burked

[US]/bɜːrkt/
[UK]/bərkd/

Translation

v.past tense and past participle of burke, to avoid or conceal something by destroying it or preventing its disclosure

Phrases & Collocations

burked his career

winakasan niya ang kanyang karera

burked the project

winakasan niya ang proyekto

burked the evidence

winakasan niya ang ebidensya

burked the truth

winakasan niya ang katotohanan

burked the plan

winakasan niya ang plano

burked the discussion

winakasan niya ang talakayan

burked the meeting

winakasan niya ang pagpupulong

burked his chances

winakasan niya ang kanyang pagkakataon

burked the proposal

winakasan niya ang panukala

burked the outcome

winakasan niya ang resulta

Example Sentences

his plans were burked by unexpected circumstances.

Nasira ang kanyang mga plano dahil sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari.

she felt that her ideas were burked during the meeting.

Naramdaman niya na napigilan ang kanyang mga ideya sa panahon ng pagpupulong.

the project was burked due to lack of funding.

Napigilan ang proyekto dahil sa kakulangan sa pondo.

many initiatives were burked by bureaucratic red tape.

Maraming inisyatibo ang napigilan ng burukratikong proseso.

his promotion was burked by office politics.

Napigilan ang kanyang promosyon dahil sa pulitika sa opisina.

the investigation was burked by a lack of evidence.

Napigilan ang imbestigasyon dahil sa kakulangan ng ebidensya.

her efforts to reform the system were burked at every turn.

Napigilan sa bawat pagkakataon ang kanyang mga pagsisikap na baguhin ang sistema.

the new policy was burked by public opposition.

Napigilan ang bagong polisiya dahil sa pagtutol ng publiko.

his career was burked by a series of unfortunate events.

Napigilan ang kanyang karera dahil sa isang serye ng mga hindi kanais-nais na pangyayari.

the initiative was burked before it could take off.

Napigilan ang inisyatibo bago pa man ito makapagsimula.

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