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Hurlamaboc le Éilís Ní Dhuibhne Flashcards

1
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Commotion

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Hurlamaboc

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2
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Married for 20 years

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Pósta le fiche bliain

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3
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Feast/party

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Féasta/cóisir

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4
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Celebrating the occasion

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Ag ceiliúradh na hócáide

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5
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Guests

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Aíonna

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6
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Rented freezer

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Reoiteoir ar cíos

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7
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Homemade bread

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Arán lámhdhéanta

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8
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Flowers in vases

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Bláthanna sna prócaí

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9
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Young appearance on Lisín

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Cuma óg ar Lisín

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10
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Thin

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Tanaí

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11
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Blonde hair

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Gruaig fhionn

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12
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Lisín was perfect

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Bhí Lisín foirfe

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13
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Everything nice and neat in the house

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Gach rud deas néata sa teach

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14
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She was a member of..

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Bhí sí ina ball de

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15
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All the mothers had blonde hair

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Bhí gruaig fhionn ar na maithreacha go léir

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16
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Ash Avenue

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Ascaill na Fuinseoige

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17
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Too perfect

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Rófhoirfe

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18
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Eaten with jealousy

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Ithe le formad

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19
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Ambitious

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Uaillmhianach

20
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Satire on the middle class

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Aoir ar an saol meán-aicmeach

21
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Lisín wasn’t deep or honest

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Ní raibh Lisín macánta nó cloimhin

22
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An bhfuil páiste ag Lisín agus Pól?

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Tá beirt mhac acu; Cú, 13, agus Ruán, 18.

23
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What was Paul like when Lisín first met him?

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Nuair a bhuail Lisín le Pól ní raibh sé saibhir ach chonaic sí go mbeadh sé saibhir lá amháin.

24
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Cén cuma atá ar Lisín? (quote)

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“Bhí sí tanaí agus bhí gruaig fhada fhionn uirthi”

25
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Control

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Smacht

26
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Depressed

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Lagmhisneach

27
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Cad iad na téamaí sa scéal ‘Hurlamaboc’ seo?

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Éadoimhneacht (shallowness)
Ábharachas (materialism)
Seoinínteacht (showiness)
Baothghalántacht (snobbery)

28
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Give a quote that shows the shallow and materialistic values of the women living on Ascaill na Fuinseoige in Hurlamaboc

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“iad ag rith amach leis an mbruscar bhíodh gunaí oíche deasa orthu, agus an ghruaig cíorths go néata acu”

29
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Lisín doesn’t want to see any problems in her life

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Ní theastaíonn ó Lisín aon fhadhb a fheiceáil ina saol

30
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Hypocritical

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Fimíneach

31
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All women appeared to be in competition with each other and trying to get the upper hand on each other

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De réir dealraimh, bhí na mná go léir in iomaíocht lena chéile agus ag iarraidh an lámh in uachtar a fháil ar a chéile

32
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Quote x2: describing how Lisín has a little extra something that puts her ahead of the other women

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Deirtear go raibh…

“rud éigin sa bhreis ag Lisín orthu ar fad”

agus go raibh sí…

“níos faiseanta agus níos néata ná aon duine eile”

33
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Nuair a bhuail Lisín le Pól, tá sé… (quote)

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“gan maoin (property) ná uaillmhian. Ag obair i siopa”

34
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shaped/ moulded

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múnlaithe

35
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Quote about how Lisín annoys and depresses Ruán

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“chuir sí lagmhisneach air an t-am ar fad”

36
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empty life

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saol folamh

37
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subplot

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bunphlota

38
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light humour

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greann éadrom

39
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intertwined

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fite fuaite

40
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legible writing style

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stíl scríobhneoireachta soléite

41
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slang

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béarlagair

42
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common

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coitianta

43
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The language is aimed at young people and the author adapted the book to young people

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Tá an friotal dírithe ar dhaoine óga agus cuireann an t-údar an leabhar in oiriúint do dhaoine óga

44
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Complexity

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castachta

45
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insight

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leargas

46
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despair

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éadóchas

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