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Na Deagóirí Cróga
Term | Definition |
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Go moch ar maidin | Early in the morning |
Ag caitheamh pitseamaí | Wearing pyjamas |
Ina chodladh go sámh | Sleeping peacefully |
Ag stealladh báistí I rith na hoíche | Pouring rain during the night |
Gálaí gaoithe fiachmhara | Bitter gusts of wind |
Bhí tuilte taobh amuigh | There was flooding outside |
Thíos staighre | Upstairs |
Ba bheag nár thit sé I laige nuair a chonaic sé an chisitin faoi uisce | He almost fainted when he saw the underwater kitchen |
Ag crith le heagla | Shaking with fear |
Fluich báite/ fliuch go craiceann | Drenched/ Soaked to the skin |
Bhí sé in umar na haimléise | He was in the depths of despair |
Thosaigh sé ag screadáil in ard a chinn is a ghutha | He started screaming at the top of his lungs |
Bhraith siad trua don sheanfhear | They felt sorry for the old man |
Beirt déagóirí lasmuigh | Two teenagers outside |
Ní raibh sé ábalta an doras a oscailt le brú an t-uisce | He was unable to open the door with the pressure of the water |
Gan a thuilleadh moille, chuir an déagóir fios ar an mbriogáid dóiteáin | Without further delay, the teenager called the fire brigade |
Thug sí an seoladh dos na seirbhísí éigeandála | She gave the address to the emergency services |
Ba dhéagóirí cabhracha, agus cairdiúla iad | They were helpful and friendly teenagers |
Bhí an t-adh leis an seanfhear | The old man was silent |
Rinne siad tarrtháil ar an seanduine | They rescued the old man |
Bhí sé spíonta/ caite amach | He was plucked/thrown out |
Tógadh é chuig an t-ospidéal | He was taken to the hospital |
Thug siad cuairt ar | They visited |
Ghabh sé buíochas leo | He thanked them |
Mar a deireann an seanfhocal, ‘Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine’ | As the old saying goes, 'People live in each other's shadow' |