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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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ity <strong>of</strong> one-hundred thousand votes over Marcos here<br />

in Cebu. Hibyaan siyag duha ka dupa sa mananáug,<br />

He was behind the winner by two arms lengths. {4}<br />

[a3] become the underdog. Nabíyà siya kay Ilurdi ang<br />

kuntra, He was the underdog because Elorde was his<br />

opponent. {5} [a3] become leftover waste material. ()<br />

{1} amount by which s.o. is behind in a contest. {2a}<br />

be left behind. Biyà na kaáyu sa panahun, You are<br />

very much behind the times. {2b} things not in use,<br />

cast <strong>of</strong>f. Átung ihátag ang biyà nga sinínà sa mga<br />

pubri, Well give our old clothes to the poor. {2c} byproducts.<br />

Ang biyà sa pamanday magámit nga sugnud,<br />

The leftovers from carpentry work can be used<br />

as fuel. {3} the underdog in a fight. Ug parángan ang<br />

bisayà ug tiksas, biyà ang bisayà, If a <strong>Visayan</strong> cock is<br />

matched with a Texas, the <strong>Visayan</strong> is the underdog.<br />

{4} homely. Biyag nawung, Homely looking. {5} poor<br />

in quality. Biyang panaptun, Poor quality cloth. {6}<br />

s.o. who behaves in a bad way. Biyà ug batásan.<br />

Isipan, He is an awful sort. He counts favors he renders.<br />

v {1} = bíyà 4. {2} get to be poor in quality.<br />

Nagkabíyà ang íyang ági nadúgayng sinuwat, His penmanship<br />

got worse and worse the longer he wrote. pav<br />

{1} [A; b] allow oneself or s.t. to be left behind. Dì<br />

ku magpabíyà sa íyang buut, I wont allow her to forget<br />

me (to be left out <strong>of</strong> her thoughts). {2} [A] bet on the<br />

underdog. Ug pabíyà ta, dakù tag daug, If we bet on<br />

the underdog, we will win more. -um-r-() a given to<br />

deserting ones family.<br />

biyaw n k.o. small shiny beetle found in trees.<br />

biyin expression denoting approval <strong>of</strong> s.t. done which<br />

is necessary for the next thing to do. Biyin, sunud<br />

ímu nang lat-an hangtud mahúmuk, Fine. Next, boil<br />

it until it becomes tender. u or else. Nanglampásu tà<br />

ka u biyin nanglaba ba, You should have polished the<br />

floor or else washed the clothes.<br />

bíyu v {1} [AB; c1] twirl or whirl on its axis, cause<br />

s.t. to do so. Nagbíyu nga lílù, A whirling whirlpool.<br />

{2} [AB; c] go around an area. Ibíyu ang sakyanan<br />

sa syudad, Take the car around the city. {3} [C; ac3]<br />

have a contest spinning tops. Byúhun nátù, kun kinsay<br />

mauna, Lets have a top-spinning contest to see who<br />

goes first.<br />

blag n word used in writing to represent a thudding<br />

sound.<br />

blak-anwayit n black and white shoes.<br />

blak-áwut n blackout in wartime. v [B6; c1] have,<br />

cause a blackout. Átung iblak-áwut (blak-awtun) ang<br />

tanang sugà sa syudad, We will black out all the lights<br />

in the city.<br />

blak-ay n black eye. v [AB26; a1b2] give, have a black

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