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Welsh word

difrifol

serious

adjectivemasculine

difrifol means “serious” in Welsh and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formdifrifol
Treiglad Meddalddifrifol
Treiglad Trwynolnifrifol

difrifol in context

Fe wnaethant dynnu sylw at feysydd pellach o bryder difrifol na fu digon o graffu arnynt yn ymchwiliad y DU.

They pointed out further areas of serious concern that have not received sufficient scrutiny at the UK inquiry.

B2

Yn anffodus, fe fu cyfres o ddamweiniau difrifol ar yr A55 dros yr haf, yn bennaf o gwmpas cyffordd 32 yn fy etholaeth i.

Sadly, there has been a series of serious accidents on the A55 over the summer, largely around junction 32 in my constituency.

B2

Ond mae yna fater difrifol ynglŷn â chost a chynaliadwyedd cyffuriau lefel isel—cyffuriau fel Aspirin, ibuprofen a pharasetamol—sydd yn costio miliynau o bunnoedd i'r GIG bob blwyddyn.

But there is a serious issue about the cost and sustainability of low-level drugs—drugs such as Aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol—which do cost the NHS millions of pounds every year.

C1

Maen nhw wedi ymgyrchu ynghylch smyglo anifeiliaid anwes ers blynyddoedd, ac maen nhw'n gweld y ddeddfwriaeth hon fel cam hir-ddisgwyliedig ymlaen i fynd i'r afael â materion lles difrifol wrth fewnforio anifeiliaid agored i niwed.

They've campaigned on pet smuggling for years, and they see this legislation as a long-overdue step forward to tackle serious welfare issues in the importation of vulnerable animals.

C1

Gadewch i mi ddweud wrthych chi fod yn rhaid i chi wneud rhai penderfyniadau difrifol, ac mae rhai o'r penderfyniadau hynny yn cael effaith uniongyrchol ar fywydau pobl yn ein cymunedau.

Let me tell you that you have to make some serious decisions, and some of those decisions have an impact directly on people's lives in our communities.

B2

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