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Welsh word

ysbryd

spirit

nounmasculine/ˈəsbrɨ̞d/

ysbryd means “spirit” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈəsbrɨ̞d/.

ysbryd in context

Dw i ddim yn credu bod ysbryd yma o gwbl.

I do not believe that there is a ghost here at all.

A2

Oes ysbryd yma? Nac oes.

Is there a ghost here? No.

A2

Efallai fod y targed o 10 y cant wedi'i ollwng mewn enw, ond nid mewn ysbryd.

The 10 per cent target may have been dropped in name, but not in spirit.

B2

Yn gynnar yng nghyfnod Oes Fictoria, fe gyflwynodd Charles Dickens ni i ddau blentyn truenus o dan fantell ysbryd y Nadolig presennol.

In early Victorian times, Charles Dickens introduced us to two wretched children from beneath the gown of the ghost of Christmas present.

C1

Pan oedd pethau ar fin torri, fe fyddai neges destun oddi wrth Hefin yn codi'r ysbryd bob amser, ac ni wnaf fyth anghofio hynny.

When breaking point was near, a text from Hefin would always lift the spirits, and I will never forget that.

C1

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