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like a falling leaf

Tagalog translation: kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon

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English term or phrase: like a falling leaf
Tagalog translation:kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon
Entered by: SeiTT

07:25 Apr 4, 2021
English to Tagalog translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: like a falling leaf
Hi
Please consider the famous quotation from the novelist Hermann Hesse:
“Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path.”
Best Wishes and Many Thanks,
Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:17
kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon
Explanation:
that's a literal translation. given your poetic style, you may wan to use "parang kumakalat ng dahon" -- "like scattering leaves".
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lysander canlas
United States
Local time: 01:17
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5kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon
lysander canlas
4kagaya ng nalalagas na dahon
Sittie Hane Mama


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon


Explanation:
that's a literal translation. given your poetic style, you may wan to use "parang kumakalat ng dahon" -- "like scattering leaves".

Example sentence(s):
  • as per you: kagaya ng nalalaglag na dahon na natatangay at umiikit sa hangin, nagwawagayway, at nalalaglagg sa lupa.
lysander canlas
United States
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 8
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kagaya ng nalalagas na dahon


Explanation:
"kagaya ng nalalagas na dahon" may be better.

Sittie Hane Mama
Philippines
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 12
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