Portliness to Positive

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 era.

Portliness, n. [pórtlines]
Porte majestuoso.
Kilos mahal, kilos palalò.

Portly, adj. [pórtli]
Majestuoso, serio.
Magarà, magilas, pormál.

Portrait, n. [pórtret]
Retrato.
Retrato.

Portray, v. [pórtre]
Retratar.
Rumetrato.

Portress, n. [pórtres]
Portera.
Babaing bantay-pintô.

Pose, v. [pos] (pose a question)
Confundir; preguntar.
Lumitó, tumulig; tumanong.

Poser, n. [póser]
Examinador, pregunta que confunde.
Manglilitis, tanong na nakalilito.

Position, n. [posícion]
Posicion, situacion.
Lagay, kalagayan; tayô, katayuan.

Positive, adj. [pósitiv]
Positivo, real.
Totoo, tunay. POSITIBO

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