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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Feumail don àrainneachd (Useful for the environment). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

Feumaidh sinn luchd–poileataigs a phutadh

We have to press politicians

a dhèanadh feum don àrainneachd

which would benefit the environment

muilnean–uisge (pl)

water mills

fad linntean

for centuries

lùth dealain–uisge

hydro–electric power

còrr is ceud bliadhna

for more than a hundred years

air leth freagarrach

particularly suited

do chruth–tìr na h–Alba

to Scotland’s landscape/terrain

muilnean–gaoithe (pl)

windmills

crainn–ghaoithe (pl)

wind turbines

a’ gintinn lùth–gaoithe

generating wind–power

tha tuathanasan–gaoithe grànda

wind–farms are ugly

cunnartach do fhiadh–bheatha

dangerous to wildlife

eas–bhuannachdan (pl)

disadvantages

cumhachd a bhios a’ tighinn bho chonnadh–fosail

power which comes from fossil fuel

cumhachd niùclasach

nuclear power

càirich an uidheamachd a th’ againn

repair the equipment we have

a’ sadail a–mach

tossing out/chucking out

glanadair–sùghaidh (m)

vacuum cleaner

gach dàrna bliadhna

every other year [every second year]

lìonadh–talmhainn (m)

landfill

a’ milleadh na h–àrainneachd

ruining the environment

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.