A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

efit of. Nagdala kug isdà pára nímu, I brought some
fish for you. {1b} in the direction of. Mau ba ning
barkúha pára sa Manílà? Is this the boat for Manila?
{1c} in the estimation of. Pára nákù paríha ra ang
duha, For me, its all the same. {1d} as change for
money. Dúna ka bay sinsíyu pára sa diyis písus? Do
you have change for ten pesos? {1e} with an end to.
Gáwig Isu Tayudyan pára sa mas daghang maáni, Use
Esso Thiodian for a better harvest. {2} [verb] for the
purpose of, in order to, so that. Ímung sigáhan pára
malútù dáyun, Turn the heat up so that it will get
done right away. {2a} [noun referring to action] to
be used in [doing]. Ákung gawíun ning kardburd pára
paypay, I will use the cardboard for a fan. {3} alas
([so-and-so] many minutes) before [such-and-such an
hour]. Karun bayinti minútus pára alas singku, It is
now twenty minutes to five oclock. {4} [noun] all it is
is [noun] and yet ... Pára dalugdug ug unyà matarantr
ka dáyun, All it is is thunder and you get wild with
fright. {4a} just because [so-and-so] is the case. Pára
gamayng sayup ímung papahawáun dáyun? For such
a small mistake you want to fire him right away? {4b}
[such-and-such] a bad thing is nothing. Maáyu siyag
láwas. Pára nawung ray dipirinsiya, She has a nice
body. The only thing wrong with her is her face.
pára_2 v {1} [A; a2b2] hail a vehicle or ask the driver
to stop. Pára bay, Stop, driver! Paráha ang bús kay
musakay ku, Stop the bus because I want to get on.
{2} [A123P; c1] discontinue a course of action. Dílì
siya makapára sa íyang pag-inum, He cant stop his
drinking. Paráhun (ipára) ang átung pinsiyun ug mamatay
na aku, If I die my pension will be cut off.
{3} [A23; b5] hesitate doing s.t. (usually in negative
sentences). Dílì mupára ug súkul nang batáa bísag
kinsa, That child doesnt hesitate to fight back, no
matter who it is. Wà kuy gipára (giparáhan) sa mga
kan-unun, There is no food I hesitate to eat. -da_1
n two-wheeled, horse-drawn rig that plies the streets
and takes up to four passengers who sit facing each
other. v [A; c] park a vehicle in a certain place. Ang
íyang giparadáhan gidilì, He parked in a no-parking
zone. pamaráda v [A2; b6(1)] operate the paráda. n
rig-driving occupation. paradahan n vehicle terminal.
-dista n one who drives a paráda. v [B156; a12] be in
this occupation.
parabir [verb] before [doing]. Parabir ka mukáun
panghunaw úsà, Before you eat wash your hands first.
Parabir siya milákaw (mulakaw) nagbílin ug kwarta,
He left some money before he went out.
parabula n parable. Ang parabula sa parasan, The
parable of the vineyard.
paráda_1 see pára_2.