Matigsalug Student Dictionary – civil

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civil
/siv-əl/

adj.

1.
Def.: me kasangkapan ne due kalabetan te in-ugpaan wey ke inged
MS: in-ugpaan, due kalabetan te; inged, due kalabetan te
You use civil to talk about things which are related to a community or country, or the citizens of that country (e.g., civil war, civil rights).
Civil engineers work on structures such as bridges and roads, which are for the community.

adj.

2.
Def.: himu ne eggimuwen te istadu ne warè labet te Manama
A civil ceremony is done by the state, and is not religious (e.g., a civil marriage ceremony).
They married in a civil ceremony at the Barangay.

adj.

3.
Def.: warè kalabetan te me sundalu
MS: warè kalabetan te me sundalu
You use civil to talk about things which are not part of the military.
He left the army and now works in a civil position.
Mig-engked sikandin te pegkasundalu, wey kuntee migtrabahu sikandin te trabahu ne warè kalabetan te sundalu.

adj.

4.
Def.: matulanged piru kenè ne maal-alukuy
MS: matulanged
If someone is civil, they are polite, but not very friendly.
He was very civil to all of us, but I felt that he didn't like us.
Amana ne matulanged sikandin kanta, piru egkaheram ku ne kenè egkeupian sikandin kanta.
Sem.Dom.: AWL4

uncivil

adj.
not civil (sense 4).
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012