deportado
deportádo with stress marks
a person deported; deported
Usage Note
Deportado, from Spanish deportado, refers to someone who has been officially expelled from a country. Given the large number of overseas Filipino workers, news of deportasyon from Middle Eastern and Asian countries regularly brings this word into headlines and everyday conversation.
Examples
" Deportado na ang lalaki. "
Natural Translation
The man has been deported.
Literal Translation
Deported already the man.
" Ang lalaki sa balita ay deportado. "
Natural Translation
The man in the news is deported.
Literal Translation
The man in news is deported.
" Maraming deportado mula sa ibang bansa ang nahihirapang muling magsimula ng buhay pagbalik sa Pilipinas. "
Natural Translation
Many deportees from other countries struggle to start life anew upon returning to the Philippines.
Literal Translation
Many deported from other country the struggling again to-start of life upon-returning to Philippines.
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