Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word talo in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word talo:

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[noun]  defeat; amount lost; loser
[adjective]  defeated

Root: talo
Usage Note Icon Usage Notes:
"Ang talo ni James sa casino ay halos isang milyon" = The amount that James lost in the casino is almost a million.

"Ikaw ang talo pag/kapag lumaban ka sa boss mo" = You will be the loser if you'll clash with your boss.

"Lagi akong talo kapag/pag ako tumataya sa lotto" = I always lose (am always a loser) when I bet on the lotto

"Talo ako diyan sa gusto mo" = I'll be the loser on what you'd want (to happen)

"Malungkot na umuwi ang boksingerong talo" = The defeated boxer sadly went home

"Ang mapikon, talo" = The one who gets piqued first, loses (is the loser) - This is a Tagalog expression used as an admonition to people who are engaged in banter that might end up hitting one's soft spot. "Pikon" is a term that means "a sore loser" or "someone who gets offended by jokes". "Mapikon" means, "to take offense for losing or over a joke".

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Example Sentences Available Icon Talo Example Sentences in Tagalog: (4)
Example sentences created by professional Filipino teachers and writers.
Talo ka
You're a loser!
Hindî ko alám na talo ang koponán ninyó
I didn't know your team lost.
Magkano ang talo mo sa pustahan
How much did you lose in the bet?
Si Chris ang talo sa laban kanina
Chris was the loser in the match earlier.

User-submitted Example Sentences (2):
May talong bang puti?
Tatoeba Sentence #2759154 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Is there a white eggplant?

Nagluto ako ng talong at itlog para agahan ko.
Tatoeba Sentence #2759145 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I've prepared eggplant and egg for my breakfast.

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