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Imigh leat!

whatthefeck · 2013-03-11 19:07:21

Hi I was surprised to see the following translation in http://www.irishdictionary.ie/ for "imigh leat" (IM-ee lat) Which would you say is correct. Imigh leat! = piss off! Imigh leat = , be off with you (http://www.erinsweb.com/gaelic30.html) or does it just depends on context? GRMA

11-03-2013 7:07pm

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whatthefeck

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Hi

I was surprised to see the following translation in http://www.irishdictionary.ie/ for "imigh leat" (IM-ee lat)

Which would you say is correct.

Imigh leat! = piss off!
Imigh leat = , be off with you (http://www.erinsweb.com/gaelic30.html)

or does it just depends on context?

GRMA

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#2 11-03-2013 7:08pm

byhookorbycrook

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certainly does NOT mean piss off!

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#3 11-03-2013 9:53pm

Gumbi

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byhookorbycrook wrote: »

certainly does NOT mean piss off!

Maybe not piss off, but the phrase does carry a certain amount of oomph. It means more than just "go away".

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#4 11-03-2013 11:34pm

mr chips

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I'd agree with Gumbi - especially when it's used as part of the well-known phrase "Imigh leat ta fuk!"

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