Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
caét ñaët; caét löôït, caét phieân to assign on a rotation basis 2 v. to cut, to carve [meat thòt etc.]: caét (laøm, ra laøm) hai/ ñoâi to cut in two; caét nghóa to explain; caét aùo to make a dress
caâm adj., v. to be dumb, mute; to hold one’s tongue
caám v. to forbid, to prohibit, to ban [ngaët, tieät strictly]: Caám huùt thuoác. No smoking.; Caám vaøo. Do not enter.; Caám khaïc nhoå. No spitting.; Caám daùn giaáy. Post no bill.; nghieâm caám to prohibit categorically
caám chæ v. to prohibit, to forbid
caám coá v. to detain
caám ñòa n. forbidden area
caám ñoaùn v. to interdict; to prevent arbitrarily
caám vaän v. to sanction, to embargo
caàm 1 v. to hold, to take hold of; to retain; R to capture: caàm baét to arrest; giam caàm to detain; caàm ñöôïc nöôùc maét to hold back tears; nhaø caàm quyeàn the authorities; caàm laáy to take 2 v. to pawn: tieäm caàm ñoà pawnshop 3 n. R lute, guitar, musical instrument (= ñaøn): döông caàm piano; khaåu caàm harmonica; phong caàm organ; vó caàm violin; Haï uy caàm Hawaiian guitar
caàm baèng v., adv. to consider as; as if
caàm caäp v. to tremble like a leaf; to clatter: run caàm caäp to shiver with teeth clattering
caàm chaéc v. to be sure; to hold something for certain
caàm chöøng v., adv. to take one’s time, to take it easy; half-heart-edly, perfunctorily
caàm cöï v. to resist; to contend
caàm hôi v. to survive; to maintain enough for living
caàm laùi v. to drive
caàm loøng v. to keep back emotions; to hold back one’s feeling
caàm quyeàn v. to be in power, to hold power
caàm thuù n. animals
caåm thaïch n. marble
caân 1 v. to weigh; to equal, to balance, to scale 2 n. maùy caân weighing machine; caân ta Vietnamese pound, catty; leân caân to gain weight 3 adj. balanced
caân ñoái adj. well-proportioned
caân naõo n. nerves and brain
caân nhaéc v. to consider carefully; to weigh [pros and cons]
caàn 1 v. to be needed, to be urgent, to want: caàn kíp, caàn caáp to be urgent; caàn thieát necessary, essential 2 n. pole, rod: caàn caâu fishing rod 3 n. water parsnip: rau caàn celery
caàn cuø adj. (= caàn maãn) industrious, hard-working
caàn kieäm adj. thrifty
caàn lao adj. laborious: giao caáp caàn lao labor classes
caàn thieát adj. essential, needed, wanted
caån 1 adj. R cautious, careful: caån thaän be careful; baát caån careless 2 v. to inlay, to incrust (= khaûm)
caån phoøng v. to be vigilant
caån thaän adj. careful, cautious, attentive
caän adj. R to be near (= gaàn, opp. vieãn): thieån caän short-sighted, to be shallow; thaân caän to be close, intimate
caän ñaïi n., adj. modern times; modern
caän Ñoâng n. Near East
caän kim n. See caän ñaïi
caän söû n. modern history
caän thò adj. short-sighted
caän veä n. imperial guard, bodyguard
caáp 1 v. to grant, to bestow, to confer: caáp giaáy pheùp to issue a permit; trôï caáp to subsidize 2 n. level, step; rank, degree, grade: baè ng caáp diploma, degree; sô caáp primary level; trung caáp intermediate level; cao caáp advanced level, high ranking
caáp baùch adj. urgent, pressing
caáp baùo v. to notify immediately
caáp baäc n. grade, class, rank
caáp cöùu v. to give emergency aid/ first aid [to]: caáp cöùu ngöôøi bò naïn to give emergency aid to injured people
caáp döôõng v. to provide relief for
caáp phaùt v. to issue, to supply
caáp soá n. progression [math.]: caáp soá coäng arithmetic progression
caáp tieán adj. progressive, reformed
caáp toác adv., adj. swiftly, urgently; urgent; intensive
caäp v. to land, to reach, to come up to (= ñeán, tôùi)
caát 1 v. to put away, to hide; to lift, to build [house, school, factory]; [of horse] to rear; to buy wholesale: caát tieáng to raise one’s voice 2 v. to distill: caát röôïu to distill rice spirit
caät n. [SV thaän] kidney
caät vaán v. to interrogate, to investigate
caâu 1 n. [SV cuù] phrase, expression, sentence, clause, proposition: ñaët caâu to construct a sentence; caâu chuyeän story, conversation; caâu noùi utterance, sentence 2 v. to fish: caàn caâu fishing rod; ñi caâu to go fishing; caâu khaùch to try to attract customers
caâu chuyeän n. story, talk
caâu ñoá n. riddle
caâu ñoái n. parallel sentences
caâu laïc boä n. [social] club
caâu löu v. to detain
caâu neä v. to stick too much to the formalities
caâu thuùc v. to bind, to hold, to restrain
caáu v. to pinch, to claw, to nip off: Noù caáu toâi. He pinches me.
caáu taïo v. to create, to engender, to build, to structure; to design
caáu thaønh v. to form, to complete, to compose, to make up
caáu truùc n. structure
caáu xeù v. to tear, to claw and tear
caàu 1 n. [SV kieàu] bridge: caàu voàng rainbow 2 n. shuttlecock; R ball (= boùng): baùn caàu hemisphere; ñòa caàu the earth, globe; hoaøn caàu the world; tuùc caàu football, soccer 3 v. to seek (= tìm), to request (= xin), to pray
caàu an v. to pray for peace and safety
caàu bô caàu baát adj. vagrant, homeless
caàu caïnh v. to request a favor; to entreat favors of
caàu chì n. fuse
caàu chuùc v. to wish
caàu coáng n. bridges and locks
caàu cöùu v. to ask for help
caàu hoân v. to ask for an engage- ment: leã caàu hoâ n requiem mass
caàu kinh v. to pray
caàu khaån v. to beg, to plead
caàu kyø adj. far-fetched, sophisticated
caàu loâng n. badminton
caàu may v. to try one’s luck
caàu nguyeän v. to pray
caàu sieâu v. to pray for the peace of someone’s soul
caàu thuû n. player, football player
caàu tieâu n. toilet, restroom
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