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pobal

people

NounMasculineA1/ˈpˠɔbˠəl̪ˠ/

"pobal" means "people" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈpˠɔbˠəl̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → phobal, Urú → bpobal.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "pobal" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formpobal
Séimhiúphobal
Urúbpobal

"pobal" in context

Tá an pobal Giúdach an-chorraithe faoi seo.

The Jewish community is very concerned about this.

A2

Dhiúltaigh an pobal don Dóú Leasú Déag (a bhain le ceart na mbeo gan breith chun a mbeatha) agus thoiligh siad leis an Tríú Leasú Déag agus leis an gCeathrú Leasú Déag (thíos).

The people rejected the Twelfth (which dealt with the right to life of the unborn) and approved the Thirteenth and Fourteenth (below).

B2

Dhiúltaigh an pobal don Ceathrú Leasú is Fiche [a dhéileáil le Conradh Nice] agus thoiligh an pobal leis an Aonú Leasú is Fiche agus leis an Tríú Leasú is Fiche (thuas).

The people rejected the Twenty-fourth [which dealt with the Treaty of Nice] and approved the Twenty-first and Twenty-third (above).

B2

2° Déanfaidh an Stát iarracht chun a chur in áirithe go stiúrfar fiontraíocht phríobháideach i slí gur deimhin go ndéanfar earraí a tháirgeadh agus a imdháil le hinniúlacht réasúnta agus go gcosnófar an pobal ar bhrabús éagórach.

2° The State shall endeavour to secure that private enterprise shall be so conducted as to ensure reasonable efficiency in the production and distribution of goods and as to protect the public against unjust exploitation.

B2

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