EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to roll up (sleeves, pants)...
ceasing; letting up; subsiding...
immersing; soaking; wallowing...
Pang-uri
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/mag-a-li-LIS/
FIL: Itaas at itupi ang laylayan ng manggas ng damit o ng pantalon, karaniwan bilang paghahanda sa paggawa o pagbaha.
EN: to roll up (sleeves, pants)
The official signal that things are about to get serious. Whether you're about to wash a mountain of dishes, join a street basketball game, or wade through a flooded Manila street, the first step is always to 'mag-alilis'. It's the 'let's do this' gesture.
From the root word 'alilis' which means to roll up.
Specific to rolling up sleeves or pant legs.
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🇵🇭 Nag-alilis siya ng manggas at sinimulan nang maghugas ng mga plato.
🇺🇸 He rolled up his sleeves and started washing the dishes.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong mag-alilis ng pantalon dahil mataas ang baha.
🇺🇸 You need to roll up your pants because the flood is high.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.