ngót

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

	[ngót]
		Diminish, Decrease; become more compact.; (of vegetables) shrink after being cooked
			Nước dùng sơi mãi đã ngót nhi�u
			The bouillon considerably diminished from boiling for a long time.
			Dưa cải muối đã ngót
			The sour cabbage has become more compact.
		Nearly, a litter less than, almost
			Mỗi ngày đi làm đạp xe ngót hai mươi ki-lô-mét
			To cycle nearly twenty kilometres to work everyday.
			Ngon ngót (láy, ý giảm)
			Up to something like.
			�i nữa ngày ngon ngót ba chục ki-lô-mét
			To cover something like thirty kolometres in hafl a day.

Diminish, Decrease; become more compact
Nước dùng sơi mãi đã ngót nhi�u The bouillon considerably diminished from boiling for a long time
Dưa cải muối đã ngót The sour cabbage has become more compact
Nearly, a litter less than
Mỗi ngày đi làm đạp xe ngót hai mươi ki-lô-mét To cycle nearly twenty kilometres to work everyday
Ngon ngót (láy, ý giảm) Up to something like
�i nữa ngày ngon ngót ba chục ki-lô-mét To cover something like thirty kolometres in hafl a day