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(Sp. bendición) Benediction, blessing; the blessing of a woman after childbirth; to bless. Magámpò kitá sa Diós agúd íya bendisyonán ang áton mga talámnan. Let us beseech God to bestow His blessing on our fields. Nagpabendisyón si Fulána kaína sang ága. N.N. went this morning to receive the blessing after childbirth. (see bendíta).
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To discover, to open-, tear-, rend-, clothing so as to expose the skin. Amligí ang pamúngkò mo, kay básì mabihangán ikáw. Be careful in sitting down, lest you expose yourself. Figuratively: Katákatáhon mo sing maáyo ang mga kalán-on kag ilímnon nga natigána sa mga bisíta, kay básì makulángan kag bihangán kitá. Portion out well the food and drinks prepared for the visitors, for otherwise we may run short and be put to shame. (see búklang, gísì, búhang).
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(Sp. vista) Eye-sight, sight, vision, view, scene, vista, landscape, panorama; the trial or hearing of a case in court, appearance of the parties in court; to examine, investigate, view, see, inspect. Kortabísta-Short-sightedness. Largabísta-Long-sightedness. (Sp. cortavista, largavista). (see bisíta, kítà, tán-aw, usísà, pangusísà).
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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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(B) To take up-, grasp-, with one's fingers, to eat with one's fingers. Ang kán-on ginabókod. Rice is eaten with the fingers. Ang mga Amerikáno índì makakibaló magbókod. The Americans do not know how to eat with their fingers. Ibókod lang ang kán-on, kay walâ kitá sing kutsára. Simply eat the rice with your fingers, as we have no spoons. (see húngit, hamál, dapá, timó).
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(Sp. bueno) Good, well, all right. Buéno, tápus na. Good, that's all. Buéno, lakát na kitá. All right, let us go. (see maáyo).
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Coconut milk, the liquid contents of a fresh coconut; in some places the butóng includes also the meat. Magainúm kitá sing butóng. We are going to drink coconut milk. Magakáon kitá sing butóng. We are going to eat coconut meat. Makaúyon akó gid maginúm sang butóng sang lubí nga limbáhon. I like very much to drink the milk of the limbáhon-coconut.
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Old, ancient, antiquated, used, worn, out of date or fashion, behind the times, primitive, archaic. Dáan na iníng baláy. This is an old house. Ginhámbal ko iní sa ímo nga dáan. I told you this before or long ago. Mga dáan na kitá sa kalibútan. We are a long time in the world, are getting old. Ang Dáan nga Katípan. The Old Law or Testament. Sa walâ pa nga dáan --. Beforehand, before it happened or came about --. Walâ silá magpahibaló sinâ sa ákon nga dáan, kóndì karón lang. They did not tell me that before, but only now. Sang dáan nga mga tinúig dáan man ang mga batásan. In ancient time there were also ancient customs. Ang dáan ko nga panápton. My old or worn out clothes. (see dumáan, mál-am, tigúlang, sádto, ánay, kinarágto, sinádto, minál-am).
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To involve, implicate, drag into, take in. Nadaláhig kitá nga tanán sa salâ ni Adán. We were all involved in the sin of Adam. Gindaláhig akó níya sa kasábà. He implicated me in the lawsuit. Dalahíga siá. Implicate him. Sín-o ang nagdaláhig sa ímo sa siníng maláut nga búhat? Who involved you in this bad deed? (see úmid, dáldal).
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(Sp. dama) Lady, gentlewoman, dame; game of draughts or checkers; to play draughts,-checkers. Mahámpang kitá sang dáma. Let us play draughts. Damáhi siá. Play a game of draughts with him. Idáma ta lang iníng mga dakáldákal. Let us use these pebbles as draughtsmen.
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(B) To join, unite, associate with, to lay-, put-, lump,-hang-, clap-, together. Idápon mo ang ákon báka sa ímo nga karabáw sa pagpahálab. Take my cow along with your buffalo to the pasture. Dápni (dapóni) ang íya bugás sang ímo, kay íya tig-angón sa panyága. Put your rice with his, for he is going to boil it for dinner. Dinapónan kitá níla sa áton kalípay. They joined us in our merriment. Indì mo pagpadapónan ang ímo bátà sing kaupdánan nga maláut. Don't permit your child to associate with bad companions. (see ímpon, símpon, tingúb, dápò).
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(Sp. despuntar) To sew well, sew with fine, machine-like stitches. Dispuntihá lang ang hénero, kay walâ kitá sing mákina sa tahî. Stitch the cloth well, because we have no sewing machine. (see tahî).
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To rain heavily and continuously, to rain for a long time with a clouded sky and frequent squalls at short intervals. Dáyon gid lang nagadúngdung ang kalibútan. It rains continuously. Sa búlan nga mabulús pagadungdungán na man kitá sa waláy duhádúha. Next month we are sure to have a long spell of rainy weather.
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To land, make port, arrive in port, put into-, attain-, gain-, port, obtain one's object. Magdúngkà kitá sa madalî, kay daw maabút ang bágyo. Let us make for port at once, for it looks as if a storm were coming. Kaína sang ága nagdúngkà ang bapór. The steamer arrived in port this morning. Padungkaá-or-ipadúngkà ang sakayán. Put the vessel into port. Padungkaá silá sa báybay, kay buót silá maglúsad. Effect a landing for them on the beach, for they wish to disembark. Nakadúngkà na siá sa palangakóan nga íya ginhándum nga dáan. He has now finally obtained the office he has aspired to so long. Pinadungkaán níla sang sakayán ang amó nga báhin sang pulô. They put the vessel ashore at that part of the island. (see tákas).
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Figment, chimera, fancy, phantasm, phantasy, creation or coinage of the brain, visionary project, building castles in the air; to talk about visionary projects, etc. Indì ka maggaúng-or-magginaúng. Don't build castles in the air. Daláyon gid lang silá nagaginaúng. They are constantly talking about visionary projects. Gingaungán akó níya. He told me of his rose-coloured schemes. Pagaungá lang siá, kay siá íya malúyag magginaúng, kag kitá áton malúyag man magpamátì sang íya nga pagginaúng. Let him speak of his imaginary plans and accomplishments, for he likes to build castles in the air, and we also like to listen to him speaking about such schemes. (N.B. ginaúng is more in use than gaúng).
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Pulling, tugging, hauling, haling, dragging, lugging, trailing, traction; to haul, drag, pull, hale, tug, trail along the ground. Maggúyud na kitá sang mga kawáyan nga pulúnton. Let us now haul in the bamboos for the fish-corrals. Guyúda (-yúra) ang kawáyan. Drag the bamboo along the ground. Ginagúyud lang níya ang kóla sang íya sáya. She is trailing the train of her gown along the floor. Anó ang igúyud mo sa káhoy? Báka, ukón karabáw? How will you haul in the wood? By means of an ox or a buffalo? Pagayúdi (-yúri) akó sa íla sing ísa ka gatús ka bílog nga kawáyan. Let them haul in for me one hundred pieces of bamboo. Ipagúyud ko sa karabáw iníng halalígyon. I'll make the buffalo tug this tree that is to be made into a post. (see gánoy).
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Shadow, shade, obscurity, gloom, umbrage, murk, dusk; to be or become shadowy, dark, etc. May hágbong sa pihák sang baláy. There is shadow behind the house. Mapasílong kitá sa baláy ukón makádto lang kitá sa hágbong sang káhoy? Shall we enter a house or shall we just go under the shade of a tree? Nagahágbong ang kalibútan kon madámù ang gál-um. It becomes dark if there are many clouds. (see hándong, lándong, háron, lámbung).
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To sew, stitch, mend, do needle-work, ply the needle, make small stitches very near together by hand-sewing. Halothotá lang ang hénero, kay walâ kitá sing mákina. Sew the cloth by hand, because we have no sewing-machine. (see halúthut).
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To set, settle down, subside, become adjusted, applied especially to food. Naghánhan or nahánhan na ang íya kináon. The food he took has settled now. Pahanhaná ang pinanyáya mo. Let your dinner settle first. Túman na ang pagpahánhan ta, búsà maglakát na kitá. We have now had sufficient rest after the meal, therefore let us go on. Pumahánhan silá sing diótay nga tión kag pumádayon sang íla pagdáro. They rested a short while after the meal and then continued ploughing.