Could some please translate the following statement into irish - bent but not broken. Any help would be much appreciated. thank you in advance

I have no intention of translating the statement as my Irish is too poor.

I will say, however, that context and an example phrase are key to good translations.

I assume the context is something to do with rules, yeah?

(Message edited by Remember on July 08, 2010)

Cromtha, ní briste

I assume you are referrint to a person rather than a rule here.

Crom mé mo dhroim - I bent my back.

If it is a rule that is referred to lúbtha would be better.

Thanks for replying. The statement could refer to anything, an item of such, but without using what the item is, the tree branch is bent but not broken. All i would like translated is bent but not broken.

Thanks again

quote:

Crom mé mo dhroim - I bent my back.

should be spelt:

Chrom mé mo dhroim ;-)

Cam,ach níl sé briste.

Crom,ach níl sé briste.

Cromtha,ach níl sé briste.

Tá brón orm ach níl mé alán cinnte cén ceann atá ceart.I'm sorry but I'm not 100per cent sure which one is more correct.

quote:

Chrom mé mo dhroim

mea culpa.

quote:

All i would like translated is bent but not broken.

I appreciate that; but Irish has several words for bent, and not all will be appropriate for all things.

That's just how languages work.

"Cam" is probably the most general.

So:

Camtha, ní briste

or (better)

Camtha gan a bheith briste

These assume that you are talking about something which has been actively bent, rather than something which is bent by nature [such as e.g. a hockey stick]

If you mean something which is always bent, use "Cam"

Hi, Remember:

I'd suggest you look at the "Proverbs" section of this website.

Translating an idiom from one language to another often
doesn't work.

A proverb might do the trick -- give 'em a try.

Best regards,

Paul