vocab Flashcards
actor
aisteoir
language activist
ghníomhaí teanga
cancer
ailse
without a doubt
gan aon agó
illness
breoiteacht
to publish
a fhoilsiú
collections
bailiúcháin
of his/her works
dá saothair
she managed to do many things
d’éirigh léi go leor rudaí a dhéanamh
prisoner
príosúnach
in control
i gceannas
he scared the other animals
scanraigh sé na hainmhithe eile
when he roared at the top of his voice
nuair a lig sé béic as in ard a chin is a ghutha
the damage
an dochar
spirit
spiorad
his spirit is broken
tá a spiorad briste
he has no strength or energy left
níl aon neart nó fuinneamh fágtha aige
he’s resigned from life
tá sé éirithe as an saol
criticizing
ag cáineadh
philosophy
fealsúnacht
it’s not right or fair
níl sé ceart nó cóir
natural environment
timpeallacht nádúrtha
from their native land
óna n-áit dhúchais
down in the dumps
in ísle brí
cruelty to animals
drochíde d’ainmhithe
this is very vividly illustrated
tá sé seo nochtaithe go gléineach
allegorical
fáthchiallach
talking about herself
ag caint fúithi féin
she felt confined in her life
mhothaigh sí srianta ina saol
she was strong, once
bhí sí láidir, tráth
she became very weak
d’éirigh sí an-lag
message
teachtaireacht
put across to us
a chur in iúl dúinn
fierce
bríomhar
full of energy
lán le fuinneamh
wandering
ag spaisteoireacht
his kingdom
a ríochta
he had life at his will
bhí an saol ar a thoil aige
proud
bródúil
it was obvious
ba léir
it was clear he had a sense of nobility
ba léir go raibh uaisleacht ag baint leis
in his prime
i bpríomh a mhaitheasa
the complete opposite
a mhalairt ar fad
gone forever
imithe go deo
sick of life
bréan bailithe den saol
completely worn out
sáraithe glan amach
he accepts his fate
glacann sé a chinniúint
self pity
féin trua
demanding
ag éileamh
dignity
dínit
written
scríofa
even though
cé go bhfuil
replaced with
athchurtha le
he looks back
féachann sé siar
he wanted to go back
ba mhian leis dul ar ais
despair
éadóchas
alliteration
uaim
to emphasize
chun béim a leagan
it reinforces
treisíonn sé
happiness
sonas
wild open plains
machairí móra fairsinge
in comparison
i gcomparáid
narrowness
cúinge
free verse
saor véarsaíocht
mètre
meadaracht
a stream of thought
srutha smaointe
mould
múnla
syllables
siollaí
as she likes
mar is mian léi
punctuation
poncaíocht
full stop
lánstad
talking directly to ús
ag labhairt díreach linn
the animal implores us
impíonn an t-ainmhí orainn
the animal implores us to set him free and give him back his freedom
impíonn an t-ainmhí orainn é a scaoileadh saor agus a shaoirse a thabhairt ar ais dó
to look at the animals
chun breathnú ar na hainmhithe
shame
náire
