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PostPosted: Wed 12 Jul 2023 8:29 pm 
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Can someone please translate the following sentiment or suggest one similar:

"anything is possible, if you have belief in yourself"

We found this but not sure if it is non-sense.

mura bhfuil aon chreideamh i do chroí, níl aon rud indéanta

Thank you for any help.


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PostPosted: Thu 13 Jul 2023 12:15 am 
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rtsobrien wrote:
Can someone please translate the following sentiment or suggest one similar:

"anything is possible, if you have belief in yourself"

We found this but not sure if it is non-sense.

mura bhfuil aon chreideamh i do chroí, níl aon rud indéanta

Thank you for any help.


That translation looks alright but it's literally "If there isn't any belief/faith in your heart, nothing is possible." In my very non-professional opinion, it sounds like good Irish to me because it is expressed in the negative.

The following are more or less literal, but I'm not sure if I would recommend either of them.

Is féidir aon rud, má tá creideamh agat ionat féin. . . . if you have belief in yourself.
Is féidir aon rud má chreideann tú ionat féin. . . . if you believe in yourself.

Also, as this is for a tattoo, wouldn't you prefer something shorter? I can't think of anything right now off the top of my head.

Tim


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PostPosted: Thu 13 Jul 2023 1:03 am 
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Thank you very much. It's not for a tattoo but for an obituary which is much less physically painful. :- )


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PostPosted: Thu 13 Jul 2023 7:11 am 
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Le muinín asat féin agat, tiocfaidh leat gach ní dhéanamh


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