nuốt

/nuət/

to swallow

Anh nuốt viên thuốc này mỗi buổi sáng.

I swallow this pill every morning.

general

To take something into the mouth and swallow it down the throat

Cậu bé nuốt nước uống quá nhanh.

The boy swallowed his drink too quickly.

Can be used for both liquids and solids.

informal

To suppress or hide something (figurative)

Anh nuốt cơn giận của mình.

He swallowed his anger.

Commonly used to describe suppressing emotions.

Collocations

nuốt nướcto swallow waternuốt thuốcto swallow medicinenuốt cơn giậnto swallow one's anger

to swallow whole

to swallow tears

In Vietnamese, 'nuốt' can be used figuratively to describe suppressing emotions or reactions.

Be mindful of the context when using 'nuốt'—it can mean both physical swallowing and emotional suppression.

From the Proto-Vietic root *nuːt, meaning 'to swallow'.

In formal contexts, 'nuốt' is typically used for physical swallowing. The figurative sense is more common in informal speech.

nuốt

to swallow

root

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