Meaning of pwys | Babel Free

Definitions

1. weight, burden, pressure
   masculine
2. importance, significance
   masculine
3. emphasis, stress
   masculine
4. pound (unit of measurement)
   masculine

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Examples

“Dwy flynedd yn ôl dechreuodd Sioned Halpin o Gydweli godi pwysau. Erbyn heddiw mae hi'n un o'r menywod cryfa' yng Nghymru. Dechreuodd siwrne trawsnewid Sioned pan benderfynodd golli pwysau cyn ei phriodas.”

Two years ago Sioned Halpin from Kidwelly started lifting weights. Today she is one of the strongest women in Wales. Sioned's transformational journey began when she decided to lose weight before her wedding.

“Gyda bron hanner y cleifion yn yr unedau gofal dwys yng ngorllewin Cymru yn cael triniaeth am Covid-19, mae staff wedi rhybuddio bod y pwysau arnyn nhw cynddrwg os nad gwaeth nag ar unrhyw adeg ers dechrau'r pandemig.”

With almost half the patients in the intensive care units in welsh Wales receiving treatment for Covid-19, staff have warned that the pressure on them is as bad if not worse than at any time since the start of the pandemic.

“Mae tua 400,000 o lyfrau wedi cael eu dinistrio mewn tân ddechreuodd mewn warws oedd yn cadw rhai eitemau o bwys hanesyddol.”

About 400,000 books have been destroyed in a fire that started in a warehouse which stored some items of historical significance.

“"Yr oedd yn gymeriad arbennig iawn ac yn rhoi pwys mawr ar urddas yr orsedd," meddai. … "Roedd yn rhoi pwys mawr ar y ffaith fod aelodau'r Orsedd wedi eu dilladu'n daclus," hefyd.”

"He was a very special character and he used to put great emphasis on the dignity of the gorsedd," he said. … "He put great emphasis on the fact that the Gorsedd members were dressed well," also.

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