Dís - Vocab

Question 1

traditional house-wife

Answer 1

Bean tí thraidisiúnta

Question 2

she takes care of the baby

Answer 2

Tugann sí aire don leanbh

Question 3

she looks after the house chores

Answer 3

Féachann sí i ndiaidh cúraimí an tí

Question 4

she’s not completely happy

Answer 4

Níl sí go hiomlán sásta

Question 5

she feels lonely

Answer 5

Braitheann sí uaigneach

Question 6

her husband doesn’t understand the amount of work she does

Answer 6

ní thuigeann a fear an méid oibre a dhéanann sí

Question 7

the lack of conversation really bothers her

Answer 7

Cuireann an easpa chumarsáide isteach go mór uirthi

Question 8

he doesn’t speak to her

Answer 8

ní labhraíonn sé léi

Question 9

the man sits by the fire reading the newspaper

Answer 9

Suíonn an fear cois tine ag léamh an nuachtáin

Question 10

it’s clear that there is something missing in the relationship between them

Answer 10

is léir go bhfuil rud éigin in easnamh sa chaidreamh eatarthu

Question 11

25% of married women in the country are unhappy

Answer 11

tá fiche is a coign faoin gcéad de mhná pósta na tíre míshona

Question 12

she took part in the survey

Answer 12

Ghlac sé páirt sa suirbhé

Question 13

he’s not too happy that she gave private information to a stranger

Answer 13

níl sé róshásta gur thug sí eolas príobháideach do strainséir

Question 14

She would like to have her own money

Answer 14

Ba mhaith léi airgead dá cuid féin a bheith aici

Question 15

to buy a new oven

Answer 15

chun sorn nua a cheannach

Question 16

the woman admits that she told lies in the survey

Answer 16

admhaíonn an bhean gurb inis sí bréaga sa suirbhé

Question 17

It’s clear that the woman in trying to get her own identity from her husband

Answer 17

Is léir go bhfuil an bhean ag iarraidh aitheantas éigin a fháil óna fear

Question 18

he isn’t fulfilling his duty as a man of the house

Answer 18

níl sé ag comhlíonadh a chuid dialogas mar fhear tí

Question 19

maternity leave

Answer 19

saoire mháithreachais

Question 20

the woman’s independence

Answer 20

neamhspléachas na mná

Question 21

part-time job

Answer 21

post páirtaimseartha

Question 22

the man’s lack of independence

Answer 22

easpa tuisceana an fhir

Question 23

the survey woman

Answer 23

bean an tsuirbhé

Question 24

a housewife’s life

Answer 24

saol na mná tí

Question 25

women’s freedom

Answer 25

saoirse na mban

Question 26

women’s role in society

Answer 26

Ról na man sa tsochaí

Question 27

the insight we get into married life

Answer 27

An léiriú a fhaighimid ar an saol pósta

Question 28

Seán’s wife is a woman without a name, something that shows a lack of status

Answer 28

Bean gan ainm atá i mbean Sheáin, rud a léiríonn a heaspa stádais

Question 29

The woman was talking non-stop

Answer 29

Tá an bhean ag caint gan stad gan staonadh

Question 30

Seán’s wife waits at home, depends on Seán and takes care of the baby

Answer 30

Fanann bean Sheáin sa bhaile, ag brath ar Sheán agus ag tabhairt aire don leanbh

Question 31

Seán’s wife thinks that the paper is more important than her

Answer 31

Ceapann bean Sheáin gur tábhachtaí an páipéar dó ná ise

Question 32

According to Seán’s wife, housewives are slaves and no-one has any respect for the work they do

Answer 32

Dar le bean Sheáin, is sclábhaithe iad na mná tí agus níl meas madra ag aon duine ar an obair a dhéanann siad

Question 33

Seán has an easy life and he’s not happy at all when he finds out that his wife took part in a survey

Answer 33

Tá an saol ar a thoil ag Seán agus níl sé sásta ar chor ar bith nuair a fhaigheann sé amach gur ghlac a bhean páirt sa suirbhé

Question 34

Seán calls the surveying his wife would be doing ‘begging’

Answer 34

‘Tincéireacht’ a thugann Seán ar an tsuirbhéireacht a dhéanfadh a bhean

Question 35

Seán doesn’t use his wife’s name even once in the story, something that shows a lack of affection for her

Answer 35

Ní úsáideann Seán ainm a mhná oiread is uair amháin sa scéal, rud a léiríonn easpa ceana uirthi

Question 36

The survey woman is a modern woman that stands for change in a traditional life

Answer 36

Is bean nua-aimseartha í bean an tsuirbhé a sheasann don athrú sa saol traidisiúnta

Question 37

Seán’s wife is questioning her role in society now and thinking of her future

Answer 37

Tá bean Sheáin ag ceistiú a róil sa tsochaí anois agus ag smaoineamh ar a todhchaí