Irish Translation Forum

hi, i was wondering how one would translate "hard times" into Irish... as in, "I put the hard times behind me."
thanks!

It depands what you mean by 'hard times'. If it's poverty and material hardship, then 'cruatan' and 'anró' fit the bill. If it's a bad time emotionally/professionally then 'drochlaethanta' might be better.
Could you put it in a sentence?

Actually, both, or all: poverty and emotional. "I put all the bad times behind me."
thanks!

Some possibilities:

saol crua "hard life, hard times"

saol anróiteach "hard life, wretched life"

(De Bhaldraithe)

Ok, I'd suggest 'Thug mé cúl don chrá is don chruatan'

'Thug mé cúl do' means I turned my back on - it's a very common way of saying you're finished with something. 'Crá' means pain or misery and 'cruatan' means bad circumstances. That kind of alliteration is very common in Irish.

Hope that's a help

Nice expressions, a Lochlannaigh, but if I'm not mistaken, "I put the hard times behind me." and "I put all the bad times behind me." were just examples to illustrate the meaning of "hard times" that the OP is aiming for. That is to say, I think the request is for "hard times".

In that regard, crá is cruatan, derived from your suggestion, is another possibility.

Breandán wrote:Nice expressions, a Lochlannaigh, but if I'm not mistaken, "I put the hard times behind me." and "I put all the bad times behind me." were just examples to illustrate the meaning of "hard times" that the OP is aiming for. That is to say, I think the request is for "hard times".

In that regard, crá is cruatan, derived from your suggestion, is another possibility.

Yes - if so, 'crá is cruatan' (or 'crá agus cruatan' to be formal. I always shorten things here just in case it's for a tattoo!)

Hi all,
thanks for the responses! it is actually for a tattoo, but I've been trying to learn not only how to speak Irish, but to read it as well. that said, would anyone be able to help me pronounce your suggestions?
thanks again!
-uncle rosey