I am trying to figure out the irish/gaelic translation for "triumph over adversity." The only thing I have heard so far is beir bua ar a angar. Is this correct? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Chace D.

Triumph over adversity.

You could have:

Beir bua in uair na hanachaine.

Do you mean 'triumph over adversity' as an imperative form (a command) or as part of a phrase or sentence such as, 'She was able to triumph over adversity'?
Going with the latter, I offer the following suggestions:
Bua ar chruachás,
Bua ar chruatan,
Antrom a sharú,
An ceann is fearr a fháil ar dheachrachtaí (chruatan) an tsaoil.

Fáilte roimh cheartúcáin
(mar a deireann Fear na mbróg).

Maidir leis an focal 'antrom':
ar chuala éinne eile an focal ‘antró’ sa chaint?
Chuala mé daoine a’ rá, 'Scéal fada leis an antró.'
Tuairim ag éinne faoin bhfocal seo?

quote:

Chuala mé daoine a’ rá, 'Scéal fada leis an antró.'
Tuairim ag éinne faoin bhfocal seo?

Nach leagan malartach de anró é? An 't' sin cosúil leis an 't' a thagann isteach idir
's' agus 'r' sa chaint uaireanta, .i. "sruth" a deirtear mar "struth", srl. ?? Deirtear "cónra" mar "cóntra" (nó "cúntra" actually) i gConamara.

(Message edited by dennis on January 01, 2006)

Maith thú Dennis. Tá tú sciobtha! Tá sé an-spéisiúl an t-eolas seo a fháil. Má tá an t-am agat, tá ceist eile agam maidir le Tomhais ar an Discussion Forum inniu. Baineann an ceann seo le aistriuchán agus mar sin tá sé ag teastáil go géar.
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