đầm
Definition
Noun:
- A Western woman (dated): An old-fashioned term for a woman or girl from Western countries.
- A pond; a large, deep depression in a field for holding water: A natural or artificial body of stagnant water.
- A rammer; a tamper: A heavy tool with a handle, used for compacting earth or other materials.
Verb:
- To compact; to tamp: To make earth or construction material dense and solid by applying pressure or vibration.
- To soak; to immerse oneself: To be submerged in water for a long time.
- To be drenched; to be soaked through: To become thoroughly wet.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Chiếc ví này là đồ đầm. (This purse is women's wear.)
- Trong đầm gì đẹp bằng sen. (In the pond, nothing is more beautiful than the lotus.)
- Công nhân dùng cái đầm để nện đất. (The worker uses the rammer to compact the soil.)
Verb:
- Họ cần đầm chặt nền đất trước khi xây. (They need to compact the ground firmly before building.)
- Trâu thích đầm mình dưới nước. (Buffaloes like to soak themselves in water.)
- Áo anh ấy đầm mồ hôi. (His shirt is drenched with sweat.)
Advanced Usage
"đầm lầy": swamp, marsh.
- Khu vực này trước đây là một đầm lầy. (This area was formerly a swamp.)
As an adjective component: Indicates something is for women or feminine (dated).
- xe đạp đầm: a lady's bicycle.
Variants and Related Words
- Đầm đìa (adj): dripping wet, soaked through (often for tears or sweat).
- Nước mắt cô ấy chảy đầm đìa. (Her tears flowed profusely.)
Synonyms
- Pond: lake, pool.
- Rammer: tamper, compactor.
- Soak: immerse, drench.
- Compact: compress, tamp down.
Related Idioms
Lấm như trâu đầm: As muddy as a buffalo in a pond (very dirty).
- Đứa trẻ chơi ngoài vườn và về nhà lấm như trâu đầm. (The child played in the garden and came home filthy.)
Nước mắt đầm đầm: Tears streaming down (crying heavily).
- Nghe tin buồn, bà cụ khóc nước mắt đầm đầm. (Hearing the sad news, the old woman cried with tears streaming down her face.)
noun
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the pond rammer
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