Batel (en. To give up or surrender)

ba-tel

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Give up or leave the fight.

After a long and difficult dispute, he decided to go to bed.

Matapos ang mahaba at mahirap na pagtatalo, nagdesisyon siyang magbatel.

Proceed to an easier situation or process.

He took his job to see a better opportunity.

Nagbatel siya sa kanyang trabaho nang makita ang mas magandang oportunidad.

Adjust or reconcile with someone despite the conflict.

He had to go to bed to finish the dispute with his friend.

Kailangan niyang magbatel upang matapos ang hidwaan sa kanyang kaibigan.

give up the fight

refers to surrendering or winning a conflict.

magbatel ng laban

surrendered in the challenges

made a decision to retreat from challenges.

nagbatel sa mga hamon

surrender

The process of conceding or accepting that something can no longer be fought for.

sumuko

proceed

The act of moving from one situation to a more manageable condition or process.

tumuloy

Pitiful, useless

Their situation is batel, they can't do anything.

Ang batel ng sitwasyon nila, wala silang magawa.

Lazy, unmotivated

He's so batel with studying, he doesn't review anymore.

Sobrang batel na siya sa pag-aaral, hindi na siya nagre-review.

Why are you so dumb, can't understand anything

You're so batel, you still don't understand that?

Ang batel mo naman, hindi mo pa naiintindihan 'yan?