Ceapadóireacht

Question 1

When I saw the title of this essay at first it made me think

Answer 1

Nuair a chonaic mé teideal na haiste seo i dtosach, chuir sé ag smaoineamh mé

Question 2

What is meant by the this statement or title?

Answer 2

Céard atá i gceist leis an ráiteas/teideal seo?

Question 3

What it means in my opinion is…

Answer 3

Séard is brí leis i mo thuairim ná…

Question 4

I think that

Answer 4

Ceapaim/Sílim/Measaim féin go/nach

Question 5

There is no doubt that

Answer 5

Níl aon amhras ach go/nach

Question 6

This is undoubtedly a controversial subject

Answer 6

Is ábhar conspoóideach é seo, gan amhras

Question 7

It is widely believed that

Answer 7

Creidtear go forleathan go

Question 8

A day does not pass that we don’t hear or see a reference to this subject in the media

Answer 8

Níl lá dá dtéann thart nach gcloistear nó nach bhfeictear tagairt éigin don ábhar seo sna meáin

Question 9

More often than not

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Níos minice ná mhalairt

Question 10

There are two sides to every story and this is no exception

Answer 10

Tá dhá insint ar gach scéal agus ní haon eisceacht é an scéal seo

Question 11

First of all

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Ar an gcéad dul síos

Question 12

As well as that

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Chomh maith leis sin

Question 13

On the other however

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Ar an lámh eile, áfach

Question 14

Alas, it’s not like that

Answer 14

Faraor, ní mar sin atá sé

Question 15

Accordinf to the latest statistics from the Department of …

Answer 15

De réir na staitisticí is déanaí ón Roinn

Question 16

According to a survey carried out very recently it was shown that

Answer 16

De réir suirbhé a rinneadh le fíordhéanaí, léiríodh go/gur

Question 17

It would appear

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De réir dealriamh

Question 18

Things are not always as they seem

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Ní mar a shíltear a bítear áfach

Question 19

The complete opposite is true

Answer 19

A mhalairt ar fad atá fíor

Question 20

We often see

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Is minic a fheicimid

Question 21

We rarely hear anything these days but

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Is annamh a chloisimid aon rud eile na laethanta seo ach

Question 22

Aren’t we all sick and tired of

Answer 22

Nach bhfuilimid go léir tinn tuirseach de

Question 23

According to experts

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Dar leis na saineolaithe

Question 24

This year

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I mbliana

Question 25

At present

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I láthair na huaire/Faoi láthair

Question 26

These days

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Sa lá atá inniú ann

Question 27

Gradually

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De réir le chéile

Question 28

The system fails to serve

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Teipeann ar an gcóras freastal ar

Question 29

The system succeeds well in dealing with the problems

Answer 29

Éiríonn go geal leis an gcóras dul i ngleic leis na fadhbanna

Question 30

I think the Government are joking us

Answer 30

Is ag magadh fúinn atá an Rialtas, dar liom féin

Question 31

You can't deny that

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Ní féidir a shéanadh go

Question 32

I must admit that

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Caithfidh mé a admháil go/nach

Question 33

Enough

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Go leor/dóthain

Question 34

Too much

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An iomarca

Question 35

The entire world

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An domhan uilig/an domhan go léir

Question 36

This emphasises how important it is to

Answer 36

Leagann sé seo béim ar cé chomh tábhachtach agus atá sé

Question 37

Those facts reveal that

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Nochtann na fíricí sin go

Question 38

This shows that

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Léiríonn an méid sin go

Question 39

In the depths of despair

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In umar na haimléise

Question 40

Depressed

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In ísle brí

Question 41

Despite that

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Ina ainneoin sin

Question 42

Not only that but

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Ní hamháin sin ach

Question 43

It is clear to the blind that

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Is léir don dall

Question 44

As everyone knows

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Mar is eol do chách

Question 45

This is seen on a daily basis

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Feictear é seo go laethúil

Question 46

Day after day

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Lá i ndiaidh lae

Question 47

Year after year

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Bliain i ndiaidh bliana

Question 48

These people are seen all over the world

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Feictear na doinae seo ar fud an domhain

Question 49

It's getting worse

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Ag dul in olcas

Question 50

There is no doubt but there has been a great improvement in

Answer 50

Níl aon amhras ach go bhfuil feabhas mór tagtha ar

Question 51

We must be honest about it

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Caithfear a bheith macánta faoi

Question 52

They are swimming against the tide trying to do the impossible

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Is ag snámh in aghaidh easa atá siad.

Question 53

As mentioned above

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Mar luaigh mé thuas

Question 54

A solution to this problem must be found without delay or it will be too late

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Caithfear teacht ar réiteach ar an bhfadhb seo gan mhoill, nó beidh sé ró-dhéanach

Question 55

Better late than never

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Is fearr déanach ná choíche

Question 56

Rome wasn't built in a day

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Is de réir a chéile a thógyar na caisleáin

Question 57

All of this proves that

Answer 57

Cruthaíonn sé seo go léir

Question 58

There is a lot of progress to be made

Answer 58

Tá dul chin cinn mór le déanamh fós

Question 59

A new apporach is needed to deal with this problem in my opinion

Answer 59

Tá gá le cur chuige nua chun dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo dsr liom