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Rain77 (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Saturday, July 04, 2009 - 04:43 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I don't know if this saying is easily translatable to Irish/Gaeilge but I am looking for the proper translation of the following quote:

"The greatest leaders don't rule. They inspire"

Any ideas where I can go to try and have this translated?

Thank you

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Smac_muirí
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Post Number: 345
Registered: 06-2008
Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 06:06 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Ní dea-cheannaireacht go spreagadh.
Ní dea-cheannaireacht go misniú an tslua.

Ní dea-cheannaire go fear spreagtha an tslua.

Is den dea-cheannaireacht an spreagadh.

Is den dea-cheannaireacht an misniú slua.

Ní ceannaireacht go misniú an tslua.

Ní ceannaire go fear spreagtha an tslua.

srl.

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Rain77 (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 11:59 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Thanks for the reply but I dont really know where to go from here. By chance you dont speak english and can give me a walkthrough of your post so I can better understand the different translations. In your opinion which translation would be the most accurate.

Thanks again for any help you can provide.

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Lars
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Post Number: 368
Registered: 08-2005
Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 01:56 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I'd translate "Ní dea-cheannaireacht go spreagadh" as "No good leadership without inspiration"
"Is den dea-cheannaireacht ..." I'd translate as "Good leadership includes ..."

But there's no "ruling" as an antithesis in these translations.

I'd favour a more literal translation:
Ní rialaíonn na dea-cheannairí. Ach spreagann siad.

Lars

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Rain77 (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 07:16 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Hi Lars,

Thanks for the clarification. When you say a more literal meaning do you mean that "Ní rialaíonn na dea-cheannairí. Ach spreagann siad" is the word by word translation to my original saying and will it make sense in a sentence?

Rain77

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Lars
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Post Number: 369
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Posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:57 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Not really word by word: "na dea-cheannairí" means "the good leaders" (dea- = good).
"the greatest" leaders is something like "na ceannairí is mó"

Lars

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billy (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 04:22 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

i am looking to find out how to spell the names alfie and olivia in gaelic can anyone help me????

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Domhnaillín_breac_na_dtruslóg
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Post Number: 633
Registered: 04-2008
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - 01:45 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

"Ailfí" and "Oilibhia" would be the phonetic equivalents. For other suggestions, see this page: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/problem.html.

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Seanegan (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:46 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Could someone help me with a translation, please?

"Spiritual Warrior"

Thank you.

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Wildcat
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Registered: 07-2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 08:12 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

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