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back bench n
being-chùil boir
beinge-cùil gin
beingean-cùil iol
back-bench adj
beinge-cùil gin
back-bench member
ball air na beingean-cùil
back-bencher n
cùl-bheingear fir
cùl-bheingeir gin
cùl-bheingearan iol
background information n
bun-fiosrachaidh fir
bun-fhiosrachaidh gin
backlog n
càrn-obrach fir
cùirn-obrach gin
cùirn-obrach iol
a backlog of work
obair a tha air càrnadh
balance n
co-chothrom fir
co-chothruim gin
on balance
air chothrom,
le gach uile nì a mheas
balance n
(equilibrium)
co-chothrom fir
co-chothruim gin
1 balance of opinion
co-chothrom bheachd
2 balance of power
co-chothrom a’ chumhachd
3 balance of representation
co-chothrom an riochdachaidh
balance n
(of money)
còrr fir
corra gin
corran iol,
cothromachadh fir
cothromachaidh gin
financial / working balance(s)
còrr (corran) ionmhasail / obrachaidh
balance v
cothromaich gr
cothromachadh agr
1 to balance an argument
argamaid a chothromachadh
2 to balance the budget
am buidseat a chothromachadh
balance n
of payments
cothromachadh (fir) malairt
cothromachaidh mhalairt gin
balance n
of power
co-chothrom (fir) cumhachd
co-chothrom cumhachd gin
balance sheet
(financial statement)
cunntas (fir) cothromachaidh
cunntais chothromachaidh gin
cunntasan cothromachaidh iol
balance sheet n
(list of figures)
clàr (fir) corra
clàir chorra gin
clàran corra iol
balanced adj
cothromach br
a balanced debate
deasbad cothromach
ballot n
baileat fir
baileit gin
baileatan iol
1 to hold a ballot
baileat a chumail
2 secret ballot
baileat dìomhair
3 ballot by show of hands
baileat tro thogail làmhan
ballot v
dèan (gr) baileat de
dèanamh (agr) baileit de
ballot-box n
bogsa-baileit fir
bogsa-bhaileit gin
bogsaichean-baileit iol,
bucas-baileit fir
bucais-bhaileit gin
bucais-bhaileit iol
ballot-paper n
pàipear-bhòtaidh fir
pàipeir-bhòtaidh gin
pàipearan-bhòtaidh iol
ballot rigging n
foill-bhaileit boir
foille-baileit gin
ban n
toirmeasg fir
toirmisg gin
toirmisg iol
ban v
toirmisg gr
toirmeasg agr
Banff and Buchan (Constituency)
Banbh is Buchan
Banbh is Buchan gin
Bar n
of the House
Bàr (fir) an t-Seòmair
Bàr an t-Seòmair gin
barrister n
neach-tagraidh fir
neach-thagraidh gin
luchd-tagraidh iol
base budget n
bun-bhuidseat fir
bun-bhuidseit gin
bun-bhuidseatan iol
beg v
bi (gr) baigearachd,
bu mhath le gr
1 I beg that the motion be put
bu mhath leam gun tèid an gluasad a chur
2 I beg to move the following
bu mhath leam na leanas a chur air adhart
3 that statement begs the question
tha am beachd sin ri dheasbad fhathast
behalf, on behalf of
às leth roi le gin
bench n
being boir
beinge gin
beingean iol
benefit n
sochair boir
sochaire gin
sochairean iol
supplementary benefit
sochair-leasachaidh
best value n
feabhas (fir) luach
feabhas luach gin
Best Value Project
Pròiseact Feabhas Luach
betray v
brath gr
brath agr,
leig (gr) ris
leigeil (agr) ris,
sgaoil gr,
sgaoileadh agr
1 to betray a colleague
co-obraiche a bhrath
2 to betray your feelings
d’ fhaireachdainnean a leigeil ris
3 to betray a confidence
rùn-dìomhair a sgaoileadh
betrayal n
brathadh fir
brathaidh gin
brathaidhean iol
an act of betrayal
gnìomh brathaidh
biannual adj
leth-bhliadhnail br
biannual review
sgrùdadh leth-bhliadhnail
bicameral legislature n
reachdachadh (fir)
dà-sheòmarach
reachdachaidh (gin)
dhà-sheòmaraich
bid n
iarrtas fir
iarrtais gin
iarrtasan iol,
oidhirp boir
oidhirpe gin
oidhirpean iol
1 to make a bid for funding
iarrtas a chur airson maoineachaidh
2 a bid for freedom
oidhirp air saorsa
bid v
cuir (gr) iarrtas
cur (agr) iarrtais
1 to bid for funding
iarrtas a chur airson maoineachaidh
2 to bid welcome
cuir fàilte air
3 I bid you welcome
tha mi a’ cur fàilte ort / oirbh
bilateral adj
dà-thaobhach br
1 bilateral agreement
còrdadh dà-thaobhach
2 bilateral understanding
rèiteachadh dà-thaobhach
bilingual adj
dà-chànanach br
bilingual policy
poileasaidh dà-chànanach
bilingualism n
dà-chànanas fir
dà-chànanais gin
bill n
(Parliamentary)
bile fir
bile gin
bilean iol
private (member’s) bill
bile prìobhaideach
bill n of rights
bile (fir) chòraichean
bile chòraichean gin
bind v
ceangail gr
ceangal agr
binding adj
ceangaltach br
1 a binding agreement
aonta ceangaltach
2 a binding decision
co-dhùnadh ceangaltach
bipartisan adj
dà-phàirtidh br,
on dà-phàirtidh br
1 bipartisan approach
dòigh-obrach dhà-phàirtidh
2 bipartisan support
taic on dà phàirtidh
blatant adj
dalma br
a blatant attack
ionnsaigh dhalma
block v
caisg gr
casgadh agr
to block a vote
bhòt a chasgadh
block budget n
meall-bhuidseat fir
meall-bhuidseit gin
meall-bhuidseatan iol
block grant n
meall-thabhartas fir
meall-thabhartais gin
meall-thabhartasan iol
block vote n
meall-bhòt fir
meall-bhòt gin
meall-bhòtaichean iol
blocking n
casgadh fir
casgaidh gin
blocking of Bills
casgadh Bhilean
body n
(organisation)
buidheann fir / boir
buidhne / buidhinn gin
buidhnean iol
body n
of law
cruinneachadh (fir) lagha
cruinneachadh lagha
cruinneachaidhean lagha,
stòras (fir) lagha
stòras lagha gin
stòrasan lagha iol
bone n of contention
cùis (boir) spàirne
cùis spàirne gin
cùisean spàirne iol
border n
crìoch boir
crìche gin
crìochan iol
borough n
baile (roinne-taghaidh) fir
baile (roinne-taghaidh) gin
bailtean (roinne-taghaidh) iol
borough council n
comhairle (boir) baile
comhairle baile gin
comhairlean baile iol
borrowing requirement n
riatanas (fir) iasaid
riatanais iasaid gin
riatanasan iasaid iol
bottom-up adj
bhon bhonn suas
a bottom-up approach
dòigh-obrach bhon bhonn suas
boundary n
crìoch boir
crìche gin
crìochan iol
boundary change
atharrachadh chrìoch
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) n
Comataidh (boir) Comhairleachaidh air Spongiform Encephalopathaidh
Comataidh Comhairleachaidh air Spongiform Encephalopathaidh gin
boycott v
dèan (gr) boycott air
dèanamh (agr) boycott air
brainstorming n
dian-bheachdachadh fir
dìan-bheachdachaidh gin
breach n
briseadh fir
brisidh gin
brisidhean iol
1 breach of the law
briseadh an lagha
2 breach of the peace
briseadh na sìthe
3 breach of civil liberties
briseadh air saorsainnean catharra
break v
bris gr
briseadh agr,
rach (gr) air ais air
dol (agr) air ais air
1 he broke the silence
bhris e an t-sàmhchair
2 he has broken his word
tha e air a dhol air ais air fhacal
breathalyser n
poca (fir) analach
poca analach gin
they breathalysed him
chur iad am poca air
brief n
mion-fhiosrachadh fir
mion-fhiosrachaidh gin
brief v
thoir (gr) mion-fhiosrachadh do
toirt (agr) mion-fhiosrachaidh do,
leig (gr) brath gu
leigeil (agr) bratha gu
1 to brief a barrister
mion-fhiosrachadh a thoirt do neach-tagraidh
2 to brief the media
brath a leigeil gu na meadhanan
briefing n
brath-ullachaidh fir
brath-ullachaidh gin
brathan-ullachaidh iol
briefing meeting n
coinneamh (boir) brath-ullachaidh
coinneimh brath-ullachaidh gin
coinneamhan brath-ullachaidh iol
briefing notes npl
notaichean (boir iol)
brath-ullachaidh
notaichean brath-ullachaidh gin
bring v forward
thoir (gr) air adhart
thoirt (agr) air adhart
to bring forward a motion
gluasad a thoirt air adhart
broadcast n
craoladh fir
craolaidh gin
craolaidhean iol
broadcast v
craoil gr
craoladh agr
broadcaster n
craoladair fir
craoladair gin
craoladairean iol
broadcasting facilities npl
goireasan (fir iol) craolaidh
ghoireasan craolaidh gin
Brussels n
am Bruiseal fir
a’ Bhruiseil gin
he was talking in Brussels
bha e a’ bruidhinn anns
a’ Bhruiseal
budget n
buidseat fir
buidseit gin
buidseatan iol
1 The Budget
Am Buidseat
2 budget deficit
easbhaidh sa bhuidseat
3 budget policy
poileasaidh a thaobh
a’ bhuidseit
4 budget speech
òraid a’ bhuidseit
budget v
comharraich (gr) ionmhas
comharrachadh (agr) ionmhais
to budget for growth
ionmhas a chomharrachadh
mu choinneimh fàis
budget expenditure line (BEL) n
loidhne (boir) caiteachais bhuidseit
loidhne caiteachais bhuidseit gin
loidhneachan caiteachais bhuidseit iol
budgetary adj
a bhuineas don bhuidseat
budgetary control
smachd air a’ bhuidseat
build v
tog gr
togail agr
to build a hospital
ospadal a thogail
building control n
smachd (fir) togail,
smachd togail gin,
smachd (fir) air togail
smachd air togail gin
Building Control Division
Roinn Smachd Togail,
Roinn Smachd air Togail
building regulations npl
riaghailtean (boir iol) togail
riaghailtean togail gin
building warrant n
barrantas (fir) togail
barrantais thogail gin
barrantasan togail iol
bureaucracy n
bureaucracies pl
biurocrasaidh fir
biurocrasaidh gin
biurocrasaidhean iol
bureaucrat n
biùrocrat fir
biùrocrait
biùrocratan iol
bureaucratic adj
biurocratach br
1 bureaucratic control
smachd biurocratach
2 bureaucratic jargon / language
cainnt bhiurocratach, briathrachas biurocratach
business n
gnothach fir
gnothaich gin,
gnothachas fir
gnothachais gin
gnothachasan iol
Any Other Business
Gnothach Sam Bith Eile
business committee n
comataidh (boir) gnothaich
comataidh gnothaich gin
comataidhean gnothaich iol
business diary n
leabhar-latha (fir) gnothaich
leabhair-latha ghnothaich gin
details of the work of Parliament are published in the business diary
foillsichear cunntas mionaideach air obair na Pàrlamaid san leabhar-là
ghnothaich
Business Enquiry Line n
Loidhne (boir) Fiosrachaidh Gnothaich
Loidhne Fiosrachaidh
Gnothaich gin
business secretary n
rùnaire (fir) gnothaich
rùnaire ghnothaich gin
rùnairean gnothaich iol
byelaw n
frith-lagh fir
frith-lagha gin
frith-laghan iol
by-election n
fo-thaghadh fir
fo-thaghaidh gin
fo-thaghaidhean iol
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