sealla
sealúchas
seam
seamair
seamlas
seamróg
sean
séan
seanad
seanadóir
seanaois
seanathair
seanbhean
seanchaí
seanchas
seanchríonna
seandacht
seandálaí
seandálaíocht
seanduine
seanfhear
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sean
ADJECTIVE
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old
The adjective sean behaves like a prefix when it modifies a noun attributively: an old house is always seanteach, never teach sean. However, when sean itself is modified by something, then it acts like a normal adjective: teach an-seana very old house, teach níos sinean older house. Also, when sean is being used predicatively, it is again a normal adjective: tá an teach seanthe house is old*.
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seanteach
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an old house
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tá mise níos sine ná tusa
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I am older than you
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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sean
ADJECTIVE
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GRADED FORM
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sine
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PLURAL
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seana
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
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dá bhrí sin
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therefore
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níor vótáil mórán daoine ar a son, agus dá bhrí sin, chaill sí a suíochán sa Pharlaimint
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not many people voted for her, and therefore, she lost her seat in Parliament
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ina ainneoin sin
d'ainneoin sin
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in spite of that
despite that
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mar sin
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therefore
so
then
as a consequence
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bhí mé tinn, mar sin, níorbh fhéidir liom dul ar scoil
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I was ill, so I could not go to school
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caithfidh tú fanacht sa bhaile mar sin
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you must stay at home then
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mar sin
OPPOSITE: mar seo
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like that
of that sort, in that fashion
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má leanann tú ar aghaidh mar sin, beidh tú marbh faoi 50
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if you continue like that, you will be dead by 50
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suíochán, tolg, nó rud éigin mar sin
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a seat, a sofa, or something like that
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agus mar sin de
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and so on
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cumadóirí, ceoltóirí, rinceoirí, agus mar sin de
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composers, musicians, dancers and so on
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mar sin féin
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all the same
still
however
anyway
in spite of what has been said previously
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dúradh liom gan dul ann, ach chuaigh mé ann mar sin féin
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I was told not to go there but I went there all the same
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fuair siad móramh na vótaí; mar sin féin, fágadh gan móramh parlaiminte iad
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they got most of the votes; however, they were left without a parliamentary majority
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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sin iomlán m'eolais ar an ábhar
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that is the total extent of my knowledge on the subject
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tá daoine á n-adhlacadh sa reilig sin le míle bliain
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people have been being buried in the cemetery for a thousand years
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níl aon aga agam air sin
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I've no time for that
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cén t-ainm atá ar an bhaile sin?
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what is that town called?
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amanna, tugann na meáin aird ar na cásanna sin, amanna eile ní thugann
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sometimes the media pay attention to those cases, other times they don't
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níl ort an fiche punt sin a íoc ar ais liom
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you don't have to pay me the twenty pounds back
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tá cúrsaí athraithe ó shin
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things have changed since then
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an bhfuil áiseanna maithe sa gceantar sin?
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are there good facilities in that area?
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bhí mé ag aistriú troscáin agus tá mo dhroim nimhneach ó shin
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I was moving furniture and my back is sore since then
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tá aithne agat ar gach éinne, mar sin?
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you know everybody, then?
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bhail, sin an seachtú haithne agat, is déan a mhór nó a bheag di
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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well, that's the seventh commandment for you, whatever you think of it
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Is iad na Polannaigh an dream is mó inimirce go hÉirinn. Tá sé sin amhlaidh toisc a mhéad atá daonra na Polainne.
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The Polish are the most numerous immigant group to Ireland. This is so because of the high population of Poland.
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ní ann don duine sin
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no such person exists
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má leanann tú ar aghaidh mar sin, beidh tú marbh faoi 50
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if you continue like that, you will be dead by 50
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ba cheart go mbeadh sé sa bhaile anois nó d'fhág sé an teach seo uair an chloig ó shin
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he should be home by now for he left this house an hour ago
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ba cheart go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht
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anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish
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ba chóir go mbeadh sé sa bhaile anois nó d'fhág sé an teach seo uair an chloig ó shin
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he should be home by now for he left this house an hour ago
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ba chóir go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht
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anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish
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tá mé bacach ó shin
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I've had a limp since then
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na bailte is sine i Meiriceá - the oldest towns in America
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ná bain leis sin!
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don't touch that!
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ní bhaineann sé sin le hábhar
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that is irrelevant
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an clár beo é sin?
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is that a live programme?
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sin rud nach bhfeictear go minic, cailín a ólann beoir
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that's something you don't see often, a girl who drinks beer
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cad is ainm don bhogearra sin?
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what is the name of the program?
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lean an bóthar sin
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follow that road
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braitheann sé sin ar go leor rudaí
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that depends on a lot of things
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is bréag é sin
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that is a lie
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cad is brí leis sin agat?
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what do you mean by that?
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tá mé buíoch díot as sin
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I am grateful to you for it
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tharla sé sin san am atá caite
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it happened in past times
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sin é an duine céanna
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that's the same person
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sin é an freagra ceart
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that is the right answer
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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?
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why did you stay so long?
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cén tslí a ndéanfaidh mé é sin?
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how will I do that?
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an bhfuil mé chomh dona sin?
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am I so bad?
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bhíodh ocras i chuile theach an uair sin
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there was hunger in every house at that time
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tá ciall leis sin!
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that makes sense!
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níl sé sin cruthaithe go fóill
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that hasn't been proven yet
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an gcuimhin na laethanta sin le d'athair?
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does your father remember those days?
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go raibh maith agat as é sin a chur i gcuimhne dom
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thanks for reminding me that
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dar ndóigh, tá sé sin ar eolas ag gach duine
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of course, everybody knows that
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ba cheart tógáil ar an dea-thoil sin
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we should build on that good will
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sin deireadh leis an scéal, a chairde
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that's the end of the story, my friends
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chuir an eachtra sin deireadh leis an oíche
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that event put and end to the night
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bhí orm deireadh a chur leis an amaidí sin
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I had to end that madness
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tá sé sin i gcoinne an dlí
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that is against the law
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níl cúrsaí chomh dona sin go fóill
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things aren't so bad yet
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cé hé an duine sin?
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who is that person?
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duine de na cailíní sin
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one of those girls
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tá eolas agam ar an cheantar sin
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I know that area
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tá sé sin ina fhadhb le fada an lá
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that has been a problem for a long time
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chothaigh sé sin fadhbanna dúinn
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that caused us problems
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bhí sé sin ar eolas againn ón fhaisnéis a fuair muid roimh ré
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we knew that from the intelligence we received beforehand
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fan amach ón dream sin
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stay away from those people
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tá muid ag fanacht ar an straitéis sin
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we're continuing with that strategy
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fanaim as na díospóireachtaí sin más féidir liom
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I stay out of those discussions if I can
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beidh mé imithe faoin am sin
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I'll be gone by that time
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is fíor an ráiteas sin
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that statement is true
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is beag duine a thuigeann an teanga sin
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very few people understand that language
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is beag baile i Meiriceá atá níos sine ná cúpla céad bliain
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there are very few towns in America that are older than a few hundred years
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cé a d’íocfadh airgead ar éadaí a bhí déanta chomh dona sin?
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who would pay for such badly made clothes?
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níor íoc mé cáin bhóthair ar an seancharr sin
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I haven’t paid road tax on that old car
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thosaíodar mar sin ag ceannach oibrithe as an Afraic
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so, they started buying workers from Africa
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An gcuimhin le d'athair na laethanta sin?
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Does your father remember those days?
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Chonaic mé an seanfhear bocht cromtha.
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I saw the poor old stooping man.
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Tá a fhios againn é sin.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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We know that.
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An bhfuil áiseanna maithe sa gceantar sin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Are there good facilities/conveniences in that area?
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is fíor sin, ach ní chreidfidh siad muid
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that's right but they won't believe us
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tá an ráiteas sin fíor
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that statement is true
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glacaim leis sin
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I accept that
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ní ghlacfadh na daoine leis sin
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the people would not accept that
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tá súil agam nár ghoid tú an t-airgead sin go léir
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I hope you didn't steal all the money
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ar mhaithe le greann a dúirt mé sin
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I just said that for fun
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ba mhaith liom rud éigin a rá ina thaobh sin
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I would like to say something about that
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cuir na doiciméid sin isteach i dteannta an iarratais
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submit the documents along with the application
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ní féidir liom é sin a rá i láthair an uachtaráin!
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I cannot say that in the presence of the president!
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chaith mé bliain i mbun na hoibre sin
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I spent a year doing that work
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mí ina dhiaidh sin
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a month after that
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an í sin an bhean a d'imigh uait?
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is that the woman who left you?
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beidh tú imithe faoin am sin
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you will be gone by that time
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tá an baile sin in aice le cathair na Gaillimhe
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that town is beside Galway City
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ná hiarr sin orm, ní bheinn in ann aige
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don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it
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níor chuala mé é sin in aon chor
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I didn't hear that at all
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lean an carr sin!
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follow that car!
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tá lúcháir orm sin a chloisteáil
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I'm glad to hear that
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cuir na rudaí sin in ord de réir méide
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put those things in order according to size
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dhéanfadh leath an méid sin cúis
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half of that amount would do
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The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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