Mangangapnay (en. To deceive someone)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
To deceive someone by providing false information.
Do not deceive people to get what you want.
Huwag kang mangangapnay ng mga tao upang makuha ang iyong gusto.
Exaggerating the truth to recover from a situation.
Deceiving is not good behavior at work.
Ang mangangapnay ay hindi magandang asal sa trabaho.
Lying to someone to make up for mistakes.
If there is a deceiver in our group, we will fail the project.
Kapag may mangangapnay sa ating grupo, mabibigo tayo sa proyekto.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Do not deceive your friends.
Be honest to your friends.
Huwag mangangapnay sa iyong mga kaibigan.
May we avoid deceivers.
May we avoid deceivers.
Sana'y maiwasan ang mga mangangapnay.

Related Words

deceiver
A person who often deceives or tricks.
manlilinlang
trickster
A person who uses tricks or deceit.
mang-uto

Slang Meanings

Always talking about meaningless things.
It feels like we're just mangangapnay here, our conversation has no point.
Parang mangangapnay na lang tayo dito, walang saysay ang usapan natin.
Annoying or irritating.
The people around me are so mangangapnay, I don't even know how to deal with them.
Ang mangangapnay ng mga tao sa paligid ko, hindi ko na alam kung paano sila papansinin.