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GunChleoc wrote: Chanainn: Tha N. a' cur F. droil

Tapadh leibh!

Chan eil spùt agam

Ciamar a chanas tu sin sa Bheurla? 'S e mo bheachd-sa nach eil feum air eadar-theangachadh mas e facal-iasaid sna cànain mhòra eile th' ann, gu sònraichte ma tha e ann an ceart-litreachadh treas cànain, mar pizza, sushi, Sauerkraut no décolletage.

From now on, I'll just assume that if the word doesn't exist in English, then it won't exist in Gaelic either.

So, a Gaeli would not equate Bràghad with the same area as the Décolletage. OK. AFB has the meaning: "the part of the body between the neck and the upper chest (or any sub-part thereof)"; and Dwelly "1. Neck, throat, windpipe. 2** Back. 3‡ Breast and upper parts of the body. 4 Shoulder of a still. Lagan a' bhràghaid, the hollow at the upper part of the breast", the combination of which I thought might equate to those areas exposed by a neckline a la Décolletage.

i encountered "Bràghad" whilst looking for the word for "neck", and thought it suspiciously like "Décolletage". A mistake, since I now know there is no equivalent in English, which uses the word it purloined from French.

Tapadh leibh airson ur cuideachadh.

From now on, I'll just assume that if the word doesn't exist in English, then it won't exist in Gaelic either.

Certainly for rather specific technical terms, that's not a bad assumption to make. I mean, beef is French ultimately but there is mairtfheoil of course. But I'm sure you get the intuitive difference between beef and sushi/décolletage

Bràghad with the same area as the Décolletage

Décolletage is fairly specific and a technical fashion term. Bràghad is more anatomical and not at all a technical fashion term. In everyday English, "chin" works fine but that doesn't mean that a chin is the same as the mandibular symphysis.

Ciamar a channas sibh "this morning" 'sa Ghàidhlig?

1. Madainn an-diugh;
2. 'Sa mhadainn an-diugh; no
3. Madainn an-seo?

1. or 2.

faoileag wrote: 1. or 2.

Tapadh leibh airson ur cuideachadh.

Tha mi air ais!

A bheil seo ceart: "Latha Eadar-nàiseanta Leabhraichean Cloinne "?

Tha mi 'n dòchas gu bheil e ag ràdh, "International Day of Children's Books".

International day of children's books, an e? Ar leam tha e ceart

GunChleoc wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:48 pm

International day of children's books, an e? Ar leam tha e ceart

Tha mi nam òinseach. Forgot to proof read.

Tapadh leat!

Agus a bheil seo ceart: "Latha Eadar-Nàiseanta nan Curranan-Dearga"? Tha mi 'n dòchas gu bheil e ag ràdh, "International Carrot Day".

Mòran taing!

You can drop the "dearga", since that type of curran is the default assumed.

GunChleoc wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:29 am

You can drop the "dearga", since that type of curran is the default assumed.

Tapadh leibh.

Just wondering, if I have missed something, and if I left out the article, e.g. it should read "Latha Eadar-Nàiseanta Leabhraichean nan Cloinne"?