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PostPosted: Mon 20 May 2013 9:02 pm 
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I am looking for translations of two different phrases for a tattoo one for each inner bicep.

He who dares wins & Victory comes through harmony

Hope I can get some help and thanks.


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PostPosted: Mon 20 May 2013 10:55 pm 
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Hi, welcome to ILF. :wave:

I think there are some traditional Irish proverbs that might fit those meanings.

I am still looking for the first one, but to get you started, here's one for the second idea that may work:

Ní neart go cur le chéile - often translated as "Unity is strength", but literally meaning "there is no strength until all is put together".

Some ideas for the first phrase:

Ní bhíonn bua mór gan chontúirt. "There is no great victory without danger."

Dhá thrian den chath an misneach. "Two thirds of the battle is courage."

Is trua an ceart nuair a bhíonn sé gan neart. "Right is pitiful when it is without might."

(The last one is the only one I could find with neart in it. The nuance is different from what you were after but it might tie the two together. :dhera: )

Await further input, especially if it is to be inked ...

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PostPosted: Tue 21 May 2013 10:13 am 
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For "He who dares wins" there is the well known saying,

Níor chaill fear an mhisnigh riamh.
The brave man never loses.


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PostPosted: Tue 21 May 2013 11:14 am 
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MacBoo wrote:
For "He who dares wins" there is the well known saying,

Níor chaill fear an mhisnigh riamh.
The brave man never loses.

Ah, yes. Good one. :good: (My list wasn't as comprehensive as I thought. :oops: )

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Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
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PostPosted: Tue 21 May 2013 12:49 pm 
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This has probably already been posted but here's a link to a list of Irish sayings,

http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/corpus ... ocail.html


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