dèn dẹt
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Definition
Adjective: - Flat and limp: Describes something that is very flat, limp, or squashed, often due to being crushed, run over, or lacking air or structure. It conveys a sense of being completely flattened and flabby.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc lon bị xe tải cán dèn dẹt. (The can was crushed completely flat by the truck.)
- Quả bóng xì hơi nằm dèn dẹt trên sàn. (The deflated ball lay limp and flat on the floor.)
- Bánh mì để lâu ngày trở nên dèn dẹt. (The bread became all flat and limp after being left out for days.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is a reduplicative (láy) form, derived from the root "dẹt," which means flat. The "dèn-" prefix intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a state of being utterly flattened or limp.
Variants and Related Words
- Dẹt (adj): flat, flattened.
- Cái hộp bị bẹp dẹt. (The box was crushed flat.)
Synonyms
- Flattened: pressed into a flat shape.
- Limp: lacking stiffness or firmness.
- Squashed: crushed or flattened by pressure.
- Deflated: having lost air or volume.
Related Idioms
- While "dèn dẹt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its descriptive nature is commonly used in vivid, figurative speech to describe objects or even metaphorically to describe someone's energy or spirit as being completely deflated.
- xem dẹt (láy)