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To leave, depart, go away, take oneself off. Halín kamó. Go away. Clear out. Pahalinón mo siá. Dismiss him. Discharge him or send him away. Amó inâ gánì ang ginhalinán sang íla nga kasábà. That was the origin of their law-suit. Diín ka maghalín? Where do you come from? Ang mga namók amó ang ginahalinán sang madámù nga balatían. Many diseases are due to mosquitoes. Kaína gid lang siá makahalín. He departed only a short while ago. (see íway, lúmbus, lakát).
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To change the place of, remove or move to another place, shift. Halína ang ímo baláy sa umá. Remove your house to the farm. Ginhálin níya ang lamésa. He shifted the table. Pagahalínon ko ang ákon karabáw. I am going to take my buffalo to another place. Ihálin akó sang ákon báka sa umá. Kindly put my cow in another part of the field.
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Injury, harm, perdition, ruin, destruction; to damage, injure, spoil, impair, harm, destroy, cause irreparable loss or damage. Naghálit siá sang íya kabúhì-or-ginhalítan níya ang íya kabúhì. He spoilt his life. Indì mo paghalítan ang ákon mga tanúm. Don't damage my plants. (see dáut, tístis, panístis).
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To soften, mollify, make flexible, pliable, limber, or supple. Ginhalmokán níya ang tabákò nga kigás. He softened the brittle, dried-up tobacco-leaves. Ipahálmok mo sa tabákò iníng mga dáhon sang lúmboy kag gawáygáway. Use these lumboy and gawaygaway-leaves to make the tobacco soft (flexible).
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To soften or make flexible through heat. Hálba (halóba) ang dáhon sang búyò. Make the buyo-leaf warm and soft. Hálbi akó sing búyò, kay ibányos ko sa hubág. Make a buyo-leaf warm and soft for me, because I am going to rub the swelling with it. Ihálob akó ánay siníng dáhon sang ságing, kay iputús ko sa ákon alopíhon. Kindly soften this banana-leaf, for I am going to use it to wrap round the rice for rice-cakes (called alopí). (see láhob).
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Grunting; to grunt. Ang báboy nagahalókhok. The swine grunts. Ginahalokhokán akó sang báboy. The pig grunted at me. (see harókhok).
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Loose, not tight, moving freely; to loosen, get loose. Ang pakô sang íya kamiséta halúg. His shirt-sleeve is loose. Ang síngsing mo halúg sa ákon túdlò. Your ring is too big for my finger. Naghalúg ang háwak sang íya sárwal, kay nagníwang siá. The waist of his trousers became too wide for him, because he had got lean. Pahalugá gáwa ang paláy sa búhò. Make the bolt fit a little more loosely into the hole. Ipahalúg ko sa sapatéro iníng mga sapátos, kay gutúk sa ákon tiíl. I'll get the shoemaker to widen these boots, for they are too tight for my feet. (see tugák, hugák).
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Loose, slack, not tied or fastened well, shaky, unsteady, not tight; to be loose, etc. Ang íya paghigót sang karabáw halug-á. He tied the buffalo loosely. Naghalugâ ang higót sang bakág. The fastening of the basket came untied. Halugaá ang paghigót, índì mo paghúgton. Tie loosely, not tightly. (see halúg, halugakâ, halungkakâ).
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To pull-, draw-, tug-, haul-, down. Halugúta ang písì, agúd magsákà ang hayáhay. Pull the rope down, so that the banner may go up. Ihalúgut akó sináng kalát nga nagasáblay sa tambárà. Kindly pull down for me that rope hanging from the scaffold. Halugútan mo ang mutón sang kalát, dílì ang kawáyan, kay mataís ang kalát sa bokó sang kawáyan. Draw the rope down over the pulley, not over the bamboo, for the rope will be chafed by the bamboo-joint.
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(H) Scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, with difficulty. Hálus akó makaginháwa. I can scarcely breathe. Hálus siá nakabáton sang sulát, dáyon siá naglakát. When he received the letter, he went off at once. Hálus siá nakaabút sa baláy nabúgtò ang íya ginháwa. He had barely reached home, when he expired. Hálus magbágting ang linggánay dáyon kamó magbángon. As soon as the bell rings, rise at once. Hálus námon madumdumán inâ. We can scarcely remember it. We have almost forgotten it. (see hárus).
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(B) To have a sinking sensation due to hunger or exhaustion, feel hungry, exhausted, famished. Nagahálwos ang solóksolók ko. My stomach is empty. (I feel hungry). Nahalwosán akó. I am famished. Nagahálwos ang ginháwa ko kon magdúmdum akó sang ákon bátà dídto, kay básì kon anó ang matabû sa íya. It makes my flesh creep to think of my child there, for something might happen to him (her). (see halús, hílab, hírab).
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(H) To excite laughter, make fun, be or make hilarious, entertain pleasurably. Nahám-ut kamí sang íya sugilánon. We laughed heartily at what he said. We listened with pleasure to his story. (see makahalám-ut, kalaham-után).
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To slight, think little of, treat with disrespect, ignore, disregard, despise, not to heed, pay no attention to, have no consideration for. Ginahamákan níla ang mga sógò sang Diós. They are not heeding God's commandments. Indì ka maghámak sang íya mga láygay. Don't slight his admonitions. Don't despise his advice. Indì mo pagpahamákan ang maáyo nga batásan sa ímo nga panimaláy. Don't permit good conduct to be disregarded in your home. (see pahámak which is more in use).
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Speech, say, talk, locution, parlance, utterance; language, expression, oral communication, discourse; to say, speak, talk, utter. Anó ang hámbal níya? What did he say? Naghámbal siá nahanungúd sa pagpangúma. He spoke about farming. Indì ka maghámbal sing súbung sinâ. Don't talk like that. Hambalán mo siá sang áton nga ginkasugtánan. Talk over with him our agreement. Anó ang ihámbal ko sa íya? What shall I say to him? Hambalá siá tungúd sináng mga butáng, agúd mahibaloán mo ang íya lúyag. Speak to him about those things, that you may know what he wants. Hambalón mo siá sing maáyo gid. Speak to him in a very friendly way, very-civilly,-politely,-courteously,-amiably,-affably,-genially,-gently. (see púlong, silíng, koón, dágil, hambárò, súgid).
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Chatterbox, prattler, braggart, boaster; to talk much, be very loquacious, boast, brag, vaunt, etc. Dílì ka maghámbog. Don't talk so much. (Don't brag). Ginhambogán akó níya sang íya pagkasampáton. He boasted to me of his accomplishments. Indì mo siá paghambogán, kay bátok sa íya ginháwa ang tanán nga hámbog. Don't boast to him, for boasting is his pet aversion. Anó na man ang ihámbog níya sa ámon? What next will he boast of to us?
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To put-, place-, rest-, lay-, support-, one's arm upon. Hámbuy or maghámbuy ka sa ákon abága. Put your arm on my shoulder. Ihámbuy ang bútkon mo sa halambúyan sang síya. Rest your arm on the arm of the chair. Hinambuyán níya ang lamésa. He laid his arm on the table.
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To strip small flowers or leaves off the stalk by passing them through the closed hand or fingers. Hamgurá (-udá) lang ang balúnggay, kay ilúnud ko sa tinóla. Strip the balunggay-leaves, for I am going to put them into the sauce (stew). Hamgurí akó sing dáhon sang gawáygáway. Strip me some gawáygáway-leaves. Ihámgud akó sing pilá ka búlak sang kadenadeamór. Please strip off for me some flowere of the cadena de amor.
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To take hold of, grasp, seize, grab, clutch, usurp, annex, take possession of, encroach upon. Indì mo paghamhamón ang íya sang ibán. Don't lay your hands upon things belonging to others. Ginhamhamán níya ang talámnan ni Fuláno. He encroached on N.N.'s field. Ginpaísol níya ang kodál kag hinamhamán níya sing duhá ka bára ang ákon pamulákan. He moved the fence back and annexed two yards of my garden. (see sabán).
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(B) To put away, put by, secrete, stow away, hide, conceal, reserve, put out of sight. Hamnohá ang ákon líbro. Put my book away, hide it. Hamnohí akó sang ákon líbro. Hide my book for me. Ihámno mo akó sang ákon líbro. Kindly keep my book safe. May ginhámno kamó nga súd-an nga nabilin? Have you put by any side-dishes that remained over? (see tágò).