nathanna Flashcards
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Níl sé ceart, cóir ná cothrom
It’s not fair
Tá go leor fianaise ann
There is a lot of evidence
Le cúpla bliain anuas tá cuma ar an scéal go bhfuil
For the past few years it seems that
Ní féidir leis an rialtas an dallmullóg a chur ar an bpobal
The government can’t fool the public
Tá na dlíthe easnamhach
The laws are lacking
Ní haon ionadh go gceapann daoine
It’s no wonder people think
Níl an locht ar fad ar
All the blame is not on
Ba chóir dúinn tacú leis an/na
We should support the
Ní inniu ná inné a tháining fadhb na ndrugaí chun solais
It’s not today or yesterday the problem of drugs came to light
Ní inniu ná inné a tháinig fadhb an óil chun cinn
It’s not today or yesterday the problem of drink came to light
Is fadhb í atá ag méadú in aghaidh an lae
It is a problem that’s increasing day by day
Ar ndóigh is fadhb dhomhanda í
Of course it is a worldwide problem
Is fadhb mhór í fadhb na ndrugaí sa tír seo
The problem of drugs is a big problem in this country
Is firic dhosheachanta é sin, is oth liom a rá
It’s an undeniable fact, I regret to say
Is iomaí ceist atá le freagairt
There are many questions to answer
Is iomaí fadhb atá le sarú
There are lots of problems to solve/overcome
De réir na staitisticí is déanaí, tá 250,000 gafa le drugaí in Éirinn
According to the statistics, 250000 are addicted to drugs in Ireland
Níl mar a shíltear a bítear
Things aren’t always as they seem
In Éirinn tá cultúr an óil fite fuaite le saol na ndaoine
In Ireland, the culture of drink is intertwined with people’s lives
Ba chóir dúinn dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo
We need to tackle this problem
Le blianta beaga anuas
For the past few years
De réir an taighde atá déanta
According to the research done
Déanann siad a mhalairt
It does the opposite
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile
Takes one to know one
An rud is annamh is iontach
What’s seldom is wonderful
Ó ghlúin go glúin
From generation to generation
De réir dealraimh
Apparently
Tá dearcadh diúltach/ dearcadh dearfach
There is a negative/positive outlook
Níl puinn suime agam
I have no interest
Táim idir dhá chomhairle
I am between two minds
Faraor
However
Éigeantach/riachtanach
Necessary/essential
Is ag dul in olcas atá cúrsaí
Things are getting worse
Tá ceannaireacht éifeachtach sa tír seo in easnamh
Effective leadership is lacking in this country
Goilleann sé go mór orm a leithéid a fheiceáil
It annoys me to see the likes of it