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Be Love. Be True

00:44 Aug 9, 2004
English to Gaelic translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Be Love. Be True
i dont know
AJ Litke


Summary of answers provided
5grá
Orla Ryan
4??? bi firinneach
Beurlach
1 +1a chuisle, bí dílis
Tony Pratschke (X)


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
be love. be true
??? bi firinneach


Explanation:
"bi firinneach" means "be true" - or better, "be truthful/honest" - don't know how to translate "be love," though - Gaelic structure doesn't allow the verb "bi" ("be") to be directly used with nouns. And I'm not 100% sure what you mean by "be love"?

Beurlach
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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i dont know what it means either, im just doing it for a friend, so what is love in gaelic and ill be able to get it from there
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Comment: i dont know what it means either, im just doing it for a friend, so what is love in gaelic and ill be able to get it from there

7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
be love. be true
grá


Explanation:
grá means love.

Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
11 days

disagree  Tony Pratschke (X): Of course, 'grá' means 'love' but what about the whole phrase, Órla?
31 days
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24 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
be love. be true
a chuisle, bí dílis


Explanation:
I am guessing that the original phrase was "Beloved, be true", hence the above. When logic fails, there is always a guess! ;-)

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Note added at 38 days (2004-09-16 21:56:33 GMT)
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When logic fails, there is always McDonalds?

Tony Pratschke (X)
Ireland
Local time: 11:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in IrishIrish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alan Boydell: Sounds like a good guess at that
13 days
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