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Spas
Spas le Micheal O Ruairc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lig si osna | She sighed |
| Thainig na deora lei | Tears came to her eyes |
| Bhi si i ndeireadh na feide | She was at her wits' end |
| Run daingean | A strong intention |
| Faoi bhois chait acu | Under their thumb |
| Ar a cumas e a dheanamh | Within her ability |
| Nach bhfuil aon spas aici na aon phriobhaid | She had no space or privacy |
| Ag machnamh ar a cas | Brooding on her situation |
| Braitheann si i fein nios fearr | She feels better |
| Ta spas ag teastail uaithi | She needs space |
| In ord is in eagar | In order |
| Cuireadh iachall | She was made to |
| Go bhfuil gach rud anuas sa mhullach uirthi | Everything is getting on top of her |
| Faoi i chuing na daoirse | Oppressed |
| Agus bheadh spas aici | And she would have space |
| Dhirigh si i fein aniar sa bhinse | She straightened up in the bench |
| Scriobhfadh si chuig Mamo | She would write to her granny |
| Bhi saol ina chior thuathail ar fad | Her life was in chaos |
| Cosc a chur uirthi | To forbid her |
| Bhiodh a seomra fein aici ann | She used to have her own room in there |
| Ni fheadfadh si smeideadh fiu | She couldn't even wink |
| Socair ina theannta | At ease |
| Ni raibh trua ag einne di | No one had pity for her |
| Ach nuair a saolaiodh leanbh og | But when a young baby was born |
| D'athraigh gach rud ansin | Everything changed then |
| Bhain si an-taitneamh as an tsaoire sin | She really enjoyed that summer |
| Scriobh siad chuig a cheile | They wrote to each other |
| Go bhfuil si ina priosunach | She is a prisoner |
| Mas feidir lei | If she can |
| Thar aon eud eile | More than anything else |
| Fiu amhain ar scoil | Even at school |
| Chuir an muinteoir staire ina leith go | The history teacher accused her |
| Smaoinigh si ar Dhiarmaid | She thought about Dhiarmaid |
| Ag druidim isteach | Closing in |
| Stop si de bheith ag caoineadh | She stopped crying |
| Dhuisigh Aoife ag a seacht a chlog ar maidin | Aoife wakes up at seven o'clock in the morning |
| Cuireadh a deirfiur Aoife isteach in aon seomra lei | Aoife was put into the same room as her |
| Ag eisteacht leis an raidio go dti a haon a chlog | Listen to the radio until one o'clock |
| Aru areir | The night before last |
| Bhi si ag smaoineamh ar a saol fein | She was thinking about her life |
| Na hathruithe | The changes |
| Ni raibh si in ann cuinne ciuin a aimsiu in aon ait | She couldn't find a quiet place |
| Ni raibh einne ag cur isteach na amach uirthi | No one was bothering her |
| Thosaigh si ag breacadh na notai ina coipleabhar | She started jotting down notes in her copybook |
| Go raibh ar a cumas bheith ar a saimhin so ann | She was at her ease |
| Bhi gach einne ina coinne | Everything was expected |
| Thug a Mamo spas di | Her granny gave her space |
| Bhi tuiscint eatarthu | They understood each other |
| Bhuail an cloigin amuigh sa dorchla | She met somebody in the corridor |
| Bhi an muinteoir Fraincise ag scriobh ar an gclar dubh | The French teacher was writing on the blackboard |