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Seanfhocail Flashcards

1
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A good start is half the battle

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Tús maith leath na hoibre

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2
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No-one is without fault

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Ní bhíonn saoi gan locht

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Rome wasn’t built in a day

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I ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin

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4
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Health is better than wealth

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Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte

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There’s no place like home

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Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin

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6
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A country without its language is a country without a soul

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Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam

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7
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Nothing lasts forever

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Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal

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8
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No man is an island

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Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine

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You can’t put an old head on young shoulders

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Ní féidir ceann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg

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10
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A little tastes nice

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Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán

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11
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On the pig’s back

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Ar mhuin na muice

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12
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What’s rare is wonderful

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An rud is annamh is iontach

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13
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Life is strange

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Is ait an mac an saol

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14
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Things aren’t always what they seem

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Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear

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15
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The far-off fields are always greener

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Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn

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16
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Praise the young and they’ll flourish

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Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí

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17
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Actions speak louder than words

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Ní briathar a dhearbhaíonn ach gníomh

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18
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You can’t hide your true nature

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Briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait

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19
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Friends are more useful than money

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Is fearr cara sa chúirt ná punt sa sparán

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20
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A closed mouth is best

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Is binn béal ina thost

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21
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There’s no good without discipline

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Ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht

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22
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Youth is the best time of your life

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Is í aois na hóige aoise na glóire

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23
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It takes one to know one

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Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile

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24
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The silent are often guilty

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Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach

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25
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A country without its own language is like a country without a soul

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Tír gan teanga tír gan anam

26
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A person’s bad deeds rebound on them

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Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire

27
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Sense doesn’t come before age

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Ní thagann ciall riamh aois

28
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Unity is strength/ strength in numbers

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Ní neart go cur le chéile

29
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The truth is bitter

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Bíonn an fhírinne searbh

30
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God’s help is nearer than the door

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Is gaire cabhair Dé ná an doras

31
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Hunger is a good sauce

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Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras

32
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Practice gives mastery

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Taithí a dhéanann maistreacht

33
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Amongst the blind the one-eyed man is king

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I ndomhan na ndall is rí fear aon tsúile

34
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A good start is half the battle

A

Tús maith leath na hoibre

35
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Two shortens the road

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Giorraíonn beirt bóthar

36
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There are two sides to a story

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Bíonn dhá insint ar scéal

37
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Necessity is the mother of invention

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Múineann gá seift

38
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There’s no smoke without fire

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Ní bhíonn toit gan tine

39
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There’s as many opinions as there are people

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Ní lia duine ná tuairim

40
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Easy come, easy go

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An rud a fhaightear go bog caitear go bog

41
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Every dog is brave on its own door step

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Dána gach madra i ndoras a thí féin

42
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The most deserving is not always the one who gets the reward

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Ní hé an té is fearr a thuilleann is mó a fhaigheann

43
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Necessity knows no law

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Níl aon dlí ar an riachtanas

44
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The well fed doesn’t feel for the lean

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Ní thuigeann an sách an seang

45
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A friend’s eye is a good mirror

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Is maith an scáthán súil charad

46
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Early praise and delayed criticism

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Moladh luath agus cáineadh mall

47
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Learning is the key to knowledge

A

Eochair feasa foghlaim

48
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The only cure for love is marriage

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Níl aon leigheas ar an ngrá, ach pósadh

49
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Time is a good messenger/Time will tell

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Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir

50
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The life of a language is to speak it

A

Beatha teanga í a labhairt

51
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You can only deny the truth, for a while

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Ní féidir an dubh a chur ina gheal, ach seal

52
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He who does not sow in spring, will not reap in autumn

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An té nach gcuirfidh san earrach, ní bhainfidh sé san fhómhar

53
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Youth is a fine thing, but it does not come twice

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Is breá an ní an óige, ach ní thagann sí faoi dhó

54
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A good word never broke a tooth

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Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh

55
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One story leads on to another

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Tarraingíonn scéal scéal eile

56
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The world would not make a donkey a racehorse

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Ní dhéanfaidh an saol capall rása d’asal

57
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The quiet ones are often guilty

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Is minic ciúin ciontach

58
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Travellers have tales to tell

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An té a bhíonn siúlach, bíonn sé scéalach

59
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Time and tides awaits no man

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Ní fhanann trá le héinne

60
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Never judge on first impressions

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Ná tabhair breith ar an gcéad scéal

61
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A lively night and a sad morning

A

Oíche aerach is maidin bhrónach

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