EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to become bent; to be twisted out of shape...
exploitation...
Exposition, Exhibition...
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/ma-ba-luk-TOT/
FIL: Magbago ng anyo at maging baluktot o hindi tuwid; mapilipit.
EN: to become bent; to be twisted out of shape
This happens to cheap spoons when you try to scoop hard ice cream. It's also what happens to your back after an 8-hour shift hunched over a laptop. Figuratively, it's what happens to the truth when chismis gets involved - it gets twisted. 'Huwag mong hayaang mabaluktot ang katotohanan.'
ma- (potential verb prefix) + baluktot (bent, crooked)
Can be used for physical objects, body parts, or abstract concepts like principles or truth.
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🇵🇭 Nag-ingat siyang huwag mabaluktot ang alambre habang hinuhubog ito.
🇺🇸 He was careful not to let the wire become bent while shaping it.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa aksidente, nabaluktot ang bakal na harang sa kalsada.
🇺🇸 Because of the accident, the metal barrier on the road got twisted.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.