todas
todás with stress marks
to kill; win in gambling
Usage Note
Todas is a slang term with dual uses: in gambling contexts it means to win everything or go all in, and in street or gang slang it can mean to kill. Likely derived from Spanish 'todas' (all). It is informal and carries strong register coloring — used in colloquial speech but rarely in formal writing.
Examples
" Todas na ang baterya. "
Natural Translation
The battery is dead.
Literal Translation
Dead already the battery.
" Todas ang mga insekto dahil sa gamot. "
Natural Translation
The insects are killed because of the medicine.
Literal Translation
Killed the insects because of medicine.
" Sa huling laro ng sugal, todas ang lahat ng pera niya kaya wala na siyang pambili ng pagkain. "
Natural Translation
In the last round of gambling, all his money was wiped out, so he no longer had anything to buy food with.
Literal Translation
In last game of gambling, wiped-out the all of money his so none already he buy of food.
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