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B2 · People & family

B2 · Tao at pamilya

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    elderly(adjective)

    /ˈeldərli/

    matanda

    used as a polite word for ‘ old’

    There is an elderly couple sitting on the bench in the park.

    May isang matandang mag-asawa na nakaupo sa bangko sa parke.

    elderly relatives

    Kasingkahuluganagedoldseniormaturegeriatric
    Kasalungatyoungyouthfuljuvenile
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    fellow(adjective)

    /ˈfeləʊ/

    kasama

    used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation

    I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.

    Nakilala ko ang isang kapwa nagdurusa, na kinakabahang naghihintay sa labas ng silid-eksamen.

    fellow members/citizens/workers

    Kasingkahuluganassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartner
    Kasalungatstrangerrivalenemyoutsider
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    adopt(verb)

    /əˈdɑːpt/

    mag-ampon

    to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)

    a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt

    isang kampanya para hikayatin ang mga mag-asawang walang anak na mag-ampon

    She was forced to have her baby adopted.

    Kasingkahulugantake infosterchooseselectembraceaccept
    Kasalungatrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuse
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    abandon(verb)

    /əˈbændən/

    iwan, pabayaan, talikuran

    to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning

    The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.

    Iniwan ng ina ang sanggol sa labas ng ospital.

    Kasingkahuluganrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaive
    Kasalungatkeepretaincontinuemaintainsupport
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    self(noun)

    /self/

    sarili

    the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel

    His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)

    Ang kanyang pribado/propesyonal na sarili (= kung paano siya kumilos sa bahay/trabaho)

    Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).

    Kasingkahuluganindividualidentityegobeingperson
    Kasalungatotherexternalnon-self
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    participant(noun)

    /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/

    kalahok

    a person who is taking part in an activity or event

    There are 44 participants in this competition.

    Mayroong 44 na kalahok sa kompetisyong ito.

    Kasingkahuluganattendeecompetitorentrantplayermember
    Kasalungatobserverspectatorbystandernon-participant
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    being(noun)

    /ˈbiːɪŋ/

    nilalang, tao, katauhan

    a living creature, especially a person

    Humans are social beings who need friends and family.

    Ang mga tao ay mga nilalang na panlipunan na nangangailangan ng mga kaibigan at pamilya.

    Kasingkahuluganexistenceentitycreatureessence
    Kasalungatnonexistencenothingnessabsence
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    bond(noun)

    /bɑːnd/

    bono

    a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date

    The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.

    Naglabas ang kompanya ng limang-taong bono upang pondohan ang bago nitong pabrika.

    Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.

    Kasingkahulugandebenturesecurityfixed-income security
    Kasalungatstockequity
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    encounter(verb)

    /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

    makaharap, makasagupa, makatagpo

    to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else

    We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.

    Nakaharap kami ng ilang problema nang lumipat kami sa bagong bahay.

    Kasingkahuluganmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-in
    Kasalungatavoidanceescapedeparture
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    split(verb)

    /splɪt/

    maghiwalay, magkahiwalay

    to end a marriage or relationship with somebody

    Her parents split up when she was ten years old.

    Naghiwalay ang mga magulang niya noong sampung taong gulang siya.