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English to Irish translations [Non-PRO]
Music / professional bagpiper | | English term or phrase: " Measure once, Cut twice " | | Its an old phrase my prandpa use to use in his shop and that phrase has stuck with me and my family our whole lives. |
| | | "tomhais aon uaire, gearr faoi dhó" | Explanation:
It is a direct translation into Irish.
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Note added at 89 days (2008-08-25 13:49:52 GMT) Post-grading
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How did I translate it? Well, apart from a week in solitude meditating and a liberal application of poteen to the affected parts twice daily, I just kind of relied on my ability to speak Irish - and of course, to communicate with the little people in the field next door! ;-D |
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Tony Pratschke
Ireland
Local time: 16:21
| Grading comment Thanks man... how did you translate that phrase?
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