"Pista" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
pista n {1} feast in honor of a patron saint.
upisiyal public holiday.
sa simbahan church holiday.
{2} expression meaning your slip is showing (humorousfrom the notion that people hang out curtains during fiesta and another way of calling a womans attention that her slip is showing is to use pangurtína which literally means, hang out curtains).
v {1} [A1; b(1)] hold or celebrate a feast day.
Magpista mi sa tris di Máyu, We hold our celebration on the third of May.
{1a} [A13] sa inyu your slip is showing (theyre celebrating the feast day in your place).
{2} [A13] it would be a miracle if (such-and-such an unlikely thing) were to happen.
Magpista ug muanhi pa tu siya, It would be a miracle if he ever were to come here.
Magpista ug sugtun ka ni Maríya, It would be a miracle if Maria were to accept you.
paN-v [A2; c] attend the celebration of a feast day.
Nakapamista sila sa pista sa Santu Ninyu, They attended the celebration of the feast of the Holy Child.
ikapaN- presentable, look good enough to take to a fiesta.
Bubintahag nawung ang bána ni Nilya, ikapamista man sab, Nelias husband is good-looking enough.
You wouldnt be ashamed of him.
-in- a eating in large quantities like at a feast.
maN-r-, mamistáhay n fiesta goers.
pista
Definition: (noun) fiesta; feast day
písta - (Sp. pista) Trace, trail, track, scent,
clue, sign, indication. (cf. úsoy, timáan,
tándà, ági, pát-in).
písta - See piésta—feast. (cf. pándut).
Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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