"Alas" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CHAVACANO, CEBUANO
adj. /NA-/ ugly, not pretty; improper, indecent. --var. (dial.) GALAS. 2 ALAS [f. Sp.], n. ace of playing cards. 3 ALAS [f. Sp.], o’clock - used only before numerals of Spanish origin except UNA. Alas dosen. It is two o’clock now. -- var. ALA
English: wing
Tagalog: pakpak
álas - To wind up, coil. Alása ang písì.
Wind up the rope. Iálas akó ánay sang
kalát. Please, coil up the rope for me. Kon
índì ka makahibaló magálas sang káble
ipaálas mo lang inâ sa kay Pédro. If you
don’t know how to wind up the cable, get
Peter to do it.
alás - (Sp. as) The ace in cards, the card or
die with a single pip.
alas
Definition: (noun) ace
Notes: Spanish word
alas dúsi n name given to various ornamental plants, the flowers of which tend to open at noon or midnight.
alasíman = ulasíman.
alas kwatru = marabilyas.
alas (not without l) [number] [so-and-so] oclock.
Alas dus na ba?
Is it two oclock yet?
Alas sayis ang puntaríya sa pusil, The sight of his gun is at six oclock.
Ala úna, dus, tris (in auction) going once, going twice, gone!
túlin pa sa kwatru faster than blazes.
v [B5; b4(1)] be [so-and-so] oclock.
Nialas tris na lang, wà gihápun, It got to be three and he still did not come.
Sa nag-alas dus na, nagsúgud na sila, When it was two oclock, they began.
Ug maalas kwatru na, ayaw na lag lakaw, If it gets to be four, dont bother going.
Pagkaala úna na, namatay, By one oclock he was dead.
Nagkaalas dúsi na lang, It was getting toward twelve oclock.
Naalasnuybihan mig mata, We didnt wake up until nine.
(We were overtaken by nine oclock in waking up.
) Alas dusa (ialas dus) ang pagsúgud, Have it start at two.
ika- at [so-and-so] oclock.
Sa ikaalas singku ang taknà, At five oclock.
(At the fifth oclock hour.
)
alas (not without l) n ace, a card or die marked with a single spot.
v [B23; a12] be an ace, draw an ace.
Mualas (maalas) gánì ning ákung mahulbut, pildi ka, If I draw an ace, you lose.
alas utsu n k.
o.
ornamental climbing cactus the fragrant flowers of which open around eight in the evening and close within two or three hours: Hylocereus sp.
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or
apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or
white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
When everything looks the same on the outside, yet everything has changed on the inside, we break. We break in half.This is the duality of loss.
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abut v {1} [A; a12] arrive, reach a place. Dì pa makaabut (maabut) ang suwat, The letter wont have arrived …
Read the complete definitionala (not without l) úna {1} one oclock. {2} going once (in auc-tion). Dusintus. Ala úna, alas dus, alas tris, …
Read the complete definitionatrasádu a late, not on time. Alas nuybi na, atrasádu ka kaáyu, Its nine oclock now. Youre very late. v …
Read the complete definitionba {1} question marker used in questions with no interrogative. Muanhi ka ba ugmà? Will you come here tomorrow? {1a} …
Read the complete definitionbudyung n {1} helmet shells, conchs, or any large univalve with a pointed caudal apex. {2} horn for signaling made …
Read the complete definitiongabíi n {1} night. {2} = ka-. gabhiúna n particular night. Niánang gabhiúna walà mahimutang si Liliya, That night Lily …
Read the complete definitiongayud short forms: dyud, giyud {1} with adjectives: without doubt. Sukù giyud siya nímu, Shes sure to be mad at …
Read the complete definitionginháwa n {1} breath. Nabugtúan siya sa ginháwa sa alas tris, He expired at three oclock. táman sa as much …
Read the complete definitionhangtud until, up to a point in space or time. Hangtud sa pusti mga bayinti mitrus, It is about twenty …
Read the complete definitionhápun n afternoon, early evening. Bag-ung hápun, Early after-noon. na it is late (in the afternoon or early evening). Hápun …
Read the complete definitionhingpit a {1} complete, nothing lacking. Hingpit ang kahimá-nan, The equipment is complete. Hingpit nga ulitáwu, A young man, completely …
Read the complete definitionhuman a {1} finished, done. Human na ang lamísa, The table is finished. Human na nag laba, (I) already washed …
Read the complete definitioniksaktu a {1} correct. Pulus iksaktu ang tubag níya, His answers were all correct. {2} be the right size, amount. …
Read the complete definitionimpuntu alas [number] at [such-and-such a time] on the dot. Alas utsu impuntu, Eight oclock sharp.
Read the complete definitionkáag v [B6; c16] move in haste. Nakáag (mikáag) siya kay mibagting na ang alas syíti, She was in a …
Read the complete definitionkarun short form: run {1} this time now. Gikinahanglan ka karun, You are needed now. Sukad karun ayaw na pagpakítà …
Read the complete definitionkútub {1} as far as a certain point in space or time. Kútub ang karsáda sa Bukánu, The road reaches …
Read the complete definitionlápas a past, beyond a time or place considered right. Lápas na sa alas unsi, Its past eleven oclock. Lápas …
Read the complete definitionmanga always written mga. {1} particle optionally placed pre-ceding a noun or adjective to indicate plurals, but referring only to …
Read the complete definitionmarabilyas n a k. o. ornamental bush often called alas kwatru because its flowers open at around four oclock in …
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