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shame in Welsh

cywilydd

shame

Additional definitions

  • vulva
  • modesty
  • reproach

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Roedd Megan yn meddwl bod ei rhieni'n codi cywilydd arni hi o flaen ei ffrindiau.

Megan thought that her parents were embarrassing her in front of her friends.B1

Paid â chodi cywilydd arna i!

Don't embarrass me!B2

Mae merched yn teimlo cywilydd, embaras ac yn methu â chanolbwyntio yn y foment honno.

This leaves girls humiliated, embarrassed and unable to concentrate during that moment in time.B2

Mae angen mwy o nyrsys, meddygon a staff rheng flaen arnom, ac rydym yn cefnogi galwad y Coleg Nyrsio Brenhinol i roi diwedd ar ofal mewn coridorau, testun cywilydd mawr i'n gwasanaeth iechyd yma yng Nghymru.

We need more nurses, doctors and front-line staff, and we support the Royal College of Nursing's call to end corridor care, one of the biggest shames of our health service here in Wales.B2

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

Base form
cywilydd
Treiglad Meddal
gywilydd
Treiglad Trwynol
nghywilydd
Treiglad Llaes
chywilydd
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