guwantes
guwántes with stress marks
gloves
Usage Note
Guwantes is borrowed from Spanish guantes and is the standard everyday term for gloves of all kinds — rubber kitchen gloves, boxing gloves, or medical examination gloves. It carries no register restriction and is used comfortably in both formal and casual speech.
Examples
" Magsuot ka ng guwantes. "
Natural Translation
Wear gloves.
Literal Translation
Wear you of gloves.
" Magsuot ka ng guwantes bago hugasan ang pinggan. "
Natural Translation
Put on gloves before washing the dishes.
Literal Translation
Wear-wear you of gloves before wash the dishes.
" Laging may dalang guwantes ang nars upang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng mikrobyo sa pagitan ng mga pasyente. "
Natural Translation
The nurse always carries gloves to prevent the spread of germs between patients.
Literal Translation
Always has carry-of gloves the nurse so-that avoid the spread of germ in between of the patients.
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