Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
vaõng n. the past; past (= quaù khöù)
dò adj. R strange, odd (= laï); different (= khaùc)
dò baøo n. different mothers
dò chuûng n. foreign race, alien race
dò daïng n., adj. strange species, deformity; deformed
dò ñoan n., adj. superstition; superstitious
dò ñoàng adj. different
dò giaùo n. heresy
dò hình n., adj. old shape; heteromorphic
dò kyø adj. strange, extraordinary
dò loaïi n. different species/class
dò naêng n. extraordinary talent
dò nghò v. to contest, to dispute; to comment, to criticize
dò nhaân n. extraordinary man, outstanding man
dò taøi n. extraordinary talent
dò thöôøng adj. strange, uncommon, unusual, extraordinary
dò toäc n. different family, different ethnic group, alien race
dò töôùng n. queer appearance
dóa n. (= ñóa) plate, dish; disk, disc
dòch 1 v. to move over; to change: dòch ra/sang moät beân to move to one side 2 v. to translate: phieân dòch translation; thoâng dòch interpreting; ngöôøi dòch transla- tor; baûn dòch tieáng Vieät, baûn dòch Vieät vaên Vietnamese translation, Vietnamese version; dòch töøng chöõ to translate word for word, literally 3 n. epidemic: dòch taû cholera 4 n. R work, service (= vieäc): hieän dòch active service
dòch giaû n. translator
dòch theå n. liquid, fluid
dòch thuaät v. to translate
dòch vuï n. service
dieâm n. match CL caùi, que (= queït); R salt, saltpeter, sulfur: ñaùnh dieâm to strike a match
dieâm duùa adj. to be dressed neatly and elegantly
dieâm phuû n. hell
dieâm sinh n. sulfur
dieâm vöông n. the ruler of hell; Hades, Pluto
dieàm n. fringe
dieãm adj. R glamorous, voluptuous: kieàu dieãm most beautiful, prettiest
dieãm ca n. love song
dieãm khuùc n. love song
dieãm leä adj. glamorous, voluptuous, lovely, attractive
dieãm phuùc n. happiness, felicity
dieãm saéc n. great beauty, rare beauty
dieãm tình n. beautiful love
dieãm tuyeät n. exceptional beauty
dieãn v. to perform; to relate, to explicate: trình dieãn ca nhaïc to perform a concert
dieãn aâm v. to transliterate, to transcribe phonetically
dieãn baøy v. to present, to show
dieãn binh n. military parade
dieãn ca v., n. to put [story] into verse; plain verse
dieãn dòch v. to translate and interpret; to deduct
dieãn ñaøi n. forum, tribune
dieãn ñaøn n. platform, rostrum, forum
dieãn ñaït v. to express, to convey
dieãn giaû n. speaker, lecturer
dieãn giaûi v. to present, to explain
dieãn giaûng v. to lecture
dieãn kòch v. to present a play, to act in a play
dieãn nghóa v. to annotate
dieãn taû v. to express, to describe, to depict
dieãn taáu v. [of musician] to play, to perform
dieãn thuyeát v. to deliver a speech, to give a lecture, to speak to an audience
dieãn tieán v. to progress, to evolve
dieãn töø n. speech, address
dieãn vaên n. address, speech
dieãn vieân n. performer, actor
dieãn voõ n. military exercise
dieãn xuaát v. to perform, to act
dieän 1 n. R face; surface (= maët): maát só dieän to lose face; ñaïi dieän to represent 2 v. to be well-dressed, to be dressed with elegance and taste
dieän boä n. looks, appearance
dieän ñaøm v. to interview, to talk
dieän ñoà n. view
dieän kieán v. to see in person [interview, visit]
dieän maïo n. face, appearance, aspect
dieän tích n. area [extent]
dieän tieàn n. facade, front/in front of one’s eyes
dieän trình n. to report in person
dieáp n. lettuce: rau dieáp lettuce
dieäp n. R leaf (= laù): dieäp luïc chaát chlorophyll
dieät v. to destroy, to exterminate: tieâu dieät/huyû dieät to destroy; baát dieät immortal, indestructible
dieät chuûng v. to commit genocide
dieät coäng v. to exterminate communists
dieät tröø v. to exterminate, to root out
dieät vong v. to exterminate; to die out
dieàu n. kite [the toy]: chôi thaû dieàu to fly kites
dieäu adj. R marvelous, wonderful: kyø dieäu miraculous
dieäu keá n. clever strategy, very effective trick
dieäu kyø adj. wonderful, marvelous
dieäu vôïi adj. far-fetched, difficult, complicated
dieãu v. to march, to parade; to loaf
dím n. hedgehog
dìm v. to immerse, to plunge; to bury, to suppress
dinh n. palace; military camp (= doanh)
dinh cô n. palaces; estate
dinh döôõng v., adj. to nourish, nutritious
dinh thaát n. building, palace; residence
dinh thöï n. palace, building
dinh traïi n. barracks
dính v. to stick; to be sticky
dính daùng v. to be implicated, to involve [ñeán/tôùi in], to relate to
dính daáp See dính daùng
dính líu See dính daùng
dónh ngoä adj. intelligent, bright-looking
díp n. tweezers; spring [of carriage]
dòp n. opportunity, occasion: nhaân dòp/trong dòp/vaøo dòp on the occasion of; gaëp dòp to find the opportunity; saün dòp/thöøa dòp to seize an opportunity
dìu v. to lead by the hand, to guide: nhaø dìu daét coach
dìu daét v. to lead, to coach
dìu dòu adj. softened, calm
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