trết

Sơn trết vào tấm gỗ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stick; to adhere; to be stuck: Refers to something adhering firmly or becoming attached to a surface, often in an unwanted or messy way, creating a sticky or glued connection.
   • To be glued; to be pasted: Describes the state where one item is affixed to another by a viscous substance like glue, paint, or mud.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sơn trết vào áo. (The paint stuck to the shirt.)
  • Keo trết chặt, không gỡ ra được. (The glue adhered tightly and couldn't be removed.)
  • Bùn trết đầy giày. (Mud was caked all over the shoes.)

Advanced Usage

• "trết lại": to become stuck together; to congeal.
  • Hồ dán khô khiến các trang giấy trết lại với nhau. (The dried paste caused the paper pages to stick together.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dính (v): to stick; to adhere. (A more common and general synonym).
• Bết (v): to be matted or clumped together (often used for hair or wet things).
• Kết dính (v): to bond; to adhere (more technical term).

Synonyms

• Adhere: to stick firmly.
• Cling: to hold on tightly.
• Cake: to form a thick, sticky layer (as with mud).

Related Idioms

• Trết như keo: stuck like glue; implying something is very difficult to separate.
  • Hai đứa trẻ thân nhau trết như keo. (The two children are as close as glue / stuck together like glue.)