Meaning of lipat

betray

camouflage

hoax

quirk

v. 1. make an error through inattention: lose track or forget what one was talking about. Sa pag-ihap nalipat ku ug pila na tu, I was counting, but I lost track how many there were. Nalipat ku ug diin ikabutang ang hunsuy, It slipped my mind where I put my pipe; 2. mistake someone’s identity. Nalipat ku. Ingun ku ug si Nítuy ka, I was mistaken. I thought you were Nitoy; 3. fail to notice something Nalipat ku ug walà ku makamatikud sa pag-ági sa bátà, I failed to notice, and I was not aware of it when the child passed by. Nalipatan ku ang usa ka linya ug kupya, I missed a line when I was copying; 4. deceive someone, causing him to fail to notice something Lipatun ka lang níya sa mga púlung nga tam-is, He will just deceive you with sweet words. pa-(←), lipatlípat n. 1. sleight of hand, esp. a thimblerig game where a seed is hidden under one of the three thimble-shaped cups and is quickly shifted from one cup to another. The players gamble as to where the seed is located; 2. deception, chicanery. Ang íyang pagdaug sa kuntrátu nahímù sa palípat, He won the contract through chicanery; v. 1. have a thimblerig game; 2. deceive with chicanery.