Từ

to translate word for word

dịch theo từng từ một

Lời nói, lời (nhận xét, tuyên bố..)

big words

những lời huênh hoang khoác lác, những lời loè bịp

a man of few words

một người ít nói

in other words

nói cách khác

in so many words

nói đúng như vậy, nói toạc ra

by word of mouth

bằng lời nói; truyền khẩu

spoken word

lời nói

I want a word with you

tôi muốn nói với anh một điều

high (hard, warm, hot, sharp) words

lời nói nặng

burning words

lời lẽ hăng hái kích động

wild and whirling word

lời lẽ thiếu cân nhắc, lời nói tếu

to have no word for

không biết nói thế nào về

beyond words

không nói được, không thể tả xiết

Lời báo tin, tin tức, lời nhắn

to leave word that

báo tin rằng, báo rằng

word came that

người ta báo tin rằng

Lời hứa, lời

to be as good as one's word

làm nhiều hơn đã hứa, nói ít làm nhiều

to give one's word

hứa

to keep one's word

giữ lời hứa

a man of his word

người giữ lời hứa

upon my word

xin lấy danh dự mà thề

Lệnh, khẩu hiệu

to give the word to do something

ra lệnh làm điều gì

( số nhiều) sự cãi nhau, lời qua tiếng lại

to have words with

cãi nhau với

they had words

họ đã có lời qua tiếng lại với nhau

to proceed from words to blows

từ cãi nhau đến đánh nhau

Phát biểu, nói lên, bày tỏ, diễn đạt bằng lời lẽ riêng

to word an idea

phát biểu một ý kiến

a carefully worded reminder

lời nhắc khéo

be careful how you word your answer

hãy thận trọng khi mở miệng trả lời

at a word

lập tức

go give someone one's good word

giới thiệu ai (làm công tác gì...)

hard words break no bones

ine words butter no parsnips

words are but wind

lời nói không ăn thua gì (so với hành động)

the last word in

kiểu mới nhất về (cái gì); thành tựu mới nhất về (cái gì)

on (with) the word

vừa nói (là làm ngay)

to say a good word for

bào chữa, nói hộ

Khen ngợi

to suit the action to the word

thực hiện ngay lời doạ dẫm; thực hiện ngay lời hứa

a word in (out of) season

lời nói đúng (không đúng) lúc

a word to the wise

đối với một người khôn một lời cũng đủ

the Word of God; God's Word

(tôn giáo) sách Phúc âm

thông tin trong khối

N.

(little) talk, (brief) conversation, chat, discussion,consultation, dialogue, huddle, parley, tˆte-…-tˆte, chit-chat,confabulation, conference, interview, Colloq powwow, confab:Could I have a word with you before you leave for the day?

News, intelligence, information, facts, data, report, story,tidings, account, communiqu‚, bulletin, dispatch or despatch,advice, message, Colloq low-down, Slang info, dope, Brit gen, USpoop: Have you had any word about the situation in the MiddleEast?

Name, term, designation, locution, appellation,expression, phrase: What is the word for 'write' in Greek?

Promise, pledge, vow, oath, (solemn) word of honour,undertaking, assurance, warrant, guarantee or guaranty,warranty: You have my word that I won't mention this to anyone.5 utterance, expression, declaration, statement: Let me giveyou a word of warning, my friend.

Suggestion, hint,scintilla, bit: I promise that I won't breathe a word of thisto anyone.

Command, order, signal, direction, instruction,Colloq US high sign: I shall not press the red button till yougive the word.

In a word. succinctly, briefly, in brief, in afew words, concisely, in short, in summary, in sum, not to mincewords, to make a long story short, when all is said and done, inthe final analysis, not to beat about the bush, Colloq in anutshell: His bedside manner was, in a word, menacing.

Words. a quarrel, dispute, argument, unpleasantness: Paul andKitty had words and are not on speaking terms. b lyrics, book,libretto, text: Did Irving Berlin write the words as well asthe music to his songs?

V.

Put (forth), say, couch, express, phrase, utter, state,term, style, set forth: Had you worded your complaint inpoliter language, you might have spared yourself a punch in theeye.

N. & v.

N.

A sound or combination of sounds forming ameaningful element of speech, usu. shown with a space on eitherside of it when written or printed, used as part (or occas. asthe whole) of a sentence.

Speech, esp. as distinct fromaction (bold in word only).

One's promise or assurance (gaveus their word).

(in sing. or pl.) a thing said, a remark orconversation.

(in pl.) the text of a song or an actor's part.6 (in pl.) angry talk (they had words).

News, intelligence; amessage.

A command, password, or motto (gave the word tobegin).

A basic unit of the expression of data in a computer.

V.tr.

put into words; select words to express (how shall weword that?)

At a word as soon as requested. be as good as(or better than) one's word fulfil (or exceed) what one haspromised. break one's word fail to do what one has promised.have no words for be unable to express. have a word (oftenfoll. by with) speak briefly (to). in other words expressingthe same thing differently. in so many words explicitly orbluntly. in a (or one) word briefly. keep one's word do whatone has promised. my (or upon my) word an exclamation ofsurprise or consternation. not the word for it not an adequateor appropriate description. of few words taciturn. of one'sword reliable in keeping promises (a woman of her word). on (orupon) my word a form of asseveration. put into words express inspeech or writing. take a person at his or her word interpret aperson's words literally or exactly. take a person's word forit believe a person's statement without investigation etc. too... for words too ... to be adequately described (was too funnyfor words). waste words talk in vain. the Word (or Word ofGod) the Bible. word-blind incapable of identifying written orprinted words owing to a brain defect. word-blindness thiscondition. word-deaf incapable of identifying spoken wordsowing to a brain defect. word-deafness this condition. wordfor word in exactly the same or (of translation) correspondingwords. word-game a game involving the making or selection etc.of words. word of honour an assurance given upon one's honour.word of mouth speech (only). word order the sequence of wordsin a sentence, esp. affecting meaning etc. word-painting avivid description in writing. word-perfect knowing one's partetc. by heart. word-picture a piece of word-painting. wordprocessor a purpose-built computer system for electronicallystoring text entered from a keyboard, incorporating corrections,and providing a printout. words fail me an expression ofdisbelief, dismay, etc. word-square a set of words of equallength written one under another to read the same down as across(e.g. too old ode). a word to the wise = VERB. SAP.

Wordagen. wordless adj. wordlessly adv. wordlessness n. [OE f. Gmc]