SG B2 Topic 5Scots Gaelic words
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ann am beul a' bhaile
on everybody's lips, talk of the town
tiùrr
heap
tiùrr leabhraichean (aoigh na seachdain)
cnapan-starra
obstacles (cnap-starra: barrier, obstacle, stumbling block)
ro-innleachd
strategy
cosgais
cost, expense
Mura h-eil e gu feum, chan eil ann ach cosgais
air plana a sgrìobhadh
has written a plan
slat-tomhais
standard, yardstick, guide, benchmark
(Note: LG Slatan-tomhais - Benchmarks)
chrìon cliù Dhùn Phàrlain
Dunfermline's reputation shrinked (declined)
tuama
tomb
tuama Raibeart Brus (abaid ann an Dùn Phàrlain)
cnò-thalmhainn
groundnut, peanut
duilleach
leafy
duilleach sailead
cròg
1. claw, clawed hand, paw 2. clumsy hand 3. palm
peucag ag ithe cnò-thalmhainn às mo chròg
còir-sgrìobhte rìoghail
royal charter
feagalach
1. fearful, timid 2. frightening
Ged a tha mi an-diugh nam chù-baile, bha mi roimhe nam chù-mòintich.
Even though I'm old today, I once was young once. [lit. Although I'm today a town dog, I was before a moor dog.]
rud beag a dhìth (air)
lacking something
Làrach Dhualchas na Cruinne
World Heritage Site
trafaig-rathaidean
road traffic
truailleadh fuaim agus èadhair
noise and air pollution
luchd-còmhnaidh
inhabitants/residents
teas-meadhan nam bailtean-mòra
the heart of the cities
anns a' chrios-uaine
in the green belt
raointean seann-ghnìomhachais
old industrial sites
an uimhir
so many, as much
Is math am baile sam faighear biadh ri iarraidh.
It's a good town (or farm) where food can be got for the asking.
a' còmhnaidh
living, staying
raon uaine
greenfield site
Tha sin aig coin a' bhaile.
Everyone and their dog knows that. [lit. That's at the dogs of the town.]
a‘ cur thairis
teeming/overflowing with
An ainm an Àigh!
For heaven‘s sake!
glasadh-trafaig
traffic jam
sàmhchair
quietness, silence
gnìomhachd
activity
mar a thograinn fhìn
as I’d please
gnìomhachas saothrachaidh
manufacturing industry
Bidh thu ann am beul a' bhaile!
You will be in the talk of the town!
Millidh droch cho-luadar deagh bheusan.
Evil company corrupts good manners.
plana-gnìomha
action plan
Feumaidh mi plana–gnìomha a chur ri chèile
I need to put together an action plan
chan fheumar ach aona neach a lorg
you only need to find one person
a' lìbhrigeadh
delivering
truailleadh èadhair
air pollution
Làrach Dhualchas na Cruinne
World Heritage Site
àrainnean-choisichean
pedestrian zones
na can smid
don't say a word, keep quiet! (smid = syllable)
sìoda
silk
tastan
shilling