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Welsh idioms
Term | Definition |
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ail law | second hand |
ar ben | all over, finished |
ar ben ei gilydd | on top of each other / crammed in |
ar ei ben ei hun | on his own |
ar gael | available |
arllwys y glaw | pouring rain |
ar y blaen | in front, ahead |
ar bob cyfrif | certainly |
ar bigau’r drain | on tenterhooks, on edge |
ar ei golled | worse off, losing out |
a’i wynt yn ei ddwrn | out of breath |
bob amser | all the time |
cael ei weld | to be seen |
codi ofn ar | to frighten someone |
cyn bo hir | soon |
crynu yn ei sgidiau | shaking in his/her boots |
dal ati | to keep at something |
ddim hanner call | mad!! not all there |
dro ar ôl tro | time after time |
20. dysgu ar gof | to learn off by heart |
dweud y drefn wrth | to tell them off |
gair am air | word for word |
gorau po gynta | sooner the better |
gwell hwyr na hwyrach | better late than never |
gwenu o glust i glust | smiling from ear to ear |
gwneud ei orau glas | to do his very best |
gwneud y tro | to make do |
hen bryd | it’s about time |
o ddrwg i waeth | from bad to worse |
mae hi ar ben | it’s all over |
mae hi wedi canu arna i | I’m done for |
mae hiraeth arno / arni | he’s/she’s longing / yearning for |
mae’n dda ganddo/i fo/hi | he’s/she’s glad |
man a man | might as well |
o’r golwg | out of sight |
pwyso a mesur | to weigh up / to consider carefully |
rhag ofn | just in case |
rhoi’r gorau i | to give it up |
uchel ei gloch | loud-mouthed |
wrth ei fodd | delighted/in his element |
unwaith ac am byth | once and for all |
yn awr ac yn y man | now and then |
yma ac acw | here and there |