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Meaning of ffwyl | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. foil (defeat)
    literary, masculine, not-mutable
  2. foil
    masculine, not-mutable
  3. Equivalent to 'Foil': Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

Equivalents

English Foil

Examples

“Anhyfryd beth yw methu / a ffwyl ar ddyn yw ffaelu.”

An unpleasant thing it is to falter / and foil to man is failure.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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