Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

cô hoäi opportunity; thöøa cô to seize an opportunity; sa cô (thaát theá) to fail; nguy cô danger 2 n. R machine, machinery, mechanism; R airplane: chieán ñaáu cô fighter; oanh taïc cô bomber; noâng cô farm machinery; höõu cô [chemistry] organic; voâ cô inorganic 3 n. muscle [anatomy]

      cô baûn n., adj. fundamental, elementary, basic

      cô caáu n. structure

      cô cheá n. mechanism, structure; organization

      cô cöïc adj., n. very poor and hard up; hard life

      cô ñoà n. family estate, undertaking

      Cô Ñoác giaùo n. Christ, Christianity, Christian

      cô giôùi n. machine, mechanical implement

      cô haøn n. poverty, hunger and cold

      cô hoïc n. mechanics

      cô hoà adv. very nearly, almost

      cô hoäi n. opportunity, chance: lôïi duïng cô hoäi to take advantage of, to avail oneself of

      cô khí n. mechanism, machinery

      cô man adj. innumerable, countless: cô man naøo maø keå enormous quantities, countless numbers

      cô maät n. secret

      cô möu n. ruse, stratagem

      cô naêng n. ability, function

      cô nghieäp n. assets, fortune

      cô quan n. organ, organism, agency, foundation: Cô quan Nguyeân töû naêng Quoác teá International Atomic Energy Agency

      cô sôû n. base, installation, organ, establishment: haï taàng cô sôû infrastructure

      cô theå n. human body; organism

      cô theå hoïc n. anatomy; cô theå hoïc vieän Institute of Anatomy

      côù n. reason, excuse, pretext: Côù sao? Vì côù gì? Why? For what reason?; chöùng côù evidence

      côø 1 n. [SV kyø] flag, banner: haï côø to lower the flag; treo côø to display flags; phaát côø/vaãy côø to wave the flag; coät côø flagpole; côø ruõ flag at half mast; côø traéng flag of truce 2 n. [SV kyø] chess: côø töôùng Chinese chess; ñaùnh côø to play chess; moät nöôùc côø a move [with ñi to make]

      côø baïc v., n. to gamble; gambling

      côøi v. to get [something from a tree, etc.] by means of a stick

      côûi v. to untie, to unfasten, to unbutton; to take off: côûi quaàn aùo to take off clothes; côûi truoàng to be naked

      côõi See cöôõi

      côm n. [SV phaïn] cooked rice, food: côm teû ordinary rice; côm neáp glutinous rice; naáu/thoåi côm to cook rice; laøm côm to cook, to prepare a meal

      côm aùo n. food and clothing; living supply

      côm nöôùc n. food, meals: Baïn ñaõ côm nöôùc gì chöa? Have you had a meal?

      côm toi n. wasted money

      côn n. outburst, fit: côn giaän a fit of anger; côn doâng storm; côn ho an attack of coughing; côn gioù a gust [or blast] of wind

      côõn n. heat, rut: ñoäng côõn bestrum

      côït v. to joke, to jest: ñuøa côùt/rieãu côït to joke

      cu 1 n. cock, prick: thaèng cu Tí little boy Ti 2 n. dove

      cu li n. coolie

      cuù 1 n. owl: con cuù meøo screeching owl; hoâi nhö cuù to stink 2 n. R sentence (= caâu): cuù grand parents: cuï oâng great-grandfather; cuï baø great- grandmother; oâng cuï giaø old man 2 n. R all the whole; R implement, tool: khí cuï tool, implement; noâng cuï farm tool, farm equipment

      cuï theå adj., adv. concrete, tangible; concretely, real [opp. tröôøu töôïng]

      cua n. crab: cua beå sea crabs

      cuûa 1 n. belongings, possession, property, riches: cuûa coâng public funds, state property 2 prep. cuoán tieåu thuyeát cuûa oâng aáy vieát the novel which he wrote

      cuûa boá thí n. alms, charities

      cuûa chìm n. hidden wealth/property

      cuûa ñuùt loùt n. bribe

      cuûa gia taøi n. family heritage

      cuûa gia baûo n. heirloom

      cuûa hoái loä n. bribe

      cuûa noåi n. material wealth; real estate

      cuûa hoài moân n. dowry

      cuûa phi nghóa n. ill-acquired wealth

      cuùc 1 n. daisy, chrysanthemum 2 n. (= khuy) button

      cuïc 1 n. ball, piece, broken piece: cuïc ñaù a piece of stone; cuïc maùu a clot of blood; cuïc nöôùc ñaù ice cube; ñoùng cuïc to clot 2 n. R position, situation, circumstances; office, bureau, agency: böu cuïc post office; chi cuïc branch office; toång cuïc head office 3 adj. rude, vulgar; brutal: cuïc caèn rude, impolite

      cuïc suùc adj. brutish phaùp syntax 3 n. blow; [football, soccer] shot: ñaù moät cuù banh to kick a ball

      cuø v. to tickle (= thoïc leùt)

      cuø lao n. island

      cuû n. bulb, edible root, tuber: moät cuû khoai lang a sweet potato

      cuû soaùt v. to check, to verify

      cuõ adj. [SV cöïu] old, used, secondhand, former [opp. môùi]: baïn cuõ old friend; quaàn aùo cuõ used clothes; nhö cuõ as before, as previously

      cuõ kyõ adj. old, oldish

      cuõ rích adj. [of story] very old

      cuï 1 n. very old person; great-

      cuïc taùc v. [of hens] to cackle

      cuùi v. to bend over, to bow down

      cuøi 1 n. pulp, meat [of fruit, nut]: cuøi döøa copra 2 n. leper (= huûi): traïi cuøi leper colony

      cuûi 1 n. firewood, fuel: kieám cuûi to gather twigs 2 n. cage, kennel: cuûi choù doghouse

      cuùm n. influenza, flu; gripe: bò beänh cuùm to have flu; cuùm gia caàm bird-flu

      cuøm v. to shackle, to be in fetters, to chain

      cuïm n. cluster, clump, tuft, grove: moät cuïm hoa a cluster of flowers

      cuøn adj. dull, blunt; rusty

      cuõn côõn adj. too short: quaàn ngaén cuûn côõn very short pants

      cung 1 n. bow; arc [math]: baén cung to shoot arrows 2 n. declaration, testimonial, evidence: khaåu cung oral statement; phaûn cung to retract one’s statement 3 n. palace, temple, dwelling: hoaøng cung imperial palace; thieân cung the arch of Heaven; töû cung womb 4 v., n. R to supply; supply [opp. caàu]: cung caáp thöïc phaåm to supply food

      cung caàu n. supply and demand: luaät cung caàu the laws of supply and demand

      cung chuùc v. to express respectful wishes: Cung chuùc Taân Xuaân Happy New Year

      cung döôõng v. to feed, to take care, to support [parents]

      cung ñieän n. palaces

      cung hieán v. to offer, to donate

      cung khai v. to declare, to admit, to confess

      cung kính adj. respectful

      cung nöõ n. imperial maid

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