Mo leithscéal, is í seo an cheist dheireanach atá agam daoibh maidir leis an aistriúchán seo!

He would start to hate opening the door into this house full of ghosts.

Beagán ar bheagán thiocfadh gráin air roimh filleadh ar ais ar an teach seo, teach lán le taibhsí.

Dar le mo stiúrthóir níl an Ghaeilge soiléir go leor, ach ní thig liom aistriúchán eile a cheapadh... D'úsáid mé "roimh" toisc go bhfuil sé úsáidte agam san abairt a thagann díreach roimhe:

But he would start to dread it.

Ach thiocfadh drogall air roimh teacht abhaile


Céard a mheasann sibh?

An dtiocfadh leat níos mó den chomhthéacs a thabhairt dúinn?

- 'opening the door into this house' - Ciall litriúil nó 'figurative'?
- An bhfuil an doras oscailte aige cheana féin, nó an bhfuil an doras le hoscailt go fóill?
- '...drogall air roimh...' An é 'drogall' an focal cuí?
- Go bhfios domhsa, ní bhíonn 'gráin/fuath' ag duine 'roimh' rud: 'ar' nó 'do' na réamhfhocail a ghabhann leo de ghnáth.
- Nár mhínigh sé/sí duit an fáth ar mheas sé/sí nach raibh an Ghaeilge soiléir go leor?

Thiocfadh ar ndóigh! (Gunna say this in English 'cause I'm under time pressure to hand in the translation)

Emma is thinking about her brother and how he will start coming home less and less from college, because of the terrible things that happened to Emma and the devastating effect it has had on her family, her and her parents are the ghosts. So it's a figurative meaning with opening the door - he'll hate coming home to the house where he is reminded of the things that happened.

Shocraigh mé ar an réamhfhocal "roimh" a bhaint amach, mar sin céard atá agam anois ná:

Ach thiocfadh drogall air teacht abhaile. Beagán ar bheagán thiocfadh gráin air filleadh ar ais ar an teach seo, teach lán le taibhsí.


Cheap mé go raibh an focal "drogall" oiriúnach go leor le haghaidh an focal "dread" a chur in iúl - nach gceapann tú?