rê
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Definition
Verb:
- To drag or pull along the ground: To move an object by pulling it so that it remains in contact with the surface.
- To winnow (grain): To separate grain from chaff by tossing it in the air so the wind blows the lighter chaff away.
- To dribble (a ball): In sports, to move a ball along by a series of short, controlled kicks or bounces.
Noun:
- A large, flat cake of tobacco: A thin, broad sheet of tobacco, roughly the size of two spread hands.
- Re (musical note): The second note in the solfège scale (Do, Re, Mi...).
Usage Examples
- Verb (to drag):
- Anh ấy rê cái ghế ra ban công. (He dragged the chair out to the balcony.)
- Verb (to winnow):
- Người nông dân rê thóc để sạch trấu. (The farmer winnowed the rice to clean the husks.)
- Verb (to dribble):
- Cầu thủ rê bóng qua hai hậu vệ. (The player dribbled the ball past two defenders.)
- Noun (tobacco cake):
- Ông cụ mua một rê thuốc lào. (The old man bought a cake of tobacco.)
- Noun (musical note):
- Hãy hát nốt Rê cho đúng cao độ. (Please sing the note Re with the correct pitch.)
Advanced Usage
- "rê rệt": To drag along, creating a visible mark or sound.
- Chiếc xe kéo rê rệt vết lốp trên đường đất. (The towed car left a clear tire track on the dirt road.)
- "rê" in computing: Colloquially used to describe dragging a computer mouse or an on-screen object.
- Rê chuột vào biểu tượng và nhả ra. (Drag the mouse onto the icon and release.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rề rà (adj/verb): To dawdle, to procrastinate, or to proceed slowly and tediously.
- Đừng rề rà nữa, chúng ta sắp muộn rồi. (Stop dawdling; we are going to be late.)
- Kéo rê (verb phrase): To drag something, often emphasizing the pulling action.
- Họ phải kéo rê chiếc thuyền vào bờ. (They had to drag the boat ashore.)
Synonyms
- Drag: To pull something along a surface.
- Haul: To pull or drag with effort.
- Winnow: To blow a current of air through grain to remove chaff.
- Dribble: To move a ball by repeated taps or bounces.
Related Idioms
- Rê như rùa: To move or progress as slowly as a turtle; to be extremely slow.
- Công việc tiến triển rê như rùa. (The work is progressing at a snail's pace.)
- Rê chuyện: To drag a story out, to talk about something at excessive length.
- Ông ấy cứ rê chuyện cũ mãi. (He keeps dragging out the old story.)