideachd a chèile they found pleasure
in each other’s company
□
… agus gus
toileachas fhaotainn às a sin… and to get
pleasure from that
□
bha e follaiseach gun
tug e toileachas dha it was evident that it
gave him pleasure
toileachas-inntinn nm aesthetic pleasure
toilich, -eachadh v amuse, delight, gratify,
humour, indulge, please, satisfy
□
… a’
toirt thuige gach rud a thoilicheadh e…
bringing to him everything that would
gratify him
□
faodaidh tu bhith cinnteach
nach robh seo a’ toileachadh duine sam
bith eile you may be sure that this wasn’t
pleasing anybody else
toilichte pp content, contented, glad, happy,
pleased, satisfied
□
duine dàimheil toilichte
a friendly, contented man
□
toilichte (leis
fhèin etc.) smug
□
bha iad toilichte leis
mar a bhathas a’ dèiligeadh riutha they
were satisfied with the way (lit. with how)
they were being treated
□
bha e toilichte le
a chrannchur he was satisfied with his
lot
□
bhithinn glè thoilichte an sin I would
be very content there
toil-inntinn nf (mental) enjoyment, glad-
ness, gratification, pleasure, satisfaction
□
tha iomadh toil-inntinn anns an àite sin
there are many pleasures in that place
□
bha e na thoil-inntinn mhòir dhomh a
bhith a’ leughadh na sgrìobh thu it was a
great pleasure for me to read what you
wrote
□
cha robh mòran toil-inntinn aige
às an latha brèagha he didn’t have much
pleasure from the lovely day
□
a’toirt mòran
tlachd is toil-inntinn dhuinn uile giving
much pleasure and enjoyment to us all
toill, toilltinn v 1. deserve, merit
□
thoill
thu sin you merited that
□
is geal a thoill
thu e you well deserved it (see geal)
□
’s tu
thoill e! you deserve a row / reproach! 2.
fit (into a space)
□
cha toill sin anns
a’ bhogsa that won’t fit into the box
toillteanach, -aiche a deserving, meriting
□
toillteanach air peanas cruaidh meriting
a severe penalty
□
toillteanach air
a mharbhadh deserving to be killed
□
…
toillteanach ’s gun robh e air prìosan…
deserving as he was of imprisonment
(lit. prison)
toillteanas, -ais nm desert(s), merit, wor-
thiness
□
a rèir an toillteanais in accor-
dance with their deserts
□
dealbh as lugha
toillteanais a painting of less merit
tòimhseachan, -ain, -an nm conundrum,
puzzle, riddle
□
bha iad a’ cur thòimh-
seachan air a chèile they were asking each
other riddles
tòimhseachan-tarsainn nm crossword
(puzzle)
toimhsean pl of tomhas
toinisg, -e nf common sense, sense, wit
□
’s
e duine gun mòran toinisg a th’ ann he’s
a man without much common sense
toinisgeil, -e a sensible
□
tha rudan glè
thoinisgeil anns an aithisg seo there are
very sensible things in this report
toinn, toinneamh / toinneimh v spin,
twine, twist, wreathe, wind
□
toinn mun
cuairt cling
□
tha iad air an toinneamh ri
chèile gu teann they are twisted tightly
together
□
thoinn e suas don adhar it spun
up into the air
toinneadair, -ean nm winder
toinneamh, -eimh nm & vn of toinn twist-
ing etc., twist
□
thoir às an toinneamh
unwind
□
thatar a’ cur toinneamh ann
a twist is put into it
toinneimh
□
same as toinneamh
toinnte pp 1. twisted, entwined, wound
□
tha an dà nì toinnte ri chèile the two items
are entwined 2. sensible
□
bha ise na bu
toinnte na bha esan she was more sensible
than he was
toinntean, -ein, -an nm twine
□
bha am
pairseal air a cheangal le toinntean the
parcel was tied with twine
tòir nf pursuit, chase, quest, search
□
usu-
ally now only used in the foll. phrases:
1. air tòir prep⫹ gen in pursuit of, after,
in search of
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chaidh e air tòir a chòta he
went looking for his coat
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tha iad a’ dol
a-null thairis air tòir na grèine they are
going abroad in search of the sun
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thàinig
iad air tòir a’ bheathaich they came in
pursuit of the animal
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as is usual with
cmpd preps, the poss adj is used instead of
a noun in the gen case when a pers pron is
involved (see App. 7 Sect. 3.1)
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tha iad
air mo thòir they are after me 2. an tòir
air ⫹ dat with the same meanings as air
tòir
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bha iad an tòir air cumhachd they
toileachas 590
were after power
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bha iad an tòir air na
liughanan they were after [the] lythe
toir fut tense dep active of thoir (q.v.)
toirbheartach, -aiche a munificent
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see
tairbheartach
toirbheartas, -ais nm munificence
toircheas, -eis, -an nm foetus
tòireachadh, -aidh nm& vn of tòirich
pursuing
toireadh imperf / cond tense dep active of
thoir (q.v.)
tòirich, -eachadh v pursue
toirinn imperf / cond tense dep active of
thoir (q.v.)
toirm, -e nf din, loudness, noise
toirm-spreadh v detonate t.-spreadhadh
nm detonation
toirmeasg, -isg nm & vn of toirmisg
forbidding etc., ban, exclusion, interdict,
prohihition, stop
toirmeasgach, -aiche a exclusive,
prohibitive
toirmisg, toirmeasg v ban, exclude, forbid,
interdict, prohibit
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tha e air a thoirmeasg
dhutsa a bhith an seo it is forbidden for
you to be here
toirmisgeach a
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see toirmeasgach
toirmisgte pp forbidden, prohibited
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tha
sin toirmisgte that is forbidden
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am meas
toirmisgte the forbidden fruit
toirpead, -eid, -an nm torpedo
toirsgeir
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same as toirsgian
toirsgian, toirsgèin nf peat spade
toirt, -e nf importance, value
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… gu
tomhas a dhèanamh air toirt a bhàrdachd…
(in order) to evaluate the importance of his
poetry
toirt nf & vn of thoir taking
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toirt air
falbh abduction, subtraction
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toirt gu buil
achievement
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toirt a-steach introduction,
intake
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toirt fa-near perception
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toirt
suas resignation
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… a tha a’ toirt air
falbh privative
toirteadh imperf / cond tense dep passive
of thoir (q.v.)
toirteil, -e a 1. tasteful
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tha na rannan
toirteil the verses are tasteful
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bha i a’
cosg aodach daor toirteil she was wearing
expensive, tasteful* clothes 2. stout,
strong, substantial
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bha coltas toirteil air
aghaidh an togalaich fhathast the building
still had a substantial * appearance 3. cor-
pulent, portly, stout, voluminous
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bha i
na boireannach toirteil she was a stout*
woman
* These examples show the problems inher-
ent in using this word. In section 1. the
writer may have meant expensive, substan-
tial clothes (e.g. heavy tweeds) In 2. the
writer may well have intended the building
to have a tasteful appearance, while in 3.
the woman may have been large and strong
rather than large and portly!
591 toirteil
toiseach, -ich nm beginning, bow (of
ship), front, genesis, preliminary, pri-
ority, prow, start (beginning), stem (of
boat), van (front)
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toiseach luinge
forecastle
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f ìor thoiseach forefront
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ciad thoiseach rudiment
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is e eagal
an Tighearna toiseach a’ghliocais fear
of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
□
o thoiseach from the start / from the
beginning
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carson nach do leig e air
o thoiseach mu na b’aithne dha? why
didn’t he reveal from the start about
what he knew?
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o thoiseach a’ mhìos
seo from the beginning of this month
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o thoiseach na bliadhna from the
beginning of the year
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o thoiseach gu
deireadh from beginning to end
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toiseach a’ chàir the front of the car
□
(ann) an toiseach a’ chàir in the front
of the car
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anns an toiseach in
the front (i.e. of the car)
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chan e bha
seo ach toiseach tòiseachaidh this was
just the very beginning (lit. was not but
the beginning of beginning)
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aig
toiseach gnothaich first adv, initially,
‘for a kick-off’
an toiseach adv at first at first, first,
in the beginning
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Albannach an
toiseach, Breatannach a-rithist mar
gum bitheadh a Scot first, a Briton next
as it were
an toiseach air prep ⫹ dat ahead of
□
bha iad an toiseach air an luing eile
they were ahead of the other boat
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bha
e an toiseach orm he was ahead of me
air thoiseach adv ahead, before, fore-
most, first, fast (of a watch etc.), in
front
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bithidh feum orra anns na bli-
adhnachan air thoiseach they will be
needed in the years ahead
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tha m’
uaireadair air thoiseach my watch is
fast
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is beag a bha fhios aige dè bha
air thoiseach little did he know what
was ahead
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air thùs is air thoiseach
first and foremost
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rach air thoiseach
advance v intrans
air thoiseach air prep ⫹ dat in front of,
before
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mhothaich mi gun robh fear