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9 Irish language translations that are so bad they're good
Cálslá. CÁLSLÁ!
THE IRISH LANGUAGE can be a wonderful, beautiful thing.
Most of the time…
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Poetic.
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Truly poetic.
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We’ll take six, thanks
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Hiopstar. HIOPSTAR!
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Mblíp, mblíp.
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L.A.S.E.R = light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
L.É.A.S.A R = ?
And don’t get us started on ‘priontáil léasair’.
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Now you’re not even trying.
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“Nua technolaiocht”. Now, what could that be?
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Beautiful.
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