đà

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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đà

  1. momentum (impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events)
    lấy đà
    to bend your knees and move your torso backward or downward so you can spring forward or leap upward
    cứ đà này
    at this rate
    Cứ đà này rồi khách chẳng đến, có mà bốc cứt mà ăn !
    At this rate, customers will stop coming, all you'll have to feed yourself is shit!

Etymology 2

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đà

  1. beam, girder
    • Gospel of Luke 6:42; 1926 Vietnamese translation by Phan Khôi et al.; 1611 English translation from King James Version
      [...] Hỡi kẻ giả-hình, hãy lấy cây đà ra khỏi mắt mình trước đã, rồi mới thấy rõ mà lấy cái rác ra khỏi mắt anh em.
      [...] Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.