Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

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      ba 1 num. [SV tam] three: thöù ba third; Tuesday; möôøi ba thirteen; ba möôi/chuïc thirty 2 n. [Fr. papa] dad, father 3 n. R wave (= soùng): loø beáp vi ba microwave

      ba ba n. turtle

      ba chæ n. side: mua moät mieáng thòt ba chæ to buy a cut of pork-side

      ba gai adj. rowdy, impolite

      ba hoa adj., v. talkative; to talk too much; to boast, to brag

      Ba Lan n. Poland, Polish

      ba laêng nhaêng adj. undisciplined, disorganized; worthless

      Ba loâ n. knapsack, rucksack: vai mang ba loâ to carry a knapsack on one’s shoulder

      ba phaûi adj. agreeing with everyone

      Ba Taây n. Brazil, Brazilian

      ba toong n. [Fr. baton] stick, cane

      ba trôïn adj. unruly, rude

      Ba Tö n. Persia, Iran; Persian, Iranian

      baù 1 adj. R one hundred (= traêm): 2 n. R count, earl, mandarin, title of king’s court 3 v. R to sow [seeds]: truyeàn baù to spread; quaûng baù to broadcast

      baù caùo v. to announce, to publicize, to proclaim

      baù chuû n. lord, master, ruler

      baù quyeàn n. hegemony

      baùtöôùc n. earl, count

      baø 1 n. [SV toå maãu] grandmother; female: baøngoaïi maternal grandmother; baønoäi paternal grandmother; ñaøn baø woman, women 2 pron. lady/you [used by grandchild to grandmother, first person pronoun being chaùu]; I [used by grandmother to grandchild, second person pronoun being chaùu]; you [used to refer to women of a certain age, first person pronoun being toâi]

      baø con n. relative, relation, fellow

      baø ñôõ n. midwife

      baø phöôùc n. (= dì phöôùc) Catholic female priest, sister

      baø vaõi n. Buddhist nun

      baû 1 n. lure; poison; bait: baû vinh hoa the lure of honors 2 pron. (= baø aáy) she; her

      baû vai n. flat of shoulder, shoulder blade

      baõ n. residue, waste, dregs: baõ mía sugar-cane residue

      baï adj. anyone; anything; anywhere; at random, haphazardly

      baùc 1 n. uncle [father’s elder brother] 2 pron. you [used to refer to an uncle, first person pronoun being chaùu], I [used to refer to a nephew or niece, second person pronoun being chaùu], you [used to refer to craftsmen, first person pronoun being toâi]; you [my child’s uncle or aunt; also used to refer to friends]; she, he: Chaùu xin chaøo baùc? How are you? 3 v. to scramble [eggs] 4 v. to reject [application, proposal]

      baùc aùi adj. humane, tolerant, altruistic

      baùc boû v. to reject

      baùc hoïc n. learned man, scholar, scientist: nhaø baùc hoïc scientist

      baùc só n. doctor, medical doctor

      baïc 1 n. [SV ngaân] silver; money: ñoàng baïc piastre; kho baïc treasury; tieàn baïc money, currency; ñaùnh baïc to gamble 2 adj. dis-colored, faded

      baïc beõo adj. ungrateful, unrewarding

      baïc ñaõi v. to betray, to treat with indifference, to be ill-treated

      baïc haø n. peppermint, mint

      baùch num. R one hundred (= traêm)

      baùch boä v. to go for a walk

      baùch hoaù n. all kinds of goods

      baùch khoa n. polytechnical, encyclopedic; baùch khoa töø ñieån encyclopedia

      baùch phaân n. per cent, centigrade

      baùch thaûo adj. botanical: vöôøn baùch thaûo botanical gardens

      baùch thuù n. zoological: vöôøn baùch thuù zoo

      baïch adj. R white (= traéng): baïch chuûng the white race

      baïch kim n. platinum

      Baïch OÁc n. (= Baïch Cung) the White House

      baùi v. R to bow, to kowtow, to pay homage to

      baøi 1 n. text, lesson, script; CL for nouns denoting speeches, newspaper articles; cards: moät baøi dieãn vaên a speech; con/laù quaân/ caây baøi a deck of cards; chôi baøi, ñaùnh baøi to play cards; daøn baøi outline 2 v. R to be against

      baøi tieát v. to excrete; to eliminate

      baøi trí v. to furnish; to decorate

      baøi tröø v. to abolish; to get rid of [an evil]

      baøi vôû n. class materials; task

      baøi xích v. to disapprove of; to be against

      baõi 1 n. flat expanse, field, stretch [of grass, sand, etc.]: baõi beå shore, beach; baõi ñaù boùng soccer field; baõi sa maïc desert; baõi tha ma graveyard 2 v. R to stop, to cease, to strike: baõi binh to cease fighting, to disarm

      baõi khoùa v. [of students] to strike

      baõi thò v. [of market vendors] to strike

      baõi tröôøng n. school vacation

      baïi v. to lose [battle, war], to be defeated (= thua): thaát baïi to fail [opp. thaønh, thaéng]

      baùm v. to hang on, to stick, to cling [laáy to]

      ban 1 n. section, board, committee, commission: ban nhaïc orchestra, band 2 n. section of time: ban ngaøy in the daytime; ban ñeâm during the night; ban naãy just now, a short while ago; ban saùng this morning 3 v. to grant, to bestow, to confer

      ban boá v. to issue, to promulgate [laws, regulation]

      ban haønh v. to issue, to promulgate, to enforce [laws]

      ban khen v. to praise, to award

      ban phaùt v. to distribute, to dispense

      baùn 1 v. [SV maïi] to sell; to be sold: baùn laïi to resell; ñoà baùn nöôùc traitor, quisling; baùn chòu to sell on credit; ngöôøi baùn haøng salesman, salesgirl 2 adj. semi, half: baùn coâng khai semi-official

      baùn caàu n. hemisphere

      baùn chính thöùc n. semi-official

      baùn ñaûo n. peninsula: baùn ñaûo Trieàu Tieân the Korean Peninsula

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