Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
bananas; buoàng phoåi lung; buoàng tröùng ovary
buoát v. [of pain] to be sharp, to be bitter: gioù laïnh buoát bitter cold wind
buoät v. to slip, to get loose
buùp n. bud, shoot: ngoùn tay buùp maêng tapered fingers
buùp beâ n. [Fr. poupeùe] doll
buùp pheâ n. cupboard
buùt n. writing brush, pen: buùt chì pencil; buùt möïc pen; neùt buùt handwriting, calligraphy; ngöôøi caàm buùt writer; tuyeät buùt fine piece of writing; chuû buùt editor [of newspaper]; buùt loâng writing brush
buùt chieán v. to engage in a polemic [between writers]
buùt danh n. (= buùt hieäu) pen name
buùt ñaøm n. written conversation
buùt nghieân n. pen and ink slab; writing materials; academic activities
buùt phaùp n. style of writing
buùt tích n. written documents
Buït n. Buddha: oâng Buït Buddha
böï adj. big, large: traùi cam böï a big orange; moät oâng böï a V.I.P
böùa n. mangosteen
böøa 1 v., n. to rake, to harrow; harrow: caøy saâu böøa kyõ to plow deep and rake carefully 2 adj. to be disorderly, untidy: böøa baõi, böøa boän to be left untidy, to act disorderly
böõa n. meal; a period of time: böõa aên/böõa côm haøng ngaøy daily meal; böõ a nay today; böõa hoåm that day; böõa qua yesterday; maáy böõa raày these few days
böïa n. tartar, food particles between or on teeth
böùc 1 adj. hot and sultry, humid 2 n. a unit of board, a piece, a set: böùc töôøng a wall; böùc thö letters
böùc thieát adj. urgent; pressing
böùc xaï n. radiation
böïc 1 v., adj. displeased, annoyed, vexed: böïc mình/böïc doïc to be upset 2 n. step [see baäc]
böïc doïc v., adj. testy
böng 1 v. to carry with both hands 2 v. to cover, to cup one’s hand 3 n. resistance area
böng bít v. to cover up; to suppress
böùng v. to uproot, to pull up
böøng v. [of flames löûa] to flare up, to blaze up: böøng ñoâi maét to open the eyes suddenly
böôùc v., n. to step; step: raûo böôùc to quicken one’s step; luøi böôùc to step back; Böôùc ñi! Go away! Scram!; töøng böôùc moät step by step
böôùc ñaàu n. the initial, at the beginning
böôùc ñöôøng n. stages on the road/ way
böôùc ngoaët n. turning point: böôùc ngoaët lòch söû the turning point of history
böôûi n. pomelo, grapefruit
böôùm n. [SV hoà ñieäp] butterfly: ong böôùm flirtation
böôùng adj. stubborn, bull-headed: caõi böôùng to argue stubbornly
böôu v. to lump; to bump: böôu ñaàu to bump on the head
böôùu n. hump: böôùu coå goiter
böùt v. to pick, to pluck off; to scratch: böùt hoa to pick flowers; böùt toùc to tear one’s hair
böu chính n. (= böu ñieän) postal service
böu cuïc n. post office
böu ñieän n. postal service, post office
böu kieän n. parcel post; postal matter
böu phaåm n. postal matter, mail item
böu phí n. mailing cost, postage
böu phieáu n. money order
böu taù n. postman, mailman
böu thieáp n. postcard
böûu boái n. valuable thing; magic wand
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ca 1 n. mug: uoáng moät ca nöôùc to drink a mug of water 2 n. shift: laøm ca ñeâm to work the night shift 3 n. case: ca caáp cöùu an emergency case 4 v. to sing (= haùt): baøi ca a song, melody; ñoàng ca, hôïp ca chorus
ca dao n. folk song, folk ballad
ca khuùc n. a song
ca kòch n. a play, opera, theater
ca loâ ri n. calorie
ca nhaïc n. music and song
ca noâ n. boat, speed boat
ca tuïng v. to praise, to eulogize
ca vaùt n. necktie
caù 1 n. [SV ngö] fish: moùn caù fish dish; caâu/ñaùnh caù to fish; ngöôøi ñaùnh caù fisherman; thuyeàn ñaùnh caù fishing boat; caù hoäp canned fish; caùnöôùc ngoït fresh water fish; caù öôn spoiled or rotten fish; caù oâng voi whale 2 v. to bet, to wager
caù bieät adj. particular, individual
caù hoài n. salmon
caù hoàng n. snapper
caùmaäp n. shark
caùnhaân adj. individual, personal
caù tính n. personality
caø n. eggplant, aubergine: caø chua tomato; caø tím eggplant
caø keâ v., adj. to drag out, to tell a very long yarn; palavering
caø khaúng adj. tall and skinny
caø khòa v. to pick a quarrel [a fight] with
caø laêm v. to stutter, to stammer
caø meøng adj. good for nothing, worthless
caø nhom adj. very skinny
caø nhaéc v. to limp
caø pheâ n. coffee, coffee bean: pha caø pheâ to make coffee; aám pha caø pheâ coffee pot, coffeemaker; moät taùch caø pheâ a cup of coffee
caø roát n. carrot
caø raù n. carat, diamond, ring (= nhaãn)
caø kheo adj. stilts: ñi caø kheo to walk on stilts
caø sa n. monk’s robe
caø vaït n. See ca vaùt
caû 1 adj. the oldest, the biggest: con caû eldest brother 2 pron. all, the whole, at all: caû ngaøy all day long; caûnhaø the whole family; caû thaåy, caû thaûy in all, altogether; caû hai both; heát caû all, the whole
caùc 1 adv. every, all: Thöa caùc oâng caùc baø! Ladies and gentlemen! 2 n. card, visiting card 3 v. to pay an extra sum in a trade in
caùc toâng n. cardboard
caùch 1 n. manner, way, method, fashion: caùch thöùc laøm vieäc working method; tìm caùch ñoái phoù to find out the way to deal with 2 v. R to change, to reform; to revoke: caûi caùch haønh chaùnh to reform an administration system 3 adj. to be distant from: xa caùch separated from
caùch bieät v. to be distant, to separate, to be isolated, to cut off
caùch böùc v. to be indirect, to be distant, to cut off
caùch chöùc v. to revoke, to dismiss
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