dây nhảy
Definition
- Noun:
- Jump rope: A rope, typically with handles at each end, that is swung over the head and under the feet as one jumps. It is used as a toy or for exercise.
- Jumper cable: A pair of insulated wires with clips used to connect a dead battery to a live one in another vehicle to start the engine. (This is a compound usage; the primary definition is "jump rope").
Usage Examples
- Noun (Jump rope): (The children are playing with a jump rope in the schoolyard.) (She exercises every morning by jumping rope.)
- Noun (Jumper cable): (My car battery is dead, do you have jumper cables?) (Note: This is a compound usage of 'dây nhảy').
Advanced Usage
- "nhảy dây": This is the common verb phrase meaning "to jump rope." While 'dây nhảy' is the noun for the rope itself, the activity is typically referred to with the verb phrase. (Jumping rope is excellent cardiovascular exercise.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dây: Rope, cord, wire, string. The general term.
- Nhảy: To jump, to leap, to skip.
- Nhảy dây: (Verb phrase) To jump rope.
- Dây cáp nhảy (or dây cáp sạc nhảy): A more specific term for a jumper cable, emphasizing it is a cable.
Synonyms
- Dây tập nhảy: Jump rope (more descriptive, "rope for practicing jumping").
- Dây cho trẻ em nhảy: Jump rope for children (descriptive phrase).
Related Phrases (Compound Usages)
- Dây nhảy điện / Dây nhảy ắc quy: Jumper cables, booster cables. (These are compound terms where 'dây nhảy' is part of a larger noun phrase). (The mechanic took out a set of jumper cables.)
Related Idioms
- Nhanh như nhảy dây: (Simile) As fast as jumping rope; meaning very quick or agile. (The boy runs as fast as jumping rope.)