EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to roll up (sleeves, pants)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/li-LIS/
FIL: Ang pagtupi o pag-rolyo paitaas ng laylayan ng damit, tulad ng manggas o pantaloon, upang paiksiin ito.
EN: to roll up (sleeves, pants)
The action you take right before getting down to serious business. Whether it's washing dishes, starting a fistfight, or wading through a flooded street in BGC, you 'lilis' your sleeves or pants. It's the universal sign for "Okay, game na."
The root word 'lilis' can be used as a command. Verb forms include 'maglilis', 'nililisan', 'lilisan'.
🇵🇭 Lilisanin ko lang ang manggas ko para hindi mabasa.
🇺🇸 I'll just roll up my sleeves so they don't get wet.
🇵🇭 Naglilis siya ng pantalon bago tumawid sa baha.
🇺🇸 He rolled up his pants before crossing the flood.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.