Meaning of "expression"

expression •

n.
• • 1. putting into words: pagpapahayag
  • 2. word or words used as unit: pangungusap, pananalita
  • 3. a common saying: kasabihan
  • 4. showing by look, voice or action: pagpapahiwatig
  • 5. a making known: pagpapakilala

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thanks

n.
• • 1. meaning "I thank you": salamat (po), many thanks (Thanks a lot): maraming salamat (po)
  • 2. the act of thanking, expression of gratitude: pasasalamat
  • 3. feeling grateful for, gratitude: pagkilala (pagtanaw)ng utang na loob
  • 4. thanks to, owing to or because of: salamat sa, dahil sa

word

n.
• • 1. a sound or group or sounds that has meaning: salita
  • 2. the writing or printing that stands for a word: salita
  • 3. words, sometimes means angry talk: sagutan, pagsasagutan, taltalan, pagtataltalan
  • 4. a short talk: sandaling pakikipagusap, maikling pag-uusap
  • 5. a brief expression: maikling pangungusap
  • 6. command, order: utos, salita, atas
  • 7. a promise: pangako
  • 8. news: balita

v.
• • 1. to put into words: magsalita, salitain, magsabi, sabihin
  • 2. by word of mouth, orally or by spoken words: sa salita, sa bibig
  • 3. upon my word means (a) I promise: nangangako ako, ipinangangako ko (b) exclamation of surprise: aba
  • 4. word for word: letra por letra

smile

v.
• • to show pleasure, favor, kindness, amusement, etc., by facial expression: ngumiti, ngitian

n.
• • the act of smiling: ngiti, pagngiti

lament

v.
• • 1. to sorrow or mourn for: ipanangis, itangis, ipagdalamhati, ipamighati, ipanaghoy, itaghoy
  • 2. to weep, to mourn, to grieve: manangis, tumangis, managhoy, tumaghoy, magdalamhati, mamighati

n.
• • a wail, an expression of grief: pananangis, pananaghoy

complaint

n.
• • 1. complaint: daing
  • 2. finding fault: reklamo, sumbong
  • 3. accusation: paratang
  • 4. a formal accusation: sakdal, demanda, habla
  • 5. expression of pain, grief, etc.: daing, hinaing

thanksgiving

n.
• • 1. giving thanks: pagpapasalamat
  • 2. an expression of thanks: pasasalamat
  • 3. thanksgiving a day set apart every year to acknowledge Gods favors: araw ng pasasalamat (pagpapasalamat)

face

n.
• • 1. the front part of the head: mukha
  • 2. look, expression: mukha
  • 3. the dial: mukha
  • 4. surface: balat, ibabaw

v.
• • 1. to front or turn toward: humarap, harapin
  • 2. to lose face, to be put to shame or embarrassed: mapahiya

indeed

adv.
• • 1. in fact: sa katotohanan, sa katunayan
  • 2. really: talaga nga, totoo nga interj. expression of surprise: talaga, tunay, totoo

laugh

n.
• • an expression of mirth by sound: tawa, halakhak

v.
• • 1. to exhibit mirth by sound and features: tumawa, magtawa, matawa, tawanan
  • 2. to laugh loudly: humalakhak, mapahalakhak
  • 3. to cause to laugh: magpatawa, patawanin
  • 4. to laugh at: tawanan, pagtawanan

bahala

n.
• • an expression of uncertainty or responsibility. Bahala na kayo. The decision is yours. (It's up to you.)

adj.
• • mabahala (ma-) to feel concerned, worried, anxious

sentido

Sp n.
• • sense (of an expression) [var. sintido]

totoo

adj.
• • true, as an expression, it means `Honestly?; Really?' [syn. talaga, siyanga']

utang-na-loob

n.
• • an expression which means 'a debt of gratitude'.

din

prt.
• • too, also (expresses that the expression modified which may be the whole sentence or an element within the sentence is like a corresponding earlier idea) [var. rin (after vowels)]. Ako rin ang nagpaligo sa bata. It was I, too, that bathed the child.

naman

part.
• • response marker, also, too, rather, again, on the other hand usually emphasizing the fact or the feeling involved in the expression; expresses transition to another subject hence also mild contrast. Habang si Juana ay nagluluto si Juan naman ay naglilinis ng bahay. While Juana is cooking, Juan cleans the house. Ano ka ba namang tao? What sort of person are you, anyway? adv. also, too intj. expression of gentle protest or denial

ale

n.
• • aunt, step mother, expression addressed to a woman, reference to a woman

bukang-bibig

n.
• • favorite expression; favorite topic of conversation [var. bukambibig]

teka

part.
• • an expression which means `just a minute' or `by the way', derived from hintay ka

uy

intj.
• • uy! say! (an expression of admiration), wow!

walang-tawad

n.
• • tawad an expression in sales meaning `fixed price' (literally speaking, no discount/no bargain)

tena

part.
• • an expression which means `let's go' or `come on', a contraction of tayo na