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Gaelic translation: bidh deiseil


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11:31 Jul 20, 2009
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English term or phrase: be prepared
I am a BSA scoutmaster who is taking my troop to scotland in 2010. we are making kiltpins as gifts for our host families and want to put the scout motto "be prepared" on the kilt pins in Gaelic
georgiakiltman
United States
Local time: 18:50
Gaelic translation:bidh deiseil
Explanation:
That's the singular form in Scottish Gaelic.

If you want it to refer to more than one person, it would be "Bithibh deiseil".

Some dialects would use "ullaichte" instead of "deiseil".
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kmtext
Local time: 23:50
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5bidh deiseilkmtext
5Bí ullamhSMAOINTE


  

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Bí ullamh


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This is Irish Gaeilge

SMAOINTE
Ireland
Local time: 23:50
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bidh deiseil


Explanation:
That's the singular form in Scottish Gaelic.

If you want it to refer to more than one person, it would be "Bithibh deiseil".

Some dialects would use "ullaichte" instead of "deiseil".

kmtext
Local time: 23:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GaelicGaelic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: thank you. you have been the only one to give this to me in scottish gaelic

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