From root: labis
Usage Note
Kalabisan refers to an instance of being too much or redundant. It is often used to describe an exaggeration in a statement.
Examples
" Kalabisan na ang sinabi mo. "
Natural Translation
What you said was excessive.
Literal Translation
Excessive already the said your.
" Masama ang kalabisan sa pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Excess in eating is bad.
Literal Translation
Bad the excess in eating.
" Kalabisan na siguro kung magrereklamo pa ako, dahil maganda naman ang serbisyong ibinigay nila sa amin. "
Natural Translation
It would probably be excessive if I still complained, because the service they gave us was actually good.
Literal Translation
Excess already maybe if will-complain still I, because good anyway the service that-gave they to us.
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