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 Post subject: to tell on someone
PostPosted: Thu 04 Jul 2013 10:39 am 
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A phase that is regularly used amongst kids is: 'I am going to tell on you.'

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tell on
(v + prep) informal TRANSITIVE
inis ar
scéala a dhéanamh ar
sceith ar
he told on her rinne sé scéala uirthi

I am wondering what is the most natural or usual way to say 'I am going to tell on you' is. 'Inseoidh mé ort' sounds strange, but maybe it is fine.

Of course, the other side of this is that maybe the English phrase 'to tell on' came from the Irish? I never know what came first - the chicken or the egg...... :panic:

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 Post subject: Re: to tell on someone
PostPosted: Thu 04 Jul 2013 3:26 pm 
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Saoirse wrote:
A phase that is regularly used amongst kids is: 'I am going to tell on you.'

Taken from http://www.focloir.ie

tell on
(v + prep) informal TRANSITIVE
inis ar
scéala a dhéanamh ar
sceith ar
he told on her rinne sé scéala uirthi

I am wondering what is the most natural or usual way to say 'I am going to tell on you' is. 'Inseoidh mé ort' sounds strange, but maybe it is fine.

Of course, the other side of this is that maybe the English phrase 'to tell on' came from the Irish? I never know what came first - the chicken or the egg...... :panic:


Since the meaning being conveyed is "I will inform (betray,divulge information,etc) on you, I would be inclined to say "Sceithfidh mé ort". Not sure what is said in Gaeltacht regions or i gcaint na ndaoine


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 Post subject: Re: to tell on someone
PostPosted: Thu 04 Jul 2013 3:52 pm 
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Would "neosfaidh mé ort" be more colloquiall?


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 Post subject: Re: to tell on someone
PostPosted: Thu 04 Jul 2013 8:09 pm 
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I've found (on Focal.ie) - ag spréadh scéalta bréagacha
betray (of trust) - braith
betray (a confidence) - sceitheann rún
and - déan feall ar (someone)


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 Post subject: Re: to tell on someone
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Baldy gives Déanaim cabaireacht, geabaireacht as well as cúlchaint for tattle which was what we said for tell on


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 Post subject: Re: to tell on someone
PostPosted: Tue 16 Jul 2013 1:17 am 
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Saoirse wrote:
'I am going to tell on you.' ... 'Inseoidh mé ort' sounds strange, but maybe it is fine.


Yeah that's fine too.

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