New English-Irish Dictionary

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a shame

nounit's a shame is é an trua é, is é an peaca é, is é an feall éit's a crying shame is mór an trua é, is mór an peaca éwhat a shame! nach mór an trua é!, nach é an peaca é!, nach é an feall é!it's a real shame that no one can understand him is mór an trua nach dtuigeann aon duine é, is mór an feall nach dtuigeann aon duine é → see shame

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a »

it's a terrible shame is mór an náire é
blinking »

it's a blinking shame is mór an náire é, is náire shaolta é
but »

it's a great shame, but is mór an trua é, áfach; is mór an trua é, mar sin féin
dead »

it's a dead shame the school was closed is mór an náire gur druideadh an scoil
pass up »

it would be a shame to pass up this opportunity ba thrua gan an deis seo a thapú
shame »

shame about ... (also it's a shame about ...)shame about last night's show! is mór an trua faoi sheó na hoíche aréir!nice girl, shame about her sister! is cailín deas í, is é an trua nach é a dhála céanna ag an deirfiúr éexcellent graphics, shame about the game! grafaicí iontacha, is trua nach bhfuil an cluiche mar an gcéanna!
terrible »

it'd be a terrible shame if he left ba mhór an feall é dá n-imeodh sé, ba mhór an peaca é dá n-imeodh sé
though »

it was a shame though ba mhór an trua é, mar sin féin
thundering »

it's a thundering shame that it happened is náire shaolta é gur tharla sé
wicked »

it seems a wicked shame he didn't finish the course is mór an feall nár chríochnaigh sé an cúrsa

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