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Bannister is back! The author of the bestselling Proverbs in Irish and What's That as Gaeilge? returns with another indispensable guide to the Irish language. This comprehensive compendium includes a thematic index and lists of synonyms and antonyms. 'Who would have thought there was more than one way of saying `going commando' in Irish? And what do expressions like fear gan chathaoir, ag ?ir? a tr? or cnaipe a scaoileadh mean? This dictionary is packed with Irish phrases as they are used today, as well as providing fascinating insights into how the language has changed over time. Contemporary Irish has words like t?acs?il, hipearnasc, svaidhpe?il ar deas/ar cl?, trasinscneach, ?oca?ocht gan tadhall, along with many others that express the reality of lived experience for a new generation of speakers.'L?ns O Baoill?'Tairgeann an tr?? foilsi?ch?n seo i sraith leabhar ar an Ghaeilge, What's that as B?arla?, l?argas l?annta l?mhar ar an teanga mar a labhra?onn aos ?g na t?re inniu ?. Nochtar go neambhalbh ar leathanaigh an leabhair seo saibhreas na teanga ? shaothair na bhfil? nua-aoiseacha agus ? phr?s scr?bhneoir? iomr?iteacha na Nua-Ghaeilge. Is taisce eolais an leabhar seo ar conas a labhra?tear an teanga sna Gaeltachta? ?ags?la agus sa Ghalltacht freisin. Leabhar tagartha fi?ntach eile de chuid foilseach?n Bannister gur c?ir sp?s a dh?anamh d? ar do leabhrag?n baile.'Cairil Mhic ?alsain
Binding: Paperback / softback
Binding: Paperback / softback