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PostPosted: Tue 22 Sep 2015 8:58 pm 
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Haigh a chairde,

Táim ag aistriú sliochtanna as úrscéal le Louise O'Neill do mo thráchtas. Mar sin is dócha go mbeidh mé ag cuardú roinnt cabhair díbh :razz:

Táim ag streachailt leis an abairt thuas. 'Séard atá sí ag rá ná gur mhaith léi "disappear", go bunúsach níl síag iarraidh bheith beo a thuilleadh.


Comhthéacs:

People always asked me what perfume I used. I would refuse to tell them. I wanted to be unique, to stand out. I wanted to be different.

Now all I want is to fade away.


Moltaí?

Míle buíochas!


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PostPosted: Fri 25 Sep 2015 2:39 am 
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Áine Óir wrote:
Haigh a chairde,

Táim ag aistriú sliochtanna as úrscéal le Louise O'Neill do mo thráchtas. Mar sin is dócha go mbeidh mé ag cuardú roinnt cabhair díbh :razz:

Táim ag streachailt leis an abairt thuas. 'Séard atá sí ag rá ná gur mhaith léi "disappear", go bunúsach níl síag iarraidh bheith beo a thuilleadh.


Comhthéacs:

People always asked me what perfume I used. I would refuse to tell them. I wanted to be unique, to stand out. I wanted to be different.

Now all I want is to fade away.


Moltaí?

Míle buíochas!



A suggestion:
Ba mhaith liom imeacht as amharc. / I'd like to disappear from sight.


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PostPosted: Sat 26 Sep 2015 9:37 pm 
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Bríd Mhór wrote:


A suggestion:
Ba mhaith liom imeacht as amharc. / I'd like to disappear from sight.


Go raibh maith agat a Bhríd! An iarracht a bhí agamsa ná

"Anois an t-aon rud atáim ag iarraidh ná imeacht leis an aer"

Ní théann sé go maith liom ach teastaíonn uaim an samoineamh "Now all I want is to fade away" a chur in iúl.

(D'úsáid mé "ag iarraidh" toisc gur úsáid mé an dul cainte sin sna habairtí roimhe:

"Bhí mé ag iarraidh a bheith uathúil, aird chuile dhuine a tharraingt orm. Bhí mé ag iarraidh a bheith difriúil.")

Céard é do mheas faoi
Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc ?


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PostPosted: Sat 26 Sep 2015 10:50 pm 
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Áine Óir wrote:
Bríd Mhór wrote:


A suggestion:
Ba mhaith liom imeacht as amharc. / I'd like to disappear from sight.


Go raibh maith agat a Bhríd! An iarracht a bhí agamsa ná

"Anois an t-aon rud atáim ag iarraidh ná imeacht leis an aer"

Ní théann sé go maith liom ach teastaíonn uaim an samoineamh "Now all I want is to fade away" a chur in iúl.

(D'úsáid mé "ag iarraidh" toisc gur úsáid mé an dul cainte sin sna habairtí roimhe:

"Bhí mé ag iarraidh a bheith uathúil, aird chuile dhuine a tharraingt orm. Bhí mé ag iarraidh a bheith difriúil.")

Céard é do mheas faoi
Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc ?


"Anois an t-aon rud atáim ag iarraidh ná imeacht leis an aer"
That's good too. I'd change "aer" to " leis an ngaoith" (with the wind) though.

"Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc."
I would change "gur" to "a".


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PostPosted: Sun 27 Sep 2015 3:01 pm 
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Bríd Mhór wrote:
"Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc."
I would change "gur" to "a".


a?
I'd change it to "ba".


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PostPosted: Sun 27 Sep 2015 3:18 pm 
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Labhrás wrote:
Bríd Mhór wrote:
"Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc."
I would change "gur" to "a".


a?
I'd change it to "ba".


Personally I'd say "a", but that might not be correct according to the standard though.


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PostPosted: Sun 27 Sep 2015 8:36 pm 
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Bríd Mhór wrote:
Labhrás wrote:
Bríd Mhór wrote:
"Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc."
I would change "gur" to "a".


a?
I'd change it to "ba".


Personally I'd say "a", but that might not be correct according to the standard though.


I thought it's Munster Irish usage to drop ba in relative clauses and use only a (and lenition).
Interesting that this happens in Connemara, too.


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PostPosted: Mon 28 Sep 2015 1:04 am 
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Labhrás wrote:
Bríd Mhór wrote:
Labhrás wrote:
Bríd Mhór wrote:
"Anois an t-aon rud gur mhaith liom ná imeacht as amharc."
I would change "gur" to "a".


a?
I'd change it to "ba".


Personally I'd say "a", but that might not be correct according to the standard though.


I thought it's Munster Irish usage to drop ba in relative clauses and use only a (and lenition).
Interesting that this happens in Connemara, too.


It is very interesting :yes:


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PostPosted: Mon 28 Sep 2015 10:58 pm 
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Sár bhean Bríd go raibh míle maith agat! Agus a Labhráis chomh maith :D


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PostPosted: Tue 29 Sep 2015 1:32 am 
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Áine Óir wrote:
An iarracht a bhí agamsa ná

"Anois an t-aon rud atáim ag iarraidh ná imeacht leis an aer"


a iarraidh, ní ag iarraidh ba cheart a bheith ann sa chás seo.


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