bakat
bakát with stress marks
mark, impression
Also means
Bakat with stress on the first syllable (bákat) means a scar.
Usage Note
Bakát refers to an impression or visible mark left on a surface by pressure or contact — for example, the outline of an object pressed into soft material, or visible lines left by tight clothing on skin. In colloquial use, 'bakat' can describe visible muscle definition on an athlete's body.
Examples
" May bakat ng medyas sa binti ko. "
Natural Translation
There is a sock mark on my leg.
Literal Translation
There-is mark of socks on leg my.
" May bakat ng kamay sa salamin. "
Natural Translation
There is a hand mark on the mirror.
Literal Translation
There-is mark of hand in mirror.
" Pagkatahi ng makina, kapansin-pansin pa rin ang bakat ng karayom sa makapal na tela. "
Natural Translation
After the machine sewed it, the needle marks were still noticeable on the thick fabric.
Literal Translation
After-sewing of-the machine, noticeable still also the mark of needle on-the thick fabric.
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