Vocab Flashcards
party
cóisir
she organized
d’eagraigh sí
wine
fíona
pies, sausages, salmon and homemade bread
pióga, ispíní, bradán agus arán lámhdhéanta.
sweet things
rudaí millte
she put paint on the walls, polish on the floors, put flowers in the vase,
chuir sí péint ar na ballaí, snas ar na hurláir, chuir sí bláthanna sa vása,
Albright is their surname
Albright an sloinne atá orthu
They lived on Ash Avenue
Tá siad ina gcónaí ar Ascaill na fuinseoige
she was an excellent house wife.
bean tí den scoth a bhí inti.
she was neat and beautiful
bhí sí néata agus álainn
she was thin and had long blonde hair
bhí sí tanaí agus bhí gruaig fhada fhionn uirthi
strange
aisteach
all the women were handsome, blonde and fashionable
bhí na mná go léir dathúil, fionn agus faiseanta
standard
caighdéan
there was a high standard on the street
bhí caighdeán ard ar an tsráid
perfect
gan locht/foirfe
she was more fashionable and neat than anyone else.
bhí sí níos faiseanta agus níos néata ná aon duine eile.
but lysine had something extra on them all
ach bhí rud éigin sa bhreis ag lisín orthu ar fad
Lysine was ahead of all the other women
Bhí lisín chun thosaigh ar na mná eile
eadóchas
despondence/despair
tax
cáin
she was never idle
ní raibh sí riamh díomhaoin
geology
geolaíocht
he was a lecturer in university, in a business course, but it wasn’t in that context he made his money.
bhí sé ina léachtóir san ollscoil , i gcúrsa gnó, ach ní sa chomhthéacs sin a rinne sé a chuid airgid.
he bought stocks on the internet.
cheannaigh sé stoic ar an idirlíon.
he was sensible and clever with his money and he had a huge pile of money.
bhí sé ciallmhar agus cliste lena chuid airgid agus bhí carn mór airgid aige.
he invested his money in a way that he didn’t pay much tax
d’infheistigh sé a chuid airgid ar bhealach nár íoc sé mórán cánach
immature
anabaí
ignorant
aineolach
he was a rich, learnt man
fear saibhir, léannta a bhí ann
possibilities
féidearthachaí
ambitious
uaillmhian
a man respected by all, a top/fine man
fear a raibh meas ag cách air, ardfhear
Rúan had a bad habit of telling his mom, lisín, what she wanted to hear
Bhí droch-nós ag Ryan a insint dá mháthair, Lisín, cad ba mhaith léi a chloisteáil
she married Pól when he had no money or no ambition because she saw a bright, rich future with him.
phós sí Pól nuair nach raibh airgead nó uaillmhian aige mar chonaic sí todhchaí gheal shaibhir leis.
he understood the tax system and didn’t pay much tax
thuig sé an córas cánach agus níor íoc sé mórán cánach
