EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
askew...
to disobey...
Swedish...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/al-DA-bis/
FIL: Hindi pantay o tuwid; nakahilig o nakatagilid.
EN: askew
That feeling when you try to hang a picture frame and no matter what you do, it's just not straight. Or when you cut your own bangs and one side is higher than the other. "Ay, naging aldabis yung gupit!" It's the aesthetic of 'almost there, but not quite'.
Possibly related to Spanish 'al bies' (on the bias, askew).
Describes something that is not level or vertically/horizontally aligned. Synonymous with 'tabingi'.
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🇵🇭 Naging aldabis ang pagkakakabit ng salamin sa dingding.
🇺🇸 The mirror was hung askew on the wall.
🇵🇭 Napansin niyang aldabis ang pagkakatayo ng poste.
🇺🇸 He noticed that the post was standing slanted.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.