EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to chop wood; to fire/dismiss (en masse)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-si-BAK/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagputol ng kahoy gamit ang palakol. Sa modernong konotasyon, ito rin ay nangangahulugang maramihang pagtanggal ng mga empleyado sa trabaho.
EN: to chop wood; to fire/dismiss (en masse)
Literally, it's what you do to prepare for a bonfire. Figuratively, it's what a company does during a recession. 'Nagsibak ng empleyado ang kumpanya.' One day you're a 'family', the next day HR is handing you the axe. Ouch.
From 'sibak' (a piece of chopped wood, the act of chopping).
The literal meaning is about chopping wood. The figurative meaning, 'to fire employees en masse,' is very common in business and news contexts.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating magsibak ng panggatong para sa Pasko.
🇺🇸 We need to chop firewood for Christmas.
🇵🇭 Nag-anunsyo ang kumpanya na magsisibak sila ng daan-daang manggagawa.
🇺🇸 The company announced that they will fire hundreds of workers.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.