rekurso
rekúrso with stress marks
recourse; turning for help
Usage Note
Rekurso is a Spanish loanword used in legal, bureaucratic, and everyday contexts when describing the act of seeking help or appealing to an authority. Filipinos often use it when discussing legal remedies or community problem-solving, especially when other options have been exhausted.
Examples
" Wala na kaming ibang rekurso. "
Natural Translation
We have no other recourse.
Literal Translation
None already we other recourse.
" Ito ang ating huling rekurso. "
Natural Translation
This is our last recourse.
Literal Translation
This the our last recourse.
" Kapag nabigo na ang lahat ng usapan, ang pagdulog sa korte na lang ang nananatiling huling rekurso namin. "
Natural Translation
When all the talks have failed, appealing to the court is the only thing left as our last recourse.
Literal Translation
When failed already the all of talks, the appealing to court only the remaining last recourse our.
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