From root: bilog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nambilog
nam-bi-LOG
deceived
Present (Incomplete)
nambibilog
nam-bi-bi-LOG
deceiving
Future (Contemplated)
mambibilog
mam-bi-bi-LOG
will deceive
Usage Note
Mambilog is typically used in the idiomatic phrase 'mambilog ng ulo' to describe the act of deceiving or tricking someone, often through clever manipulation or lies. It is used in informal conversations to express that someone is being made a fool of or misled.
Examples
" Huwag kang mambilog ng bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't deceive a child.
Literal Translation
Don't you deceive of child.
" Huwag kang mambilog ng mga tao. "
Natural Translation
Do not deceive people.
Literal Translation
Do not you deceive of the people.
" Madalas nambibilog ng ulo ng matatanda ang ahente na iyon, kaya marami ang naloko sa kanyang mga pangako. "
Natural Translation
That agent often deceives the elderly, so many were fooled by his promises.
Literal Translation
Often deceiving of head of elders the agent that, so many were-fooled in his promises.
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