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Kathleen
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 10:58 am: | 
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Could you tell me what "I didn't mean to frighten you" would be in standard Irish?
Go raibh maith agat. |
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Ó Dúill
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 02:56 pm: |
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1) Ní d'aonturas a chuir mé eagla ort/oraibh
[Knee dayn-turus ah hure may ogla urt/oriv]
2) Ní raibh mé de gheall ar a chuir eagla ort/oraibh
[Knee rev may deh yall air ah hure ogla urt/oriv]
Ort - "you"
Oraibh - "ye(e)"
The literal translation of "a chuir eagla ort/oraibh" is "to put fear on you/ye(e)"
De bheata agus do shláinte - All the best,
Colm. |
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Ó Dúill
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 02:57 pm: |
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Sorry should be "Do bheatha" |
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Kathleen
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 08:20 am: |
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Interesting, the different turn of phrase. 'To put fear on you' is more poetic/picturesque than 'frighten you,' as if fear were some kind of mantle dropped over the person.
Thanks again!
Kathleen |
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