Clever to Climax

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Clever, adj. [cléver]
Diestro, experto, avisado, inteligente.
Matalinò, bihasá, sanáy, mabait, marunong.

Cleverly, adv. [cléverli]
Diestramente.
May katalinuan.

Cleverness, n. [clévernes]
Destreza, habilidad.
Katalinuan, kasanayán, kabaitan, karunung̃an, kabihasahán.

Clew, n. [cliu]
Ovillo de hilo.
Ikid ng̃ pisì.

Click, v. [clic]
Retiñir.
Umaling̃awng̃aw.

Client, n. [cláient]
Cliente.
Ang sukì ng̃ mg̃a abogado.

Cliff, n. [clif]
Peñasco, roca escarpada.
Batong matarik.

Climate, n. [cláimet]
Clima.
Klima, sing̃aw ng̃ lupà.

Climax, n. [cláimacs]
Climax.
Tugatog, taluktok, kaibuturan.

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