Vocab Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
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divorce
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colscaradh
2
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he separated/he separates
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scar sé/scarann sé
3
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wishes/desires
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mianta
4
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values
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luachanna
5
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contrast
A
codarsnacht
6
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metaphor
A
meafar
7
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images
A
íomhánna
8
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the couple
A
an lánúin
9
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married
A
pósadh
10
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obstacles
A
constaicí
11
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outlook
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dearcadh
12
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unsolvable problems
A
difríochtaí doréiithe
13
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warm/cosy
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teolaí
14
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authority
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úadarás
15
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rich
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saibhreas
16
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status
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stádas
17
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society
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sochaí
18
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material things
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nithe/rudaí ábhartha
19
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to want
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theastaigh ó
20
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attention
A
léiriú
21
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blame
A
milleán
22
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failed marraige
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theip an bpósta
23
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The poet doesn’t give no/any judgement on them
A
Ní thugann an file aon bhreithiúnas orthu
24
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he mentions the wishes of the man and the values of the woman and mentions the different vision they both had of marriage
A
Luann sé mianta an fhir agus luachanna ana mná agus luann sé an fhís dhifriúil a bhí ag an mbeirt acu den phósadh
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different vision
fís difriúil
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He points out that it was that rift or gap that created the obstacles in their relationship and because of the gap in the minds of the two, they separated
Tugann sé le fios gurch é an deilghilt nó an bearna sin a chruthaigh na constaicí ina gcaidreamh agus de bharr na bearna a bhí ann maidir le meon na beirte, scar siad óna chéile
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rift or gap
deilghilt nó an bearna
28
The poet points out that the woman and the man in this poem wanted love, affection and love
Tugann an file le fios gur theastaigh grá, cion agus searc ón mbean agus ón bhfear sa dán seo
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affection
cion
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they separated from each other at the end of the poem
Scar siad óna chéile ag deireadh an dáin
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The poet gives us a gloomy/depressing picture of the marriage in this poem
Tugann an file léiriú gruama dúinn ar an bpósach sa dán seo
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cad iad na príomh-mhothúcháin sa dán seo?
grá agus brón
33
They man and woman in the poem were trying to find love
Bhí an fear agus an bhean ag iarriadh grá a aimsiú sa dán seo
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They were looking for different things in marriage
They were looking for different things in marriage
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Love meant family life, warm, traditional for the man
B'ionann an grá agus saol clainne, teolaí, traidisiúnta don fhear
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Love meant freedom, power, wealth and authority for the woman
B'ionann an grá agus saoirse, cumhacht, saibhreas agus údarás don bhean
37
Love and marriage failed because they had not properly discussed their desires and values before marriage and could not reach a compromise
Theip ar an ngrá agus ar an bpósadh mar ní raibh a mianta agus luachanna pléite i gceart acu roimh an bpósadh agus ní raibh siad ábalta teacht ar chomhréiteach
38
To fail
theip sé
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compromise
comhréiteach
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solution
réiteach
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A warm, rustic/traditional life at home by the fire
Saol teolaí, tíriúil sa bhaile cois tine
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his wife to be at home raising the children
a bhean chéile a bheith sa bhaile ag tógáil na leanaí
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a traditional role in marriage
ról traidisiúnta sa phósadh
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love and pleasure
grá agus sult
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relief and affection
faoiseamh is cion
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husband, love and shelter
fear céile, grá agus foscadh
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half the authority
leath den údrás
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half of the property
leath den mhaoin
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holidays abroad
laethanta saoire thar lear
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material things and status in society
nithe ábhartha agus stádas sa tsochaí
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cad iad na teicníochtaí fileata sa dán
rím, codarsnacht, meadaracht, íomhánna agus meafair, friotal lom, simplí
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There is a sharp contrast between the wishes of the man in verse 1 and the wishes of the woman in verse 2
Tá codarsnacht ghéar idir mianta an fhir i véarsa a haon agus mianta na mná i véarsa a dó
53
there is a contrast between the traditional outlook of the man and the broad-minded/new outlook of the woman
Tá codrasnacht idir an dearcadh traidisiúnta a bhí ag an bhfear agus an dearcadh nua-aimseartha a bhí ag an mbean ar an bpósadh
54
the file uses warm, earthy images to describe the man's desires and values
Úsáideann an file íomhánna teolaí, tíriúla chun cur síós s dhéanamh ar mhianta agus luachanna an fhir
