English - Welsh Running Dictionary

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A

Able: Galluog.
To be able: Gallu/yn gallu.

Accelerate (to): Cyflymu (hyd/tuag at).

Advertisement: Hysbyseb.

Alcohol: Alcohol.

Agony: Poen.

Amateur: Amatur.

Ambition: Uchelgais.
Ambitious: Uchelgeisiol.

Ambulance: Ambiwlans.

Ankle: Migwrn.

Annual: (Yn) flynyddol.

Arch: Bwa.
Arch-support: Cynhaliaeth i fwa'r troed.

Arrow: Saeth.

Athlete: Athletwr.

Award: Gwobr.
Award ceremony: Seremoni wobrwyo.

B

Back: Cefn.

Bandage: Rhwymyn.

Band aid: Plastar.

Bathroom: Ystafell ymolchi/Ty bach.

Beat (to): Curo.

Best: (Y) gorau.
Better: Gwell.

Beverage: Diod.

Bike: Beic.
Bicycle: Beic.
Motorbike: Beic modur.

Blister: Swigen.

Blood: Gwaed.
Blood doping: Ychwanegu at gynnwys y gwaed.

Body: Corff.

Bone: Asgwrn.

Box: Blwch/bocs.
To box in: Cau i mewn.

Brace: Cynhelydd/par.

Break: Torri.
To break a bone: Torri asgwrn.
To take a break: Cymryd seibiant.

Breath: Anadl.
To breathe: Anadlu.

Bridge: Pont.

Bruise: Clais.

C

Calf: Cefn y goes.

Car: Car.

Carbohydrates: Carboheidredau.

Catch: Dal.
To catch up: Dal.

Category: Categori.

Challenge: Her.
To challenge: Herio.

Champion: Pencampwr(aig).

Change (to): Newid (i).
Changing area: Corlan newid.

Cheer: Bloedd.
To cheer: Calonogi.

City: Dinas.

Clap: Cymeradwyaeth/clap.
To clap: Cymeradwyo/clapio.

Classification: Dosbarth.

Climb: Rhiw.
To climb: Dringo.

Close: Cau/agos [near].
Closed: Yng nghau.
To close: Cau.

Coach: Hyfforddwr(aig).
To coach: Hyfforddi.

Cold: Oer/anwyd [the one you catch].

Color: Lliw.

Competition: Cystadleuaeth.
Competitive: Cystadleuol.
Competitor: Cystadleuydd.

Completed: Wedi'i (c/g/ch)wblhau.

Concentrate: Cryfhau.
To concentrate: Canolbwyntio.
Concentration: Canolbwytiad.

Continue: Parhau.
To continue: Parhau.

Cool: Oer.
To cool down: Oeri.

Corner: Troad.

Course: Cwrs.

Cramp: Cramp.

Cross: Croes.
To cross: Croesi.
Cross way: Croesffordd.
Cross country: Traws gwlad.
Cross training: Trawshyfforddi.

Crowd: Torf.
Crowded: Dan sang.

Cry: Llef.
To cry: Wylo/llefain/crio.

Curve: Tro.
To curve: Troi.

Cup: Cwpan.

D

Dark: Tywyll.

Defeat: Curo/baeddu.

Dehydration: Diffyg dwr.

Descent: Disgyn.

Determination: Penderfyniad.

Diet: Deiat.

Difficult: Anodd.

Digest (to): Treulio.

Dislocation: Rhoi allan o le.

Distance: Pellter.

Division: Adran.

Dizzy: Penysgafn.

DNF (Did not finish): NO (Ni orffennodd).

DNS (Does not start): NCh (Ni chychwynnodd).

Doctor: Meddyg.

Downhill: i lawr.

Draft (to): Drafftio.

Dress: Gwisg.
To dress: Gwisgo.
Dressing room: Ystafell Newid.

Drink: Diod.
To drink: Yfed.

Dry: Sych.
To get dry: Sychu.

E

Easy: Hawdd.

End: Diwedd.
Dead end: Ffordd gau/ceuffordd.

Endurance: Dyfalbarhad.

Energy: Nerth.
Energy drink: Diod atgyfnerthu.

Entry: Mynediad.
Entry form: Ffurflen gais.
Entry fee: Ffi.

Exhaustion: Lludded.
Exhausted: Lluddedig/wedi llwyr ymladd.

Error: Camgymeriad.

F

Faint: Penwan/ysgafn [light].
To faint: Llewygu.

Fall: Cwymp.
To fall down: Syrthio/cwympo.
To fall behind: Syrthio'n ol.
To fall apart: Syrthio'n ddarnau.

False: Gau/anwir/cam.
False start: Camgychwyn.

Far: Pell.

Fast: Cyflym.
Fastest: (Y) c/gyflymaf/cyntaf.

Fatigue: Blinder.

Favorite: Hoff/ffefryn.
Favored: Hoff.

Fee: Ffi.

Field: Maes.

Finger: Bys.

Finish: Gorffen.
Finished: Wedi gorffen.
Finish line: Llinell orffen.

First: Cyntaf.

Fit: Ffit.
To fit: Ffitio.

Flat: Wastad/fflat.

Fog: Niwl.

Follow (to): Dilyn (hyd/tuag at).

Food: Bwyd.

Foot: Troed/troedfedd [a foot in length].
Feet: Traed/troedfeddi [feet in length].
Footprint: Ol troed.

Forest: Coedwig/Fforest.

Fruit: Ffrwythau.

G

Gap: Bwlch.

Glory: Gogoniant.

Go!: Ymlaen!
To go: Mynd.

Goal: Nod/amcan.

H

Half: Hanner.
Half marathon (km 21,097): Hanner marathon.

Happy: Hapus/dedwydd/llon.

Hard: Caled.

Hat: Het.
Baseball hat: Het pel-fas.

Head: Pen.
Headband: Penrwymyn.

Health: Iechyd.

Heel: Sawdl.

Help: Help/cymorth.

High: Uchel.

Hill: Rhiw/allt/bryn/llethr.

Hip: Hip.

Hit: Ergyd.
To hit the wall: Bwrw'r wal.

Hot: Poeth.

Hurt (to): Brifo.
To get hurt: Cael anaf.

I

Ice: Rhew/ia.
Ice cube: Ciwbyn rhew/ia.

J

Jet lag: Lludded jet.

Jogging: Lloncian.
Jogger: Llonciwr(aig).
To jog: Lloncian.

Joint: Cymal.

Jump: Naid.
To jump: Neidio.
To jump the gun: Achub y blaen ar.

K

Kick: Cicio.
Kick of energy: Cic egni.

Kilometer (km): Cilomedr.

Knee: Penglin.

L

Lack: Diffyg.

Lake: Llyn.

Lap: Cylch.

Last: (Yr) olaf.

Leader: Arweinydd/y cyntaf.
To lead: Arwain.

Left: Ar ol [left over], chwith [left hand side].

Lemon: Lemwn.

Length: Hyd.

Light: Golau/ysgafn [light in weight].
Light weight: Ysgafn.
Light colored: Golau.

Limit: Pen [end], cyfyngiad [restriction].

List of result: Rhestr (o) ganlyniadau.

Long distance: Pellter hir.

Lose: Colli.

Lost: Coll/Ar goll/colledig.
To loose: Rhyddhau [loosen].

M

Map: Map.

Marathon: Marathon.

Market: Marchnad.

Massage: Masaj.
To massage: Rhoi masaj i.

Masters: Meistri.

Maximum: Uchafswm/mwyaf.

Medal: Medal.
Gold medal: Medal aur.
Silver medal: Medal arian.
Bronze medal: Medal efydd.

Medicine: Ffisyg/Moddion.

Man: Gwr/dyn.
Men: Gwyr/dynion.

Meter: Mesurydd [measurer], metr [metre in length].

Mid: Canol/hanner.
Mid course: yng nghanol y cwrs.

Middle distance run: Rhedfa bellter canolig.

Mile (km 1,609): Milltir.

Mind: Meddwl.
To lose one's mind: Colli pwyll.

Mistake: Camgymeriad/camsyniad.

Mountain: Mynydd.

Multicolored: pob lliw/amryliw.

Muscle: Cyhyryn.

N

Nausea: Cyfog.

Neck: Gwddwg.

Need: Angen.
To need: Angen.

Nervous: Nerfus/pryderus.
Nerves: Nerfau.

Night: Nos.

Non competitive: yn ddi-gystadleuol.

Number: Rhif/nifer.

O

Objective: Nod/amcan/gwrthrychol [without prejudice].

Observer: Sylwebydd.

Obsession: Obsesiwn.

Onlooker: Sylwebydd.

On your mark: Ar y marc.

Open: Agored.
To open: Agor.

Opposition: Gwrthwynebyddion.

Order (of arrival): Trefn (cyrraedd).

Organization: Trefn/trefniant/trefniadau.
To organize: Trefn.

Out of breath: Allan o wynt.

Overtake (to): Pasio/goddiweddyd.

Oxygen debt: Dyled ocsigen.

P

Pace: Cyflymdra.
Pacer: Rheolydd cyflymdra.

Pack: Praidd.

Pain: Poen.

Participant: Cystadleuydd/un sy'n cymryd rhan.
To participate: Cymryd rhan.

Party: Parti, plaid [group of like-minded people].
Pasta party: Parti pasta.

Pass: Bwlch [mountain pass], tocyn [ticket].
To pass: Pasio/goddiweddyd.

Path: Llwybr.

Paved: Wedi'i p/ph/bafio.

Pedestrian: Cerddwr(aig).

Performance: Perfformiad/perfformans.

Perspiration: Chwys.

Physical: Corfforol.

Pin: Pin.

Place: Lle/lleoliad/man.
To place: Rhoi/lleoli.

Plaque: Plac.

Pot hole: Twll.

P.R. (personal record): R.P. (Record Personol).

Prepare (to): Darparu.

Prize: Gwobr.

Promotion: Dyrchafiad/Hyrwyddiad [advertising promotion].
To promote: Dyrchafu/Hybu [to advertise].

Protein: Protin.

Psychological: Seicolegol.

Public: Cyhoedd [noun], cyhoeddus [adjective].

Publicity: Cyhoeddusrwydd.

Puddle: Pwll dwr.

Push (to): Gwthio/hybu [to promote].

Q

Qualify (to): Cyrraedd safon/mynd trwodd.
Qualifying round: Rownd rhagbrofol.

Quick: Cyflym.

Quit (to): Rhoi'r gorau (i).

R

Rabbit: Newydd ddyfodyn [newbie], cwningen [the animal].

Race: Ras/tras [ancestry], dynoliaeth [human race].
To race: Rasio.
Racer: Rasiwr(aig).

Rain: Glaw.

Record: Record.

Recover (to): Adfer.

Refreshment: Lluniaeth.
Refreshing: Atgyfnerthol.

Registration: Cofrestru.
To register: Cofrestru.
Registration fee: Tal cofrestru.

Rehydration: Cael dwr yn ol.

Relay: Cyfnewid.
To relay: Cyfnewid.

Repeats: Gweithiau.

Resistance: Gwrthwynebiad.

Rest: Saib/seibiant.
Rest stop: Arhosfan seibiant.

Result: Canlyniad.

Retire (to): ymddeol/syrthio allan.

Ribbon: Rhuban.

Right: Cywir [correct], De [right hand side].

Road: Ffordd/heol/lon.

Route: Ffordd.

Run: Rhedfa [noun], Rhedeg [verb].
Runner: Rhedwr(aig).
Runner's high: Gorfoledd y rhedwr(aig).
To run: Rhedeg.

S

Salt: Halen.

Scenic: Gyda golygfeydd da.

Schedule (training): Trefn.

Score: Sgor.

Second: Eiliad [1/60 minute], ail [ordinal].

Separate: Ar wahan.
To separate: Gwahanu.

Shape: Siap/llun.

Sharp (pain): (Poen) pigog.

Shirt: Crys.
T-shirt: Crys-T.

Shoes: Esgidiau.
Shoelace: Carrai.

Short: Byr.
Shorts: Trowsus byrion.

Shoulders: Ysgwyddau.

Sidewalk: Pafin.

Slow: Araf.
To slow down: Arafu.

Snow: Eira [noun], bwrw eira [verb].

Socks: Hosanau.

Sole of foot: Gwadn y troed.

Sore: Llidiog.

Spectator: Edrychwr.

Speed: Cyflymdra.
To speed up: Cyflymu.
Speed session: Sesiwn cyflymdra.

Split time: Amser y rhan.

Sponsor: Hyrwyddwr(aig).
To sponsor: Hyrwyddo.

Sprain: Tro [noun], troi [verb].

Stadium: Stadiwm.

Stagger start: Cychwyn ar wahanol amseroedd, neu o wahanol lefydd.

Start: Cychwyn.
To start: Cychwyn.
Starting line: Llinell gychwyn.
Starting block: Bloc cychwyn.
Starter: Cychwynydd.
Starter's gun: Gwn y cychwynydd.
False start: Cychwyn cam.

Steep: Serth.

Steroids: Steroidau.

Stomach: Bol/stumog.

Stop (to): Stopio/aros.
Stoplight: Golau stopio.

Straight: Syth.

Stranger: Dieithryn.

Street: Styd/heol/lon.

Strength: Nerth.

Strenuous: Caled.

Stress: Stres/pwysau.

Stretching: Ymestyn.
To stretch: Ymestyn.

Stride: Cam [noun], brasgamu [verb].

Sugar: Siwgwr.

Sun: Haul.

Sweat: Chwys.
To sweat: Chwysu.
Sweat suits: Gwisg chwys.
Sweats: Chwysau.

T

Tea: Te.

Team: Tim.

Tempo run: Rhedfa dempo.

Tendon: Llinyn.

Tense: Tyn.
To tense: Tynhau.
Tension: Tyndra.

Tight: Tyn.

Thigh: Mordwydd.

Thin: Tenau.

Third: Traean [1/3], trydydd [ordinal].

Throb (to): Curo.

Time: Amser.
Timer: amserydd.
Timekeeper: Amserwr(aig).
Time trial: Prawf amser.

Tired: wedi blino/blinedig/lluddedig.

Toe: Bys troed.
Big toe: Bys bawd y troed.

Tongue: Tafod.

Towel: Tywel.

Town: Tref.

Training: Hyfforddiant.
Trainer: Hyfforddwr.

Track: Cylch rhedeg.

Tread: Cynllun gwadn.

Triathlon: Triathlon.

Trophy: Gwobr.

Trouble: Trybini/trafferth/trwbl.
Trouble free: di-drafferth.

Turn (to): Troi (at).

U

Unpaved: Heb bafin.

Uphill: ar i fyny.

V

Valley: Cwm/dyffryn.

Vaseline: Fasalin.

Veteran: Aeddfed/hyn [adjective], person aeddfed [noun].

Victory: Buddugoliaeth.

View: Golygfa [scenery], safbwynt [standpoint].

Vitamin: Fitamin.

W

Walk: Cerdded [verb], taith gerdded [noun].

Warm: Cynnes.
To warm up: Cynhesu.

Watch out!: Ylwch!/Sgwlwch!
To watch: Gwilio.

Watch: Wats/oriawr.

Water: Dwr.
Water closet: Ty bach/lle chwech.
W.C.: Ty bach.

Weak: Gwan.

Weather: Tywydd.

Weightlifting: Codi pwysau.

Wet: Gwlyb.

Winner: Enillydd.
To win: Enill.

Woods: Coedwigoedd.

Woman: Menyw/merch/dynes.
Women: Menywod/merched/gennod.

Worn out: Wedi treulio [worn thin], wedi blino [tired].

X

Y

Year: Blwyddyn.

Z