buông

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

verb
To let go, to let loose
buông đũa bát đứng lên having let down his bowl and chopsticks, he stood up
buông lỏng dây cương cho ngựa lên dốc he let loose the bridle for his horse to go up the slope; he gave his horse the bridle for him to go up the slope
To let down, to drop
tóc buông thõng sau lưng with hair let straight down on back
màn đêm buông xuống cánh đồng the mantle of darkness was let down on the field
buông mình ngồi xuống ghế to let oneself down into a chair
buông câu to drop one's line, to cast one's line
buông lời bướm ong

	[buông]
	động từ.
		To let go, to let loose, let off; set free, release; loosen
			buông đũa bát đứng lên
			having let down his bowl and chopsticks, he stood up
			buông lỏng dây cương cho ngựa lên dốc
			he let loose the bridle for his horse to go up the slope; he gave his horse the bridle for him to go up the slope
			buông một tiếng thở dài
			let out a sigh
		To let down, to drop
			tóc buông thõng sau lưng
			with hair let straight down on back
			màn đêm buông xuống cánh đồng
			the mantle of darkness was let down on the field
			buông mình ngồi xuống ghế
			to let oneself down into a chair
			buông câu
			to drop one's line, to cast one's line
			buông lời bướm ong
			to drop words of a libertine, to flirt
			chuông đồng hồ buông mấy tiếng
			the clock dropped a few notes, the clock struck a few notes
			buông lửng mấy câu
			to drop casually a few sentences
		To lower
			buông màn
			lower the mosquito netting
			màn đêm đã buông
			darkness fell
		buông dây dài câu cá lớn
			a big fish requires a long line