Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

      cöôùc chuù n. footnote

      cöôùc phí n. postage, transportation charges

      cöôùi v. [SV hoân, thuù] to marry: ñaùm cöôùi wedding procession; aên cöôùi to attend a wedding [banquet]

      cöôùi hoûi n. marriage, wedding

      cöôùi xin n. (= cöôùi hoûi) marriage, wedding

      cöôøi v. [SV tieáu] to smile, to laugh; to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock: mæm cöôøi to smile; baät cöôøi to burst out laughing; troø cöôøi laughing stock; cöôøi chuùm chím to smile; cöôøi göôïng to smirk; cöôøi khuùc khích to giggle; cöôøi aàm, cöôøi oà, cöôøi nhö naéc neû, cöôøi ruõ röôïi to roar with laughter

      cöôøi côït v. to joke, to jest

      cöôõi v. [SV kî] to ride

      cöôøm n. glass bead

      cöông 1 n. reins: caàm cöông to hold the reins 2 adj. R hard, inflexible, unyielding (= cöùng; opp. nhu) 3 v. to improvise

      cöông lónh n. platform, principal guidelines

      cöông muïc n. summary, outline

      cöông quyeát adj. determined; strong-willed

      cöông thöôøng n. constant obligations of morality

      cöông toaû n. restrictions [to one’s freedom]; shackles

      cöông tröïc adj. upright

      cöông vò n. position, status

      cöông yeáu n. fundamentals, essentials

      cöôøng adj. R strong, powerful (= maïnh): phuù cöôøng to be prosperous [as a nation]; lieät cöôøng the world powers

      cöôøng baïo adj. viciously cruel

      cöôøng döông adj. aphrodisiac

      cöôøng ñieäu v. to exaggerate, to magnify

      cöôøng ñoä n. intensity

      cöôøng haøo n. village tyrant

      cöôøng löïc n. force [as an instrument]

      cöôøng quoác n. powerful great nation

      cöôøng quyeàn n. brute force, cruel power

      cöôøng thònh adj. prosperous, flourishing

      cöôøng traùng adj. vigorous, robust

      cöôõng v. to compel, to force

      cöôõng baùch v. to make compulsory, to force, to coerce: lao ñoäng cöôõng baùch forced labor

      cöôõng daâm v. to rape

      cöôõng eùp v. to force, to coerce: töï nguyeän laøm chöù khoâng ai cöôõng eùp to do something of one’s free will, not under coercion

      cöôùp v. to rob, to loot, to ransack: aên cöôùp to rob; cöôùp ngoâi to usurp the throne; cöôùp giaät to rob by snatching

      cöùt n. excrement, feces; dung (= phaân): cöùt saét [iron] dross, slag, cinder

      cöu mang v. to carry in one’s womb; to support

      cöùu v. to save, to rescue: caáp cöùu [to give] first aid, emergency aid

      cöùu caùnh n. the end; the purpose [opp. phöông tieän the means]

      cöùu giuùp v. to help, to relieve

      cöùu hoûa v. to put out a fire: ñoäi cöùu hoaû fire brigade

      cöùu quoác v. to save the country

      cöùu teá v., n. to give relief to; aid

      cöùu theá v. to save the world: Chuùa Cöùu theá the Savior

      cöùu thöông v. to give first aid: xe cöùu thöông ambulance

      cöùu tinh n. the Savior

      cöùu vaõn v. to save: cöùu vaõn tình theá to save the situation

      cöùu vieän v. to aid, to assist, to reinforce

      cöùu vôùt v. to rescue, to save

      cöùu xeùt v. to consider

      cöøu n. sheep: cöøu caùi ewe; cöøu non lamb; ngöôøi chaên cöøu shepherd

      cöûu num. R nine (= chín): ñeä cöûu chu nieân the ninth year

      cöûu chöông n. multiplication table

      Cöûu Long Giang n. the Mekong River

      cöõu n. R coffin: linh cöõu bier

      cöïu adj. R old, used (= cuõ); R former [opp. taân]: thuû cöïu conservative; tay kyø cöïu old timer, veteran

      Cöïu Kim Sôn n. San Francisco

      cöïu nho n. traditionally trained scholar

      Cöïu Theá Giôùi n. the Old World

      cöïu traøo n. former dynasty

      Cöïu Öôùc n. Old Testament

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      da n. [SV bì] skin, hide, leather: nöôùc da complexion; leân da non [of wound] to heal; ngöôøi/moïi da ñoû Indian, Redskin; nhaø maùy thuoäc da tannery; da laùng patent leather

      da deû n. complexion

      da dieát adj. gnawing, tormenting

      da gaø n. goose-flesh, the creeps

      da lieãu n. venereal diseases

      da thòt n. skin and flesh

      da thuoäc n. leather: giaày baèng da thuoäc leather shoes

      da trôøi n. sky-blue

      daõ v. to neutralize the effect of [alcohol, liquor röôïu, poison ñoäc]: daõ röôïu to neutralize the effect of alcohol

      daõ ca n. pastoral song, folk song

      daõ caàm n. wild animals

      daõ chieán n. field combat, fighting in the countryside

      daõ man adj. savage, barbarian

      daõ nhaân n. peasant, boor; orang utan

      daõ söû n. chronicle; unofficial history

      daõ taâm n. wild ambition, wicked intention

      daõ thuù n. wild animals, wild beast

      daõ traøng n. little sand crab which carries sand on the beach

      daï 1 intj. [polite particle] Yes! [I’m here, I’m coming, I heard you]; (= vaâng) Yes, you’re right; Yes, I’ll do that; No, it’s not so [you’re right]: Ninh ôi! daï; Ninh! Yes! [mummy]; daï khoâng; goïi daï baûo vaâng to say daï when summoned and vaâng when told something; to be obedient, well-behaved 2 n. felt; wool 3 n. stomach, abdomen; heart, courage: haû daï content, satisfied; saùng daï intelligent; gan daï courageous; toái daï dull, slow-witted; buïng mang daï chöûa to be pregnant; treû ngöôøi non daï young and immature

      daï con n. uterus

      daï daøy n. stomach (= bao töû)

      daï du n. sleep-walking at night

      daï ñaøi n. hell

      daï haønh n. night journey

      daï hoäi n. evening party

      daï khaùch n. night visitor, night guest

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