Results for dafod translation from Welsh to English

cerdd dafod
'tongue craft' i.e. poetical craft

maent yn siarad â dau dafod
they are speaking with two tongues

siaradais â chris green a lleisiais fy marn heb flewyn ar dafod
i spoke to chris green and made my feelings known in no uncertain terms

yn eu posteri a'u sloganau , maent yn ddiflewyn ar dafod
in their posters and slogans , they do not pull their punches

yr wyf yn wleidydd sy'n hoffi siarad heb flewyn ar ei dafod
i am a politician who likes to speak his mind

cafodd rhodri ei alw i ystafell y prifathro a chafodd bryd o dafod gan hain
rhodri was called into the headmasters study and given a good old fashioned ` haining '

buasai wedi dymuno rhoi'r gweinidog ar brawf , a chael atebion di-flewyn ar dafod
he would have wanted to put the minister on the spot , and to get straight answers

mae gennyf le yn fy nghalon i blaid cymru : mae cael pryd o dafod gan helen mary yn debyg i gael pryd o dafod gan fodryb
i have a soft spot for plaid cymru : being told off by helen mary is a bit like being chastised by an aunt

dywedodd , heb flewyn ar dafod , fod tanwariant o ryw £2 .6 miliwn y flwyddyn ar amddiffyn rhag llifogydd yn ei farn ef
he said , in no uncertain terms , that , in his opinion , there was an underspend of some £2 .6 million per annum in flood protection

gobeithiaf y bydd y comisiynydd plant yn ymchwilio i hyn ac yn dweud wrthym yn ddi-flewyn ar dafod fel y mae pethau mewn gwirionedd yn y flwyddyn sydd i ddod
i hope that the children's commissioner will take this forward and tell us some uncomfortable truths in the year ahead

mae hynny'n ddigon plaen , ac yr ydych chi , david , yn gwerthfawrogi'r fath siarad heb flewyn ar dafod
that is straightforward , and you , david , value that kind of straight talking

pam na rydd ef ateb di-flewyn ar dafod i ni a dweud y byddai penderfyniad ym mehefin yn fanteisiol i gymru ac y gwna bopeth posibl i sicrhau hynny ?
why will he not give us a straight answer and say that a june decision would be advantageous to wales and that he will do everything possible to deliver that ?

cafodd william hague , ysgrifennydd gwladol cymru , ei lusgo draw i frwsel gan y comisiynydd datblygu rhanbarthol , monika wulf-mathies , lle rhoddwyd pryd o dafod iddo
william hague as secretary of state for wales was hauled over to brussels by the regional development commissioner , monika wulf-mathies , and given a telling off

` bydd , fe fydd yn baglu dros gytseiniaid , yn gohirio llafariaid -- a bydd , fe fydd ei dafod fel baban bach ar ei ben ôl . '
` yes , you stumble over consonants , postpone vowels -- and yes , your tongue is like a baby bumping along on its bottom . '

ciplun gonest , di-flewyn-ar-dafod , yw'r wybodaeth yn adroddiad y prif arolygydd o gyflwr y gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yng nghymru
the information in the chief inspector's report is an honest , candid snapshot of the state of social services in wales

mae syr john yn unigolyn urddasol a doeth , felly trosaf ei eiriau yn iaith wleidyddol fwy uniongyrchol a diflewyn ar dafod -- -- mae cyfrifiadau'r gweinidog wedi cael eu cyfrifo ar frys ar gefn amlen
sir john is an elegant and diplomatic person , so i will translate his words into more direct and brutal political language -- the minister's calculations have been dashed off on the back of an envelope

a gytunwch y gallwn adeiladu ar yr ymagwedd gynhwysol honno wrth wneud polisïau yn y dyfodol , o ran y celfyddydau yn gyffredinol -- er enghraifft , y celfyddydau perfformio -- mewn polisi addysg , a'n dehongliad , wrth inni gyflawni ein polisi iaith gymraeg , o'r gair , dwyieithrwydd ? mae gan y ddraig , fel y dywedodd gwyn alf williams unwaith , ddau dafod -- tynnwch un ohonynt , a chollwn hanner yr hyn ydym
do you agree that we can build on that inclusive approach in our future policy-making , with regard to the arts in general -- for example , the performing arts -- in education policy , and our interpretation , as we carry through our welsh language policy , of the word , bilingualism ? the dragon , as gwyn alf williams once said , has two tongues -- remove either , and we lose half of what we are