Meaning of gwaith | Babel Free

Definitions

1. work, labour, act, deed, task, job; aid
   masculine
2. time (with cardinal numbers, 'how many times', etc.), occasion, course, turn
   feminine
3. something that is or was done deliberately, product of a physical or mental effort (e.g. building, literary or musical composition, needlework), composition, construction, formation (often left untranslated in English)
   masculine
4. journey, course, migration
   feminine
5. craftsmanship, workmanship, ornamentation, art, execution
   masculine
6. battle, combat, action
   feminine
7. fortification, earthwork, fort
   masculine
8. a working place, works, factory, manufactory; mine
   masculine
9. works (industrial district)
   South-Wales, especially, in-plural, masculine
10. shape, form, fashion, look, appearance, manner, mode
    masculine
11. work
    masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“Mae llawer o waith i'w gael yng Nghaerdydd.”

There's lots of work to be had in Cardiff.

“gwaith cwrs”

coursework

“gwaith gwnïo”

sewing

“gwaith marcio”

(teacher's) marking

“gwaith saer”

carpentry

“mynd i'r gwaith”

to go to work

“gwaith dur”

steelworks

“Pan fo grym 1 newton yn symud pellter o 1 metr, cynhyrchir 1 joule o waith.”

When 1 newton of force moves [an object] a distance of 1 metre, 1 joule of work is generated.

“Rydyn ni wedi gwylio'r ffilm 'ma dwywaith”

We've watched this film two times

CEFR level