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Whcasey
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Username: Whcasey
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 11:41 am: |   
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A chara-
Can someone give me a proper translation of: 'Regret not a friend's short visit?'
Le meas
Bill |
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Seosamh Mac Muirí (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 12:00 pm: |
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I'll start the ball rolling for you with a few proverbs on the matter, more or less:
An seanchas gearr an seanchas is fearr!
Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán.
Cuairt ghearr (is é is fearr,) is a dhéanamh go hannamh. |
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Whcasey
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Username: Whcasey
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 12:29 pm: |
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Friends-
The thrust of the proverb that I need is to be grateful for even a fleeting touch from a rare friend.
I want to express sympathy for a friend's death in a notecare.
Do you see my point? 'An seanchas gearr and seanchas is fearr! might not resonate with the family.
Le meas-
Bill |
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Seosamh Mac Muirí (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 12:58 pm: |
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Definitely the best example for need of a context!
I'm very sorry about your friend Bill, go ndéana Dia a mhaith air.
'Regret not a friend's short visit'
- Ba luachmhar liom an seal ba ghiorra leis.
- Ba luachmhar linn a sheal gearr inár measc.
For a quatrain:
Níl pian, níl peannaid,
níl galar chomh crua cráite
le héag na gcarad
is scaradh na gcompánach. |
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Maidhc_Ó_g
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Username: Maidhc_Ó_g
Post Number: 211
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 01:01 pm: |
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Ná caoin an chuairt cara is neamhbhuan. (??)
Níl an cinnteach orm faoi. Fan giota beag chun aistriúcháin na gcainteoirí eile agus níos fearr, más é do thoil é.
(Message edited by Maidhc_Ó_G. on June 08, 2006) |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 3261
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 05:08 pm: |
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I'd tend to turn it on it's head.
Ba ghearr a s(h)eal linn, ach ba tairbheach.
His (lenited)/her(not) time among us was short, but fruitful. |
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