Makansaw (en. To stall)

/mɐ.kɐn.saw/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of delaying or holding back a thing or situation.

Sometimes, people may stall their plans for various reasons.

Minsan, ang mga tao ay nagmakansaw sa kanilang mga plano dahil sa iba't ibang dahilan.

The delay of an action or process that results in a postponement.

Due to bad weather, our trip was stalled.

Dahil sa bad weather, nagmakansaw ang ating biyahe.

Slowing down a situation or transaction causing disruption.

We had to stall the meeting to allow time for other tasks.

Kinailangan naming makansaw ang meeting upang magbigay ng oras para sa iba pang mga gawain.

Let's stall the conversation.

To pause or delay the conversation.

Makansaw tayo sa usapan.

suspension

The halting or discontinuation of a process or activity.

pagsuspinde

delay

The act of creating a delay or holding something back.

pag-antala

You can just hang here at the house, no problem.

Makansaw ka lang dito sa bahay, walang problema.

show-off

The group's a show-off, they're always doing something.

Ang makansaw ng tropa, lagi silang may ginawa.

just chill

Let's just chill later, let's relax.

Makansaw lang tayo mamaya, relax tayo.