EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be arrogant; to act high and mighty...
to make pickles; to pickle...
to hesitate...
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/mag-ma-ta-AS/
FIL: Ang pagpapakita ng pagiging palalo, mapagmataas, o ang pag-iisip na mas nakatataas kaysa sa iba.
EN: to be arrogant; to act high and mighty
This is that one officemate who thinks they're better than everyone else after getting a small promotion. To magmataas is to act like you're on a throne when everyone else is on a monobloc chair. It's the 'di na namamansin' attitude, the opposite of 'lumingon sa pinanggalingan.'
ROOT MEANING: high; tall
Carries a strong negative connotation of pride and arrogance.
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🇵🇭 Mula nang yumaman siya, nagsimula na siyang magmataas sa kanyang mga dating kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Ever since he got rich, he started to be arrogant towards his old friends.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magmataas; lahat tayo ay pantay-pantay sa mata ng Diyos.
🇺🇸 Don't be arrogant; we are all equal in the eyes of God.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.