duro
dúro with stress marks
prick; pierce; point at
Usage Note
Duro describes the action of poking, pricking, or pointing something at a target — used in both literal contexts such as pricking with a needle and figurative ones such as pointing blame at someone. The verb forms duruin and dumuro are the most common in everyday speech.
Examples
" Huwag mong duruin ang lobo. "
Natural Translation
Don't prick the balloon.
Literal Translation
Don't you prick the balloon.
" Masakit ang duro ng karayom. "
Natural Translation
The prick of the needle is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the prick of needle.
" Bago magbigay ng iniksiyon, maingat na dinuro ng nars ang braso ng pasyente upang hanapin ang ugat. "
Natural Translation
Before giving the injection, the nurse carefully pricked the patient's arm to find the vein.
Literal Translation
Before to-give of injection, carefully pricked by-the nurse the arm of-the patient in-order-to find the vein.
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