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An Loch - Caibidil 5

BéarlaGaeilge
the loch was as still as a plank bhí an loch chomh ciúin le clár
he laid his hand on leag sé a lámh ar
the rudder an stiúir
he was intrigued by the bright day rinne sé iontas den lá geal a bhí ann
that is the life of the loch sin saol an locha
fair weather soineann
inclement weather doineann
it was cold enough bhí sé fuar go leor
but there was no rain at all ach ní raibh fearthainn ar bith ann
that was a great relief ba mhór an faoiseamh é sin
to spend a while fishing seal a chaitheamh i mbun iascaireachta
many years mórán blianta
civil service státseirbhís
colleague comhghleacaí
he got on well with his colleagues réitigh sé go maith lena chomhghleacaithe
the bosses had respect for him bhí meas ag na saoistí air
boss / gaffer saoiste
he progressed with no bother at all rinne sé dul chun cinn gan stró ar bith
effortlessly / without issue / no problem gan stró
he managed to get a promotion d'éirigh sé ardú céime a fháil
and another one after that again agus ceann eile ina dhiaidh sin arís
nevertheless / even so mar sin féin
however good it is dá fheabhas é
however good the money was... dá fheabhas an t-airgead
his heart wasn't really in the work ní raibh a chroí san obair i ndáiríre
many a morning is iomaí sin maidin
he left the loch behind him d'fhág sé an loch ina dhiaidh
to go to the office dul chun na hoifige
regret cumha
of that sort den tsórt sin
run with / contemplate rith le
he said to himself dúirt sé leis féin
to retire éirigh as
he said that he would retire from the work dúirt sé go n-éireodh sé as an obair
to be sensible bheith ciallmhar
to make a living slí bheatha a bhaint amach
earn / generate a salary tuarastal a shaothrú
in this life sa tsaol seo
towards the city chun na cathrach
traffic jam / gridlock tranglam tráchta
stress strus
to put up with something cuir suas le rud
smoke toit
noise / din trup
there was no other option ní raibh an dara rogha ann
he needed to make a living b'éigean dó slí bheatha a bhaint amach
primary school teacher múinteoir bunscoile
unlike himself murab ionann agus é féin
she really enjoyed the work thaitin an obair go mór léi
she was fond of the students bhí gean aici ar na daltaí
affection / fondness gean
now and again anois is arís
certainly cinnte
rude / unmannerly drochmhúinte
mischievous iomlatach
she had more good days than bad days is mó dea-lá ná drochlá a bhí aici
means of escape bealach éalaithe
headmistress príomh-mháistreás
exigency / urgency / urgent need práinn
there wasn't the same urgency for money ní raibh an phráinn chéanna le hairgead
staring at the loch ag stánadh ar an loch
the car keys eochracha an chairr
he was reluctant to go bhí drogall air imeacht
she never saw ní fhaca sí ... riamh
pitiful / piteous truacánta
don't you think...? nach síleann tú... ?
he sighed lig sé osna
we had little when we married is beag a bhí againn nuair a phós muid
the children are flying the nest now tá ná páistí ag tréigean na neide anois
we do not need as much money as we did níl an oiread airgid de dhíth orainn agus a bhí
with God's help le cuidiú Dé
she was right bhí an ceart aici
the second life an dara saol
he enquired about... rinne sé fiosrúchán faoi...
early retirement scor luath
people were surprised that he would want to leave bhí iontas ar dhaoine go mbeadh sé ag iarraidh imeacht
to flatter someone an béal bán a thabhairt do dhuine
flattery an béal bán
you would be a great loss ba mhór an chaill tú
you're not far from another promotion ní fada uait ardú céime eile
at sea (on waves) ar toinn
his father was a fisherman iascaire a bhí ina athair
his father made him take a job on the land thug a athair air post ar talamh a thógáil
to compel / make somebody do something tabhair ar dhuine rud a dhéanamh
he used to say / he would say a deireadh sé
poor people and the saints daoine bochta agus na naoimh
I don't think anyone has made money from fishing since Saint Peter retired from it ní dóigh liom go ndéarna duine ar bith airgead as an iascaireacht ó d'éirigh Naomh Peadar aisti
jokingly go magúil
witty / well-spoken deisbhéalach
on the way of truth (nice way to say dead / passed away) ar shlí na fírinne
even though he was / is biodh is go bhfuil sé / go raibh sé
his father's father athair a athar
he felt his father's spirit mhothaigh sé spiorad a athar
every single time he put the boat out to the loch gach aon uair a chuir sé an bád chun locha
attract a few pennies from the dealers cúpla pingin a mhealladh as na mangairí
peddler / hawker / dealer mangaire
to entice / attract / beguile / charm meall
she would charm the bird from the tree mheallfadh sí an t-éan den chrann
for a while ar feadh tamaill
life was easy / smooth bhí an saol go réidh
he didn't long for the office ní raibh cumha i ndiaidh na hoifige air
to sail a boat of his own bád dá chuid féin a sheoladh
the bad news an drochscéala
uncertainty éiginnteacht
doctor's advice comhairle dochtúra
tragedy / disaster tubaiste
unsolicited / uninvited gan iarraidh
he didn't have his parents' strong belief ní raibh creideamh láidir a thuismitheoirí aige
lowness of spirits lagmhisneach
difficult / hard doiligh
Created by: Rian46
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