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Tadhg
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Username: Tadhg
Post Number: 25
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 11:29 pm: |   
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I was recently asked to translate "moonlit sands", and am stumped with "moonlit". Any suggestions?
GRMA |
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Wee_falorie_man
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Username: Wee_falorie_man
Post Number: 198
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 01:24 am: |
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hmm ...
How about "gaineamh fén solas na gealaí" ? |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9350
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 04:01 am: |
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Ní ritheann aon ní níos gonta liomsa ach oiread. Ach creidim go bhfuil nath ann.
Beidh orm féachaint ar na dea leabhair. |
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Eadaoin
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Username: Eadaoin
Post Number: 38
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 09:39 am: |
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De Bhaldraithe ...
moonlit (night) = (oiche) ghealaí
eadaoin |
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Bodhrán
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Username: Bodhrán
Post Number: 51
Registered: 09-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:01 am: |
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In Ó Dónaill freisin,
Oíche ghealaí, moonlight night. |
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Wee_falorie_man
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Username: Wee_falorie_man
Post Number: 199
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 11:58 am: |
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Oíche ghealaí does mean "moonlit night" but gaineamh gealaí sounds like maybe you are talking about sand that comes from the moon; it literally means "sand of the moon" right? |
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Tadhg
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Username: Tadhg
Post Number: 26
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:29 pm: |
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Exactly what I was thinking. I want to stay away from implying that they are sands from the moon, but I can't think of any succint way to put it. |
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Seánw
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Username: Seánw
Post Number: 328
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:39 pm: |
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gaineamh gealaí? Lunar sand?
How about:
Gaineamh a bhí maisithe le solas na gealaí.
(Message edited by seánw on December 16, 2009)
(Message edited by seánw on December 16, 2009)
I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin.
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Wee_falorie_man
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Username: Wee_falorie_man
Post Number: 200
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:50 pm: |
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There may not be a succinct way of saying it, since Irish is a distinct language and not merely a translation of English.
oops, I just noticed that I made a mistake on my translation attempt (it was late)- I think it should be, "gaineamh fé/faoi sholas na gealaí" |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9363
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 02:42 pm: |
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Given that moonless is rédhorcha in de Bhaldraithe, I propose régheal
Gaineamh régheal |
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Ormondo
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Username: Ormondo
Post Number: 589
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 02:45 pm: |
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Dá dtarraingeofá díolúine an fhile chugat, d'fhéadfá "gaineamh gealachshonraithe" a úsáid.
Is geal leis an bhfiach dubh a ghearrcach féin.
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Tadhg
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Username: Tadhg
Post Number: 27
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 04:56 pm: |
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Go raibh maith agaibh, a Aonghuis agus Ormondo, as bhur moltaí. Beidh ceann amháin nó ceann eile acu fóirsteanach :) |
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Breandán
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Username: Breandán
Post Number: 336
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 12:59 am: |
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I thought Wee_falorie_man's "gaineamh fén solas na gealaí" was close, though I would say "gaineamh faoi sholas na gealaí" |
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Wee_falorie_man
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Username: Wee_falorie_man
Post Number: 201
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:40 am: |
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Oh well, I guess Tadhg was looking for something a little more concise. By the way, I had corrected my original answer to, "gaineamh fé/faoi sholas na gealaí" in my last post (yesterday). |
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Taidhgín
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Username: Taidhgín
Post Number: 571
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 07:11 pm: |
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gaineamh ar ghile na gealaí
g g g
gaineamh faoi ghile na gealaí |
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Breandán
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Username: Breandán
Post Number: 339
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 05:33 am: |
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quote:By the way, I had corrected my original answer to, "gaineamh fé/faoi sholas na gealaí" in my last post (yesterday). So you had, sir, so you had. Sorry I missed it.  |
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Breandán
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Username: Breandán
Post Number: 340
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 05:35 am: |
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Nice alliteration there, a Thaidhgín. |
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