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Gnáthrud
Gnáthrud story summary lines and vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Jimmy is a good husband and a loving father | Fear céile maith agus athair grámhar atá in jimmy |
Sarah is a good wife and loving mother | Bean chéile agus máthair grámhar atá in sara |
The violence in the north spoiled the life of his ordinary family | Mhill foréigean an tuaiscirt saol na gnáthchlainne seo |
The life of Jimmy is the life he wants | An saol atá ag jimmy is é sin an saol atá uaidh |
Jimmy felt guilty at the bar | Mothaíonn jimmy ciontach sa bheárr |
Jimmy would prefer to be at home holding his children to his heart, singing to them and listening to them chatting. | B’fhearr le jimmy a bheith sa bhaile ag teannadh na bpáistí lena chroí, ag canadh dóibh agus ag éisteach plobaireacht |
This story is a love story and a tragedy too | Is scéal grá é an scéal seo agus is tragóid é freisin |
The violent ending of the story caught us by surprise | Tagann críoch fhoréigneach an scéal aonair aduaidh orainn |
Jimmy was lost in thought over sarah | Tá jimmy caillte ina smaointe ar sarah |
Sarah and the kids were pitied after their loss We have deep sympathy for Sarah and the children as we understand their loss | Tá trua an Domhain againn do sarar agus do páistí mar tuigimid a gcaillteanas |
Attacks | Ionsaithe |
Sectarian | Seicteacha |
Regularly | Go rialta |
The violence took people unawares | An foréigean aniar aduaidh ar dhaoine |
Metaphorical | Mheafarach |
Murders | Dúnmharuithe |
Construction industry | Earnáil na tógála |
Fixing it up | Ag cur caoi air |
Take away restaurants | Bhialann ghasta |
High point of the week | Buaic na seachtaine |
To be fierce | Go fíochmhar |
Tightening | Ag teannadh |
Violence | Foréigean |
Family life | Saol an teaghlaigh |
A comprehensive portrayal | Léargas cuimsitheach |
Without details | Gan miontuairiscí |
Protestsnts | Protastúnaigh |
Internal thoughts | Smaointe inmheánacha |
Compassionate, sensitive | Tuisceanach goilliúnach |
Building site | Láthair tógála |
A proud woman | Bean bhródúil |
That she had him under the thumb | Go raibh sé faoi shlat aici |
Sharp contrast | Codarsnacht ghéar |
The indifference of drinkers | Fuarchúis na bpótairí |
Rudeness of the teenagers | Drochbhéas na ncléagóirí |
Powerful | Cumhachtach |
Horrors and despair | Uafás agus éadóchas |
The biggest priority | An chloch is mó ar a phaidrín |
The climax of the short story | Buaic an ghearrscéal |
Unexpectedly | Gan choinne |
A barbaric murder | Dúnmharú barbartha |