Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
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 2 v. to be well-dressed
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
dieät v. to destroy, to exterminate
dieät chuûng v. to commit genocide
dieät tröø v. to exterminate, to root out
dieät vong v. to exterminate; to die out
dieàu n. kite [the toy]
dieäu adj. R marvelous, wonderful
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
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, 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
dìu v. to lead by the hand, to guide
dìu daét v. to lead, to coach
dìu dòu adj. softened, calm
dòu adj. soft, sweet
dòu daøng adj. gentle, graceful
dòu gioïng v. to lower the tone, to back down
do v., conj. to be due to; by, because of
do döï v., adj. to hesitate, to waver; hesitant, to be unable to make up one’s mind
Do Thaùi n. Jew, Jewish
do thaùm v. to spy
doø v. to watch, to spy on
doø hoûi v. to seek information, to make an inquiry
doø la v. to get information; to spy on
doø laïi v. to check, to read over
doø xeùt v. to investigate, to observe secretly
doï See doø
doaï v. to threaten, to intimidate
doaï daãm v. to threaten
doaï naït v. to threaten
doaõi v. to stretch out
doanh lôïi n. profit, gain
doanh maõn adj. prosperous, abundant, plentiful
doanh nghieäp n. trade, business
doanh thu n. turnover
doanh thöông n. trade, business
doùc v. to boast, to bluff
doïc adj. lengthwise
doïc ngang adj. powerful or influential, to rule the roost
doi n. silt bank [of a river]
doõi v. to follow closely, to pursue
doïi n. plumb line
dom n. prolapse of the rectum
doùm v . to light [a small fire]
doøm v. to peer, to peep, to spy
doøm ngoù v. to look [furtively], to spy
doùn deùn v. to proceed with circumspection; to walk on tiptoe
doøn adj. crispy, brittle, breakable; [of laughter] to be clear
doïn v. to arrange, to put in order
doïn deïp v. to arrange, to set in order, to rearrange, to clean up
doïn ñi v. to move [one’s residence] to another place
doïn haøng v. to display one’s goods
doïn nhaø v. to clean up the house; to move [one’s residence]
dong v. to run away
dong doûng adj. tall
doøng 1 n. current, stream 2 n. descent, parentage, lineage
doøng doõi n. [noble] descent
doøng ñaïo n. religious order
doõng daïc adj. [of voice, gait] poised, sedate, solemn
doïng See gioïng
doâ adj. jutting out, protruding
doã v. to coax, to wheedle; to flatter, to seduce
doã daønh v. to coax, to wheedle, to cajole
doác 1 n., adj. hill, slope; sloping, steep, incline 2 v. to empty; to devote entirely
doác buïng v. to be determined to … with all one’s heart
doác chí v. to be determined to … with all of one’s heart
doác loøng v. to be determined to … with all one’s heart, to do one’s best
doác oáng v. to empty one’s piggy bank; to empty one’s purse
doâi v., adj. to be left over or beyond
doái v., adj. to be false, to be deceitful
doái daù adv. hastily, in a sloppy manner
doái giaø v. to do as a joy in one’s old age
doái traù adj. false, deceitful
doài 1 v. to stuff 2 v. to throw up
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