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English to Irish translation? Any good at the auld Irish?

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  • #32
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭feargale


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    You can't expect a dog to be bilingual.

    That you mention it, I know a man who says he met a bilingual dog.


  • #33
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    You can't expect a dog to be bilingual.

    Wasn't the gaelgeoir madra always called Bran?


  • #34
    colossus-x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭colossus-x


    endacl wrote: »
    That'd be a tiny intersection on anyone's Venn diagram....

    I'd hope so.


  • #35
    colossus-x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭colossus-x


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    You can't expect a dog to be bilingual.

    You wouldn't expect them to be nationalist either.


  • #36
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭feargale


    TheHillOfDoom wrote: »
    I need to say something like the following (but it doesn't need to be word for word if an Irish equivalent exists)

    If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you then you'll be a man my son.

    Why not keep it short and sweet?

    Tog go bog e. ( sorry, no sine fada here.)


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  • #37
    The Backwards Man
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    endacl wrote: »
    Wasn't the gaelgeoir madra always called Bran?

    Aye, was in some of the oul stories wasn't it?


  • #38
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭feargale


    colossus-x wrote: »
    You wouldn't expect them to be nationalist either.

    Who said anything about nationalism? What has that to do with it?


  • #39
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    feargale wrote: »
    Who said anything about nationalism? What has that to do with it?

    Poster is confused as to what he's against. Don't mention the war.


  • #40
    The Backwards Man
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    colossus-x wrote: »
    You wouldn't expect them to be nationalist either.

    I dunno, my wee Lucky has far more good honest humble genuine warm Irish blood in her than manys an eejit you encounter about the place.


  • #41
    greedygoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭greedygoblin


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Aye, was in some of the oul stories wasn't it?

    Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge wasn't it?


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  • #42
    TheHillOfDoom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 794 ✭✭✭TheHillOfDoom


    feargale wrote: »
    Why not keep it short and sweet?

    Tog go bog e. ( sorry, no sine fada here.)

    Doesn't convey the sentiment.


  • #43
    colossus-x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭colossus-x


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I dunno, my wee Lucky has far more good honest humble genuine warm Irish blood in her than manys an eejit you encounter about the place.

    Warm Irish blood? And someone asked what nationalism has to do with anything. Haha. Weird the way some people think.


  • #44
    TheHillOfDoom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 794 ✭✭✭TheHillOfDoom


    Essentially, the sentiment I'm trying to portray is that despite being ridiculed/doubted/accused, I know the truth in my own heart and that that's enough for me.


  • #45
    TheHillOfDoom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 794 ✭✭✭TheHillOfDoom


    '**** the lot of yis' basically. In Irish. Classy Irish.


  • #46
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    colossus-x wrote: »
    Warm Irish blood? And someone asked what nationalism has to do with anything. Haha. Weird the way some people think.

    Exactly. You just defeated your own argument:P


  • #47
    TheHillOfDoom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 794 ✭✭✭TheHillOfDoom


    Jesus Christ - does everything descend into an Irish/English fight here? Grow up.


  • #48
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,639 ✭✭✭feargale


    colossus-x wrote: »
    Just to annoy people who think Irish is a rich language and think English is rubbish.

    Who did you ever hear saying English is rubbish? A guy opens a thread to make a simple enquiry about translating something and you start a diatribe which has nothing to do with his question. What kind of mentality does it take to do that? Not an educated one, that's for sure. Your posts make you sound about 12 years old. They are immature and bigoted.


  • #49
    colossus-x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭colossus-x


    feargale wrote: »
    Who did you ever hear saying English is rubbish? A guy opens a thread to make a simple enquiry about translating something and you start a diatribe which has nothing to do with his question. What kind of mentality does it take to do that? Not an educated one, that's for sure. Your posts make you sound about 12 years old. They are immature and bigoted.

    I started a diatribe? Your post is a diatribe.

    I always find it quite amusing the way people are so touchy if they think their nationality is even slightly insulted.

    What is it that makes people like that? I don't get it. Glad I don't suffer from that though.
    ArtyC wrote: »
    Why would you click on the tread just to bash Irish. Pathetic

    See, touchy. Way OTT.


  • #50
    ArtyC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,513 ✭✭✭ArtyC


    If someone asked for a cocktail recipe would you come in a start rabbiting on about the perils of drinking.

    It's just so very boring people are still jumping on Irish and calling it useless etc because they were useless at it. If you don't want to speak it I'm not offended by that. Why are you so TOUCHY about someone else asking for a translation? Totally de railing his tread. Get lost


    You sure it's not for a tattoo op ;)


  • #51
    Iwasfrozen
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    ArtyC wrote: »
    If someone asked for a cocktail recipe would you come in a start rabbiting on about the perils of drinking.

    It's just so very boring people are still jumping on Irish and calling it useless etc because they were useless at it. If you don't want to speak it I'm not offended by that. Why are you so TOUCHY about someone else asking for a translation? Totally de railing his tread. Get lost


    You sure it's not for a tattoo op ;)
    It's useless by definition not because anyone failed it. I don't want to drag this any more off topic just adding your post isn't consistent.

    OP if you want an answer go to the Irish forum, you won't get one in After Hours.


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  • #52
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    OP if you want an answer go to the Irish forum, you won't get one in After Hours.

    Despite all the messing, several accurate translations were offered. Did you read the thread at all...?


  • #53
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    endacl wrote: »
    Despite all the messing, several accurate translations were offered. Did you read the thread at all...?

    If there are several of them they can't be very accurate.

    Like I said OP..


  • #54
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Will this be appearing on a manhole by any chance?


  • #55
    tuisginideach
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    If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you then you'll be a man my son.

    Más féidir leatsa fanacht stuama a fhad agus atá na daoine thart ort ag dul le báiní, agus iad ag cur an mhilleáin ortsa, beidh mianach an fhir ionat, a mhic ó!


  • #56
    IvyTheTerrible
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    Wow. You're a professional translator, and you come on here looking for a free translation for yourself, and then complain when you don't get the answers you want.
    Way to support your fellow professionals.
    (I do a bit of freelance translation myself and this sort of thing just pisses me off).


  • #57
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    If there are several of them they can't be very accurate.

    Like I said OP..

    Seriously? There's only ever one way to say something?


  • #58
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    Wow. You're a professional translator, and you come on here looking for a free translation for yourself, and then complain when you don't get the answers you want.
    Way to support your fellow professionals.
    (I do a bit of freelance translation myself and this sort of thing just pisses me off).

    In fairness, that's a little OTT. I regularly offer advice and info to posters on several forums here about stuff I also charge for professionally. Many do. It's one if the nicer aspects of the site. What harm? It's a simple question, and no skin off anybody's nose. How much would you have had to charge by the word to make that phrase a financially relevant proposition?

    And should full time translators be pissed off at you? Dipping in and out of their profession from time to time, taking work from them? No? Didn't think so...


  • #59
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    endacl wrote: »
    In fairness, that's a little OTT. I regularly offer advice and info to posters on several forums here about stuff I also charge for professionally. Many do. It's one if the nicer aspects of the site. What harm? It's a simple question, and no skin off anybody's nose. How much would you have had to charge by the word to make that phrase a financially relevant proposition?

    And should full time translators be pissed off at you? Dipping in and out of their profession from time to time, taking work from them? No? Didn't think so...

    Ok maybe a bit OTT but if he wants serious responses then ask in the language forums.
    And by the way, I don't take work off anybody, I work FOR a full time translator when she has a job she can't fit in, and that falls within my speciality area.


  • #60
    stoplooklisten
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    Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin


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  • #61
    Niemoj
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    Tá an comhrá sin cac!

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