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Meaning of ar scáth | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR B2
ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑːh

Definitions

  1. shaded from, sheltered from
    triggers-no-mutation, with-genitive
  2. under the guise of
    triggers-no-mutation, with-genitive
  3. for the sake of
    triggers-no-mutation, with-genitive

Equivalents

English for the sake of

Examples

“Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine.”

People (must be able to) live together; no man is an island; one hand washes the other

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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