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gwell1

adjective
in English is:

better

,

preferable

,

enhanced

,

improved

Mutations

Soft:well
Nasal:ngwell
Aspirate:(no mutation)

gwell2

(hwn) noun masculine
in English is:

betters

,

superiors

Mutations

Soft:well
Nasal:ngwell
Aspirate:(no mutation)

Use

y gwell hwn
fy ngwell i
dy well di
ei well ef/o
ei gwell hi
ein gwell ni
eich gwell chi
eu gwell nhw/hwy
Phrases (49)
cyfarch gwell
[~ i (rywun)]

to greet

cyngor dyn doeth, gwell nag aur coeth
a word from the wise
da yw dweud ond gwell yw gwneud
actions speak louder than words, better to walk the walk than just talk the talk
er gwell, er gwaeth:er gwell neu er gwaeth
for better or for worse
gwell aderyn mewn llaw na dau mewn llwyn
a bird in the hand is worth two in a bush
gwell annysg gwâr na dysg anwar
better an enlightened innocent than an educated savage
gwell bach mewn llaw na mawr gerllaw
bird in the hand is worth two in a bush
gwell bachgen call na brenin ffôl
better a sensible lad than a foolish king
gwell bod dipyn o gnaf na gormod o ffŵl
better to be a bit of a rogue than too much of a fool
gwell bygwth na tharo
bark is better than bite
Gwell cadw dy geg ar gau a gadael i bobl feddwl dy fod yn dwp na'i agor a gwaredu unrhyw amheuaeth
It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're stupid rather open it and dispel all doubt
gwell ceiniog gyson na phunt ysbeidiol
a steady penny beats the occasional pound
gwell cerydd cyfaill na gwên gelyn
a friend's scowl is more valuable than an enemy's smile
gwell clwt na thwll
something is better than nothing
gwell cymydog yn agos na brawd ymhell
a near neighbour is better than a distant brother
gwell cynnau cannwyll na melltithio'r tywyllwch
better to light a candle than rage against the dark
gwell difaru gwerthu na difaru prynu
better to regret selling than regret buying
gwell digon na gormod
an elegant sufficiency any more would be a superfluity
gwell fy (dy, ei, a.y.b.) myd
better off
gwell goddef cam na'i wneuthur
better to suffer an injustice than to commit one
gwell gofyn dengwaith na methu unwaith
better to ask ten times than to fail once
gwell hanner na dim
half is better than none
gwell hir bwyll na thrais
better jaw jaw than war war
gwell hwyr na hwyrach
better late than never
gwell i mi (i ti, iddo ef, a.y.b.) (wneud rhywbeth):gwell i (rywun) (wneud rhywbeth)
one had better
gwell iechyd na golud
health, the greatest wealth
gwell mam anghenog na thad goludog
better a needy mother than a wealthy father
gwell migwrn o ddyn na mynydd o wraig
better a slip of a man than a mountain of woman
gwell plygu fel cawnen na chwympo fel derwen
better to bend like a reed than snap like a tree
gwell rhyw bryd na byth
better Mr Jones late than the late Mr Jones
gwell teithio mewn gobaith na chyrraedd mewn anobaith
better to be an optimist than a pessimist
Gwell tlawd bach fo'n iach a noeth nag afiach mewn siôl gyfoeth.
Small, poor, naked and healthy is better than wealthy and sickly
gwell tŷ gwag na thenant gwael
better out than in
gwell un gair gwir na chan gair teg.
a single truth is worth more than a hundred honeyed words
gwell wy heddiw na iâr yfory
a bird in the hand is worth two in a bush
gwell y ci sy'n cyfarth na'r un sy'n cnoi
it's better to have a dog that barks than one that bites
gwell y wialen sy'n plygu na'r un sy'n torri
better the reed that bends than the one that snaps
gwell yn y crochan nag yn y tân
better the devil you know
gwell yr heddwch gwaethaf na'r rhyfel gorau
better a poor peace than a good war
gwell yr hyn a fegir na'r hyn a brynir
the one you grow yourself is always better than one you buy
gwell yw anelu at rywbeth a'i fethu nag anelu at ddim a'i daro
its better to aim at something and fail than to aim at nothing and succeed
gwell yw cysgod llwyn na'i le
llawer gwir, gwell ei gelu
many a truth is best kept hidden
Marw i fyw mae'r haf o hyd, gwell wyf o'i golli hefyd
summer dies and resurrects and I'm all the better for that
mynd o flaen fy (dy, ei, a.y.b.) ngwell
to appear in court
nid da lle gellir gwell
good is the enemy of the best
wedi gweld dyddiau gwell
seen better days
yn niffyg dim gwell

faute de mieux

yn well gan (rywun):yn well gen i (gen ti, ganddo ef, a.y.b.)

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