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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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imat a {1} ugly: {a} in a messy way. {b} in action.<br />

{2} poor in quality. Imat ning bulpína. Dì muági, This<br />

pen is <strong>of</strong> poor quality. It doesnt write well. v [B12]<br />

become ugly. Naimat ang íyang nawung sa tantung<br />

pangulurítis, Her face was a mess with all that makeup.<br />

imbaháda_1 v [A; b6] pace back and forth in anger.<br />

Muimbaháda ku ug masukù, I pace back and forth<br />

when Im angry.<br />

imbaháda_2 n {1} embassy. {2} an announcement<br />

<strong>of</strong> s.t. to come, esp. the announcement sent by the<br />

grooms family to the house <strong>of</strong> the prospective bride<br />

that they will come to ask for the brides hand formally<br />

(pamaláyi). {3} messenger <strong>of</strong> a king or s.o. sent to<br />

announce the courtship ceremony. v [A; b] notification<br />

<strong>of</strong> s.t. to happen. Nag-imbaháda ang ákung anak<br />

nga dúna siyay mga bisítang dad-un sa ámù, My son<br />

notified us in advance that he was bringing visitors to<br />

our house. Wà makaimbaháda ang gubyirnu sa kalit<br />

nga pag-usbaw sa prisyu sa bugas, The government<br />

did not have a chance to notify the people about the<br />

sudden rise in the price <strong>of</strong> rice.<br />

imbahadur n ambassador. v [B156; a12] be an ambassador.<br />

imbalidu, imbalídu n {1} invalid, null and void. Im-<br />

balídu ang kuntrátu kay way pirma, Their contract is<br />

invalid because it has no signature. {2} invalid, ill<br />

person. v [c16] {1} invalidate. {2} [B12] become an<br />

invalid.<br />

imbalsamar v [A3P; a] embalm. imbalsamadur n embalmer.<br />

v [B156] be an embalmer.<br />

imbargu v [A; a2] {1} confiscate. Ang maistra miimbargu<br />

sa kúmiks, The teacher confiscated the comic<br />

books. {2} foreclose on a loan, repossess. Maimbargu<br />

unyà ang ákung makinilya, They might repossess my<br />

typewriter.<br />

imbasyun n invasion.<br />

imbaw n k.o. grey lucene clam with concentric ridges<br />

running along the width but with no vertical lines, 2<br />

to 3 in width. Most types <strong>of</strong> the imbaw are similar<br />

in shape, color, and size to the American quahog, but<br />

with more pronounced ridges and no blue on the inside<br />

<strong>of</strong> the shell. sa bunbun a small k.o. imbaw found on<br />

the shore. paN- v [A2; b(1)] gather imbaw.<br />

imbay_1 a moving slow with stiff legs like a crab. v<br />

[B; a] be slow and dragging in movements or work.<br />

Nag-imbay na ang íyang linaktan tungud sa kakápuy,<br />

His pace became very slow from fatigue. Giimbay níya<br />

paghungit ang bátà, He is feeding the child slowly bit<br />

at a time. Giimbáyan níya ang íyang trabáhu, He dilly-

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