EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to straighten; to correct...
to graze; to strike with a glancing blow...
bonfire; open-fire stove...
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/i-tu-WID/
FIL: Gawing tuwid ang isang bagay na baluktot; iwasto ang isang pagkakamali, maling impormasyon, o masamang asal.
EN: to straighten; to correct
Two meanings, both super useful. 1) Physical: What you do to a bent paperclip or a crooked picture frame. 2) Figurative: What you do when your friend shares fake news on Facebook and you slide into their DMs with a valid source to 'ituwid' their mistake. It's about making things right, literally or figuratively.
Has both literal (to make physically straight) and figurative (to correct a wrong, a behavior, or misinformation) meanings.
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🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang ituwid ang baluktot na pako gamit ang martilyo.
🇺🇸 He tried to straighten the bent nail using a hammer.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong ituwid ang maling akala mo tungkol sa akin.
🇺🇸 I want to correct your wrong impression of me.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.