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(B) To allure, entice, induce, persuade, prevail upon. Nagará siá sa pagbáile. He was enticed to dance. Gingará siá sa pagtámbong sa íla píknik. They prevailed upon him to assist at their picnic. Garahá siá sa pagupúd sa áton. Persuade him to come along with us. (see gánya).
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To influence, carry along, persuade, induce, prevail upon, make to act, decide. Gindúyaw akó sang ákon mga ábyan sa pagkádto sa sáut. I was prevailed upon by my friends to go to the dance. Nadúyaw ang íya buót sa pagbúthò, kay nagabúthò man ang íya pakaisá. He was induced to go to school by the fact that his first cousin is going to school also. (see gará, gánya).
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(H) Place where, or person for whom, one works; work, job, employment. (see palamúgnan).
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Anxious, afraid, upset, nervous, fearful of grave consequences on account of a small matter, of a slight illness, etc. Garabáhan siá kaáyo, kay bisán diótay lang ang balatían sang íya anák nagapangúlbà sing dalû. She is very easily upset, for even if her child is but slightly ill, she is trembling all over with fear. (see darabáhan, garapáhan).
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(B) See galabáyan, gabayán, alobáybay, gabáy.
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(Sp. garage) Garage, a shelter for automobiles.
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Thoughtlessness, carelessness; rash, hasty, happy-go-lucky, listless, heedless, without consideration for the consequences, without distinction or difference; to do in a happy-go-lucky way, etc. Ginagarámpà gid lang níya ang amó nga báyò sa mga ádlaw nga piésta kag sa matagádlaw. She uses the same dress without distinction on feast-days and work-days. Garampaá lang silá nga tanán sang amó nga tráto. Just treat them all alike without distinction. Indì nínyo paggarampaón ang pagsílhig. Don't sweep perfunctorily. (see saláma, pasalipákpak, pasapayán, pasaburák, pasipákpak, dagumák, saguláy).
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(Sp. echar granos) To waste, squander, spend freely, be prodigal, lavish, thriftless, extravagant; spendthrift, improvident. Garanatsahá lang ang pílak mo, kon amó ang buót mo. Waste your money, if such is your will. Ang buhahâ nga táo amó ang nagagaranátsa. The spendthrift squanders money. Napúto siá, kay gingaranátsa gid lang níya ang kwárta. He became bankrupt, because he spent money too freely. (see granátsa, garnátsa, hinguyáng, úsik).
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Small thorns, pricks, spines, points of prickles, as on the leaf-stalks of the buri-palm, etc.
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Dim. of gárang. Madámù sing garánggárang iníng tanúm. This plant is covered with sharp prickles.
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See galangán.
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A kind of small bird.
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(Sp. garañón) A jackass, the male of the ass; wild, noisy, mischievous, rude. Iníng bátà daw kabáyo nga garányon. This boys is-as wild as a jackass,-is very noisy,-is boisterous,-is always up to tricks.
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(Sp. garrapa) Carafe, decanter.
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Easily troubled or upset. See garabáhan, darabáhan.