n. 1. valedictorian; 2. one who excels in something Basta mahitungud na gánì sa babáyi, balidikturyan siya ánang buháta, He’s an expert when it comes to women; v. become the valedictorian.
1. (so-and-so) might happen but I hope not, lest (so-and-so) happen. Pagdala ug páyung, básig muulan, Take along an umbrella. It might rain. Buháta dáyun, básin ug malímut ka, Do it the first thing. You might forget to do it. 2. I hope (so-and-so). Básin pag manwildu sila run, I hope they will give us our salary today. Básin ug mahúlug tà ka ánang káhuy, I hope you fall out of that tree. paN- v. 1. try one’s luck. Pamasíni ug paningil, mubáyad tingáli siya, Try your luck collecting from him. He might just pay up. 2. pin one’s hopes on someone Mamásin ku sa ákung kamanghúran nga maduktur, I am pinning my hopes on my youngest child’s becoming a doctor. panghiN- v. hope for something to happen. Nanghimásin lang ku nga dílì ulúrun ang mais, I am just hoping that my corn won’t get infested with worms. pamasinbásin v. try one’s luck with pretty slender chances of success. Mamasinbásin lang ta. Piláhay ug swirtihun, Let’s try a long shot. Who knows, we might be lucky.
n. 1. accident, unfortunate in result. Disgrasya ang íyang namatyan, He died in an accident. Disgrasya tung ákung paglakaw kay nakahibálag ku ug isnatsir, I had bad luck when I took my walk because I ran into a purse-snatcher; 2. unexpected, unintended. Disgrasya tung pagkadaúga nákù, My winning was completely unexpected. — nga malíngin very much unexpected, for something to have happened which had a very remote chance of happening. Nakagurdu kug primíru primyu sa swip-istik. Disgrasyang malíngin! I won the first prize in the sweepstakes. How very unexpected that was! v. 1. meet with an accident. Nakadisgrasya (nadisgrasya) ang dyip, The jeep met with an accident; 1a. for something to turn out unhappily; 1b. get lost. Nadisgrasya ang tanan níyang swildu sa súgal, He lost all his money in gambling; 2. have something happen to one unexpectedly. Palit ug tíkit básig disgrasyahan kag gurdu, Buy a ticket, you might just win; 3. bring a woman into disgrace by making her pregnant. -da n. woman who has been disgraced by having a child out of wedlock; v. get disgraced. -du a. accident-prone; v. get to be accident-prone.
a. desperate. Indispír kaáyu tu si Husi kay wà sugta, Joseph is desperate because she turned him down. Indispír ku kay wà na kuy huwaman, I’m desperate because I don’t know who to borrow from; v. be desperate.
v. issue or sell insurance. Maáyu giyug insiyúrun (iinsiyur) nang inyung balay sa súnug, It would be a good idea to have your house insured against fire. -d a. 1. insured, covered with insurance; 2. for a woman to be no longer available, having a boy friend already; 3. sure shot in basketball. maN-r-, tig- n. underwriter. paN- n. selling insurance as an occupation.
n. domed roof; v. construct a dome.
n. year bar, a piece of metal fastened above the right pocket on the uniform of an ROTC trainee, indicating which year a student is; v. use, wear a year bar.
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