bilat
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of bilateral.
Noun edit
bilat (plural bilats)
- (informal) A bilateral meeting.
- 2004, Harvey J. Langholtz, Chris E. Stout, The psychology of diplomacy, page 12:
- The bilats will often be no more than a few minutes, long enough to say hello and snap some photos […]
- 2009 July 8, Peter Baker, “Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow”, in New York Times[1]:
- The club is “a place to see and be seen,” as its Web site says — that is, unless you are a visiting president who after a day and a half of blinis, beluga and bilats (the diplo term for “bilateral meetings”) just wants to hang out with the clan.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)
Interjection edit
bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at slipping on wet or polished floor
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at a near slip up or accident
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bilat.
Derived terms edit
- bilat ina mo
- bilat sa imong ina
- bilat sa inahan
- bilat sa kagang
- bilatbilat
- bilatra (“derogatory:woman”)
Anagrams edit
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
bilát
Masbatenyo edit
Noun edit
bilat
Swedish edit
Verb edit
bilat