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To fasten the knife above, instead of below, the spur of a game-cock in cock-fighting.
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(B) To cooperate, collaborate, join in, help each other, unite, work in unison. See tarambáyaw.
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To talk much, prate, prattle, be loquacious, to chatter. Indì mo pagburáon ang mga waláy pulús nga halambalánon. Don't be always wagging your tongue in useless conversations. Indì mo akó pagburáan siníng mga kabutigán. Don't din these lying stories into my ears. Anó na man ang íya nga ginbúrà dirâ? What was he prating about again over there?
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Talk, chat, converse, conversation, interlocution, collocution, confabulation, discourse, dialogue, parley, palaver. (see halambalánon, sugilánon, hambárò).
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To listen, overhear, eavesdrop, be within ear-shot. Indì ka maghangál sang ámon sugilánon. Don't listen to our conversation. Ginhangalán níya silá sa tágò. He secretly overheard their talk. Hangalí ang íla halambalánon kon anó. Try to overhear what they are talking about. (see tingád).
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To find fault with, disdain, hold in contempt, scout, flout, contemn, despise, scorn, slight, belittle, make light of, criticize, scoff at, sneer at, disparage, vilify; vilification, disparagement, act of undervaluing or depreciating, scorn, contempt, contumely. Indì ka maghíkay sang mga binuhátan sang ibán. Don't disparage the doings of others. Ginhikáyan siá níla sang íya pangánta. They found fault with her singing. Ihíkay mo sa íya ang íya nga kadayáw. Chide her for her vanity. Ginhíkay níya sa ákon ang madámù nga masápnot nga halambalánon. He poured bitter scorn upon me (abused me) with many harsh words. (see múlay, támay).
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To grip, grasp, seize, clasp, grab, get-, lay-, catch-, take-, hold of. Kápti iní. Take hold of this-or-Grasp it. Kináptan níya akó sa kamót. He took me by the hand. Ginkáptan níya ang tulún-an kag ginlámba sa salúg. He seized the book and threw it on the floor. Buót silá magkapút sang uluyatán sang kaláhà. They like to hold the handle of the pan (i.e. wish to have power, influence and especially a large share in the division of the spoils). (see kápyot).
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