Karteikarten
Sean-fhaclan Gaidhlig
Karten in diesem Stapel (10)
- 1Cha dèan cas thioram iasgaca. Literal: A dry foot won’t do fishing.
b. Equivalent/Description: You have to try in order to succeed. - 2Ge beag an t-ugh thig eun às.a. Literal: However small the egg a bird will come out of it.
b. Equivalent/Description: Good things come in small packages. - 3An làmh a bheir, is i a gheibh.a. Literal: The hand that gives is the hand that gets.
b. Equivalent/Description: Stresses the importance of sharing, generosity, benevolence, “Give and it shall be given unto you.” - 4Ceòl as àille, ceòl gun aire.a. Literal: The most beautiful music is unselfconscious music.
b. Equivalent/Description: “Don’t play for yourself; play for the dancer.” Emphasizes the importance of collaborative effort. - 5Ruigidh each mall muileann.a. Literal: A slow horse will reach a mill.
b. Equivalent/Description: Slow and steady wins the race. - 6Is mò an t-sùil na a’ bhrù.a. Literal: The eye is larger than the stomach.
b. Equivalent/Description: The eye is bigger than the stomach; we sometimes bite off more than we can chew. - 7Nuair a thig air duine thig air uile.a. Literal: When it comes on one, it comes on all.
b. Equivalent/Description: It never rains but it pours. - 8Is treasa tuath na tighearna!a. Literal: Tenantry is more powerful than a lord/laird.
b. Equivalent/Description: Power to the people! A rallying cry of land rights activists. - 9An nì chì na big, is e nì na big.a. Literal: What the little ones see, the little ones do.
b. Equivalent/Description: Watch yourself around children, because they do what you do. - 10Is truagh a’ bhanntrach a’ phìob.a. Literal: The bagpipe is a poor widow.
b. Equivalent/Description: Emphasizes the importance of music in traditional Gaelic culture.
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- Karteikarten am Sean-fhaclan Gaidhlig, erstellt von Pumple s am 05/12/2018.
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- Pumple s
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