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MoGhráSaEssayVocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aoir | satire |
| magúil | mocking |
| na laigí | weaknesses |
| béim | emphasis |
| áilleacht | beauty |
| dathúlacht | good looks |
| leannán | lover |
| go hard na spéire | high in the sky |
| comparáid | comparison |
| tréithe | characteristics / traits |
| gné álainn den nadúr | beautiful aspect of nature |
| a mhalairt atá fíor anseo | the opposite is true here |
| níl sé ró-chasta | it isn't too complicated |
| eadrom greannmhar | light-hearted |
| lom | bare |
| na lúibíní | the brackets |
| greann | humour |
| deir sí linn | she tells us |
| chun an fhírinne lom a nochtadh | to reveal the bare truth |
| nach bhfuil aon duine foirfe | that nobody is perfect |
| réalaíoch | realistic |
| coincheap | concept |
| grá idéalaigh | ideal love |
| ón teideal | from the title |
| gnáthdhán grá | normal love poem |
| ní aontaíonn an file in aon chor | the poet doesn't agree at all |
| ag aoradh | mimicking |
| thar bheith oiriúnach | perfectly / really suitable |
| tagraíonn an file dá... | the poet refers to... |
| báth an draighin | blackthorn tree |
| íomhánna ón dúlra | images from nature |
| ghnáthshlí thraidisiúnta | traditional normal way |
| bhfasfaidh | will grow |
| as a chluasa | out of his ears |
| draíochtach | magical |
| agus iad róchóngarach dá chéile | and they put too close together |
| cosúil le | like |
| in ionad | instead of |
| síoda | silk |
| ba chuma | didn't care |
| fial flaithiúil | very generous |
| aire mhaith | good care |
| meafair | metaphors |
| riachtanais na beatha | necessities of life |
| sónna an tsaoil | joys of life |
| searbh | bitter |
| an bunthéama sa dán ná an ghra | the main theme in the poem is love |
| ach ní dán grá nósmhar | but it isn't a conventional love poem |
| ní gnáthdhán grá é mar luann an file na lochtanna ar fad atá ar a grá | it isn't a normal love poem because she mentions all the flaws that her love has |
| cé nach | even though |
| bua | prize |
| is cuma léi faoi sin | she doesn't care |
| cé gó gcáineann sí é | even though she gives out about him |
| de bharr | because of |
| sofheicthe | visible |
| droch-chuma | bad appearance |
| gaol | relationship |
| síoda agus delgní | silk and thorns |
| bog | soft |
| garbh | rough |
| gránna | ugly |
| ionann | identical |
| chaint mheafrach | metaphorical speech |
| rudaí áille | beautiful things |
| tá sí ag insint dúinn | she is telling us |
| tráchtann sí | she comments |
| a léiriú | to illustrate |
| áit lárnach | central place |
| bainteach | related |
| nasc | connection |
| is dócha go bhfuil an file... | the poet is probably... |
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