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.