Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
arrah/begorrah
Spanish translation:
Ay/Dios mío
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Oct 21, 2008 19:13
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English term
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Spanish translations you can rely on
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Colombian, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
arrah/begorrah
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Slang
Irish slang
Hola:
Estos términos aparecen en el siguiente pasaje de una obra literaria y se supone que es un chiste:
"An Irishman once on being asked by his master to buy a morning paper said in his usual witty way, 'Arrah and begorrah and I will be after wishing you the top of the morning.'"
La verdad es que no entiendo ni siquiera el chiste... :-(
Mi intención es traducirlo respetando en lo posible las particularidades del texto de partida, de manera que no busco una adaptación del chiste, sino simplemente entender su sentido.
Gracias de antemano,
Nicolás
Estos términos aparecen en el siguiente pasaje de una obra literaria y se supone que es un chiste:
"An Irishman once on being asked by his master to buy a morning paper said in his usual witty way, 'Arrah and begorrah and I will be after wishing you the top of the morning.'"
La verdad es que no entiendo ni siquiera el chiste... :-(
Mi intención es traducirlo respetando en lo posible las particularidades del texto de partida, de manera que no busco una adaptación del chiste, sino simplemente entender su sentido.
Gracias de antemano,
Nicolás
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | Ay/dios mío |
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Change log
Oct 26, 2008 18:10: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/755621">Nicolás Valencia's</a> old entry - "arrah/begorrah "" to ""Ay/Dios mío""
Proposed translations
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Ay/dios mío
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Begorrah Goodness me
B'jaysus Dear me, how shocking
Top o' the morning Hello
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-10-21 19:33:56 GMT)
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or top o' the morning =
a very good morning
This is just a cheerful way of greeting someone in Ireland.
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Reference comments
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Reference:
Andá a saber donde está el chiste, pero te averigüé que
arrah: anglo-irish expression for wonder, etc
begorrah: a simple interjection
arrah: anglo-irish expression for wonder, etc
begorrah: a simple interjection
15 mins
Reference:
I don't see any joke here, the Irishman is just expressing himself in an Irish way.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Reference:
En google hay algunas entradas sobre esta expresión, incluido el texto que estás traduciendo:
Tales of Wonder - Wikisource - [ Traducir esta página ]
"An Irishman once on being asked by his master to buy a morning paper said in his usual witty way, 'Arrah and begorrah and I will be after wishing you the ...
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tales_of_Wonder - 238k -
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Tales of Wonder - Wikisource - [ Traducir esta página ]
"An Irishman once on being asked by his master to buy a morning paper said in his usual witty way, 'Arrah and begorrah and I will be after wishing you the ...
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tales_of_Wonder - 238k -
View topic - arrah and begorrah, clean as a whistle :
arrah and begorrah, clean as a whistle. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. arrah and begorrah, clean as a whistle by deckster on Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:17 pm ...
Anti-War Activist places US Soldiers under (Citizens) Arrest in Co ..
49, Arrah and begorrah to be sure, to be sure, R. Isible, Mon Jun 26, 2006 02:54 . 50, we all know how you help people, hedgehog, Mon Jun 26, 2006 03:43 ...
ireland.indymedia.org/article/76801?condense_comments=true - 122k
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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patinba
: Well spotted! The mystery non-joke is explained (sort of)!
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You really need a native for this one, maybe one or our Irish colleagues... Many thanks, patinba - Bea
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