Hurlamaboc (Eochairfhocail)

The most beautiful, most fashionable agus neatest woman on the face of the earth

An bhean is áille, is faiseanta agus is néata ar chlár na cruinne

A thin cheery beautiful woman

Bean thanaí dhathúil ghealgháireach

They will have a great day

Beidh an-lá go deo acu

Parents of the family

Tuismitheoirí an teaghlaigh

Really looking forward to the party

Ag tnúth go mór leis an gcóisir

Lisín's wishes

Mianta Lisín

Ruán's life

Saol Ruáin

Cuán's life

Saol Chuáin

Lisín's life

Saol Lisín

Pól's life

Saol Phóil

Married for twenty years

Pósta le scór bliain

University lecturer

Léachtóir ollscoile

Houses and apartments across Europe

Tithe agus árasáin aige ar fud na hEorpa

Two handsome sons

Beirt mhac dathúil

Fine educated man

Ardfhear léannta

She noticed the possibilities

D'aithin sí na féidearthachtaí

Buying stocks on the internet

Ag ceannach stoc ar an idirlíon

Get the upper hand on the neighbours

An lámh in uachtar a fháil ar na comharsana

The theme of the modern excessive life

Téama an tsaoil iomarcaigh nua-aimseartha

She had done lots of preparation if that wasn't enough

An-ullmhúchán déanta aici murar leor sin

Mocking

Scigmhagadh

A woman who has control of every part of her life

Bean a bhfuil smacht aici ar chuile chuid dá saol

During the Celtic Tiger

Le linn Ré an Tíogair Cheiltigh

Wasting money

Ag cur amú airgid

The second freezer

An dara reoiteoir

Glasses and wine ordered in the wine shop

Gloiní agus fíon ar ordú sa siopa fíona

Full of pies, sausages, salmon and handmade bread

Lán le píoga, ispíní, bradán agus arán lámhdhéanta

Decorated from top to bottom

Maisithe ó bhun go barr

Ruán had a habit of saying what his mother wants to hear

De nós ag Ruán an rud atá a mháthair ag iarraidh a chloisint a rá léi

The visitors

Na cuairteoirí

She would go out on the road without nice clothes and makeup - something Lisín would never do

Rachadh sí amach ar an tsráid gan éadaí deasa agus smideadh uirthi - rud nach ndéanfadh Lisín riamh

In contrast with Lisín

I gcodarsnacht le Lisín

The only dark-haired woman on this blonde road

An t-aon bhean dhorcha ar an mbóthar fionn seo

That Lisín is better than all the other women

Go bhfuil Lisín chun cinn ar na mná go léir

If her perfect appearance wasn't enough, she is a member of many different organisations

Murar leor a cuma fhoirfe, tá sí ina bhall de roinnt mhaith eagraíochtaí

Book clubs

Clubanna leabhar

Organisations that do brilliant work for poor people

Eagraíochtaí a dhéanann scoth na hoibre do dhaoine bochta

She is taking Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese classes

tá sí ag tógáil ranganna Spáinnise, Rúisise, Sínise agus Seapáinise

While everyone around her is green with envy, her own son is suffering

Fad atá gach mac máthar ina timpeall 'ite le formad', tá a mac féin ag fulaingt.

The reason she doesn't give enough care to her loyal son Ruán

An chúis nach dtugann sí a dhóthain aire dá mac dílis Ruán

Snobbery of the characters

Ardnósacht na gcarachtar

Traits of a satire

Tréithe na hAoire

Traits of a mockery

Tréithe an scigmhagaidh

A deadly sin in the eyes of the neighbours

Peaca marfach i súile na gcomharsan

Always belittling him

De shíor ag déanamh a bheag de

Lisín's husband

Fear céile Lisín

Upperclass people

Daoine ísealaicmeacha

Perfection was more important than friendship or kindness

Bhí foirfeacht ní ba thábhachtaí ná cairdeas nó cinéaltas