halang
hálang with stress marks
lay across; barricade
Usage Note
Halang describes something laid horizontally across a path or opening to block passage; nakahalang means something is placed across or in the way. Used for physical barriers and figuratively for anything blocking progress, it is closely related to harang, and the two are sometimes interchanged in colloquial speech.
Examples
" May halang sa daan. "
Natural Translation
There's a barricade on the road.
Literal Translation
Has barricade on-the road.
" Alisin mo ang halang na ito. "
Natural Translation
Remove this barricade.
Literal Translation
Remove you the barricade that this.
" Nakahalang sa kalsada ang isang malaking puno na natumba kagabi kaya hindi makadaan ang mga sasakyan. "
Natural Translation
A large tree that fell last night is lying across the road, so vehicles cannot pass.
Literal Translation
Lying-across on-the road the one big tree that fell last-night so not can-pass the vehicles.
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