Nathanna Cainte Flashcards by Éabha Landers

Alas

Faraor géar

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Alternative

An dara suí sa bhuaile

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Eternal problem

Fadhb shíoraí

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Apparently

De réir cosúlachta

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As I have already said

Mar a dúirt mé ó chianaibh

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Better to be sure than sorry

Is fearr deimhin ná díomá

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Cause of contention

Ina chnámh spairne

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Every little helps

Bailíonn brobh beart

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For one reason or another

Ar chúis amháin nó ar chúis eile

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From time immemorial

Le cuimhne na seacht sinsear

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Im tired of listening to

Táim bodhar ag éisteacht le

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In any shape or form

Dubh, bán ná riabhach

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In brief

Go hachomair

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It cant be denied

Ní féidir a shéanadh

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It was predicted

Bhíothas ag tuar

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It is predicted

Táthar ag tuar

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Lately

Ar na mallaibh

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Lesser of two evils

Rogha an dá dhíoga

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More often than ever

Níos minice ná riamh

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Not a day goes by that one dosen’t hear or read about it

Níl lá dá dteann thart nach gcloistear nó nach léitear faoi

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The country is in a mess

Tá an tír ina cíor thuathail

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The problem must be tackled

Caithfear dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb

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The sooner the better

Dá luaithe is ea is fearr é

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The thing that worries me is

An rud atá ag dó na geirbe agam ná

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There are many problems

Is iomaí fadhb atá ann

Theres strength in unity

Ní neart go cur le chéile

Things happen by degrees

I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin

Things were neglected

Ligeadh na maidí le sruth

Im sick of it

Táim dubh dóite de

Without further delay

Gan a thuilleadh moille

What a timely question

Nach tráthúil an cheist í

Without hesitation

Gan fuacht gan faitíos

World-changing event

Eachtra dhomhan-athraitheach

Everything is a mess

Tá an phraiseach ar fud na mias

It's not impossible

Ní fál go haer é

Nagging me

Ag tathant orm

Exciting

Corraitheach

Booked

Curtha in áirithe

Apart from

Cé is moite de

Most vulnerable

Is leochaillí

Weak and vulnerable

Lag leochaileach

Penniless

Gan pingin rua ag

People crowded on top of each other

Daoine plódaithe srón ar thón

Problem of alcoholism

Fadhb an alcólachais

Problem of drugs

Fadhb na ndrugaí

rich dont understand the poor

Ní thuigeann an sách an seang

Supporting the poor

Ag seasamh leis na boicht

Struggling with life

Ag streachailt leis an saol

Thrown on the scrap heap of life

Caite ar charn aoiligh na beatha

Wealth is not evenly distributed

Níl maoin an tsaoil roinnte go cothrom

Trappings of wealth

Ornaíocht an tsaibhris

We lost the run of ourselves

Chailleamar go léir guaim orainn féin

In trouble

San fhaopach

Blink of an ear

Mearú súl

Banking system is a joke

Córas baincéireachta ina cheap magaidh

Car repossessions

Athshealbhaíocht carranna

Consumer society

Sochaí an tomhaltais

Day in day out

Domhnach is dálach

From boom to bust

Ó bhorradh go cliseadh

House repossession

Athshealbh tithe

In a fix

San fhaopach

In a mess

Ina chíor thuathail

Incentives

Dreasachtaí

It's a complicated sensitive issue

Is ceist chasta chigilteach í

Luxuries of life

Só an tsaoil

Nothing is being done

Níl faic na fríde á dhéanamh ag

Struggling with life

Ag streachailt leis an saol

Deal with

Dul i ngleic le

The blind leading the blind

Giollacht an daill ar an dall

The government is failing

Tá ag cliseadh ar an rialtas

The tide of poverty

Taoide an bhochtanais

Theres a cause for concern

Tá údar imní ann

Things are in a mess

Tá an phraiseach ar fud na mias

Vicious cycle

Fáinne fí

From far and near

Ó chian is ó chóngar

Gnawing at

Ag crá agus ag creimeadh

Pessimistic

Dubhach gruama

Quickly

Ar iompú boise

Working for their own interests

Ag tochras ar a cheirtlín féin

Of most concern

An chloch is mó ar a phaidrín

Huge shame

Náire shaolta

Inhospitable

Doicheallacha

Bad weather

Dúluachair

Sensitive

Chigilteach

Addiction

Andúileachas

Contagious and fatal diseases

Galair thógálacha agus mharfacha

Cursed by

Mallaithe ag

Depressed

Dubhach gruma

Going to sleep on an empty stomach

Ag dul a luí ar bholg folamh

He lost his job

Tugadh bata agus bóthar dó

Living from hand to mouth

Níl ach ón lámh go dtí an béal acu

Living from week to week

Ag maireachtáil ó sheachtain go seachtain

On the margins of society

Ar imeall na sochaí

People resort to violence

Téann daoine i muinín an fhoréigin

Poverty leads to other problems

Gineann an bochtanas fadhbanna eile

Skin and bone

Níl iontu ach an craiceann agus na cnámha

Apart from

Cé is moite

Hardship of life

Ar chruatan an tsaoil

Campaigning

I mbun feachtais

Close connection

Dlúthnasc

Consequences

Iarmhairtí

Innocent

Neamhurchóideach

Invincible

Dochloíte

Shock tactics

Beartaíocht turrainge

Subculture

Fochultúr

A merry night, a sad morning

Oíche shúgach, maidin bhrónach

Sociable and merry person

Duine cuideachtúil meidhreach

It is claimed

Maítear

Ageism

Aoiseachas

Wisdom

Gaois