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(Sp. vestido) Well dressed, well groomed, wearing a new or fresh suit of clothes; short clothes, a frock for a girl. Bestído siá gid. He is well dressed, indeed! Nagabistído pa siá. She is still wearing short clothes or girl's frocks. Ang bistído ángay sa mga bátà. Short dresses are for young girls.
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Visayan. Bisyâ man siá. He is also a Visayan. He is also a native of the Visayan Islands. (see Bisayâ id.).
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(Sp. vicio) Vice, bad manners, evil conduct, naughtiness; to be vicious, naughty, bad, wicked; to refuse, be disobedient, be out of order (of machines etc.). Walâ siá sing mga bísyo. He has no vices. Indì ka magbísyo kon sogóon. Don't be disobedient when you are ordered to do something. Nagabísyo siá kon kaisá. Now and then he is naughty, stubborn. Ginbisyohán níya ang pagkáon. He was naughty at mealtime. He disturbed the meal by his bad manners, by quarrelling or the like. (see bísio id.).
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Dim. of bísyo. Also: To refuse pettishly a favour or gift, to be unwilling to do or accept something, to behave petulantly, peevishly. (see birôbí-* *rò, indîíndì, birgîbírgì, bisióbísio).
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Vicious, naughty, petulant, peevish, pettish, fretful, bad, of evil customs or habits. Bisyóhan nga bátà. A naughty boy, a wilful child, a bad girl. (see maláin).
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A tree belonging to the cinchona family and yielding quinine. The roots and bark are often boiled, and the resulting bitter liquid is taken as a febrifuge and tonic.
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A kind of fishing-net similar to, but smaller than, tsintsóro. Pamitána-to catch fish with the bitána.
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Mutilated, injured by having something rent or broken off; fissure, rent, mutilation. Ang karabáw nga may bitás ginatawág nga bitás nga karabáw. A buffalo with a torn nose is called a split-nosed buffalo. (see utúd).
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To tear, rend, split or break open, applied especially to the circumference of apertures. Nabítas ang ilóng sang karabáw. The ropehole in the buffalo's nose tore through. Indì mo pagbitáson ang búhò sang dágum. Don't break the eye of the needle. Nabitásan ang dalúnggan níya sang arítos. Her ear was split by the ear-ring tearing through. (see útud, búgras, lígtas).
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To hang, suspend, string up. Bitáya ang ságing, kahón, etc. Hang up the bananas, the box, etc. by means of a string. Ginbitáyan níla ang káhoy sang kánding nga inanítan na. They hung up to the tree the flayed goat. Ibítay akó ánay siníng bakág nga may unúd nga tinápay. Kindly hang up for me this basket filled with bread. Nasentensiahán siá sang hukóm nga bitáyon. He was sentenced by the judge to be hanged.
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Dim. and Freq. of bítay. To hang up loosely or for a short while, to hang up and take down repeatedly.
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Gallows, gibbet, etc. See bilitayán id.
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To carry in one's hand (a handbag or the like). Bitbitá ang pinutús. Carry the parcel in your hand. Bitbití akó sing duhá ka láta nga salmón kag maglakát kitá. Take along for me in your hand two tins of salmon and let us go. Ibítbit akó ánay sang ákon sapátos. Kindly carry my boots in your hand. (see dalá).
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To feel a burning pain, to smart as when exposed to great heat, or when eating anything sharp, hot or pungent, and the like. Nagabítì ang pánit ko. My skin smarts as if scorched. Indì ka magkáon sing katúmbal, kay magabítì ang dílà mo. Don't eat chili, for your tongue will smart. Ginpabítì sang pimiénta ang bibíg ko. The pepper made my lips burn.
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Flea.
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Full of fleas, pertaining to fleas. (bitík).
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