Sheet Vocab Flashcards
(76 cards)
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It’s a tragic and controversial play
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Is dráma tragóideach corraitheach é
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tragic
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tragóideach
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controversial
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conspóideach
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a lack of Christianity is highlighted
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Léirítear easpa críostaíochta
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The single mother’s situation is highlighted
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Léirítear cas mháthair shingil sa drama
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Single mother/single girl
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cailín singil/mathair shingil
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pregnant/became pregnant
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torrach/d’éirigh sí torrach
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we see conflict between Maire and her mother
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Feicimid coimhlint idir Maire agus a mhathair
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According to Maili’s evidence
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De réir fianaise Mhaili
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evidence
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fianaise
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conflict
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coimhlint
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In act 1 scene 1
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I gníomh 1 radharc 1
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The paper boys announce
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D’fhógair na garsúin nuachtáin
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She is accused of murder
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Cúisíodh i leith dúnmharú a hiníne í
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murder
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dúnmharú
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charged with/accused of
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Cúisíodh i leith
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Colm introduced Maire to Padraig
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Chuir Colm M. in aithne le P
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She was going to be a nun
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Bhí sí ag dul ins na mná rialta
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He coaxed her
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Mheall sí
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He offered her romance
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Thairg sé romansaíocht
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He fooled her
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Chuir sé an dallamullóg ar Mhaire
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He pretended
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lig sé
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Liam was forced to bring Máire to the dance
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Chuir Liam iachall ar Mháire
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Bridge
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droichead
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Spoke like a poet
Labhair sé ar nós file
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'is life strange how it plays a game on you'
Nach ait mar a imríonn an saol cluiche ar duine
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Going on for the priesthood/seminary/maynooth
i mbun sagartóireachta/cliarscoil/magh nuad
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Teacher training/he got a job without difficulty
oiliúnt mhúinteoireachta/fuair sé post gan stró/dua
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She offered her a drink that would kill the foetus
Thairg sí deoch dí a mharódh an ghin
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She refused to drink it
Dhiúltaigh sí an deoch a ól
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Noble woman/taking care of children/she advertised the job for £4 per week
bean uasal/ag tabhairt aire do leanaí/d'fhógair sí an post ar £4 in aghaidh na seachtaine
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she worked enthusiastically for her for 3 months then she sacked her
D'oibrigh sí go díograiseach ar feadh 3 ráithe dí, thug sí an bothar agus an bata dí
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She thought she would have a bad influence on her daughters
Cheap sí go mbeadh drochthionchar aici ar a hiníonacha féin
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she arranged an interview with the social worker
shocraigh sí agallamh idir M agus an t-oibrí soisialta
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interview
agallamh
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Máire lied to her
she gave her a false surname
D'inis M bréag dí
Thug sí sloinne bréagach dí
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She found a place for her in a refuge house
D'aimsigh sí áit i dteach tearmainn dí
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Maire was stubborn and headstrong
Bhí M stuacach ceanndána
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Wash room
maili was a prostitute
seomra níocháin
Ba striapach í
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Foster parents
altramaí
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The social worker advised her to give baby up for fostering
mhol an t-oibrí soisialta dí an leanbh a chur ar altramacht
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Máire refused to sign the documents
Dhi últaigh sí na cáipeisí a shiniú
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Máire showed her innocence
She didn't understand the term fostering
Léirigh M a soineantacht
Nío thuig sí an téarma altramacht
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Illegtimate child
leanbh tabhartha
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factory manager
he praised maire
bainisteoir na monarchan
mhol sé M
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salary
tuarastal
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cleaning the toilets
ag glanadh na leithreas
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Maire rented a room in Dublin
Thóg M seomra ar cíos i mBaile...
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An explosion occurred
Bean lóistín forgot about máire's baby
Tharla pleascán
Rinne an bhean lóistín dearmad ar an leanbh
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Seánín took her and Pádraigín to Mailí's house
Thóg S. M agus P chuig teach Mhailí
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widow
Baintreach
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worried about the neighbours opinions
buartha faoi thuairimí na gcomharsan
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She worked like a slave on the farm
D'oibrigh sí ar nós sclábhaí ar an bhfeirm
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Injusice
An injustice was done to Máire
Eagóir
Rinneadh eagóir ar Mháire
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He suffered years of purgatory
D'fhulaing sé blianta de phurgadóireacht
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'a beautiful thing...a blessed thing'
'rud álainn..rud beannaithe'
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secret
False ceremony
He took off his ring
Rún
searmanas bréagach
Bhain sé a fháinne da mhéar
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She went to confession
the priest told her she would have to leave the person causing her to sin
Chuaigh sí chun faoistine
Dúirt an sagart léi go gcaithfeadh sí scarradh ón té ab ábhar peaca dí
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The priest refused to give her absolution
Dhiúltaigh an sagart aspalóid a thabhairt dí
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That night th efamily were saying the rosary
an oíche sin, bhí an chlann ag rá an choróin mhuire
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Maire couldn't finish the litany
Níor sí an líodán a chríochnú
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She questioned Liam when he was going to see Betty de Búrca
Cheistigh sí Liam
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Máire didn't take Holy Communion Sunday morning
She was sick often
Nior ghlac sí comaoineach Naofa maidin de Domhnaigh
Bhí sí tinn go minic
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Maili advised her to get a job
Máire would have her independence again
Mhol sí dí post a fháil
Bheadh a neamhspléachas féin arís ag M
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One night Padraig and Colm were on the town drinking
Mailí brought them home
Oíche amháin bhí Pádraig agus Colm ar an drábhlás ag ól
Thug Mailí abhaile iad
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maire had thought Padraig had come back for her
cheap Mairi go raibh Padraig tagtha ar ais chuici
Cheap maire go tháinig sé ar ais le haghaidh uithi
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Brothel
Teach an mhí chlú
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He denied he had a child
shéan sé
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lack of christianity
easpa críostaíochta
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lack of understanding
easpa tuisceana
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narrow minded outlook
dearcadh cúngaigeanta
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Outlook of society
dearcadh na sochaí
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people's outlook
dearcadh an phobail
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pádraig has no positive traits
Níl treith dearfach aige...treithe dearfacha
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showed his true nature
Stole her innocence
Thaispeán sé a fhíor-nádur/
ghoid a neamhchiontachta
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Maili found maire's corpse
the baby's head was in the oven
Máire took her own life
D'aimsigh Maili corp Mháire
Bhí ceann an linbh san oigheann
Chuir Máire lámh ina bás féin
