Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Very thick; viscous; having a dense, semi-solid consistency: Describes a substance, often a liquid or mixture, that is not runny but is thick and sticky, like paste, thick glue, or porridge.
   • Low to the ground; skimming the surface: Describes the trajectory of an object, like a ball, moving very close to and almost touching the ground.

2. Adverb:

   • In a thick, viscous manner: Describes an action resulting in a thick consistency.
   • Very close to the ground: Describes an action, such as kicking or moving, that keeps an object low.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Hồ dán này đặc sệt. (This glue is very thick.)
  • Cô ấy nấu một nồi cháo sệt. (She cooked a pot of thick porridge.)
  • Cầu thủ đó thực hiện một cú đá bóng sệt. (That player executed a low, skimming shot.)

• Adverb:

  • Bột được khuấy cho đến khi hỗn hợp sệt lại. (The flour was stirred until the mixture thickened.)
  • Anh ấy đá quả bóng đi rất sệt. (He kicked the ball very low to the ground.)

Advanced Usage

• The reduplicated form "sền sệt" is commonly used. It often carries a slightly attenuated or descriptive meaning.
  • Meaning 1: Slightly thick; somewhat viscous.

    • Món sốt có độ sền sệt vừa phải. (The sauce has a slightly thick, just-right consistency.)
  • Meaning 2: Dragging or scraping very close along a surface; making a light, repeated scraping sound.

    • Đôi dép lê đi sền sệt trên sàn. (The sandals dragged/scraped lightly along the floor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc sệt (adj): An intensified form meaning "extremely thick" or "paste-like."
  • Hỗn hợp bột và nước trở nên đặc sệt. (The mixture of flour and water became paste-like.)

Synonyms

• Thick: Having a dense consistency.
• Viscous: Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
• Low (trajectory): Near to the ground.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đá bóng sệt: To kick a low, skimming ball in soccer/football.
  • Thủ môn khó bắt được những quả đá bóng sệt. (Goalkeepers find it hard to catch low, skimming shots.)
• Kéo sền sệt: To drag something so it lightly scrapes the ground.
  • Đứa trẻ kéo sền sệt món đồ chơi phía sau. (The child dragged the toy along, letting it scrape lightly behind.)

adj

1. very thick