giáng phúc, ban phúc

Làm cho may mắn, làm cho hạnh phúc

to be blessed with good health

được may mắn là có sức khoẻ tốt

Tôn sùng

Cầu Chúa phù hộ cho

bless me!; bless my soul!

chao ôi!; trời ôi!

blest if I saw him!

tớ mà có gặp nó thì trời đánh thánh vật tớ

not to have a penny to bless oneself with

nghèo rớt mồng tơi, nghèo xác xơ

V.

Consecrate, hallow, sanctify; extol, glorify, praise,revere, adore: God bless this ship and all who sail in her.Bless the Lord.

Give, make happy or fortunate, endow, favour,furnish, provide, supply, grace: She is blessed with one of themost beautiful soprano voices that I have ever heard.

V.tr.

(past and past part. blessed, poet. blest) 1 (of apriest etc.) pronounce words, esp. in a religious rite, askingfor divine favour; ask God to look favourably on (bless thishouse).

A consecrate (esp. bread and wine). b sanctify bythe sign of the cross.

Call (God) holy; adore.

Attributeone's good fortune to (an auspicious time, one's fate, etc.);thank (bless the day I met her; bless my stars).

(usu. inpassive; often foll. by with) make happy or successful (blessedwith children; they were truly blessed).

Euphem. curse; damn(bless the boy!).

Anexclamation of endearment, gratitude, etc.

An exclamationmade to a person who has just sneezed. I'm (or well, I'm)blessed (or blest) an exclamation of surprise etc. not have apenny to bless oneself with be impoverished. [OE bloedsian,bledsian, bletsian, f. blod blood (hence mark with blood,consecrate): meaning infl. by its use at the conversion of theEnglish to translate L benedicare praise]