Tâm trí, tinh thần

mind and body

tinh thần và thể xác

to be sound in mind and body

có tinh thần minh mẫn và thân thể tráng kiện

to have complete peace of mind

tâm trí hoàn toàn thanh thản

Trí tuệ, trí óc

to have a brilliant mind

có trí óc minh mẫn

Người có tài trí

Ký ức, trí nhớ

to call (bring) something to mind

nhớ lại một cái gì

Sự chú ý; sự chủ tâm

to keep one's mind on doing something

chuyên tâm làm điều gì

to give one's mind to something

chuyên tâm vào điều gì

Don't let your mind wander !

Đừng suy nghĩ mông lung!

Ý kiến, ý nghĩ, ý định

to change one's mind

thay đổi ý kiến

a meeting of minds

Xem meeting

Chú ý; lưu ý; để ý

mind the step!

coi chừng cái bậc đấy!

mind your head !

coi chừng va đầu vào đấy!

mind what you are about

làm gì thì phải để ý vào đó; làm gì thì phải cẩn thận

please mind the phone during my absence

nhờ anh để ý điện thoại trong lúc tôi đi vắng

Chăm nom; chăm sóc; trông nom

to mind the house

trông nom nhà cửa

to mind the cows

chăm sóc những con bò cái

Quan tâm, bận tâm

never mind what he says

đừng bận tâm về những điều nó nói

never mind!

không sao cả!, không hề gì!; đừng bận tâm!

Phản đối; cảm thấy phiền lòng

I wouldn't mind a glass of lemonade

tôi không phản đối một ly nước chanh (tôi thích một ly nước chanh)

do you mind if I smoke?; do you mind my smoking?

tôi hút thuốc không phiền gì anh (chị) chứ?

do you mind the noise?

tiếng ồn không làm phiền anh chứ?

would you mind helping me?

anh giúp tôi được chứ?

mind you; mind

xin anh nhớ kỹ

I don't mind if I do

vâng, xin phép ông (đáp lại lời mời nâng cốc)

mind your P's and Q's !

hãy thận trọng tí nào!

to mind one's step

thận trọng

mind your own business

hãy lo việc của anh đi! (đừng xía vào việc của người khác)

to be in two minds about something

phân vân/lưỡng lự về điều gì

to be of somebody's mind

đồng ý/nhất trí với ai

I am of his mind

tôi đồng ý với nó

to be out of one's mind

mất trí

a man of unsound mind

kẻ điên loạn

to be in one's right mind

tỉnh trí; tỉnh táo

to bear/have/keep something in mind

ghi nhớ điều gì

to prey on someone's mind

giày vò tâm trí ai

to take a load/a weight off somebody's mind; to ease somebody's mind; to set somebody's mind at ease

làm cho ai thở phào nhẹ nhõm

to have something on one's mind

lo lắng về điều gì

to boggle somebody's mind

làm cho ai chướng tai gai mắt

the mind boggles

điều đó thật chướng tai gai mắt

to close one'mind to something

thiếu suy nghĩ nghiêm túc về điều gì

to come/spring to mind

(nói về ý tưởng) loé ra; nảy ra

to give someone a piece of one's mind

thẳng thắn phê bình ai

to go out of one's mind

bị lãng quên

to have a great/good mind to do something

rất muốn làm điều gì

I have a good mind to visit him

tôi muốn đến thăm hắn

to know one's own mind

nắm chắc ý định của mình

to have/keep an open mind

có đầu óc cởi mở

to open one's mind to somebody

tâm sự với ai

to make up one's mind

quyết định, nhất định; đành phải coi như là không tránh được

to make up one's mind to do something

quyết định làm việc gì

to make up one's mind to some mishap

đành chấp nhận rủi ro

to put someone in mind of someone/something

nhắc ai nhớ đến ai/điều gì

out of sight, out of mind

xa mặt cách lòng

to poison A's mind against B

nói xấu B cho A nghe để A ghét B

to speak one's mind

thẳng thắn trình bày ý kiến của mình

to stick in somebody's mind

in đậm trong trí nhớ của ai

to my mind

theo tôi nghĩ; theo ý tôi

to turn something over in one's mind

suy ngẫm điều gì

tâm trí

Intelligence, intellect, wit, wits, mentality, brain,brains, brainpower, sense, sagacity, wisdom, perception,percipience, reason, astuteness, insight, shrewdness, sapience,Colloq grey matter: There is nothing wrong with your son'smind, Mr Field; he just doesn't want to apply it to school work.2 memory, recollection; remembrance: Keep in mind what I amabout to tell you.

Aptitude, head, perception, capacity,brain: She has a great mind for dates - for figures of allkinds.

Intellect, intellectual, sage, genius, thinker, Colloqbrain: There is no doubt that your daughter is one of the greatminds of all time. 5 intention, disposition, temper,temperament, humour, fancy, tendency, bent, inclination, bias,persuasion: I was of a mind to let him have his own way.

Opinion, sentiment, attitude, (point of) view, feeling,judgement, belief, viewpoint, position: She has a mind of herown. To my mind, the process could be greatly speeded up. 7feeling, position, will, wish, desire, plan(s): Won't youchange your mind and stay to dinner?

Attention, thoughts,concentration, thinking: Try to keep your mind on your work.

Bear or keep in mind. remember, do not forget or overlook,recall, retain, be aware or cognizant or mindful of, consider:Bear in mind that the post office is closed tomorrow.

Givesomeone a piece of one's mind. castigate, scold, rebuke,reprimand, rail at, reprove, reproach, chastise, upbraid,berate, read (someone) the riot act, Colloq tell off, dressdown, haul or rake over the coals, skin alive, US bawl out;Slang give someone hell, US chew out: This time my fatherreally gave the maŒtre d'h“tel a piece of his mind. 11 in or oftwo minds. vacillating, undecided, ambivalent, uncertain,shilly-shallying, unsure, wavering: Sam was in two minds aboutordering a new computer.

Know one's (own) mind. be decidedor resolved, be firm or resolute, be sure or certain orpositive, be (self-)assured or (self-)confident, be in touchwith oneself: He knows his own mind when it comes to hiscareer.

Make up one's (own) mind. decide, choose, conclude,form an opinion; determine, consider, weigh, judge, deem: Sallyhasn't yet made up her mind about marrying Jan. Let her make upher own mind. 14 out of one's mind. insane, mad, crazy: You'reout of your mind if you think I'll go swimming in thatshark-infested bay!

V.

Object to, resent, take offence at, be offended by,dislike, be troubled or annoyed by, care, have any objection to,disapprove of, be bothered or affronted by: Do you mind notsmoking? Yes, I mind very much. Would you mind moving your car,you're blocking the drive. 16 heed, attend to, pay attention to,obey, listen to, make or take note of, mark, note: Please mindwhat your mother says.

Watch, be careful of, take care with,be cautious of: Mind your head at that low doorway!

Watchover, take care of, care for, look after, sit with, babysit,guard, keep an eye on or out for, have or take charge of,attend: Suzie is minding the children so that we can get somework done.

Never mind. ignore, disregard, forget, pay noattention to, do not think twice about, do not give a secondthought to, erase or obliterate or cancel from the mind, sloughoff: Never mind what that naughty boy calls you!

N.

A the seat of consciousness, thought, volition,and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keepswandering).

The intellect; intellectual powers.

Remembrance, memory (it went out of my mind; I can't call it tomind).

One's opinion (we're of the same mind).

A way ofthinking or feeling (shocking to the Victorian mind).

Thefocus of one's thoughts or desires (put one's mind to it).

The state of normal mental functioning (lose one's mind; inone's right mind).

A person as embodying mental faculties (agreat mind).

V.tr.

(usu. with neg. or interrog.) object to(do you mind if I smoke?; I don't mind your being late).

Aremember; take care to (mind you come on time). b (often foll.by out) take care; be careful.

Have charge of temporarily(mind the house while I'm away).

Apply oneself to, concernoneself with (business, affairs, etc.) (I try to mind my ownbusiness).

Give heed to; notice (mind the step; don't mindthe expense; mind how you go).

US & Ir. be obedient to (mindwhat your mother says).

(esp. of drugs etc.) inducinghallucinations. mind-boggling colloq. overwhelming, startling.mind out for guard against, avoid. mind over matter the powerof the mind asserted over the physical universe. mind one's Ps& Qs be careful in one's behaviour. mind-read discern thethoughts of (another person). mind-reader a person capable ofmind-reading. mind-set habits of mind formed by earlier events.mind the shop have charge of affairs temporarily. mind you anexpression used to qualify a previous statement (I found itquite quickly; mind you, it wasn't easy). mind your back (orbacks) colloq. an expression to indicate that a person wants toget past. never mind 1 an expression used to comfort orconsole.

(also never you mind) an expression used to evade aquestion. open (or close) one's mind to be receptive (orunreceptive) to (changes, new ideas, etc.). put a person inmind of remind a person of. put (or set) a person's mind atrest reassure a person. put a person or thing out of one's minddeliberately forget. read a person's mind discern a person'sthoughts. to my mind in my opinion. [ME mynd f. OE gemynd f.Gmc]