Cả hai

with both hands

bằng cả hai tay

on both sides of the street

ở hai bên đường

both these boys are in sixth form

cả hai cậu bé này đều học lớp sáu

Cả hai

both of them are doctors; both are doctors

cả hai đều là bác sĩ

we both are from Vietnam

cả hai chúng tôi đều là người Việt Nam

Cả... lẫn; vừa... vừa

both you and I

cả anh lẫn tôi

he speaks both English and French

nó nói cả tiếng Anh cả tiếng Pháp

to be both tired and hungry

vừa mệt vừa đói

cả hai

Adj. & pron. the two, not only one (bothboys; both the boys; both of the boys; the boys are both here).°Widely used with of, esp. when followed by a pronoun (e.g.both of us) or a noun implying separate rather than collectiveconsideration, e.g. both of the boys suggests each boy ratherthan the two together.

Adv. with equal truth in two cases(both the boy and his sister are here; are both here andhungry).

Both ways = each way. have it both ways alternatebetween two incompatible points of view to suit the needs of themoment. [ME f. ON b thir]