lista
lísta with stress marks
list; to register
Usage Note
Lista is a Spanish loanword referring to a written or printed list of names, items, or tasks, and also to the act of registering. The verb ilista means to list something, while mag-lista means to make a list; the word is widely used in schools, offices, markets, and government offices for rosters and inventories.
Examples
" Gawin natin ang lista. "
Natural Translation
Let's make the list.
Literal Translation
Make let-us the list.
" Nasaan ang lista? "
Natural Translation
Where is the list?
Literal Translation
Where the list?
" Bago tayo mamili, gumawa muna tayo ng lista ng mga kailangan natin para hindi tayo bumili ng mga bagay na walang kabuluhan. "
Natural Translation
Before we go shopping, let's first make a list of what we need so we don't buy useless things.
Literal Translation
Before we shop, make first we of list of the needs our so not we buy of plural thing that without sense.
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