lie in Welsh

celwydd

lie

nounmasculine/ˈkɛlwɨ̞ð/

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Peidiwch â dweud celwydd!

Don't tell lies!B1

Ceir yr holl bobl hynny sy'n dweud wrthych chi am fwynhau eich cwsg a'r holl wahanol heriau y byddwch chi'n eu hwynebu, ac yna pan fydd yn digwydd, rydych chi'n sylweddoli nad oedden nhw'n dweud celwydd wrthych chi.

There are all of those people who tell you about enjoying your sleep and all the different challenges you'll have, and then when it happens, you realise that they weren't lying to you.C1

Rwy'n parchu gwahanol farn o fewn y Siambr hon, ond nid yw'r ystadegau yn dweud celwydd.

I respect different opinions within this Chamber, but the statistics simply do not lie.B2

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You may also meet these forms of celwydd in a sentence.

Base form: celwydd
Treiglad Meddal: gelwydd
Treiglad Trwynol: nghelwydd
Treiglad Llaes: chelwydd

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