Geibheann - Vocab Flashcards
allegorical poem
dán fáthchiallach
life of the poet and lion are intertwined with each other
saol an fhile agus saol an leoin fite fuaite le chéile
freedom
saoirse
independence
neamhspleáchas
pride
bród
oppression
daoirse
restricted
srianta
controlled
smachtaithe
trapped
gafa
sad
brón
loneliness
uaigneas
frustrating
frustrachas
despair
éadóchas
lack of dignity
easpa dínite
beauty
áilleacht
strength
láidreacht
opposite
mhalairt
depressed
ilse brí
faoi ghruaim
reputation
clú agus cáil
equator
mion chiorcal
sick of life (burned black of life)
tá … dubh dóite den saol
disappointment
díomá
modern
nua-aimseartha
environment
timpeallachta
powerful
cumhachtach
overvome
sáraithe
philosophy
fealsúnacht
criticising
ag cáineadh
would never free again
nach mbeidh sé saor go deo
it could be said
d’fhéadfá a rá
limited/hemmed in
teanntaithe
restricted
srianta
harm
drochar
in general
i gcoitinne
contemporary life
saol chomhaimseartha
the lion stands for the poet
seasann an t-ainmhí don fhile
under pressure
faoi bhrú
cancer
ailse
she was restricted by illness
bhí sí srianta ag a tinneas
visitors come to her but they can’t release her or cure her
tagann cuairteoirí chuici ach ní féidir leo í a scaoileadh saor, í a leigheas
pity
trua
empathy
comhbhá
sympathy
bá
tiredness
tuirse
boredom
leadrán
broken heat
briseadh croí
depressing life
saol an-ghruama
he has no intrest in life around him
níl suim aige sa saol atá thart air
half asleep half awake
tá sé leath ina chodladh agus leath ina dhúiseacht
dignity
dínit
natural
nádúrthacht
unnatural
mínádúrthacht
lively
bríomhar
energetic
fuinniúil
strong
láidir
broken spirit
spiorad briste
nature
dúlra
broadness and freedom of the forest
leithne agus saoirse na foraoise
forest
foraoise
constrictedness and oppression of the zoo
cúinge agus daoirse an zú
dispearing
éadóchasach
only a shadow left
ní bhíonn fágtha de ach a scáth
nobility
uaisleacht
in charge of his destiny
i gceannas ar a chinniúint féin
tropics
treochrasa
once
“tráth”
memory
chuimhne
iron bars
barraí iarainn
lost forever
caillte go deo
the poet succeeds in putting the animals plight across artistically
éiríonn leis an bhfile cas an ainmhí a chur os ár gcomhair go healaíonta
imagination
samhlaíocht
imprisonment
príosúnacht
under lock
faoi ghlas
suffering
ag fulaingt
suitable
an-oiriúnach
throws an eye
caitheann sí solas ar
living
maireachtáil
limited by her illness
teanntaithe ag a tinneas
hardship
cruachás
pitiful
truamhéalach
personification
pearsantú
motivates
spreagann
first person
chéad phearsa
aspect
gné
onomatopoeia
onamaitapé
roar
gár
alliteration
uaim
free beirse
saor véarsaíocht
thoughts
smaointe
even
fiú
hope
dóchas
power
cumhacht
wide range
réimse leathan teicníochtaí
strengthens
treisíonn
repitition
athrá
emphasis
béim
common consonant sound
comhfhuaim na gconsain
change
athrú
insight
léargas
revealed to us
nochtar dúinn
strongly
go tréan
society
sochaí
in the opinion of society
i dtuairim an tsochaí
punctuation
phoncaíocht
depending on other people
ag brath ar dhaoine eile
exhibition
taispeántas
roaring
búiríl
voice
glór
wild
fiáin
weak
lag
soul
anam
human kind
chine daonna