Uhales (en. Snatcher)

oo-hah-les

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who quickly takes or snatches something from another person.

The snatcher was caught taking the phone from the table.

Nahuli ang uhales na kumuha ng telepono sa mesa.

A person with bad intentions, often used in the context of stealing.

People around became alert to the possibility of having a snatcher.

Naging alerto ang mga tao sa paligid sa posibilidad ng pagkakaroon ng uhales.

Do not let yourself be snatched by a snatcher.

Avoid losing important items due to snatchers.

Huwag magpapa-agaw sa uhales.

thief

A person who made a mistake and took something that isn't theirs.

nagnakaw

a commonly used slang for 'cheap' or 'inexpensive'.

The price I got here is just uhales, but it's delicious.

Ang bili ko dito, uhales lang, pero masarap.

easily broken or not durable.

Don't get your hopes too high on that, it's uhales!

Huwag masyadong umasa diyan, uhales yan!

worthless or of low quality.

Your stuff is uhales, why did you buy it?

Ang gamit mo, uhales eh, bakit mo binili?