Vũ Trọng Phụng - Làm Đĩ Flashcards

To learn the vocabulary VTP wrote with in his 1936 book.

1
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ả đào

A

Geisha; Dancing Girl

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Ái tình

A

Love; passion

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Ăn ở mực thước

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To behave in an exemplary way.

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ao tù (n)

A

stagnant pond

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5
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Âu

A

Perhaps.

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Âu phục

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Western clothes

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7
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bạn rất thân

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a very dear friend

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bằng hữu

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friends

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Bất quá …

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At most …

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Bất đắc dĩ

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Unavoidable; reluctantly

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Bộ …

A

Appearance of …

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Buộc tội

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To accuse.

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13
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buông thõng

A

dangle

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14
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buông xuôi (v)

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to drop; to lower

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15
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Cần dùng

A

The same as cần

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16
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Can đảm

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Courageous

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17
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Chí khí

A

Strong willed

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18
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Chiếc đèn cồn

A

Alcohol lamp

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19
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chung

A

common; public; generally

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Cô ta tỏ ra xứng đáng cho tôi tin cậy

A

She proved worthy of my trust.

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21
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Công nợ

A

Debts

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22
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Cũi (dt)

A

A cage

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dáng (dt)

A

air of; a look; a gait

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dáng điệu (adj)

A

appearance; manner

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25
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Gả bán

A

To marry off

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26
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giai gái

A

boys and girls

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Giam lỏng

A

To be under survalience.

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28
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giảng bài

A

lessons

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29
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Giỗ

A

Kỷ niệm cái chết

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30
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Gõ đầu trẻ (nghĩa bóng )

A

Became a teacher

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31
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Hai ông

A

The two of you

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32
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Hộ (như cho)

A

For

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33
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Hóa

A

To change; to transform.

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34
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Họa chăng …

A

Unless …

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35
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hoài nghi; nghi ngờ

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to view with suspicion; doubt

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36
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Kê khai

A

To enumerate; To make up a list

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37
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Kén ; kén chọn

A

To choose

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38
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khiến (dt)

A

causes; makes

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39
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Không cần phải tả

A

No need to describe

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40
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khổng lồ (adj)

A

giant; enormouse

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41
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Kỹ lưỡng

A

Careful ; fussy; particular

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42
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lấm lét (v)

A

to look slyly

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43
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Liên lạc

A

To contact; to communicate

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44
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Long trọng

A

Formal; cerimonial; solemn

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45
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Lứa mèo

A

A litter ò kittens

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lúi húi ; lụi hụi

A

to be completely wrapped up in doing something.

47
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Lụy lẫn nhau / khổ nhau

A

Happy together / miserable together

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mặc tưởng (v)

A

to be engaged in deep thought

49
Q

Mất tinh thần

A

To be in low spirits; depressed

50
Q

Miệng che ; đt

A

To cover ones mouth

51
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miếng phấn (n)

A

chalk

52
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một môn triết học cao xa

A

a high and mighty philosophy

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Mực thước

A

An exemplary model

54
Q

nếp nhăn

A

wrinkle; crease (Like on face)

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Ngấm ngầm

A

Secret; implicit; underground

56
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Ngáp ; đt

A

Yawn

57
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Ngây (adj)

A

To look stupified; bewildered

58
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Ngày ngày

A

Day after day

59
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Nghĩa bóng (shadow meaning )

A

Figuratively

60
Q

Ngượng

A

Ashamed.

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nhăn nhíu

A

scrunched up; creased; wrinkled

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Nhặt (v)

A

To gather; to pick up ; fast; quick

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Q

Nhiễm; nhiễm một thói xấu.

A

To catch; to aquire

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Nhiệt huyết

A

Zeal; enthusiasm

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nhọc mệt

A

exhausted

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Như đức

A

An expression ò “exactly like” y chang

67
Q

nhường

A

to give up; to deny for oneself.

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phẳng lặng

A

quiet; calm; uneventful

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Phó thác (v)

A

To trust; to confide

70
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Quả ban

A

A ball

71
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Quá đỗi

A

Excessivly; Beyond measure

72
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Ranh mãnh

A

Mischievious

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Q

Sài

A

Người trẻ có bệnh ghê

74
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Sân quần

A

Tennis court

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Sổ lòng

A

To be let out ò

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Tả

A

To describe; to picture

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Tân thời

A

Modern; fashionable

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tát

A

to slap

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Q

Thâm sơn cùng cốc

A

Nơi hẻo lánh xa xôi ở núi rừng

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Q

thâm thúy

A

profound

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Q

Than ôi !

A

Alas ( an interjection )

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Than thở

A

To lament; to groan

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thẫn thờ (a)

A

listless; in a daze

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thẳng cẳng

A

straight

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Tháo

A

To open; to undo

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Thết

A

To entertain with a good meal

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Tiền họ !

A

Like winning a jackpot!

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Tiến hóa

A

To evolve

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Tiểu thư ; dt

A

Miss; young lady

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tính (n) ; (v)

A

Temper; disposition ; to calculate

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Tỏ ra (v)

A

To prove

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trả thù

A

revenge

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trầm tư (v)

A

meditative; deep in thought

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Trận; đấu

A

Battle; fight

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Trình độ

A

Level; standards of ability

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Trói chặt loài người

A

Binding mankind together

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trụy lạc

A

depraved; debauched

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Từa hồ

A

As if; as though

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Tươi

A

Cheerful; fresh; raw

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Q

uể oải (v)

A

Sluggish; sedate; tepid

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Q

vênh mặt lên

A

to stick your nose up like you are better than someone.

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Q

Vồ

A

To grasp; to seize

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Vô nghĩa

A

Meaningless; nonsensical.

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Vụn vặt (adj)

A

Petty; trifle

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Xưng hô

A

To call

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Q

Xứng đáng

A

Worthy

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Q

Đại khái

A

“kind of” ; “generally”; “that is”

108
Q

đạo đức

A

morals

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Q

đặt nghiêng (v)

A

to sit lying and reclining

110
Q

Độ

A

About; khoảng chừng

111
Q

Đối

A

Opposite

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Q

Đối diện ; đt

A

To confront

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Q

Đối với

A

With; to; regarding; with respect to

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Q

Đứng đắn

A

Serious (of a person )