hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect in Scottish Gaelic

dùil

hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect

nounfeminine

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Scottish Gaelic · English

Tha mi an dùil a thighinn.

I expect to come.A2

Tha Tòmas 'n dùil gur e.

Tom expects so.A2

Bha Tòmas an dùil gun robh Màiri gu sùnndach.

Tom expected Mary to be in good spirits.B1

Tha dùil aig Tòmas mo phòsadh, ach chan eil agam ris a phòsadh.

Tom expects to marry me, but I don't have to marry him.B2

Tha dùil aig Tòmas mo phòsadh, ach chan eil agam ris a phòsadh.

Tom expects to marry me, but I am not obliged to marry him.B2

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