Matigsalug Student Dictionary – reconcile

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reconcile
/rek-ən-sile/

vt.

1.
Def.: egpeg-ulì te meupiya ne geyinawa pinaahi te peggusey
If you reconcile two people who are arguing, you cause them to stop being enemies and to have a good relationship.
The mother tried to reconcile her two sons, but they refused to speak to each other.
Ka iney miggeram te egpeg-uli te geyinawa te daruwa ne me anak din ne lukes, piru kenè eglaglag ka tagsè sabeka.
After years of fighting, the two brothers were finally reconciled.
Impus te masalig ne katuihan te pegpeehetey, ka daruwa ne tahasuled nekeg-uli e te meupiya ne geyinawa.

vt.

2.
Def.: egkasabut ke namenu ne egpekeg-eleg
MS: egkasabut ke namenu ne egpekeg-eleg
If you reconcile two things which are different, you can understand how they fit together.
I can't reconcile his young face with the fact that he is quite old.
Kenè ku egkasabut ke namenu ne ka ula-ula rin batè pad, ne ka malehet bayew e buyag sikandin.

v-passive.

3.
Def.: egdawaten wey kenè eggeraman ne egbalbalawan seini
If you are reconciled to something bad, you accept it and don't try to change it.
Even though I would love to be tall, I am reconciled to the fact that I will never be tall.
Minsan pad egkeupian a ne malangkew, narawat kud ne kena ad iya egmalangkew.
Sem.Dom.: keyterms

reconciliation
/rek-ən-sill-i-yay-shən/

n-ct.
Def.: 1 pegpeg-uli te meupiya ne geyinawa pinaahi te peggusey; 2 pegkasabut ke namenu ne egpekeg-eleg; 3 pegdawat wey kenè peggeram te pegbalew-balew kayi
the action of reconciling.
Note: sense 1, 2,3
Status: ready

Last updated: 28/Sep/2012