EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to twist something...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-pi-LI-pit/
FIL: Paglalapat ng puwersa upang paikutin, ibaluktot, o baliin ang isang bagay. Maaari ring tumukoy sa sadyang pagbabago sa kahulugan ng salita o katotohanan.
EN: to twist something
This is what you do to the facts when you're explaining to your parents why you came home late. You don't lie, you just... **ipilipit** the story a bit. 'Hindi po ako nag-bar, dumaan lang po sa birthday ng kaibigan ng pinsan ko.' It's the art of strategic twisting.
ROOT MEANING: twisted, contorted
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ipilipit ang aking mga salita para lang manalo sa usapan.
🇺🇸 Do not twist my words just to win the argument.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang ipilipit ang alambre para makabuo ng hugis-puso.
🇺🇸 He tried to twist the wire to form a heart shape.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.