Words English took from Irish and Scottish Gaelic en inglés

1. 1
   whisky/ˈwɪski/iTambién se dice ˈhwɪski.

   sustantivo

   A strong drink made from grain.
2. 2
   slogan/ˈsloʊɡən/

   sustantivo

   A short, catchy phrase a group keeps repeating.
3. 3
   galore/ɡəˈlɔːr/

   adjetivo

   In great supply.
4. 4
   smithereens/ˌsmɪðərˈiːnz/

   sustantivo

   Tiny broken pieces.
5. 5
   leprechaun/ˈlepərkaʊn/

   sustantivo

   A tricky little man from Irish stories.
6. 6
   boycott/ˈbɔɪˌkɑːt/

   verbo

   To refuse to do business with someone as a protest.
7. 7
   spree/spriː/

   sustantivo

   A short, wild burst of doing what you like.
8. 8
   bog/bɑːɡ/iTambién se dice bɔːɡ.

   verbo

   To slow something down until it gets stuck.
9. 9
   gab/ɡæb/

   verbo

   To chat a lot.
10. 10
    crony/ˈkroʊni/

    sustantivo

    A close friend you spend a lot of time with.

Las frases

1. Make mine a small whisky with no ice, please.

2. That sounds like a slogan from an old beer ad.

3. There are pubs galore on this street.

4. He dropped the glass and it smashed to smithereens.

5. The barman swears he saw a leprechaun last night.

6. We should boycott any bar that plays music this loud.

7. We went on a shopping spree before we came here.

8. Don't bog the story down with every detail.

9. You two could gab for hours in a place like this.

10. He's sitting over there with his old crony from school.

Pronunciación

• smithereens/ˌsmɪðərˈiːnz/

  The stress falls on the last part, "reens," not on "smith."

• leprechaun/ˈlepərkaʊn/

  The last part rhymes with "town," not with "con."