Phrases for Technology and Media Essay Flashcards by oscar bravo

When I saw the title of the essay, it got me thinking…

Nuair a chonaic mé teideal na haiste seo i dtosach, chuir sé ag smaoineamh mé

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What does the title mean?

Céard atá i gceist leis an teideal seo?

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What it really means in my opinion is

Is éard is brí leis i mo thuairim ná

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3 words for ‘I think’

Ceapaim, sílim, measaim

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There is no doubt that

Níl aon amhras ach go

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This is a controversial subject without doubt

Is ábhar conspóideach é seo gan amhras

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There is widespread belief that

Creidtear go forleathan go

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A day doesn’t pass that a reference to this subject is nether heard nor seen in the media.

Níl la dá dtéann thart nach gcloistear nó nach bhfeictear tagaim éigin don ábhar seo sna meáin.

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There are two sides to every story, and this one is no exception

Tá dhá insint ar gach scéal agus ní haon eisceacht é an scéal seo

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The story appears to be

Tá an chosúlacht ar an scéal

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Isn’t it well for us

Nach méanar dúinn

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That’s not to say we don’t have problems

Ní hionann sin is a rá nach bhfuil fabhtanna againn

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Things are getting worse

Tá cúrsaí ag dul in olcas

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Ireland is going in the right direction as regards to…

Tá Éire ag dul sa treo ceart maidir le…

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We will examine this title before we go any further…

Scrúdaímid an teideal seo sula dtéimid níos faide…

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If we are to believe this title…

Má chreidimid an teideal seo…

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Really, what the title is saying…

Is éard atá an teideal seo ag rá…

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In the first place

Ar an gcéad dul síos

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As well as that…

Chomh maith leis sin…

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On the other hand, however…

Ar an lámh eile, áfach…

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Alas, it’s not like that

Faraor, ní mar sin atá sé

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According to the latest statistics,

De réir na staitisticí is déanaí,

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Apparently

De réir dealramh

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Everything isn’t always as it seems.

Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear.

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The complete opposite is true

A mhalairt ar fad atá fíor

Often we see

In minic a fheicimid

It is rare that we hear anything else these days but...

Is annamh a chloisimid aon rud eile ná laethanta seo ach...

Aren't we all completely sick of...

Nach bhfuilimid go léir linn tuirseach de...

According to the experts

Dar leis na faoineolaithe

This year

I mbliana

Nowadays

I láthair na huaire

Presently

Faoi láthair

The system failed to attend to...

Teipeann ar an gcóras freastal ar...

The system succeeds in handling the problems

Éiríonn go geal leis an gcóras dul i ngleic leis na fadhbanna

The government is mocking us, imo

Is ag magadh fúinn atá an rialtas, dar liom féin

You cannot deny that

Ní feider a shéanadh go

I have to admit that

Caithfidh mé a admháil go...

Too much

An iomarca

The entire world

An domhan iolra

This puts emphasis on how important it is that...

Leagann sé seo béim ar cé chomh tábhachtach is atá sé go...

The facts show that...

Nochtann na fíricí seo go...

In a terrible state

In umar na haimléise

Depressed

In ísle brí

In spite of it

In aimeoin sin

Not only that, but...

Ní hamháin sin, ach...

It is clear to everyone that...

Is léir don dall go...

As everybody knows,

Mar is eol do chách,

Every dog on the street knows that...

Tá fios ag madraí na sráide go...

This can be seen daily

Feictear é seo go laethúil

Day after day...

La I ndiaidh lae...

This can be seen all over the world.

Feictear na daoine seo ar fud na cruinne.

There is no doubt that there is a big improvement in...

Níl amhras ach go bhfuil feabhas mór tógtha ar...

We have to be honest about...

Caithfear a bheith macánta faoi...

They are swimming against the tide.

Is ag snámh in aghaidh eosa atá siad.

There is too much emphasis on .......... in Ireland.

Tá an iomarca béime ar ........... in Éirinn.

It is often said that

Deirtear go minic go

It is a scandalous state of affairs

Is radharc scanrúil é

I'm sorry to say that...

Is oth liom a rá go...

As I said above...

Mar a luaigh mé thuas...

A solution has to be found without delay, or it will be too late.

Caithfear teacht ar réiteach ar an bhfadhb seo gan mhoill, nó beidh sé ródhéanach.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (SEANFHOCAL)

IS FEARR DÉANACH NO CHOÍCHE

STRENGTH IN UNITY AND TEAMWORK (SEANFHOCAL)

I NDIADH A CHÉILE A THÓGTAR NA CAISLEÁIN

This proves clearly that...

Cruthaíonn sé seo go léir...

This shows..

Léiríonn an méid seo...

ONLY TIME WILL TELL (SEANFHOCAL) (completely different to the English)

IS MAITH AN SCÉALAÍ AN AIMSIR

There is till progress to be made.

Ta dul chun cinn mór fás le déanamh.

There is a need for a new approach to grapple with this problem, imo.

Tá gá le cur chuige nua chun dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo, dar liom féin.

I'm 100% certain that...

Tá mé céad faoin gcéad cinnte go...

We have to do our best

Caithfimid ár ndícheall a dhéanamh

Politicians should make an effort to...

Ní mór do pholaiteoirí iarracht a dhéanamh go...

It is time for all of us to stand up.

Tá sé in am dúinn go léir an fód a sheasamh.

It's high time for all of us.

Is mithrod dúinn go léir.

Phrases for Technology and Media Essay Flashcards

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