Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

bananas; buoàng phoåi lung; buoàng tröùng ovary

      buoát v. [of pain] to be sharp, to be bitter: gioù laïnh buoát bitter cold wind

      buoät v. to slip, to get loose

      buùp n. bud, shoot: ngoùn tay buùp maêng tapered fingers

      buùp beâ n. [Fr. poupeùe] doll

      buùp pheâ n. cupboard

      buùt n. writing brush, pen: buùt chì pencil; buùt möïc pen; neùt buùt handwriting, calligraphy; ngöôøi caàm buùt writer; tuyeät buùt fine piece of writing; chuû buùt editor [of newspaper]; buùt loâng writing brush

      buùt chieán v. to engage in a polemic [between writers]

      buùt danh n. (= buùt hieäu) pen name

      buùt ñaøm n. written conversation

      buùt nghieân n. pen and ink slab; writing materials; academic activities

      buùt phaùp n. style of writing

      buùt tích n. written documents

      Buït n. Buddha: oâng Buït Buddha

      böï adj. big, large: traùi cam böï a big orange; moät oâng böï a V.I.P

      böùa n. mangosteen

      böøa 1 v., n. to rake, to harrow; harrow: caøy saâu böøa kyõ to plow deep and rake carefully 2 adj. to be disorderly, untidy: böøa baõi, böøa boän to be left untidy, to act disorderly

      böõa n. meal; a period of time: böõa aên/böõa côm haøng ngaøy daily meal; böõ a nay today; böõa hoåm that day; böõa qua yesterday; maáy böõa raày these few days

      böïa n. tartar, food particles between or on teeth

      böùc 1 adj. hot and sultry, humid 2 n. a unit of board, a piece, a set: böùc töôøng a wall; böùc thö letters

      böùc thieát adj. urgent; pressing

      böùc xaï n. radiation

      böïc 1 v., adj. displeased, annoyed, vexed: böïc mình/böïc doïc to be upset 2 n. step [see baäc]

      böïc doïc v., adj. testy

      böng 1 v. to carry with both hands 2 v. to cover, to cup one’s hand 3 n. resistance area

      böng bít v. to cover up; to suppress

      böùng v. to uproot, to pull up

      böøng v. [of flames löûa] to flare up, to blaze up: böøng ñoâi maét to open the eyes suddenly

      böôùc v., n. to step; step: raûo böôùc to quicken one’s step; luøi böôùc to step back; Böôùc ñi! Go away! Scram!; töøng böôùc moät step by step

      böôùc ñaàu n. the initial, at the beginning

      böôùc ñöôøng n. stages on the road/ way

      böôùc ngoaët n. turning point: böôùc ngoaët lòch söû the turning point of history

      böôûi n. pomelo, grapefruit

      böôùm n. [SV hoà ñieäp] butterfly: ong böôùm flirtation

      böôùng adj. stubborn, bull-headed: caõi böôùng to argue stubbornly

      böôu v. to lump; to bump: böôu ñaàu to bump on the head

      böôùu n. hump: böôùu coå goiter

      böùt v. to pick, to pluck off; to scratch: böùt hoa to pick flowers; böùt toùc to tear one’s hair

      böu chính n. (= böu ñieän) postal service

      böu cuïc n. post office

      böu ñieän n. postal service, post office

      böu kieän n. parcel post; postal matter

      böu phaåm n. postal matter, mail item

      böu phí n. mailing cost, postage

      böu phieáu n. money order

      böu taù n. postman, mailman

      böu thieáp n. postcard

      böûu boái n. valuable thing; magic wand

      C

      ca 1 n. mug: uoáng moät ca nöôùc to drink a mug of water 2 n. shift: laøm ca ñeâm to work the night shift 3 n. case: ca caáp cöùu an emergency case 4 v. to sing (= haùt): baøi ca a song, melody; ñoàng ca, hôïp ca chorus

      ca dao n. folk song, folk ballad

      ca khuùc n. a song

      ca kòch n. a play, opera, theater

      ca loâ ri n. calorie

      ca nhaïc n. music and song

      ca noâ n. boat, speed boat

      ca tuïng v. to praise, to eulogize

      ca vaùt n. necktie

      caù 1 n. [SV ngö] fish: moùn caù fish dish; caâu/ñaùnh caù to fish; ngöôøi ñaùnh caù fisherman; thuyeàn ñaùnh caù fishing boat; caù hoäp canned fish; caùnöôùc ngoït fresh water fish; caù öôn spoiled or rotten fish; caù oâng voi whale 2 v. to bet, to wager

      caù bieät adj. particular, individual

      caù hoài n. salmon

      caù hoàng n. snapper

      caùmaäp n. shark

      caùnhaân adj. individual, personal

      caù tính n. personality

      caø n. eggplant, aubergine: caø chua tomato; caø tím eggplant

      caø keâ v., adj. to drag out, to tell a very long yarn; palavering

      caø khaúng adj. tall and skinny

      caø khòa v. to pick a quarrel [a fight] with

      caø laêm v. to stutter, to stammer

      caø meøng adj. good for nothing, worthless

      caø nhom adj. very skinny

      caø nhaéc v. to limp

      caø pheâ n. coffee, coffee bean: pha caø pheâ to make coffee; aám pha caø pheâ coffee pot, coffeemaker; moät taùch caø pheâ a cup of coffee

      caø roát n. carrot

      caø raù n. carat, diamond, ring (= nhaãn)

      caø kheo adj. stilts: ñi caø kheo to walk on stilts

      caø sa n. monk’s robe

      caø vaït n. See ca vaùt

      caû 1 adj. the oldest, the biggest: con caû eldest brother 2 pron. all, the whole, at all: caû ngaøy all day long; caûnhaø the whole family; caû thaåy, caû thaûy in all, altogether; caû hai both; heát caû all, the whole

      caùc 1 adv. every, all: Thöa caùc oâng caùc baø! Ladies and gentlemen! 2 n. card, visiting card 3 v. to pay an extra sum in a trade in

      caùc toâng n. cardboard

      caùch 1 n. manner, way, method, fashion: caùch thöùc laøm vieäc working method; tìm caùch ñoái phoù to find out the way to deal with 2 v. R to change, to reform; to revoke: caûi caùch haønh chaùnh to reform an administration system 3 adj. to be distant from: xa caùch separated from

      caùch bieät v. to be distant, to separate, to be isolated, to cut off

      caùch böùc v. to be indirect, to be distant, to cut off

      caùch chöùc v. to revoke, to dismiss

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