EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to brake...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-PRE-no/
FIL: Ang paggamit ng preno upang pabagalin o patigilin ang takbo ng isang sasakyan o anumang gumagalaw.
EN: to brake
What you scream at the jeepney driver when you want to get off: "Para!". To 'magpreno' is to hit the brakes. Also applies metaphorically when your friend is spending too much money at the mall and you have to tell them, "Uy, magpreno ka muna, wala pa tayong sahod."
From Spanish 'freno' (brake).
ROOT MEANING: brake
🇵🇭 Bigla siyang nagpreno nang may tumawid na pusa.
🇺🇸 He suddenly braked when a cat crossed the road.
🇵🇭 Matuto kang magpreno sa tamang oras para iwas-disgrasya.
🇺🇸 Learn to brake at the right time to avoid accidents.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.