EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
failed, messed up, voice cracked...
to straighten; to correct...
to type...
Pang-uri
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/pu-ma-la-KOL/
FIL: Biglang pagbabago o pagbaba ng tono ng boses habang kumakanta o nagsasalita; sa makabagong gamit, tumutukoy din sa hindi pagtupad sa isang usapan o biglang pagkabigo.
EN: failed, messed up, voice cracked
The ultimate 'epic fail' moment for a singer. It's when you're belting out a Regine Velasquez song in the shower and your voice suddenly goes from 'Asia's Songbird' to 'distressed goat'. It can also mean flaking on a friend or a date. 'Nag-promise siyang darating, pero pumalakol.'
From 'palakol' (axe). The metaphor is of an axe swing that misses its mark or fails.
Primarily used in the context of singing when a voice cracks or goes off-key. The secondary meaning of 'to flake' or 'to fail' is more colloquial.
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🇵🇭 Sa kalagitnaan ng kanyang kanta, biglang pumalakol ang boses ng singer.
🇺🇸 In the middle of her song, the singer's voice suddenly cracked.
🇵🇭 Inaasahan naming mananalo ang team, pero pumalakol sila sa huling minuto.
🇺🇸 We expected the team to win, but they messed up in the last minute.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.