welsh

BrE /wɛlʃ/ AmE /wɛlʃ/

verb / noun en → es

1 LANGUAGE [noun] B2

the language spoken by people from Wales

galés, idioma galés

Collocations Welsh language

  • She teaches Welsh at the university.

    Ella enseña galés en la universidad.

2 ETHNICITY [noun] B1

people from Wales or of Welsh descent

galeses, personas de origen galo

Collocations Welsh people

  • The Welsh have a strong sense of national identity.

    Los galeses tienen un fuerte sentido de identidad nacional.

3 CHEATING [intransitive] C1

to avoid paying money that you owe, especially by leaving without paying a bill or debt

esquivar el pago, no pagar una deuda

Collocations to welsh on a bet

  • He was accused of welshing on his debts.

    Se le acusó de esquivar el pago de sus deudas.

4 PLAY [intransitive] C1

to play a card game in which you avoid paying money that you owe, especially by leaving without playing your cards

esquivar el pago en una partida de cartas

Collocations to welsh on a game

  • They were angry when he welshed on the poker game.

    Estaban enojados cuando él esquivó el pago de la partida de póker.