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To cut through, sever, part, divide, a rope, belt, etc. Tabtabá ang tabáng. Cut through the neck-rope. Gintábtab níya ang sinturón. He cut the belt in two. Itábtab iníng binángon sa kalát. Cut the rope with this bolo.
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To drive away, scare off, expel, cast out. Tabúga ang mga karabáw. Drive off the buffaloes. Tabúgi ang humáy sang mga manók. Drive the chickens away from the rice. Tinábug níya ang mga kánding sa pamulákan. He drove the goats out of the garden. Tinábug ni Hesús ang yáwà. Jesus cast out the devil. Tinábug siá níla sa bánwa. They expelled him (banished him) from the city (town, country). (see paíway, pahalín, búgaw, parág).
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(B) To take a short cut, make a bee-line, walk from one place to another in a straight line, take a straight course over fields, hills, etc. without following the windings of roads or footpaths. Gintáduk na gid ang pagágto rúgto. (Ginláktud níya ang pagkádto dídto). He went there by a short cut. Tadúkon ta lang ang pagpánaw rúgto. (Lakturón ta lang ang paglakát dídto). Just let us walk there in a straight line (keeping or following a straight course). Táduk tána ti panghámbal. (Pát-ud siá sing panghámbal). He speaks to the point. He is straightforward, forthright. (see láktud, latás, tádlong, pát-ud).
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To impel, drive, push forward, instigate, induce, put forward; to make use of the services of another for obtaining a favour, etc. from a third person; to guide, direct, point out, show. Sonô sang maáyo ukón maláin nga paghimánwa ang isá ka púngsud ginatagál (matagál) sa kaayohán ukón sa kalaínan. According to a good or bad management of public affairs a nation is led (driven, directed) towards prosperity or misery. Si Fuláno gid ang dáyon níla ginatagál sa pagpanáysay sa ákon sang íla mga kinahánglan. They always make use of N.N.'s services to let me know what they want. Itagál si Fuláno. Instigate, induce, put forward N.N. Make use of (Use) N.N. for your purpose. Kon sókton gánì siá sang íya útang sa gihápon ginatagál níya ang íya kabáyo. Whenever payment of his debt is demanded of him he always points to his horse, i.e. as much as to say: "Will you take my horse in payment of my debt"? or "Please wait until I shall have been able to sell that horse of mine". (see dáldal, tulúd, tányag, tóytoy, túltul).
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To be careful, take care, beware, be on the alert-, the look out-, for danger, etc. Tagám (Magtagám, Tumagám) ka. Take care. Look out. Beware. Tagamí si tátay mo, kay hanóton ka níya kon masápwan ang ímo ginhímò. Beware of your father for he will give you a flogging, if he finds out what you have done. (see katalágman-danger; ándam).
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Hiding, concealment, privacy, secrecy, clandestineness, stealth; a secret, what is kept secret, etc.; to hide, conceal, secrete, stow away, put away, put by, keep out of sight, abscond. Sa tágò. Clandestinely, surreptitiously, secretly, in secret. Ginhímo níya inâ sa tágò. He did that in secret. Tagóa inâ. Hide it. Conceal it. Put it by. Keep it out of sight. Tinágò níya ang ákon kálò. He hid my hat. Tagói siá sing limá ka páhò. Put aside for him five mangoes. Ipatágò sa íya inâ. Patagóa siá sinâ. Let him put it-away,-in a safe, in a safe place. Order him to hide it, to guard it well, or the like. Nanágò (from the Freq. panágò) siá. He hid (concealed) himself. He was in hiding. (see tinágò, tinagô, tábon, hinabón, palanagoán, likúm, lílong).
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To gag. See tágpò. Tagponí ang bábà níya. Gag his mouth.
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To distribute, divide among a number, deal out, dispense, give or bestow in portions. Itágtag na sa íla ang dólse, ang kwárta, ang humáy, etc. Distribute to them the sweets, the money, the rice, etc. Tagtagí dirí sing sábud, kay walâ na akó sing itánum. Distribute some rice-seedlings here, for I have no more left to plant. Tinagtagán (Gintagtagán) silá níya sing tagpisítas. He gave twenty centavos to each of them. He gave them twenty centavos each. (see hátag, panágtag, huláy, báhin).
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Respect, reverence, honour, regard, consideration, deference, esteem, estimation, veneration; to respect, esteem, appreciate, venerate, revere, regard, reverence, look up to, defer to, honour, hold in reverence, show regard or reverence for. Tahaá siá. Revere him. Defer to him. Walâ siá magtahâ sa ákon. Walâ akó níya pagtahaá. He did not show me respect. He was disrespectful to me. Ginatahâ siá níla sing dakû. They look up to him with great respect (reverence). They honour (value, appreciate) him highly. Walâ na silá pagtahâ sa íya. They do not show him respect any longer. (see táhud, banâ, bálhot, padungúg, panagubáli, hangád, tamúd, saólog).
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Respect, regard, reverence, honour, consideration, deference, esteem, estimation, appreciation, veneration; to respect, revere, reverence, defer to, regard, honour, look up to, hold in reverence, pay honour or respect to. Tahúra (-úda) siá. Honour him. Respect him. Tumáhud (Magtáhud) ka sa ímo amáy kag ilóy. Honour your father and mother. Walâ siá pagtáhud sa ákon. He shows no respect for me. Ginatáhud siá sing dakû bangúd sang matárung níya nga batásan. He is held in great reverence on account of his honesty (righteous conduct). Ginatáhud ko siá, kay talahúron (siá). I honour him, because he is worthy of honour. (see tahâ, matinahúron, katahurán, talahúron, tinatáhud).
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To observe, notice, experience, go through, pass through, undergo, taste, find out by experience, have a taste of by personal trial or observation. Nataipán na níya iní. He knows this now by experience. He has had a taste of this himself. (see tuíp, tiláw, panílag, sukíb, tukíb, sapó, túltul, ánad).
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(B) To pilfer, steal, purloin, take secretly or stealthily. Anó ang tinakáb na? (Náno ang íya kináwat)? What did he steal? Gintakáb na ang mga sáb-a ko. Tinakabán na akó kang sáb-a ko. (Kináwat níya ang ákon mga ságing. Kinawátan akó níya sang ákon mga ságing). He stole my bananas. (see tákaw, káwat).
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Inland, interior, away from the sea, away from a river or valley, land as opposed to water, a slope or hill as opposed to a valley; to land, disembark, go on shore, go inland, go away from the sea, from a river or from a valley; to go up-stream or up-river. Nagtákas silá sa Manílà. They disembarked (went on shore) at Manila. Sán-o ka matákas (magatákas)? When shall you-land,-go into the interior,-go inland? Ang ámon baláy árà sa tákas sang subâ. Our house stands back from the river. Ginpatákas níya dirâ ang napúlò ka sáko nga bugás. He landed there (brought on shore) ten sacks of rice. Patakása ang sakayán. Land (Try to land) the boat. (see iláya, ilayá, ubús-lower down, near the sea; etc.).
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(B) To steal, pilfer, abscond, purloin, take and carry away feloniously. Tinákaw na ang kálò ko. (Kináwat níya ang ákon kálò). He stole my hat. Indì mo pagtakáwon (pagkawáton) ang mga tanúm na (níya). Don't steal his plants. Natakáwan nánda ang páray nga diá. (Nakawátan níla iníng humáy). They stole some of this rice. Tinakáwan nánda ang páray nga diá. (Kinawátan níla iníng humáy). This sentence may be translated like the foregoing, but it may also mean: This rice of theirs is stolen property (is not the result of their labour nor the product of their land). (see takáb, káwat).
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Promise, engagement, pledge, plight, troth; to promise, to give-, pass-, pledge-, plight-,-one's word,-one's honour,-one's credit,-one's troth. Ang mga tinákga ni Hesukrísto. The promises of Jesus Christ. Nagtákga siá nga--. He promised that--. Tinakgahán níya akó nga báklan sing kálò. He promised to buy me a hat. (see túg-an, sáad).
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To fall down in drops, let fall, shed, said of tears, leaves, petals of flowers, etc. Nagakatáktak ang íya mga lúhà sa íya kamót. Her tears are falling on her hand. Nagkalatáktak na ang mga sinipád siníng búlak. The petals of this flower have fallen off already. Tinaktakán níya ang ákon delárgo sing abó sang sigarílyo. He dropped some cigarette ash on my trousers. Nataktakán ang salúg sang abó sang íya abáno. The ash of his cigar dropped on the floor. Natáktak siá sa íya nga palangakóan. He lost his position. He fell from office. (see dágdag, húlug, tángtang).
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Measure, standard, measurement, degree, dimension; coming up to the mark or standard, entitled to, deserving of, meriting, meet, worthy; to measure, take the measure of, survey. Gintakús níya ang ákon umá. He measured or surveyed my field. Nangintakús na siá sang amó nga palangakoán. He has become worthy of that position of power or office. Walâ siá sing ikatakús sa pagkapangúlo-bánwa. He has no capacity for-, does not measure up to-, the office of Municipal President. Táksa (takusá) ang kalabaón siníng kalát. Measure the length of this rope. Táksi akó sing limá ka dupá sináng alámbre. Measure out for me ten yards of that wire. Ipatakús mo ang ímo palangúmhan sa agrimensór. Have your farm surveyed by a land-surveyor. Takús siá sang tanán nga pagdáyaw. He is worthy of all praise. (see sókol, sokób, sángkol, ángay).
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A smile, a quiet laugh (laughter); to smile, break out into a laugh, to laugh (quietly, derisively, sarcastically). Nakataláihom siá. He smiled. He burst out laughing. Natalaihomán akó sa íya. I could not help smiling at him. Gintalaihomán níya akó. He smiled or laughed at me. Ginpataláihom akó sang íya nga sinúgid. I was forced to smile at his remarks. I could not help smiling at what he said. Natalaihomán siá sa ákon. (Nagyuhúm siá sing may kayúbit (kahám-ut) sa ákon). He smiled at me derisively (gleefully). (see yuhúm, kádlaw, lákhò, lámhò, talángkaw, harákhak, ngirít, lángsì).
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Careless, thoughtless, unconcerned; to be careless or indifferent about, be unconcerned or easy-going, pay no attention to, take no interest in. Indì mo pagtaláktalakán ang síngsing, kay básì madúlà. Don't be careless about the ring, for it might be lost. Tinaláktalakán gid lang níya ang íya palangitánan kag sa walâ (man) madúgay napúto siá. He did not pay much attention to his business and before long he was bankrupt. (see talágtalág, pasapayán, patúyang, pasaburák, pasaburát).