the one that got away

[Antaine]

would this be a good translation of ,the one that got away.,

an ceann ar imigh

I’m thinking of changing ceann to cailin

[Lughaidh]

If it’s a woman, you’d say:

An bhean a d’imigh

[Antaine]

Now, I know that’s the sense of it, but “got away” implies something a little different than simply having left. Is there possibly a better word than imigh? I mean, “The woman who left” is not quite the same sense as “the one who got away.”

I know lots of phrases don’t translate from one language to another, but I’m hoping I can get closer than imigh.

[Tuigim]

…a d’éalaigh uaim

[Antaine]

I think that’s it! grma!

[Lughaidh]

A d’éalaigh uaim means “who fled from me”. I don’t know if it’s what you meant…

[Antaine]

Can it also mean “who escaped from me?” I mean the implication of “the one who got away” is a woman (or fish) whose leaving was udesirable to the speaker and in spite of implied efforts to possess the subject.

[Tuigim]

Not just ‘fled’, a chara, ach ‘slip away’ agus frásaí eile.

[Tuigim]

Ná habair é, Antaine agus ‘ ceart agat.

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