Matigsalug Student Dictionary – break

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break
/brake/

vi.

1.
Def.: egkatebì; egkaperi; egkabuang; egkabugtus
MS: egkatebì; egkaperi; egkabuang; egkabugtus
If something breaks, it becomes two or more pieces (e.g., a plate, a rope)

vt.

2.
Def.: egtebì; egperi; egbuang; egbugtus
MS: egtebì; egperi; egbuang; egbugtus
If you break something, you cause it to become two or more pieces, but you do not use something sharp to cut it.

n-ct.

3.
Def.: nalepuan wey ke nabagbahan ne baad te te minsan nekey
the place where the two pieces of something broke.
When she broke her arm, the break was just near her wrist.
Te nalepuan ka belad din, ka nalepuan diyè te marani te palad din.

vi.

4.
Def.: egkareetan
MS: egkareetan
If something such as a machine breaks, it doesn't work any more because it is damaged.
The Xerox machine broke because too many people used it.

vt.

5.
Def.: egdereetan
MS: egdereetan
If you break something such as a machine, you damage part of it so that it doesn't work.
He broke my toy car, and now the wheels don't turn!

vt.

6.
Def.: eglimpas; eglapas; egsupak
MS: eglimpas; eglapas; egsupak
If you break a rule or law, you do the thing that it says not to do.
One job of the police it to catch people who break the law.

n-ct.

7.
Def.: peggimeley te deisek
MS: peggimeley te deisek
a time of stopping an activity because you want to rest (take a break, have a break).
We've been walking for hours! We need to take a break.
Miggipanew key te hep-at ne uras! Keilangan key ne eggimeley te deisek.

vt.

8.
Def.: egpahuyè
MS: egpahuyè
If people or events break you, they cause your mind and emotions to become very weak, so that you can't do what you want to do.
The kidnappers tried to break the hostages by not giving them food.
Ka me kidnapir miggeraman te egpahuyè te immangustid dan te warè pegbehey te keenen kandan.

vt.

9.
Def.: egpanudtul te mareet ne guhuren
MS: egpanudtul te mareet ne guhuren
If you break bad news to someone, you tell them the news.
She broke the news about his father's death.
Inpanugtul rin ka aliddanan te pegkapatey te amey rin.

vt.

10.
Def.: egpakaagpi [egpaka͡agpi]
MS: egpakaagpi
If something breaks your fall, you hit the ground more softly, because you hit the other thing first.
He wasn't badly injured, because the bush broke his fall.
Irreg. broke, broken.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0401-0425
Status: ready

Last updated: 20/Sep/2012