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to collect bets; to have someone place a bet...
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Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-pa-ta-YA/
FIL: Pahintulutan o utusan ang isang tao na tumaya para sa iyo; mangolekta ng taya mula sa iba.
EN: to collect bets; to have someone place a bet
This is what the friendly neighborhood 'kobrador' does for jueteng or what you do when you're too lazy to go to the lotto outlet. You give your friend money and your numbers and ask them, 'Pwede bang **magpataya**?' It's outsourcing your hopes and dreams of becoming a millionaire.
ROOT MEANING: bet; stake
Associated with gambling, lotteries, and other games of chance.
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🇵🇭 Bawal magpataya ng jueteng sa lugar na ito.
🇺🇸 It is forbidden to collect bets for jueteng in this area.
🇵🇭 Nagpataya siya sa kaibigan niya ng kanyang mga paboritong numero sa lotto.
🇺🇸 He had his friend place a bet on his favorite numbers in the lotto.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.