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FSUguy
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 12:03 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Hello, I am tryign to translate "Death Before Dishonor" I think it is, Bás Roimh Easonóir, but I am not sure if this makes sense or not. If anyone can tell me how to properly say this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

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Fear na mBróg
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 02:44 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Bás Roimh Easonóir.


Perfect.

Bás = Baws (DON'T pronounce that s as a z! It's an s sound as in sugar.)

Roimh = Riv (from rivet)

Easonóir = Take the first syllable from Assonance, then "uhh", then "Nor" as in "Nor Cuppa Soup". Ass-uh-nor.

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T. macE.
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 06:23 am:   Edit Post Print Post

bás....'S' as in 'song', not as in 'sugar'

"báis" would give you 'S' as in 'sugar' (sh)

-t

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Fear na mBróg
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:00 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Tá an cheart agat. Mo bhotúnsa. Phioc mé an chéad fhocal a tháinig go hintinn a thosaigh le s agus nach raibh h ina dhiaidh!

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apparel design
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 01:57 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

Can you please help me I am trying to translate from English to Irish "If you ask what this says you owe me a drink" for the backs of an irish festaval shirt. Thank you,


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Fear na mBróg
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 03:21 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

Má fhiafraíonn tú díom cad is brí leis seo, tá deoch agam ort!

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Diarmuid
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post Print Post

ma chuireann tu ceist orm faoi an cad is bhri leis an t-leine seo ta deoch agam ort!

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Celtoid
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post Print Post

But wouldn't "Bás Roimh Easonóir" mean "death before dishonor" in the sense of "death ahead of dishonor" or "death, and then dishonor" (like "there's a rat in the road before me", or "breakfast before dinner")? I think "death rather than dishonor" is a better fit. "B'fhearr liom bás ná easonóir." or perhaps "bás ná easonóir" (though that could also mean "death nor dishonor) for short.

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Fear na mBróg
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 11:39 am:   Edit Post Print Post

A Cheltoid,

You're exactly right... and that's exactly what is intended in the phrase. It expresses that one would die before they would dishonour themselves.

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Celtoid
Posted on Monday, March 29, 2004 - 08:35 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Ceart go leor.

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jamieswims
Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 11:07 pm:   Edit Post Print Post

hi. i am wondering how/and or if the english to irish translations of the names jamie and ian would sound/look??

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Aonghus
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 03:06 am:   Edit Post Print Post

Ian is a Scots variant of John; it would be Eoin in Irish.

Jamie is an abbreviation of James.
James -> Séamus
Jaimie -> Séimí (used in Ireland)

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