ungos
ungós with stress marks
snout; to be ahead
Usage Note
Ungos refers to the protruding snout or muzzle of an animal as a noun, and as a verb means to edge ahead of competitors — used especially in races or election tallies. The two senses are clearly distinguished by context.
Examples
" Umungos ang kabayo sa karera. "
Natural Translation
The horse edged ahead in the race.
Literal Translation
Edged-ahead the horse in race.
" May ungos ang bangka sa karera. "
Natural Translation
The boat has a slight lead in the race.
Literal Translation
Has advantage/lead the boat in race.
" Patuloy na umungos ang aming kandidato sa bilangan habang dumarami ang mga botong naibibilang. "
Natural Translation
Our candidate kept pulling ahead in the count as more of the votes were being tallied.
Literal Translation
Continuously edged-ahead the our candidate in count while increasing the votes that being-tallied.
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