tuột
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Definition
Verb:
- To slip (from/out of): To accidentally lose one's grip on something, causing it to fall or be released.
- To come off / To slide off: To become detached or to move smoothly off a surface it was attached to or on.
- To come undone: To become unfastened or loosened (e.g., a knot, a chain).
- To peel off: For skin to detach in a layer, often due to a burn or injury.
Adverb:
- Directly / Straight (to): Moving to a destination without stopping or deviating.
- Straight away / Immediately: Doing something at once, without delay.
- Completely / Altogether: Used after a verb to emphasize that an action is total or absolute.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cái ly tuột khỏi tay tôi. (The glass slipped from my hand.)
- Xích xe đạp bị tuột. (The bicycle chain came off.)
- Anh ấy bị bỏng tuột một mảng da. (He got burned and a patch of skin peeled off.)
- Adverb:
- Cô ấy chạy tuột về nhà. (She ran straight home.)
- Cởi tuột áo khoác ra. (Take your jacket off straight away.)
- Anh ta chối tuột mọi cáo buộc. (He denied all the accusations completely.)
Advanced Usage
- "tuột dốc": To decline sharply, to go downhill (literally and figuratively).
- Thành tích học tập của nó đang tuột dốc. (His academic performance is declining sharply.)
- "tuột mất": To slip away (often an opportunity or a feeling).
- Cơ hội vàng đã tuột mất. (The golden opportunity slipped away.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tuột xuống (v): To slide down, to descend.
- Đứa trẻ tuột xuống từ cầu trượt. (The child slid down the slide.)
- Tụt (v): A close synonym, often used interchangeably for "to slide/slip down" (e.g., tụt dốc, tụt quần).
Synonyms
- Verb: Slip, slide, detach, come undone, peel.
- Adverb: Directly, immediately, outright, completely.
Related Idioms
- Tuột khỏi tầm tay: To slip out of one's grasp (literally and figuratively).
- Giấc mơ công việc đó đã tuột khỏi tầm tay anh ấy. (That job dream slipped out of his grasp.)
- Nói tuột (colloquial): To blurt out, to say something without thinking.
- Cô ấy nói tuột ra bí mật. (She blurted out the secret.)
adv
- directly, straight (to), straight away