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Ionadan-dàta

Data centres

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about A’ ruith na gaoithe (Chasing the wind). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

a’ trod

quarrelling, telling off, scolding, arguing

a’ dol a-mach air a chèile

falling out with one another

eas-aonta

disagreement

glasadh

stalemate, locking, securing

chan e math dhuinn

it’s not good for us, there’s no point in us …

anacothroman

disadvantages

cothroman

opportunities

plodraigeadh

tinkering

a’ sadail, a’ sadadh

throwing, flinging

a’ sadail a-mach

throwing out

a’ caomhnadh

saving, conserving

a’ glèidheadh

keeping, maintaining, preserving, protecting,

mòr-chòmhdhail

mass transport

a’ lùghdachadh

reducing

a’ luchdachadh

loading

siubhal chàraichean is itealain

car and plane travel

co-ionnan

(the) same, alike, equivalent

ionadan-dàta

data centres

tuathanasan-fhrithealaichean

server farms

cianail

terribly, exceedingly [before an adjective as an intensifier],

cianail

melancholy, mournful, sad, lamentable

an Sgòth

the Cloud

reachdas

legislation

a’ tilgeil às

throwing out

nochd iad deagh eisimpleir

they set a good example

dèan atharrais air

emulate, imitate, mimic

gleustachd

cleverness, smartness, preparation, readiness, shrewdness

dealasachd

zealousness, eagerness

diongmhaltas

determination, firmness

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.