"Salba" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
sálba - (Sp. salva) Salvo, volley, salute, a
discharge of guns or shots in honour of, or
as a salute, the firing of several shots
together or in quick succession; pasálba—
to fire off guns, etc. in honour of a person
or as a salute. Nagpasálba silá sang
pagabút sang pangúlopuód. They fired off
salvoes on the arrival of the Provincial
Governor. Pasalbahí ang mga kalasálon
sing duhá ka lupók. Let off two shots in
honour of the marriage couple. (cf. lupók,
bárak, barákbarák, labáklabák).
salba n shot fired into the air.
Kadtung salba pára pagpahúnung sa kawatan nga midágan, That shot fired into the air was to make the thief that was running away stop.
v [A; b6] fire a warning shot into the air.
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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When young Jose, newly arrived in the United States, made his first trip to Yankee Stadium, there were no tickets left for sale. Touched by his disappointment, a friendly ticket salesman found him a perch near the American flag. Later, Jose wrote home enthusiastically about his experience. "And the Americans, they are so friendly!" he concluded. "Before the game started, they all stood up and looked at me and sang, .... 'Jose, can you see?'"
palupók - To let or make a gun go off, to fire, let off, discharge, detonate, fire a salute, fire …
Read the complete definitionGiven when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute.
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