This brand new dictionary, containing some 12,000 Welsh and English
idiomatic phrases, is sure to be of interest to both Welsh speakers
and learners. The phrases included range from those which are true
idioms in both languages and cannot be translated literally - such
as chwerthin yn ei dwrn: to laugh up her sleeve - to those where
only the use of a preposition is different or peculiar - such as
amneidio ar rywun: to beckon to somone. Many of the other phrases
contain a peculiarity of vocabulary, word order or tense, which
means that they cannot be translated word for word. This is a
dictionary which will allow you to look up such diverse Welsh
phrases as achub y blaen arnyn nhw, blwyddyn gron, corff yr eglwys,
dan ei sang, elwa ar ..., Gorau oll!, mewn bri, siarad fel pwll y
mor or wedi chwythu ei phlwc; or to see how to translate such
English idioms as all and sundry, cat's whiskers, get a fair crack
of the whip, in the nick of time, Mum's the word!, on the off
chance, stick out like a sore thumb or throw down the gauntlet. An
important aim of this dictionary is to help those learning Welsh to
make the difficult transition from idiomatic usage in English to
idiomatic usage in Welsh, and it will very quickly earn its place
as an invaluable tool in that learning process. However, there is
little doubt that it will be of great value to many whose first
language is Welsh and to those who are studying in universities,
colleges and Welsh-medium schools.
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