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translation needed

  • 16-11-2009 11:27PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭


    I'm looking for the translations of two sayings, my friend wants to get a tattoo with one of them. Thanks!

    'What will be will be'
    'It is what it is'


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭Ceilteach


    Twilighter wrote: »
    I'm looking for the translations of two sayings, my friend wants to get a tattoo with one of them. Thanks!

    'What will be will be'
    'It is what it is'
    As i always point out, if you translated these word for word they would lose their meaning so here's some more natural sayings that have similar meanings
    cibé rud a tharlóidh - come what may
    Níl sa saol ach gaoth agus toit - Life is just wind and smoke
    Sin an saol agat - that's life
    Ní thagann an óige faoi dhó choíche - you're only young once

    Not really sure what "it is what it is" refers tto, If you give me a context I'll find something nice and Gaelach!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭Twilighter


    Ceilteach wrote: »
    As i always point out, if you translated these word for word they would lose their meaning so here's some more natural sayings that have similar meanings
    cibé rud a tharlóidh - come what may
    Níl sa saol ach gaoth agus toit - Life is just wind and smoke
    Sin an saol agat - that's life
    Ní thagann an óige faoi dhó choíche - you're only young once

    Not really sure what "it is what it is" refers tto, If you give me a context I'll find something nice and Gaelach!!

    Yeah exactly, I asked people and they tried giving me direct translations which isn't what you'd want as a tattoo!

    I'm not really sure of a context for 'it is what it is'. Just like that's it, you can't change anything. Like your path is set out for you. It's hard to explain.

    You've given me loads though, thanks! If you can't get anything for the 2nd one, it's grand. :)

    Also, what dialect of Irish are you using? I'm from Donegal you see, I'm sure it won't make that much of a difference will it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭Ceilteach


    Twilighter wrote: »
    Yeah exactly, I asked people and they tried giving me direct translations which isn't what you'd want as a tattoo!

    I'm not really sure of a context for 'it is what it is'. Just like that's it, you can't change anything. Like your path is set out for you. It's hard to explain.

    You've given me loads though, thanks! If you can't get anything for the 2nd one, it's grand. :)

    Also, what dialect of Irish are you using? I'm from Donegal you see, I'm sure it won't make that much of a difference will it?

    Sin mar atá an saol - such is life
    Don't worry about dialects, these are all pretty standard, there's nothing especially unique to any one area in them


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭Twilighter


    Ceilteach wrote: »
    Sin mar atá an saol - such is life
    Don't worry about dialects, these are all pretty standard, there's nothing especially unique to any one area in them

    Cool, thank you so much! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,940 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    what about 's é mar atá

    it is what it is. it'll need fine tuning i'm sure, but as ceilteach says, there are much nicer ways of saying it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭Twilighter


    That could work aswell, thanks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Chomh cinnte lena athrach.


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