EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to slip; to slide accidentally...
to publish; to have published...
to extend; to prolong...
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FIL: Ang hindi sinasadyang pagdulas sa isang madulas na ibabaw.
EN: to slip; to slide accidentally
That heart-stopping moment when you're walking on a newly-mopped floor and your feet decide to do their own dance routine. That's mapadupilas. It’s the "Oops, I almost died" slip. The reason for all those "Wet Floor" signs.
"Dupilas" is more specific to slipping on a surface than the more general "dulas". The "mapa-" prefix emphasizes the accidental nature of the event.
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🇵🇭 Tingnan mo ang dinadaanan mo at baka ka mapadupilas sa balat ng saging.
🇺🇸 Watch where you're going or you might slip on a banana peel.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.