taflu'n ôl

Welsh

Verb

taflu'n ôl (first-person singular present taflaf yn ôl)

  1. to throw back, to repulse
    Synonyms: bwrw'n ôl, gwrthdroi
  2. to reflect
    Synonym: adlewyrchu

Quotations

  • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[1], gwrthdaflaf: gwrthdaflu, page 1717:
    Taflu (goleuni, gwres, &c.) yn ôl, bwrw'n ôl, adlewyrchu
    To throw (light, heat, &c.) back, to cast back, to reflect