diborsiyado
diborsiyádo with stress marks
divorced man
Usage Note
Diborsiyado, from Spanish divorciado, describes a divorced man. Like diborsiyada, the term is weighted with social sensitivity in the Philippines, where the absence of a divorce law means most separations proceed through annulment. The word surfaces frequently in discussions about proposed divorce legislation and the lived reality of separated couples.
Examples
" Diborsiyado na siya ngayon. "
Natural Translation
He is divorced now.
Literal Translation
Divorced already he now.
" Diborsiyado ang aking tito. "
Natural Translation
My uncle is divorced.
Literal Translation
Divorced the my uncle.
" Kahit diborsiyado na ang kaniyang ama, masayang nagsasama-sama pa rin ang buong pamilya tuwing kapaskuhan. "
Natural Translation
Even though his father is already divorced, the whole family still happily gets together every Christmas season.
Literal Translation
Even-though divorced already the his father, happily gather still also the whole family every Christmas-season.
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