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cead

English translation: Welcome!

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Irish term or phrase:céad míle fáilte!
English translation:Welcome!
Entered by: Jarema

03:37 Jan 15, 2004
Irish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Irish term or phrase: cead
cead mile failre
shawn
Welcome!
Explanation:
Cead Mile Failte (An old Irish greeting meaning "A hundred thousand welcomes".)

http://www.irishjeweler.com/giftvoucher.htm
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Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 22:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Welcome!
Jarema


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Welcome!


Explanation:
Cead Mile Failte (An old Irish greeting meaning "A hundred thousand welcomes".)

http://www.irishjeweler.com/giftvoucher.htm


    Reference: http://www.irishjeweler.com/giftvoucher.htm
Jarema
Ukraine
Local time: 22:19
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Mencher
1 hr
agree  IanW (X): Yes, "céad míle fáilte"
2 hrs
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: but cead is hundred, not welcome
6 hrs
  -> Yes, but "céad míle fáilte" is "welcome".
agree  roneill: Very important to put the accent on the é, as cead is a different word, meaning permission.
13 hrs
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