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lay low (thislailo 1.1viTo lay low. (This is similar to the English expression and means to keep quiet, don't go out, keep out of the way. It has the additional meaning of stay calm, don't get angry.)India masilag kondi maglailoa lamang.Don't get angry, just lay low.
lay masonryasintada 1.1vtTo lay masonry, concrete, or cinder blocks.Mandian ang obraen mi magasintada amo ra tang ba-long kodal.Your work today will be for you to lay cinder blocks for the new fence.rel. wrd.halo blok 1.1halo blok 1.1kotsara 1palitada 1palitada 1.1siminto 1siminto 1.2
lay outketay 1.2ov. syn.kere1 1.2ketay 1ketay 1peleg 1.1vtTo lay out a dead body.Pinaketay nira tang lolo nira ong babakan tang balay.They laid out their grandfather in the lower level of the house.
lay something downpalbog1 1.1vtTo lay a child down; to lay something down.Ipalbog mo tang aldan ong dobali tang balay.Lay the ladder down on the other side of the house.
lay something out flat and smoothplastada 1.2Antdokor-dokor 1.1plastada 1vtTo clean and level a field for planting; to put something on, like a tablecloth or blanket, so it is smooth and flat.Iplastada ta ra tang koma agod listo rang togdan.Let's clean and level out the field so that it is ready to plant.Mga may bisita dapat ang iplastadang lagi tang mantil ong lamisan.When there are visitors the tablecloth should already be placed smooth and flat on the table.rel. wrd.istira 1.1istira 1.1plastar 1.1tampay 1plastar 1.1vtTo put or lay something on, so it looks flat and smooth.Ipaplastar mo tang kolton ong katri agod masinlong pade-kan.Please put the blanket smooth and flat on the bed so that it looks nice.rel. wrd.istira 1.1plastada 1.2tampay 1istira 1.1vtTo flatten, stretch, or lay something out flat and smooth, like a tablecloth, sleeping mat, piece of paper.Ang amek istiraen mo ta mo-ya tenged india mapoyat ta osto mga agdodokor-dokor.Smooth out the sleeping mat well because you won't sleep well if it is bunched up..rel. wrd.plastada 1.2plastada 1.2plastar 1.1tampay 1
layer of clothinge-leb 1.1vtTo double a layer of clothing; to double a payment; to stack something up, double up, in order to save space.India mage-leb tang lambong mo, dorog karinget.Don't double the layer of your clothes, it is very hot.Nage-leb da tang binayado ong PTA tenged nalipat tang risibō.I had to pay double to the Parents and Teachers Association because my receipt was lost.E-leb e-leben ta ra lamang tang mga libro tarin ong lamisan para may pagobran ta pa.Let's stack up the books here on the table so that we'll still have space to work.ov. syn.dobli 1.2sanib2 1.1
layerssanib2 1.1vi., vtFor things to stick together; to be doubled up; to stack, arrange things in close layers, touching each other.Aroy! Nagsaniban palá tang koarta ang sindol na ong yen, ba-long naliparao, ibaliko ong nandia.Oh no! The money that she gave me all stuck together, I just noticed it, I'll return the extra to her.Indi papagsaniben mo tang ayo, sia madaling anayen.Don't let the wood be stacked up touching each other, it will easily be infested with termites.ov. syn.depet 1.2dobli 1e-leb 1.1
layout for displayladlad 1.1vtTo show, present, or layout for display or for perusal; to spread out clothes, mats, flat on the ground.Iladlad mo ong nandia tang papilis ang nabakal mo ra tang tanek ang asia.Lay out the papers that show you already bought that land.Iladlad mo ta masinlo tang mga abel ang kolit ong paragkolan.Lay out nicely the white clothes in bleaching them (i.e. outside in the sun).Angay indi linadlad mo ta osto tang amek ang parakaldawan?Why didn't you flatten out the mat nicely which is used for drying rice?ov. syn.latag 1.1
lazymatay 1.1advTo be totally unmotivated, lazy; to be adverse to doing something. (This is an expression similar to the English expression "not moving a muscle.").Maski ko-to ra ang anda pay iramal matay ang komaliek si Manang.Even though it is noon already and there's not yet anything prepared for lunch, Older Sister is unmotivated to move.Pela karin, matay ang may tomogbo.Even though it's low tide, there is no one moving a muscle to go out into the water (i.e. to gather shells, fish).ov. syn.kontra 1nonka 1.1tabirab 1.1tasmak 1.1adjTo be lazy.Tanandia ay tasmakan ong balay nira.She is lazy around their house.syntamad 1.2parbol 1.1vi., vtTo be lazy or unmotivated; always absent, with regards to going to school or to a job.India kay magparbol ong pagadal tenged ang tanan ang mga logod mo polos da tapos.Don't you be lazy about going to school because all of your siblings have graduated already.Antmaderepsirioso 1.1ov. syn.bolakbol 1.2tamad 1.1Antma-sik 1.2patikaseg 1.1tamad 1tamad 1ov. syn.bareg 1.1ke-teng 1.1tamad 1tamad 1rel. wrd.a-dong 1.2balasobas 1.2malastra 1.1pabaya 1.2payaya 1.1tamad 1tamad 1tamad 1tamad 1adj., advLazy; unmotivated; bored.Dorog katamad tanandia ang manilig.She is really lazy about sweeping.Matamadong magbogno ong babay ang asia, dorog kasoplado.I'm not motivated to greet that woman, she is such a snob.a-dong 1.1viTo sit around all day doing nothing; to be idle, lazy.Pirmia lamang paga-dong. animan malolobay tang sinangoni mo.You are always just sitting around all day doing nothing, that's why your body feels weak.libat 1.1nCross-eyed; a lazy, wandering eye.
lazy about studyingbalasobas 1.1adjUnmotivated; disinterested; lazy about studying, applying oneself.Balasobas tanandia ong pagadal, animan indi napasar.He was unmotivated about studying, consequently he didn't pass.
lazy tobareg 1.1viTo be too lazy to move or answer someone's call.Maski gapoaw da mareges ang magpabareg. Even though she is awake she's habitually too lazy to get up.ov. syn.ke-teng 1.1tamad 1
lazy to moveke-teng 1.1viFor a person, animal or fish to act like "dead weight", refusing to move; for a person to not move from where they are sitting or lying down.Keke-tenga si lamang, ganing manoroa ta wi.You are just sitting there not moving, but you said you would go fetch water.Ang mola mga pagpasotil pisan ang keke-teng, indi degen ang alsaen.When a child throws a temper tantrum he really acts like dead weight, he is too heavy to lift up.Ang yan ang alteng maliwag ang makomit tenged mga matondi keke-teng. The large alteng grouper fish is hard to catch because when it's caught on the hook it acts like dead weight. ov. syn.bareg 1.1tamad 1
LBM (loose bowel movement)korso 1.1rel. wrd.disintaria 1.2korso 1nDiarrhea; loose bowel movement (LBM).libang 1.1viTo defecate, move one's bowels; to have a loose bowel movement (LBM), or diarrhea.Manlibango kang lagi.I'll just move my bowels first.Midio nalimao ang nanlibang ang nagdamal.I think I had diarrhea five times this morning.ov. syn.korso 1.2taki 1.3taki 1.3viTo have diarrhea; loose bowel movement (LBM).Indio natonawan animan pagtaki-takio. I didn't digest my food well so now I have diarrhea. ov. syn.korso 1.2libang 1.1
leadba-bat 1.1rel. wrd.ba-bat 1manigba-bat2 1.1viTo lead the praying of the Holy Rosary at a wake.Sinopa bato tang komiten nirang mama-bat ong pangadi malagat-lagat?Who do you think they'll get to lead the Rosary at the wake later?aggekel-ekelan2 2.1id. ofekelvtTo manage a group of people; to lead a group of people.Mga ang tatang taw indi matakong magekel tang pamilia na, monopa bato tanandia mapangolokolo ta masinlo ong tatang banoa?If a man does not know how to manage his family, how do you suppose he will be able to lead a community well?tokso 1.2rel. wrd.ekel 1sigida 1.1tokso 1vtTo tempt a person, or be tempted; to lead someone astray, or be led astray; to entice someone; to tease someone.Natokso tanandia ong barkada, animan gatako rang manginem.He was led astray by his friends, that is why now he knows how to drink.Mga agtokson ita ni Satanas dapat mangadi ita agod mabatokan ta tang tokso. When we are being tempted by Satan we should pray so that we can resist the temptation. Maski dorong pamagmasit ta si-dat ong Agutaya, namaglekat pa ka tanira, gangatokso ong linaw.Even though there are many people sick with measles on Agutaya, they nevertheless went home, they were tempted by the calm weather.Sinopay pagtokso ong nio ang ganing, anday nanay mo?Who teased you saying that you have no mother?ov. syn.panolay 2.2tintar 1.1rel. wrd.ekel 1intirimis 1loko 1loko 1.1ov. syn.loko 1oto-oto 1.1rel. wrd.aggekel-ekelan2 3.1ekel 1intirimis 1loko 1loko 1loko 1manloloko2 1.1pekel 1tokso 1.2vtTo tease others, play practical jokes, joke around; to trick or deceive someone; to lead someone astray; to entice someone; to take advantage of a woman sexually.Indi lokōn mo tang molang asia, itaben magini-yak.Don't tease that child, he might cry.Ang ana nang soltiras linoko ta lali asing nagadal ong Manila.Her teenage daughter was taken advantage of by a man when she went to school in Manila.India paloko maski ong ninopa.Don't let yourself be decieved by anyone.ov. syn.dāli 1.1dia 1.1intirimis 1.2pilio 1.2samantala 1.1rel. wrd.daya 1.1antabay 1.1vtTo assist, support someone in walking somewhere by holding their arm; to lead someone by the hand or arm.Antabayen ta ra lamang si Lolo ang ekelan ong Center agod matelekan.Let's just assist Grandfather along to the Rural Health Center so that he can be examined.synalalay 1.1asisti 1oto-oto 1.1vtTo lead a person on about something that is not true; to flatter a person insincerely, with ulterior motives; for a person to allow themselves to be led on or convinced about something; to be gullible, easily taken in.Angay kadali mo ka lamang ang oto-otōn? Why are you so gullible? (lit. Why are you so easily led to believe something?)Ang mga taw ang asi, ansianong mamangoto-oto para makomit nira tang galiagan nira.Those people are skilled at flattering others insincerely in order to get what they want.Angay napaoto-otoa ong yen? Intrimiso ka lamang, nagpareta ra?Why did you allow yourself to be led on by me? It was just a joke, yet you believed it?ov. syn.bo-loy1 1.1intirimis 1konoari 1loko 1pangolokolo2 1.2rel. wrd.gaem 1.2pangolokolo2 1viTo lead a group of people; to oversee, administer; to supervise work.Mga ang tatang taw indi matakong magekel tang pamilia na, monopa bato tanandia mapangolokolo ta masinlo ong tatang banoa?If a man does not know how to manage his family, how do you suppose he will be able to lead a community well?Yawa ray mangolokolo ang maga-wat ta bato.You be the one to oversee the carrying of the big rocks.rel. wrd.biot 1ekel 1pilio 1.2vtTo play a practical joke on someone; to lead a person on, trick them into something.Nagpilio si Juan ong babay na animan nabeyeg da.Juan led his girlfriend on and consequently he has become crazy.ov. syn.intirimis 1.2loko 1.1odio1 1.2aggekel-ekelan2 3.1id. ofekelvtTo convince, influence someone (lit. to carry along); to lead someone astray; to allow oneself to be convinced or influenced by others, or by a situation.Naekelan na tang mga logod na para bomoto ong dobaling partido.He convinced his siblings to vote for the other political party.Piro tanandia, indi nagpanonot-nonot obin nagpaekel-ekel ong kaliagan ta taw maski sinopa tanira.But as for him, he did not go along with other's opinions or let himself be influenced by other peoples' desires.ov. syn.kombinsir 1.1panonotrel. wrd.loko 1pekel 1bo-loy1 1.1ov. syn.bo-lak 1.2bo-loy1 1vtTo convince, lead a person on about something that is not true; to "pull one's leg"; to trick, tease someone by making them turn around or go to look at something that is really not there.Bino-loy boloyo lamang nandia ang ganing si Nanay kiminabot da.She tricked me into going to look when she said Mother had already arrived.ov. syn.boladas 1.2oto-oto 1.1rel. wrd.boladas 1.2bo-lak 1.2bo-li 1.2imo-imo 1
lead (advantage)lamáng 1.1nThe points in a lead or in a win, in a game or election.Pira ra tang lamáng tang kandidato mo?How many points is your candidate's lead?Asing pagkayam amen ta softball tang pontos lamang tang lamáng amen ong nira.When we played softball it was just one by one point that we defeated them by.
lead (mineral)simbla 1.1nLead, i.e. the mineral.
lead (pencil)det2 1.1rel. wrd.det2 1tompol 1.2nInk in a ballpoint pen; lead of a pencil.
leaderpangolokolo2 1.1rel. wrd.gaem 1.2pangolokolo2 1nHead of a group of people; leader.Sinopay pangolokolo ong simban mi?Who is the leader in your church?ov. syn.lidir 1.1opisialis 1.1lidir 1.1EngnLeader.ov. syn.opisialis 1.1pangolokolo2 1.1
leaftoyob 1.1vtTo cover something with a leaf to keep it dry or to keep the steam in.Sinoyob na tang tonggo, animan indi na-ledan ta koran.He covered the coconut nectar container with a leaf, therefore it didn't get rain inside it.Toyobon mo kay tang dinongkol, midio ilaw pa.Please cover the cooked rice with a leaf, it seems it's still undercooked.daon 1.1nLeaf of a plant, tree.Siligen mo kay tang mga daon ong binit tang dalan.Please sweep the leaves on the side of the street.
leaf bud of buri plantbontal 1.1nThe large unopened leaf bud of the bori plant, which stand straight up from the stalk, or top center of the plant.rel. wrd.balaka 1kolbot 1.1kolbot 1.1
leaf bud of coconut/bananakolbot 1.1nThe large unopened leaf bud of a coconut palm or banana plant, which stand up straight from the stalk in the middle of the plant; the young leaf-tops of other plants such as cassava.Masabor tang ibos mga agbongoton ong kolbot ta nioy.Sticky rice is delicious when it is wrapped in a young coconut palm leaf. Masinlong golay tang kolbot tang kamosi.Cassava tops make a nice vegetable.rel. wrd.balaka 1bontal 1.1bontal 1.1
leaf, sandpaper-likearigi 1.1nA kind of plant with leaves like sandpaper. (The leaves can be used in scrubbing dirty pots and dishes. The plant has small orange fruit which are red when ripe. The fruit is edible but most people don't eat it because it feels itchy on the tongue.)
leaf, to formlongay 1.1rel. wrd.botokan 1.1longay 1viFor a seed to form a sprout; for a plant or leaf to form a bud.Ang lindoak amen ang paray ay malaka tang liminongay tenged ong sobrang koran.The rice we planted sprouted thinly because of the heavy rain.rel. wrd.anaw 1anaw 1.2anaw 1.2loak 1tolpot2 1.1
leaf, type (medicinal)kalampitaw 1.1nTamarind tree or fruit.Ang daon ta kalampitaw ay bolong ka ta keykey piro na aglagaen.The leaves of the tamarind tree are also used as medicine for coughs but they are boiled.kalibon 1.1nA kind of shrub with large pointed leaves which can be used for medicinal purposes.kangit-kangit 1.1nA type of flower with large clusters, made up of orange, yellow, or white smaller clusters.mansanilia 1.1nChrysanthemum plant or flower.boyo-boyo1 1.1nA type of plant used for herbal medicine (peperomia pellucida).paladotsina 1.1nA type of leaf whose sap is mixed with salt and used as a treatment for acne, know as akapulko in Tagalog and 'acapulco' in English.sigang 1.1nA kind of tree with large, dark-purple berries in a cluster.rel. wrd.lomboy 1.1lomboy 1.1olitap 1.1olitap 1.1pamegat 1origano 1.1EngnOregano.lamponaya 1.1nA kind of medicinal leaf, violet in color. (The leaf can be used for a toothache and is plastered on the side of the jaw.)bonlaw2 1.1nA kind of shrub with long, slender leaves. (It is one of the leaves used in the pamegat bath water.)lagondi 1.1nA kind of shrub or vine with leaves that can be used for medicinal purposes.Betangan mo ta lagondi siang poyad tang mano agod magalin tang dapaw.Please put lagondi leaves in that chicken's nest so the chicken mites will leave.banaba 1.1nA type of large tree whose leaves have medicinal value.makasla 1.1nA type of tree with medicinal uses.badiang 1.1nA type of wide leaf, used for wrapping seaweed up in.Ang latok bongoton mo ta daon ta badiang agod indi mapatay.Wrap the seaweed up in the wide leaf so it won't die.Ba-lo amekan tang katri betangan kay lagi ta daon ta badiang agod ang mangalok mga magsirong-sirong indi magagoanta tenged mātel ig indi maita.Before the sleeping mat is put on the bed, first put badiang leaves down so that the witch, when it goes under the house, will not be able to stand the itching and will not be able to see anyone.
leaf, type (medicinal, cooking)tanglad1 1.1nLemon grass.kalamonggay 1.1nHorseradish tree. (This is malunggay in Tagalog.)