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English to Vietnamese translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: jacket | | Hi all! Which way of writing is correct: "áo vét-tông" or "áo vét tông"? Thanks in advance? |
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| | áo vét / áo vét tông / áo khoác | Explanation:
'áo vét' or 'áo vét tông' can be used for men, for women only 'áo vét' is used. 'Áo khoác' can be used for kinds of light coat. |
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Linda_nguyen
Local time: 09:27
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29 mins confidence: áo vét, vét-tông
Explanation:
In Vietnamese, jacket means áo vét or áo vét-tông, depends on whether the jacket is for men or women. Áo vét-tông is usually used for men and áo vét is usually used for women. However, in modern Vietnamese language, áo vét is used more often instead of áo vét-tông.
Moreover, vét-tông comes from the pronunciation of veston - a French word. In Vietnamese, when using such borrowed words, "-" must be used to link syllabes.
| Pham Hoang Long
Local time: 09:27
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Native speaker of:  Vietnamese
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32 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 áo khoác
Explanation:
You may find the meaning "áo vét" or "vét tông" in dictionary, but actualy it is "áo khoác" in Viet Nam. It is an outer coat or over coat that people use when they already have another shirt, jumper inside. This can be used in an informal daily activity, with another trousers, you see it often with in a sport event. "Áo vét" is a very formal clothes, ussualy used with the trousers with same color and clothes, with tie, for example in a wedding ceremony.
| Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 09:27
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Native speaker of:  Vietnamese
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34 mins confidence:  áo vét / áo vét tông / áo khoác
Explanation:
'áo vét' or 'áo vét tông' can be used for men, for women only 'áo vét' is used. 'Áo khoác' can be used for kinds of light coat.
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622 days confidence: áo véttông (đàn ông), áo vét (đàn bà), áo khoác
Explanation:
tùy vào người mặc áo khoác là đàn ông hay đàn bà bà gọi là véttông hay vét
Còn áo khoác theo mình là coat thì đúng hơn.
| Jackie_Phuong
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Native speaker of: English
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