samhlaigh
samhlaíoch
samhlaíocht
samhnasach
samhradh
sampla
samplach
san
santaigh
saoi
saoire
saoirse
saoiste
saol
saolaigh
saolré
saonta
saor
saoráid
saoraigeanta
saoránach
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san
PREPOSITION
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in the
before vowels
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bhí siad san arm
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they were in the army
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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san abar
in abar
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in difficulty
stuck in the mud
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tá siad san abar de bharr na ráiteas atá déanta acu
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they are in trouble because of the statements they made
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téann [duine] san iomaíocht
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[somebody] competes
[somebody] goes into competition
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ní féidir linn dul san iomaíocht leis na comhlachtaí móra
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we can't compete with the big companies
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tá sé ag dul san iomaíocht i dtoghchán
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he is standing for election
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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líon na bhfocal san alt
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number of words in the article
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abairt san aimsir chaite
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a sentence in past tense
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tá an liathróid ard san aer
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the ball is high in the air
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d'fhan fionnuaire éadrom san aer a chuir dinglis ar a craiceann agus faobhar ar a cruthaíocht
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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a light coolness lingered in the air which tingled her skin and sharpened her creativity
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déanfaidh muid san athbhliain é
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we'll do it in the new year
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tá athrú san aeráid polaitíochta in Éirinn
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there has been a change in the political atmosphere in Ireland
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cuireadh moill trí lá orm san aerfort
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I was delayed in the airport by three days
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abairt san aimsir láithreach
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a sentence in the present tense
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abairt san aimsir fháistineach
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a sentence in the future tense
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bhí sé san ospidéal, ach tá sé ar ais sa bhaile anois
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he was in hospital but he is back at home now
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an bhfuil tú saor san oíche amárach?
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are you free tomorrow night?
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ard san aer
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high in the air
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bádh é agus é ag snámh san fharraige
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he drowned while swimming in the sea
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tumtar gach béalóg san im leáite sula n-itear é
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every mouthful is dunked in melted butter before it is eaten
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tá an briathar san aimsir chaite
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the verb is in the past tense
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tharla sé sin san am atá caite
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it happened in past times
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bhfuil húmas tar éis carnadh san ithir
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humus had accumulated in the soil
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tá mé ag obair san áit chéanna le cúig bliana
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I've been working in the same place for five years
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glacaigí mo chomhairle agus bígí san airdeall ar an duine seo!
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take my advice and beware of this man!
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an té a chuireann san earrach, bainfidh sé san fhómhar
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he who sows in the spring, he will reap in the autumn
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thug sí cuntas dúinn ar a heachtraí san Afraic
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she gave us an account of her adventures in Africa
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chuaigh mé a luí déanach san oíche
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I went to bed late at night
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tá céim ollscoile san eacnamaíocht aici
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she has a college degree in economics
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earcaíodh san arm é
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he was recruited into the army
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cad a dhéanfaidh muid san earrach?
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what will we do in the spring?
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fan san áit a bhfuil tú
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stay where you are
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an bhfuil ardaitheoir san fhoirgneamh seo?
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is there an elevator in this building?
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san fhuinneog
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in the window
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fuair muid blaiseadh den saol mar a bhí san ochtú haois déag
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we got a taste of life as it was in the eighteenth century
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is cuma leo faoi na teorainneacha treallacha a leag an Bhreatain síos san Mheán-Oirthear
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they don't care about the arbitrary borders laid down by Britain in the Middle East
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deich scilling san uair a d’íoctaí do na múinteoirí
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ten shillings an hour were paid to the teachers
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san Afraic Theas
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in South Africa
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Ní san fhichiú haois a mhaireann muid a thuilleadh!
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We do not live in the the twentieth century any more!
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Itear mórán pasta san Iodáil.
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A lot of pasta is eaten in Italy.
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An bhfuil tú i do chónaí san Astráil?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Do you live in Australia?
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Tá mé ag déanamh dioplóma san aisteoireacht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am doing a diploma in acting.
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Beidh sé le feiceáil san oíche amárach.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It will be shown tomorrow night.
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An bhfuil mórán le déanamh san oíche ann?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Is there much to do there at night?
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Tá triúr i Meiriceá, beirt san Astráil, beirt eile i Sasana, agus duine eile san Afraic Theas.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Three are in America, two in Australia, another two in England and one in South Africa.
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San Afraic Theas atá Tomás - ar na misin.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Tomás in South Africa - on the missions.
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Beidh sé ar siúl oíche Aoine, thiar san óstán.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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It's on Friday night, over in the hotel.
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Tá mé ag dul chuig scannán le Peadar san oíche amárach.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I am going to a film with Peadar tomorrow night.
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An bhfuil tú saor le dul chuig scannán san oíche amárach?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Are you free to go to a film tomorrow night?
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san iarnóin
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in the afternoon
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san iarthar
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in the west
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tá mé i mo chónaí in aice le San Francisco
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I live near San Francisco
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liostáil sé san arm nuair a bhí sé 18 bliain d'aois
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he enlisted in the army when he was 18 years of age
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déanfaidh seal san arm maitheas duit
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a spell in the army will do you good
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san oíche
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at night
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san oifig
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in the office
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san oirthear
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in the east
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bhí muid ar saoire san Ungáir
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we were on holidays in Hungary
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tá sí ag seasamh san olltoghchán
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she is standing in general elections
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téigh síos san íoslach
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go down to the basement
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tagann na mílte daoine bliain i ndiaidh bliana chun páirt a ghlacadh san fhéile
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thousands of people come year after year to take part in the festival
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Beidh an t-eagarthóir ag freastal ar chomhdháil san Iodáil an tseachtain seo chugainn.
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The editor will be attending a conference in Italy next week.
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Bím ag obair déanach san oíche.
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I usually work late at night.
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Deich scilling san uair a d'íoctaí do na múinteoirí.
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Ten shillings an hour were paid to the teachers.
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Tá sí ag seasamh san olltoghchán.
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She is running in general elections.
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Bím ag amharc ar an teilifís go deireanach san oíche.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I watch TV till late at night.
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An dtéann tú amach san oíche mórán?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Do you go out at night much?
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Tá mé i mo chónaí in aice le San Francisco.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I live beside San Francisco.
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Tá sé san eastát nua sin.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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It's in that new estate.
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Tá sé san eastát nua sin ar imeall an bhaile: Cois Abhann.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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It's in that new estate on the edge of town: Riverside.
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Bím san obair timpeall a naoi.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I'm at work around nine.
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An dtéann tú amach mórán san oíche?
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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Do you go out much at night?
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Tá mé san obair faoi láthair.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I'm in work at the moment.
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Bím san obair gach maidin timpeall a naoi.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I'm in work every morning around nine.
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Bíonn lón agam san oifig.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I have lunch in the office.
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Ní chuirfidís san ospidéal í gan údar éigin.
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They wouldn't put her in hospital without a reason.
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Leagtar dualgais orainn go reachtúil de bhua ár mballraíochta san Aontas Eorpach.
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We are subject to obligations by virtue of our membership in the European Union.
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D'fhág siad a gcuid éadaí ina ndiaidh agus isteach leo san uisce fuar.
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They left their clothes behind and off they went into the cold water.
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Thit báisteach throm níos deireanaí an tseachtain sin agus tharla tuilte san áit.
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Heavy rain fell later that week and floods happened in the place.
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Shleamhnaigh sí is thit ar mhullach a cinn isteach san uisce.
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She skidded and fell head-first into the water.
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Bhí bús iontach san áit.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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There was a great buzz in the place.
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Bhí a gcosa ag lapadaíl san uisce fionnuair.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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Their legs were splashing about in the cool water.
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Chuaigh sí isteach san ionad stórála ar a cromada.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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She went into the storage place crouching.
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Iarsma den tseanré a bhí san eachtra a tharla.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The incident that happened was a relic of the old era.
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Ceithre seachtainí i ndiaidh na n-ionsaithe rinne fórsaí Mheiriceá ionruathar isteach san Afganastáin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Four weeks after the attacks American forces carried out an invasion i to Afghanistan.
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Nuair a tugadh mo rogha seomra dom san óstán, d'fhreagraíos go cúramach.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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When I was asked what kind of room I wanted in the hotel, I answered carefully.
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Twitter, an toighis chumarsáide is mó atá i bhfaisean san am i láthair.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Twitter, the choice means of communication in fashion right now.
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Ar ndóigh ba ag freastal ar na margaí siúcra agus éadaí ar ais san Eoraip a bhí na trádálaithe.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Of course, the traders were serving the sugar and clothes markets back in Europe.
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As an am seo amach b'iad sclábhaithe formhór mór na ndaoine gorma a facthas san Eoraip agus sa domhan nua.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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From this time onward, most black people seen in Europe and the new world were slaves.
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Faoi dheireadh an 17ú haois bhí deireadh le húinéireacht sclábhaithe san Eoraip.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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By the end of the 17th century slave ownership was ended in Europe.
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Mar a leath an tír siar amach, tháinig níos mó stáit isteach san aontacht nár ghlac le sclábhaíocht.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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As the country spread out west, more states joined the union that did not accept slavery.
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Ní raibh bríste nó a dhath san am air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He had neither trousers nor anything else on at that time.
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Ach eisean ag cur bádaí beaga ar snámh, san aois a bhfuil sé ann!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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But him playing with little boats, at his age!
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San aois a bhfuil tú ann...
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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At your age...
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Bhí cos amuigh is cos istigh san uaigh aige.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He was one foot in the grave.
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
