Nótaí Flashcards
his conscience was bothering him
bhí a choinsias ag cur isteach air
conscience
coinsias
it is situated in Belfast
tá sé suite i mBéal Feirste
his comrades
a chómhrádaithe
Jimmy always felt guilty
Mhothaigh Jimmy ciontach i gcónaí
He went on his weekly pilgrimage to the tavern
Chuaigh sé ar a oilithreacht sheachtainiúil go dtí an teach tábhairne
weekly pilgrimage
oilithreacht sheachtainiúil
he wasn’t a big drinker
ní raibh fear mór ólacháin é
they put the nickname ‘fear ólta sú’ on him
chuir siad an leasainm ‘fear ólta sú’ air
he was interested in the craic and company
bhí suim aige sa chraic agus sa chuideachta
on the way home, he went to the Chinese restaurant and bought curry for himself and chop suey for Sarah
ar an mbealach abhaile, chuaigh sé go dtí an bialann Síneach agus cheannaigh sé curaí dó féin agus chop suey do Sarah
guilty
ciontach
Billy was not laying the bricks properly
Ní raibh Billy ag leagan na mbricí i gceart
laying
ag leagan
he was also a builder
Tógálaí ab ea é freisin/Ba thógálaí é freisin
grandson
garmhac
he has a new grandson in england
Bhí garmhac nua aige í Sasanna
they were on the same stools
Bhí siad ar na stólta céanna
stools
They have no scruples of conscience
Níl aon scrupaill coinsiasa acu
ruin
ballóg
Sarah made curtains out of leftover material
Rinne Sarah cuirtíní as fuílleach éadaigh
leftover material/clothes
fuílleach éadaigh
he was a generous man
fear flaithiúil ab ea é
generous
flaithiúil
He bought another drink for his friends
Cheannaigh sé deoch eile dá chairde
Liz was a single mother
Máthair shingil ab ea Liz
Jimmy had respect for Liz
Bhí meas ag Jimmy ar liz
he bought curry for himself and chop suey for Sarah
Cheannaigh sé curaí do féin agus chop suey do Sarah
he ordered the usual from her
d’ordaigh sé an gnáthrud uaithí
They were speaking obscenely to each other
Bhí siad ag labhairt go gáirsiúil lena chéile
peaceful man
fear síochánta
youths
ógánaigh
drunk
ar meisce
he placed the food near his chest
chuir sé an bia in aice lena chliabhrach
Someone fired a shot that took Jimmy’s head off (that blew his head off)
scaoil duine/sé uachar a bhain an cheann de Jimmy
he fired a shot
scaoil sé uachar
His blood was seeping out onto the cold gray ground
Bhí a fhuil ag púscadh amach ar an talamh fhuar liath
seeping out
ag púscadh amach
The blood was mixing with the food in the aluminum boxes
Bhí an fhuil ag meascadh leis an mbia sna boscaí alúmanaim
aluminium boxes
na boscaí alúmanaim
A peaceful man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time
Fear síochánta a bhí san áit mícheart ag an am mícheart
snobby
ardnósach
he didn’t see the car without a light. Someone fired a shot that took his head off
ní fhaca sé an cárr gan solas. Scaoil duine uachar a bhain a cheann de
four thousand pounds
ceithre mhíle punt
they were on the same stools every night infront of the bar
bhí siad ar na stóil chéanna gach oíche os comhair an bheáir
