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Chavacano de Zamboanga
CHAVACANO
ENGLISH
SPANISH
EXAMPLE - Ejemplo
abaja
to go down; to lower
bajar
Abaja na escalera
abajada
downwards, descent
bajada
Bien kore gayot na abajada
abajo
down, under, below
abajo
Abajo de mi ventana, tiene un flores de amor seco
abal-abal
choppy seas
mar borrascoso
chavacano ba este? hende ba se motorsiclo de viaje na monte?
abandona
to abandon, leave behind
abandonar
Ya abandona le con el de suyo anak.
abandonao
abandoned, deserted
abandonado
Kame aki na Mindanao el maga abandonao
abanica
to fan
abanicar, abanicarse
Abanica daw? Bien fuerte el calor.
abanico
fan
abanico
Maga mujer lang ta usa el abanico.
abierto
open
abierto
El puerta abierto.
abio
take-along ration
racion para llevar
abogado, abogao
lawyer
abogado
abogago (slang)
dumb lawyer
abogado estupido
abona (el tiera)
to fertilize, refill a lowland, to pay account of another
estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar
abonante
payor of someone's bill
el paga la cuenta de otro
abono
fertilizer
estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar
abrasa
to embrace, to clasp
abrazar
abrasada
embrace
abrazo
abrasador
long pillow comforter
almohada para abrazar
abri
to open
abrir
abridor
can opener
abrelatas
Abril
April
Abril
absoluto
absolute
absoluto
abuela
grandmother
abuela
abuelo
grandfather
abuelo
abultao
bulging, protruding
protuberante
aburrido
annoyed, vex
aburrido
abusa
to abuse
abusar
abusao
abusive
abusivo
abuso
abuse
abuso
abuya
to appear, emerge
aparecer, surgir
aca
up to
hasta
acaba
to finish, end
acabar
acabao
finished
acabado
accion
action
acción
aceita
to oil
aceitamos
aceitada
the act of oiling or greasing, sweet-talking
acto de engrazar, acto de inducir por dulces palabras
aceite
oil
aceite
acepta
to accept, receive
aceptar
acerta
to guess right
acertar (suposición, the original Spanish word in the list, is a name whose meaning is just 'guess', as in 'my guess is that...'.
acido
acid
ácido
aclima
acclimate
aclimatar, aclimatarse
acorda
to remember
recordar
acosta
to lay down, put to bed
acostar, acostarse (the previous Spanish expression in the list, 'poner, colchado', seems to be a mistake)
acostumbra
to get accustomed
acostumbrarse (the previous Spanish word in the list, 'acostumbrado' is not the infinitive).
actividad
activity, action
actividad
actual
actual, present
actual (better than 'real' or 'efectivo')
acudi
to come to, run to help
acudir (better than 'venir', which means just 'to come'
adelante
in front, ahead, forward
delante, adelante (better than previous 'adelantado', which is not an adverb)
ademas
more so
además (instead of 'más', which means 'more'. I guess that Ch. 'ademas' is like English 'moreover'. Am I right?)
adentro
inside
adentro, dentro (I think it would be better to suppress previous 'interior', which is not an adverb)
adentra, entra
enter
entrar
adios
goodbye
adiós
admira
admire
admirar
admiti
to admit
admitir
adora
adore, worship
adorar
afuera
outside
fuera, afuera
agrio
sour
agrio, ácido
aguarda
wait for, hold on
aguardar, esperar
agudo
sharp
agudo
aguha, aguja
needle
aguja
ahora
now
ahora
ahora mismo
right now
ahora mismo
aire
air
aire
ajos
garlic
ajo
al
upon
ala(s)
wing(s)
ala(s)
alcancia
piggy bank
hucha, alcancía
alcanza
to reach for, overtake
alcanzar
alegre
happy
alegre
alegria
happiness
alegría
aleja, kita
remove or separate
alejar
alfiler
pin
alfiler
algo
something
algo
alguien
someone, anyone
alguien
algun
some
algún, alguna, algunos, algunas
algunos
someone, anyone
alguno (pronoun)
alimatok
forest leech
sangrijuela de monte
alimpasag
wild thrashing
tirar el cuerpo violentamente de un lado a otro
alipunga
athlete's foot
infection entre los dedos del pie
alisto
alert, quick to take advantage
listo, preparado para tomar cualquier ventaja
alivia
aliviate, to lighten, relief
aliviar
alla
(over) there (further)
allí, allá
alli
there (closer, in that place)
ahí
alma
soul
alma
almohada
pillow
almohada, cabezal
almoranas
almorrana
almorza/almurzi
to eat lunch
comer, (in some places: almorzar)
almorzue
lunch
comida (in some places: almuerzo)
almucha
to wrestle
luchar
almuda
get dressed
vestirse
almuerzo
breakfast
desayuno
alrededor
around, surroundings
alrededor
alto/alta
high, tall (male/female)
alto, alta
altote (slang)
tall
altura
height
altura
alumbra
to shine, light up
alumbrar, iluminar, encender
alurayang
yippee
estupendo
alza
lift, to raise
alzar, levantar
ama
to love
amar
amable
amiable, lovable
amable
amante
loving
amante
amargo
bitter
amargo
amargoso
bitter mellon
(I don't know. Could you give me a synonym or a description of it?)