Nathanna Cainte Flashcards by Tadhg O'Conchúir

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That was coming to him

A

Bhí sin ag teacht chuige
Bhí sin ag dul dó go dóite

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In a sticky situation

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In abar (boggy ground)

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I have little to show for my efforts

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Níl morán abhrais déanta agam (benefits)

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In the winter of old age

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In achrann na mblianta

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A bit of luck

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Sciorta den ádh

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I was doing him a good turn

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Bhí mise ag déanamh acra dó

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A natural death

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Bás le haidhart (pillow)

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At odds with eachother/conflicting

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In adharca a chéile (horns)

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I can’t make sense of it

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Ní féidir liom adhmad a bhaint as

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To take me by surprise

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Teacht aniar aduaidh orm
(Lit. To come from the west and the north to me)

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She simply lived for music

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Bhí dúil na n-ae aici sa cheol (liver)

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I think highly of her

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Is mór agam í

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She was short with me

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Bhí sí aicearrach liom

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Pretending to work

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In ainm is bheith ag obair

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Misery-guts

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Mac na hainnise

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I did an all-nighter before the exam

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Rinne mé airneán fada roimh an scrúdú

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As luck would have it

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Ar ámharaí an tsaoil

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Love at first sight

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Grá ar an gcéad amharc

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You had that coming

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Bhí sin amuigh agat

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She passed away

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D’fhág an anáil í

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He’s a bit of a trickster

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Tá iarracht den anstrólaí ann

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He’s always on my case

A

Bíonn sé i gcónaí anuas orm

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They are in it together (two people)

A

Tá siad a haon is a haon

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She went ballistic

A

Bhí sí imithe chun aonachais

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She does her own thing/she is a loner

A

Is aonréadaí í

Q

The weather is looking up

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Tá an spéir ag ardú

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She egged me on

A

D’ardaigh sí thiar liom

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Kindred spirit

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Bá gaoil

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Chasing girls

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Ar lorg báb

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As black as soot

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Chomh dubh leis an mbac

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They’re out of it/nobody’s home

A

Níl éinne sa bhaile

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Very drunk

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Báite ag an ól