I am going to get a tattoo finished today, and I wanted to be sure of a translation before I got it permanently written on my side. Another translator gave me this translation: "Ní bheidh mé Bow; Ní bheidh mé briseadh." I wasn't sure if this was correct usage of the words in the correct forms (such as bow and break as verbs, not nouns or adjectives). Please help me! I will be forever grateful.

"Ní bheidh mé Bow; Ní bheidh mé briseadh."
NOOOOO ! that is totally wrong !


Do you mean "bow" as in "take a bow"?
Maybe "bend" is the word you are looking for.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I meant bow as in "bow down", like on your knees, to anyone that believes they are in higher power, if that makes sense. But I suppose bend could work as well if it meant about the same thing.

I would think "Ní ghéillfidh mé" ?

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Táim ag foghlaim Gaelainn na Mumhan

Tá fáilte roim nach aon cheartú!
I am a learner. Any translations offered are practice and should not be used unless confirmed.

I'm going to get my tattoo finished in less than two hours so the correct translation would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to mess up something that is going to last forever! Thanks so much for your help, you guys are the best!

Would that mean "I will not bow" or "I will not break"? I want them in two separate phrases.

That means "I will not surrender" or "I won't give in".

These things take time.
We recommend that 3 people agree on a translation.
You shouldn't leave it so close to your appointment.

Another suggestion for the original request -

Ní umhlóidh mé, ní bhrisfidh mé.

WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION !

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I'm sorry! I am just new at this. Just out of curiosity, what did my original translation that I was given mean? I am so glad I decided to get more opinions!

The one you were originally given meant that someone went to Google. It's nonsense...in fact, the word "bow" was even left in English! (that's a sure mark of a machine "translation," or as we call them here, "trashlation").

Bríd's looks good to me, but wait for at least one other to confirm.

Redwolf

I think Aislingeach's suggestion was also sound, but whereas Aislingeach's is the concept of yielding to pressure, Bríd's umhlaigh includes both the physical act of bowing and the concept of bowing to pressure:

Ní umhlóidh mé, ní bhrisfidh mé.

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Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).