EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to flatter, to sweet-talk, to cajole...
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FIL: Ang pagsasabi ng mga papuri, kadalasa'y labis o hindi totoo, upang makuha ang gusto mula sa isang tao.
EN: to flatter, to sweet-talk, to cajole
The OG LinkedIn networking skill. It's when you compliment your boss's new haircut right before asking for a day off. Or when a suitor says, 'You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen.' Be careful, baka gusto ka lang 'mambola'. The person who does this is the 'mambobola'.
From Spanish 'bola' (ball), with the meaning evolving from 'playing with someone' to 'deceiving with flattery'.
Implies using flattery to manipulate or deceive someone for personal gain.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo akong subukang mambola, alam ko na ang iyong mga taktika.
🇺🇸 Don't try to flatter me, I already know your tactics.
🇵🇭 Magaling siyang mambola ng mga customer para makabenta.
🇺🇸 He is good at cajoling customers in order to make a sale.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.