che

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

verb
To hide, to put a cover on
che miệng cười to hide one's smiling mouth, to hide one's mouth and smile
đám mây che khuất mặt trăng the cloud hides the moon
cải trang để che mắt bọn mật thám to disguise oneself in order to put a cover on the eyes of the secret police, to disguise oneself in order to pull the wool over the eyes of the police
vải thưa che mắt thánh to bandage the eyes of a genie with the gauze; you cannot hide an eel in a sack

	[che]
		to hide; to cover; to shield; to shade
			Che miệng cười
			To hide one's smiling mouth; to hide one's mouth and smile
			Che mặt vì xấu hổ
			To cover one's face (with one's hands) in shame; To hide one's face in shame
			Đám mây che khuất mặt trăng
			The cloud hides the moon
			Lấy tay / báo che mắt
			To shade one's eyes with one's hand/with a newspaper
			Cải trang để che mắt bọn mật thám
			To disguise oneself in order to put a cover on the eyes of the secret police; to disguise oneself in order to pull the wool over the eyes of the police
			Lấy thân mình che cho tổng thống
			To use one's body as a shield to protect the President; To shield the President with one's body
			Che cho ai khỏi bị phê bình / phạt / nguy hiểm
			To shield somebody from criticism/punishment/danger
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