Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
n. beam, ray: aùnh naéng sunlight; aùnh traêng moonlight
aùnh saùng n. light: aùnh saùng ban ngaøy daylight
aûnh n. photograph: taám/böùc aûnh (= hình); tranh aûnh pictures, illustrations; chuïp aûnh to take photographs; ñieän aûnh movies
aûnh höôûng n. influence: coù aûnh höôûng to influence [ñeán precedes object], to be influential
ao n. pond: ao caù fish pond
ao öôùc v. to long for, to dream
aùo n. [SV y] blouse, shirt, jacket, tunic: caùi aùo clothes, clothing; côm aùo food and clothing
AÙo n. Austria, Austrian: nöôùc Aùo Austria
Aùo moân n. Macao
aùo quan n. coffin
AÙo quoác n. Austria
aøo aøo adj. roaring: chaïy aøo aøo to rush; gioù thoåi aøo aøo roaring wind
aûo adj. imaginary, illusive: huyeàn aûo mysterious
aûo töôûng n. illusion, fancy
aùp v. to approach, to get close; to stand against: aùp böùc to oppress; ñaøn aùp to repress
aùp duïng v. to apply, to use [method, policy]
aùp ñaët v. to impose, to force on
aùp löïc n. pressure: aùp löïc khoâng khí atmospheric pressure
aùp phích n. poster, bill
aùp suaát n. pressure
aùt v. to drown out [noise]
aùy naùy v. to be uneasy
AÊ
aéc-quy n. [Fr. Accu] battery
aüm v. to carry [baby] in one’s arms
aên 1 v. [SV thöïc] to eat: aên côm to eat or take a meal 2 v. to earn; to win: aên gian to earn dishonestly; aên löông to earn wages
aên baän v. to wear clothes, to dress
aên bôùt v. to practice squeezing, to take part of profits
aên caép v. to steal, to rob, to pilfer
aên chay v. to eat vegetarian food
aên chòu v. to eat on credit
aên chôi v. to amuse oneself, be a playboy; to eat for fun: boán moùn aên chôi four assorted appetizers
aên cöôùp v. to rob, to loot, to burglarize
aên dieän v. to dress smartly
aên gian v. to cheat
aên traàu v. to chew betel
aên haïi v. to live at the expense of; to be a parasite
aên hieáp v. to bully, to oppress
aên hoûi v. to ritually propose, to become engaged
aên hoái loä v. to take bribes, to be corrupt
aên khao v. to celebrate a happy event by giving a banquet
aên maøy v. to beg: ngöôøi/keû aên maøy beggar
aên maëc v. to dress, to wear clothes
aên möøng v. to celebrate: aên möøng ngaøy quoác khaùnh to celebrate the National Day
aên naèm v. to live as husband and wife
aên naên v., n. to repent; regret
aên non v. to quit gambling as soon as one has won
aên ôû v. to live; to behave
aên quòt v. to eat or take without paying
aên tieàn 1 v. to take bribes 2 adj. [slang] to be successful, all right
aên troäm v. to rob, to burglarize, to steal [as in housebreaking]
aên vaï v. to make a scene in order to obtain what one wants; [of child] to create a tantrum
aên vaõ v. to eat [meat, fish, other food] without rice
aên vaän v. (= aên maëc) to dress
aên xin v. (= aên maøy) to beg
aêng aúng v. [of puppy] to yelp repeatedly
Aêng Leâ n. [Fr. Anglais] English: tieáng Aêng Leâ English language
aêng ten n. [Fr. antenne] antenna, aerial: gaén coät aêng ten truyeàn hình to set up an antenna for TV
aép adj. brimful
aét adv. certainly, surely
AÂ
aâm 1 n. sound, phone: baùt aâm the eight sounds used in music [produced from silk ti, bamboo truùc, metal kim, stone thaïch, wood moäc, earthenware thoå, leather caùch, and the gourd baøo]; nguõ aâm the five notes in the penta-tonic scale; baùn maãu aâm semi-vowel; nguyeân aâm vowel; phuï aâm consonant; phaùt aâm pronunciation; nhò truøng aâm diphthong 2 n. female principle, negative principle, minus, yin [opp. döông]: aâm lòch lunar calendar
aâm ba n. sound wave
aâm cöïc n. cathode
aâm ñaïo n. vagina
aâm ñieäu n. tune, melody
aâm ñoä n. pitch
aâm hoä n. vulva
aâm höôûng n. echo
aâm lòch n. lunar calendar
aâm möu n., v. plot; to plot
aâm nhaïc n. music
aâm phuû n. hell
aâm thanh n. sound, tone
aâm thaàm v., adj. quiet, to be profound; silent
aâm tieát n. syllable
aâm toá n. sound element
aâm vò n. phoneme
aâm vò hoïc n. phonemics
aám 1 v., adj. warm: nöôùc aám warm water 2 n. teapot, kettle: caùi aám naáu nöôùc kettle
aám cuùng adj. snug, harmonious
aám no adj. well off, comfortable
aàm adj., adv. noisy; noisily: aàm ó to be very noisy; noisily
aåm adj. humid, moist, muggy
aân n. R kind act [from above], good deed, favor (= ôn)
aân caàn adj. kind, thoughtful
aân haän v. to regret, to be sorry
aân nhaân n. benefactor
aân xaù v. to proclaim amnesty
aán v. to press [button]; R to print (= in): aán loaùt printing
AÁn n. India, Indies, Indian: Taây AÁn the West Indies
aán ñònh v. to define, to confirm, to fix [price, rate, date…]
Aán ñoä n. India
Aán Ñoä Döông n. Indian Ocean
Aán Ñoä giaùo n. Hinduism
aán haønh v. to print, to publish
aán loaùt v., n. to print; printing: thieát bò aán loaùt printing facilities; aán quaùn printing house
aán töôïng n. impression, imprint: gaây aán töôïng toát to make a good impression