Each edition we offer you the opportunity to add a little bit of Irish to your vocabulary
English: Silence is golden
Irish: Is binn béal ina thost
Pronounced: Iss bin bail inna hust
English: The windy day is not the day for thatching
Irish: Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb
Pronounced: Knee hay law nah gwee-heh law nah sculb
English: He who runs away lives to fight another day
Irish: Is fearr rith maith ná drochsheasamh
Pronounced: Iss farr rih mot nah druch-shas-ivh
English: Hear much and say little
Irish: Eist moran agus can beagan
Pronounced: Aisht more-on ogus kon byug-on
English: An open mouth often catches a closed fist
Irish: Is minic a gheibhean beal oscailt diog dunta
Pronounced: Iss minik ah gevh-yun bail uskult dee-ug doon-tah
English: It takes time to build castles
Irish: De reir a cheile a thogtar na caisleain
Pronounced: Day rare ah kayla a hug-tur nah cosh-lawn
English: Broken Irish is better than clever English
Irish: Is fearr Gaeilge briste, na Bearla cliste
Pronounced: Iss far gale-geh brishteh naw bear-elh clish-teh
English: No door closed without another opening
Irish: Cha d'dhùin doras nach d'fhosgail doras
Pronounced: Caw dih-doo-inn durriss nock dus-gall duriss
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Word Power
Over the next few editions we’ll be attempting to increase your word power. Have a look at the words below and afterwards see if you know their meaning.
Pragmatic
Meaning: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based in practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Pejorative
Meaning: A word expressing contempt or disapproval
Contempt
Meaning: The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
Evocative
Meaning: Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
Poignant
Meaning: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Silhouette
Meaning: A silhouette is a solid, usually black, shape representing the outline of a person, object, or scene against a lighter background.
Cameo
Meaning: A small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor or a celebrity.
Chaste
Meaning: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all sexual intercourse.
Abseil
Meaning: Descend a rock face or other near vertical surface by using a double rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point
Sublime
Meaning: Beauty as top inspire great admiration or awe
How did you score ?
10 or more – Perfection !
6-9 Brilliant
3-6 Well done
0-2 Must do better
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