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(B) To open, unfold, unclose, make open, remove any fastening or obstruction from, as to open a door, a box, a case, etc.; to begin, commence, open (a school, a bridge, parliament, etc.). Bukasí ang panteón. Open the mortuary niche. Binukasán (binúksan) akó sang ganháan sang batâbátà. The servant boy opened the door for me. Ibukás akó siníng puérta, baúl, bintánà, etc. Please, open this door, box, window, etc. for me. Sa buás nga ádlaw pagabúksan ang buluthóan. To-morrow the school will be opened. Classes will commence (begin) to-morrow. Nabúksan na ang bág-o nga táytay. The new bridge is now open (to traffic, etc.). (see ábri).
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(Sp. abrir) To unlock, unfasten, open; to begin, commence, said of schools, classes, sessions, meetings, etc. Abrihi ang puérta, ang bintánà, etc. Open the door, the window, etc. Naabrihán na ang mga kláse. Classes have commenced. Ang makáwat walâ makaábri sang káha. The thief could not unlock-, open-, the safe. Kon walâ ka sing yábi nga ikaábri sa ganháan, bingkalá na lang. If you have no key that can unlock the door, simply burst the door in. (see bukás).
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búksi, etc. From bukás-to open.
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(H) What is to be-, or should be-, opened, as a door, school, road, parliament, etc. (see bukás).
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Freq. of bukás-to open.
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To rise early, be early at work, to do early in the morning, anticipate. Agapí ang pagarádo. Be early at the ploughing. Rise early in the morning for the ploughing. Agapá ang pagbúhat sinâ. Do it early in the morning. Gina-*agapán nila ang pagpangítà sing mga tulún-an, bisán madúgay pa ang pagbukás sang mga buluthúan. They are already looking for books, though the opening of the schools is still a long while off. (see pamúka).
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See aháng, káhas id. Ahasí (pangahasí) lang ang pagbukás sang ganháan. Open the door boldly.
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(B) Toughness, hardness, tightness, immovability; to move with difficulty, to be hard-, difficult-, to deal with. Nagáwot na ang tinápay nga dáan. The stale bread has become hard. Gináwot níla ang súngsung sa botílya. They made the cork fit very tight in the bottle. Sang tingádlaw mahapús ang pagbukás siníng ganháan, ápang karón, kay tingulán na, nagáwot. In the dry season it was easy to open this door, but now in the rainy season it is difficult. Naawótan akó sa paggábut siníng lánsang. It was a hard job for me to draw out this nail. Ginawótan akó sináng táo sa pagpaháylosa íya. I had great difficulty in bringing that man over to my point of view. Iníng kárne maáwot. This meat is tough. (see tíg-a, húnit, hugút, paganót).
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To bespeak, speak to, warn, forewarn, inform beforehand of a secret plan, a hidden scheme and the like. Ginbalasánan níya silá nga--. He told them beforehand that--. Balasáni siá sinâ. Warn him of that. Give him a hint of that or inform him of it beforehand. Binalasánan níla ang pagháwid kag pagbukás sang íya nga mga sulát. They agreed or conspired to retain and open his correspondence. Ibalásan mo akó sa íya siníng áton ginkasugtánan. Kindly inform him of this our agreement. Ipahibaló mo sa íya iní, agúd mabalasánan siá sang tanán nga takús níya buháton. Report this to him, that he may know what he should do or that he may be aware of everything and can make his arrangements accordingly.
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To be punctual, be in time, be there at the proper moment, in the nick of time, just in time. Nakadunâ siá sa íla pagsúgud sang rosáryo. He was there when they started saying the rosary. Walâ ikáw makadunâ sang pagbukás námon sang kláse. You were not there when we opened the class. Tungúd sa anó nga, walâ ka makadunâ sa prosesyón sang ámon pándut? Why didn't you come in time for the procession of our Feast?
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To hazard, dare, venture, be audacious, reckless, intrepid, impertinent, insolent, daring, bold, high-spirited, dauntless. Kinahásan níya ang paghinguyáng sang pílak nga ginpatágò ko sa íya. He dared to spend the money I had entrusted to him for safe keeping. Indì mo pagkahásan ang pagbukás sang ganháan kon walâ ka sing túgut sa pagsulúd. Don't dare to open the door, unless you have permission to enter. (see aháng, ahás).
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Contrivance, means, machination, design, scheme, plot; to contrive, bring about, find means of doing something, etc. Sa laláng sang--. Through the work or power or influence of--. Makalaláng ka sa paghákwat siníng mabúg-at nga bató? Can you contrive or find a way to lift this heavy stone? Lalangí ang pagbukás sang ganháan, kay nadúlà ang lyábi. Open the door by some other means, for the key is lost. (see raráng, pahítò, patúga, padihótan, etc.).
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A bad smell as of rotten fish, etc.; to be of evil odour, get or emit a bad smell, stench, stink, smell bad. Nagláng-ig ang salmón, kay dúgay na nga nabukasán ang láta. The salmon smells bad, for it is some time now since the tin was opened. Nalang-igán akó siníng mga sardínas sa láta, kay nagsungáw. It seems to me that the sardines in the tin are rotten, because there was a leak.
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To expose to the full force of (wind, etc.). Bukasí ang mga bintánà, kag payasyasán kamí sang hángin. Open the windows and let the wind blow freely in on us. (pa, yásyas).
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