Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
cô hoäi opportunity; thöøa cô to seize an opportunity; sa cô (thaát theá) to fail; nguy cô danger 2 n. R machine, machinery, mechanism; R airplane: chieán ñaáu cô fighter; oanh taïc cô bomber; noâng cô farm machinery; höõu cô [chemistry] organic; voâ cô inorganic 3 n. muscle [anatomy]
cô baûn n., adj. fundamental, elementary, basic
cô caáu n. structure
cô cheá n. mechanism, structure; organization
cô cöïc adj., n. very poor and hard up; hard life
cô ñoà n. family estate, undertaking
Cô Ñoác giaùo n. Christ, Christianity, Christian
cô giôùi n. machine, mechanical implement
cô haøn n. poverty, hunger and cold
cô hoïc n. mechanics
cô hoà adv. very nearly, almost
cô hoäi n. opportunity, chance: lôïi duïng cô hoäi to take advantage of, to avail oneself of
cô khí n. mechanism, machinery
cô man adj. innumerable, countless: cô man naøo maø keå enormous quantities, countless numbers
cô maät n. secret
cô möu n. ruse, stratagem
cô naêng n. ability, function
cô nghieäp n. assets, fortune
cô quan n. organ, organism, agency, foundation: Cô quan Nguyeân töû naêng Quoác teá International Atomic Energy Agency
cô sôû n. base, installation, organ, establishment: haï taàng cô sôû infrastructure
cô theå n. human body; organism
cô theå hoïc n. anatomy; cô theå hoïc vieän Institute of Anatomy
côù n. reason, excuse, pretext: Côù sao? Vì côù gì? Why? For what reason?; chöùng côù evidence
côø 1 n. [SV kyø] flag, banner: haï côø to lower the flag; treo côø to display flags; phaát côø/vaãy côø to wave the flag; coät côø flagpole; côø ruõ flag at half mast; côø traéng flag of truce 2 n. [SV kyø] chess: côø töôùng Chinese chess; ñaùnh côø to play chess; moät nöôùc côø a move [with ñi to make]
côø baïc v., n. to gamble; gambling
côøi v. to get [something from a tree, etc.] by means of a stick
côûi v. to untie, to unfasten, to unbutton; to take off: côûi quaàn aùo to take off clothes; côûi truoàng to be naked
côõi See cöôõi
côm n. [SV phaïn] cooked rice, food: côm teû ordinary rice; côm neáp glutinous rice; naáu/thoåi côm to cook rice; laøm côm to cook, to prepare a meal
côm aùo n. food and clothing; living supply
côm nöôùc n. food, meals: Baïn ñaõ côm nöôùc gì chöa? Have you had a meal?
côm toi n. wasted money
côn n. outburst, fit: côn giaän a fit of anger; côn doâng storm; côn ho an attack of coughing; côn gioù a gust [or blast] of wind
côõn n. heat, rut: ñoäng côõn bestrum
côït v. to joke, to jest: ñuøa côùt/rieãu côït to joke
cu 1 n. cock, prick: thaèng cu Tí little boy Ti 2 n. dove
cu li n. coolie
cuù 1 n. owl: con cuù meøo screeching owl; hoâi nhö cuù to stink 2 n. R sentence (= caâu): cuù grand parents: cuï oâng great-grandfather; cuï baø great- grandmother; oâng cuï giaø old man 2 n. R all the whole; R implement, tool: khí cuï tool, implement; noâng cuï farm tool, farm equipment
cuï theå adj., adv. concrete, tangible; concretely, real [opp. tröôøu töôïng]
cua n. crab: cua beå sea crabs
cuûa 1 n. belongings, possession, property, riches: cuûa coâng public funds, state property 2 prep. cuoán tieåu thuyeát cuûa oâng aáy vieát the novel which he wrote
cuûa boá thí n. alms, charities
cuûa chìm n. hidden wealth/property
cuûa ñuùt loùt n. bribe
cuûa gia taøi n. family heritage
cuûa gia baûo n. heirloom
cuûa hoái loä n. bribe
cuûa noåi n. material wealth; real estate
cuûa hoài moân n. dowry
cuûa phi nghóa n. ill-acquired wealth
cuùc 1 n. daisy, chrysanthemum 2 n. (= khuy) button
cuïc 1 n. ball, piece, broken piece: cuïc ñaù a piece of stone; cuïc maùu a clot of blood; cuïc nöôùc ñaù ice cube; ñoùng cuïc to clot 2 n. R position, situation, circumstances; office, bureau, agency: böu cuïc post office; chi cuïc branch office; toång cuïc head office 3 adj. rude, vulgar; brutal: cuïc caèn rude, impolite
cuïc suùc adj. brutish phaùp syntax 3 n. blow; [football, soccer] shot: ñaù moät cuù banh to kick a ball
cuø v. to tickle (= thoïc leùt)
cuø lao n. island
cuû n. bulb, edible root, tuber: moät cuû khoai lang a sweet potato
cuû soaùt v. to check, to verify
cuõ adj. [SV cöïu] old, used, secondhand, former [opp. môùi]: baïn cuõ old friend; quaàn aùo cuõ used clothes; nhö cuõ as before, as previously
cuõ kyõ adj. old, oldish
cuõ rích adj. [of story] very old
cuï 1 n. very old person; great-
cuïc taùc v. [of hens] to cackle
cuùi v. to bend over, to bow down
cuøi 1 n. pulp, meat [of fruit, nut]: cuøi döøa copra 2 n. leper (= huûi): traïi cuøi leper colony
cuûi 1 n. firewood, fuel: kieám cuûi to gather twigs 2 n. cage, kennel: cuûi choù doghouse
cuùm n. influenza, flu; gripe: bò beänh cuùm to have flu; cuùm gia caàm bird-flu
cuøm v. to shackle, to be in fetters, to chain
cuïm n. cluster, clump, tuft, grove: moät cuïm hoa a cluster of flowers
cuøn adj. dull, blunt; rusty
cuõn côõn adj. too short: quaàn ngaén cuûn côõn very short pants
cung 1 n. bow; arc [math]: baén cung to shoot arrows 2 n. declaration, testimonial, evidence: khaåu cung oral statement; phaûn cung to retract one’s statement 3 n. palace, temple, dwelling: hoaøng cung imperial palace; thieân cung the arch of Heaven; töû cung womb 4 v., n. R to supply; supply [opp. caàu]: cung caáp thöïc phaåm to supply food
cung caàu n. supply and demand: luaät cung caàu the laws of supply and demand
cung chuùc v. to express respectful wishes: Cung chuùc Taân Xuaân Happy New Year
cung döôõng v. to feed, to take care, to support [parents]
cung ñieän n. palaces
cung hieán v. to offer, to donate
cung khai v. to declare, to admit, to confess
cung kính adj. respectful
cung nöõ n. imperial maid
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