dausdos
dausdós with stress marks
downward movement or slide
Usage Note
Dausdos describes a sliding or slipping motion, often downward along a surface. It is used literally for children sliding on a playground or mud, and figuratively for gradual economic or social decline. The reduplicated feel of the word mimics the continuous, uncontrolled nature of sliding.
Examples
" Dumausdos ang bata sa putik. "
Natural Translation
The child slid in the mud.
Literal Translation
Slid the child in mud.
" Mabilis ang dausdos ng lupa. "
Natural Translation
The downward slide of the soil is fast.
Literal Translation
Fast the slide of soil.
" Dahil sa malakas na ulan, dumausdos ang mga sasakyan sa madulas na kalsada at nagdulot ito ng matinding trapiko. "
Natural Translation
Because of the heavy rain, the vehicles slid on the slippery road and it caused severe traffic.
Literal Translation
Because of heavy that rain, slid the vehicles on slippery that road and caused it of severe traffic.
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