areglado
fixed, arranged
Usage Note
Areglado is derived from the Spanish 'arreglado' meaning fixed or arranged. In Filipino usage it commonly describes something that has been repaired, settled, or put in order. It also carries a colloquial sense of something being bribed or fixed corruptly, as in 'areglado na ang laro' (the game is fixed). Context determines which meaning is intended.
Examples
" Areglado na ang kotse namin. "
Natural Translation
Our car is already fixed.
Literal Translation
Fixed already the car our.
" Areglado na ang gripo kaya hindi na tumatulo. "
Natural Translation
The faucet is already fixed so it's no longer dripping.
Literal Translation
Fixed already the faucet so not-anymore dripping.
" Kahit areglado na raw ang lahat ng papeles, marami pa rin akong duda sa kung paano ito naayos nang ganoong kabilis. "
Natural Translation
Even though all the paperwork is supposedly already arranged, I still have many doubts about how it got settled so quickly.
Literal Translation
Even arranged already reportedly the all of papers, many still I doubts about how this got-settled so fast.
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