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To explain, interpret, translate, give an exposition of. Makapátpat ka siní? Can you explain this? Ipátpat sa Binisayâ ang íya nga ginhámbal sa Ininglés. Interpret in Visayan what he has said in English. Patpatá ang íya sinâ nga kahulúgan. Say (Explain) what that means. Give the meaning of that. (see sáysay, húbad, panáysay).

To explain, show, expose, interpret, translate. (see památbat, pátpat, sáyod, waní, huád, sáysay).

To imitate, make like, make a copy or replica of, copy, translate, transfer. Huadá (-ará) iníng sulát nga ininglés sa áton nga panghámbal. Translate this English letter into our language. Huadí akó siníng sulát, kay akó índì makahibaló sang inalemán. Translate this letter for me, for I do not understand German. Huadá ang íya maáyo nga batásan. Imitate his good behaviour. Ihuád akó siníng kwádro, kay úyon ko gid. Please copy this picture for me, for I like it very much. Makahuád ikáw sinâ? Can you copy, (translate, imitate) that? Ang kán-on nga nabilín sa kólon ihuád sa pínggan kag tagóon. Put the rice left in the kettle on a plate and hide it-or-keep it in a safe place. (see lubád, pátpat, sáylo).

To drop asleep, to fall asleep unintentionally, to fall into a reverie when in company, to lose by day-dreaming the thread of conversation, to go wool-gathering. A person in this condition, if spoken to and recovering his wits, will as a rule apologize with a phrase like this: "Dispensahá akó, nakaalipátpat akó" or "Dispensahá akó, naalipatpatán akó". "Pardon me, I forgot myself". "Pardon me, my thoughts were wandering or I was distracted". Excuse me, I was not listening, (lipát).