Sure & begorrah

Spanish translation: ¡seguro y por Dios!

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English term or phrase:sure & begorrah!
Spanish translation:¡seguro y por Dios!
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00:23 Mar 24, 2003
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English term or phrase: Sure & begorrah
Sure & begorrah we’re proud of these people.

Colegas, honestamente no sé qué significa eso. ¿me pueden ayudar?

Douggie
Doug
¡Seguro y por Dios!
Explanation:
Hola Douggie-Doug :-)
Es una expresión irlandesa que quiere decir: ¡Seguro y por Dios!

begorrah es un eufemismo para decir "by God"

"begorragh- apparently, a made up term used by the stage Irish as an opening expression as in "faith 'n' begorrah, "sure 'n begorrah" or just "begorrah."..."

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Muchas gracias Oso.
Saludo

Douggie
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5 +3¡Seguro y por Dios!
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begorra


Explanation:
Just a few words to explain that it exists in the unilingual English dictionary and is an emphatic exclamation typically Irish coming form By God

It probably has nothing to do with your text. the spelling is different no H at the end
Buena suerte
Ségolène

chaplin
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¡Seguro y por Dios!


Explanation:
Hola Douggie-Doug :-)
Es una expresión irlandesa que quiere decir: ¡Seguro y por Dios!

begorrah es un eufemismo para decir "by God"

"begorragh- apparently, a made up term used by the stage Irish as an opening expression as in "faith 'n' begorrah, "sure 'n begorrah" or just "begorrah."..."

Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)



    Reference: http://users.ev1.net/~gpmoran/GlsryA_G.htm
Oso (X)
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Muchas gracias Oso.
Saludo

Douggie

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agree  analeonor
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  -> Muchas gracias, analeonor ¶:^)

agree  Refugio: often spelled without the h--used as a mild oath
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  -> Mil gracias por el dato y por su agrí, Ruth

agree  Carolina Abarca-Camps
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  -> Muchas gracias y saludos, Carolina ¶:^)
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