Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
and user-friendly Vietnamese dictionary, for all aspects of daily communication.
VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH
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a 1 n. acre 2 a! intj. Oh! [exclamation term]
a dua v. to flatter, to follow
a-loâ! intj. Hello!
a phieán n. opium
A-Phuù-Haûn n. Afghanistan, Afghan
a toøng v. to act as an accomplice
aù! intj. Oh! Ouch!
Aù n. Asia, Asian
AÙ-Caên-Ñình n. Argentina, Argentine
Aù Chaâu n. Asia, Asiana
Aù Ñoâng n. Asia, The East, The Orient, Asian, Eastern, Oriental
aø intj. Oh! Ah!
aû n. lass, gal, dame, damsel
aû ñaøo n. traditional song female singer
Aû Raäp n. Arabia, Arab, Arabian
aï intj. polite particle
aùc adj. cruel, severe, fierce
aùc caûm n. antipathy, ill-feeling, dislike
aùc chieán n. a bloody fight
aùc lieät adj. [of a fight, battle, war] very violent, very fierce
aùc mieäng adj. foul-mouthed
aùc moäng n. nightmare
aùc oân n. wicked thug
aùc thuù n. wild animal
aùc yù n. malice, ill-will
aùch n. yoke
ai pron. Who?, whom, whoever, everyone, someone, anyone
Ai Caäp n. Egypt, Egyptian
Ai Lao n. Laos, Laotian
aùi aân v. to make love
aùi chaø! intj. Well, well!
aùi höõu n. friendly society
aùi ngaïi v. to feel compassion for
aùi löïc n. affinity
Aùi Nhó Lan n. Ireland, Irish
aùi quoác adj. patriotic
aùi tình n. love
aûi n. pass, hurdle
am n. small Buddhist temple, cottage
am hieåu v. to know well, to be familiar with
aùm aûnh v. to be obsessed, beset
aùm hieäu n. secret signal
aùm muoäi adj. stupid, fishy, shady
aùm saùt v. to assassinate
an adj. safe, secure; R peace
an höôûng v. to live peacefully, to enjoy peacefully
an khang adj. healthy and safe
an ninh n. security
an nhaøn adj. to be leisurely
an phaän v. to feel smug
an toaï v. to be seated
an toaøn adj. secure, safe
an uûi v. to comfort
aùn n. judgment, sentence, verdict
aùn maïng n. murder, homicide
aùn treo n. suspended sentence
aùng n. literary work
anh n. elder brother
Anh n., adj. Great Britain, England; British, English
Anh Caùt Lôïi n. England, English
anh ñaøo n. cherry
anh huøng n. hero
anh huøng ca n. epic
Anh quoác n. England
anh thö n. heroine
aùnh n. beam, ray
aùnh saùng n. light
aûnh n. photograph
aûnh höôûng n. influence
ao n. pond
aùo n. blouse, shirt, jacket, tunic
AÙo n. Austria, Austrian
Aùo moân n. Macao
aùo quan n. coffin
AÙo quoác n. Austria
aøo aøo adj. roaring
aûo adj. imaginary, illusive
aûo töôûng n. illusion, fancy
aùp v. to approach, to get close; to stand against
aùp duïng v. to apply, to use [method, policy]
aùp ñaët v. to impose, to force on
aùp löïc n. pressure
aùp phích n. poster, bill
aùp suaát n. pressure
aùt v. to drown out [noise]
aùy naùy v. to be uneasy
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aéc-quy n. battery
aüm v. to carry [baby] in one’s arms
aên v. to eat
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
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
aên maëc v. to dress, to wear clothes
aên möøng v. to celebrate
aên naèm v. to live as husband and wife
aên naên v., n. to repent; regret
aên ôû v. to live; to behave
aên quòt v. to eat or take without paying
aên tieàn v. to take bribes
aên troäm v. to rob, to burglarize, to steal [as in house-breaking]
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. to dress
aên xin v. to beg
aêng aúng v. [of puppy] to yelp