Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

taøi n. family inheritance, family property

      gia taêng v. to increase

      gia thanh n. the family reputation

      gia thaát n. family, household: thaønh gia thaát to get married

      gia theá n. genealogy, family situation

      gia tieân n. ancestors, forefathers

      gia toác v. to speed up, to accelerate

      gia toäc n. family, tribe, household

      gia troïng v. to add weight [as evidence] [opp. giaûm khinh]

      gia truyeàn adj. hereditary

      gia tröôûng n. head, chief of the family

      gia tö n. family property

      gia vò n. seasoning, condiment

      giaù 1 v., n. to cost; cost, price, value: baùn ñaáu giaù auction; taêng giaù to raise the price; ñaùnh giaù to value, to estimate; danh giaù reputation, honor, fame 2 n. bean sprouts, green shoots from peas 3 n. shelf, easel, support 4 conj. if, suppose 5 adj. cold, freezing

      giaù baùn n. selling price

      giaù bieåu n. price list

      giaù buoân n. purchase price, wholesale price

      giaù buoát adj. bitter, biting cold

      giaù caû n. price, cost

      giaù duï v., adv. to suppose, let’s presume that; for example

      giaù laïnh n. a biting cold

      giaù mua n. purchase price

      giaù muïc n. price list

      giaù saùch n. bookshelves, bookcases

      giaù theå adv. if, for example

      giaù thuù n. marriage certificate

      giaù thöû adv. if, for example

      giaù tieàn n. price, cost, value

      giaù trò n. value, worth

      giaø adj., v. [SV laõo] old, aged; to grow old, to age; to be skilled [opp. treû]; [of texture, food] tough [opp. non]

      giaø caû adj. very old

      giaø caâng adj. very old

      giaø giaën adj. experienced, skilled, mature

      giaø nua adj. old, aged

      giaø yeáu adj. old and weak

      giaû 1 adj. fake, simulated, pretentious, sham; false, counterfeit: baïc giaû [opp. thaät, thöïc] counterfeit money 2 n. R he who, that which, a person, -er, or as suffix: taùc giaû author, writer; söù giaû envoy, ambassador; dieãn giaû speaker 3 v. (= traû) to give back, to pay [back]; (= hoaøn) to return, to refund

      giaû boä v. to sham, to pretend

      giaû caùch v. to simulate, to sham

      giaû daïng v. to disguise oneself [laøm as]

      giaû danh v. to pose as, to call oneself

      giaû doái v., adj. to be false, deceitful; fake, hypocritical

      giaû ñoø v. to pretend, to make believe

      giaû hieäu adj. feigned, false, sham

      giaû laïi v. to answer, to return; to refund

      giaû maïo v. to forge, counterfeit

      giaûnhö v. to suppose that

      giaû söû v. See giaû nhö

      giaû taûng v. to sham, to pretend

      giaû thieát v. to suppose

      giaû thuyeát n. hypothesis

      giaû trang v. to disguise oneself

      giaû vôø v. to pretend, to make believe: giaû vôø ñau to pretend to be sick

      giaõ 1 v. to pound [rice, etc.] with a pestle (= ñaâm); to beat [slang] 2 v. to neutralize: thuoác giaõ ñoäc antidote, counter poison

      giaõ ôn v. to thank, to show one’s gratitude

      giaõ töø v. to say goodbye

      giaùc 1 n. R horn (= söøng): teâ giaùc rhinoceros 2 n. R angle (= goùc): löôï ng giaùc hoïc trigonometry 3 n. R dime (= haøo, caéc) 4 v. to cup

      giaùc moâ n. cornea

      giaùc ngoä v. to awaken, to realize

      giaùc quan n. organ of sense: naêm giaùc quan the five sense organs

      giaùc thö n. memorandum, diplomatic note

      giai n. (= trai) boy; male [as opp. to female gaùi]: con giai son, young boy; em giai younger brother; ñeïp giai handsome

      giai caáp n. [social] class, caste

      giai ñieäu n. melody

      giai ñoaïn n. period, phase, stage

      giai laõo v. to grow old together [as husband and wife]

      giai nhaân n. beautiful lady, exquisite woman

      giai phaåm n. special literary magazine

      giai taùc n. elegant, fine literary composition

      giai thanh n. distinguished young man, gentleman

      giai thoaïi n. beautiful story, anecdote

      giaûi 1 v. R to untie, to unfasten (= côûi); R to solve, to disentangle: giaûi nghóa to explain 2 v. to deliver, to hand [a criminal, prisoner] over to officials; to transport [a criminal] under guard 3 v. to spread, to lay out 4 n. prize, award

      giaûi binh v. to disarm, to demobilize

      giaûi buoàn v. to break the monotony

      giaûi cöùu v. to save, to rescue

      giaûi ñaùp v. to answer, to solve: giaûi ñaùp thaéc maéc to answer enquiries

      giaûi ñoäc v. to be antidotal

      giaûi giaùp v. to disarm

      giaûi giôùi v. to disarm

      giaûi hoaø v. to make peace, to reconcile

      giaûi khaùt v. to quench thirst

      giaûi khuaây v. to alleviate, to allay one’s sorrow

      giaûi lao v. to have a break, to take a rest: giôø giaûi lao break time

      giaûi muoän v. See giaûi buoàn

      giaûi ngheä v. to retire, to leave one’s profession

      giaûi nghóa v. to explain

      giaûi nguõ v. to be discharged from the army

      giaûi oan v. to clear [oneself or someone] of an unjust charge

      giaûi phaùp n. solution [to a problem]

      giaûi phaãu v., n. to dissect; to have an operation; surgery

      giaûi phoùng v. to liberate

      giaûi quaùn quaân n. championship

      giaûi quyeát v. to solve [difficulty]

      giaûi saàu v. See giaûi buoàn

      giaûi taùn v. to dissolve [a body], to adjourn; to break up, to scatter

      giaûi thích v. to explain, to interpret

      giaûi thoaùt v. to rid oneself, to liberate, to release, to free

      giaûi thuyeát v. to explain, to interpret

      giaûi tích adj. analyzing; analytic

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