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lee johnson
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 11:32 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

i'm trying to finish my heratige tattoo on my back and i just need a quick translation to get it done. Thank you for your time..
"every man dies"
"not every man lives"

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Oliver Grennan
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:00 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Hi,

There are numerous ways of saying these things. Here are two:

Éagann gach fear
Every man perishes

Fáigheann gach fear bás
Ever man dies

For the second part I assume you are saying "everyone dies but not everyone has lived" with "live" getting the extra meaning it now has in English. I don't believe the word "live" in Irish (mair) has been loaded with the same meaning as "live". So to an Irish speaker your phrase might seem a little strange without an explanation.

Anyway:

Ní maireann gach fear
Not every man lives

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druniel
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 05:44 am:   Edit Post Print Post

A RIL CALLED ' the bard from Brittany' how it is in irish? could it be - An Bard na briótanach-??? thank you
druniel

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Aonghus
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 06:03 am:   Edit Post Print Post

An bard ón mBriotáin
or
An bard Briotánach

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