precious stone, gemstone ☊ like: đá quý → →
der Edelstein ☊ 
đá quý ☊ 
☊ Trang und Tri haben den Entschluss gefasst, eine kurze Reise in die Berge zu unternehmen. ☊ Trang và Trí đã quyết định, làm một chuyến du lịch ngắn lên núi. ☊ (Lektion 50, Nr. 705) Ich habe mich für das Studium an der Fachhochschule entschieden, weil mir eine praxisnahe Ausbildung wichtig ist. ☊ Tôi đã quyết định học cao đẳng, vì đối với tôi đào tạo thực tiễn rất quan trọng. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1874) Leider haben wir uns für einen anderen Bewerber entschieden. ☊ Đáng tiếc chúng tôi đã quyết định chọn người khác. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1989) She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous). ☊ alarm ☊
'We talked for hours.' 'And what did you decide?' ☊ and ☊
approach to sth: The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline. ☊ approach ☊
He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. ☊ beard ☊
After careful consideration we have decided to offer you the job. ☊ careful ☊
'I've made up my mind.' 'In that case, there's no point discussing it.' ☊ in that case ☊
They decided to drop the charges against the newspaper and settle out of court. ☊ charge ☊
The committee has/have decided to close the restaurant. ☊ committee ☊
She was decidedly cool about the proposal. ☊ cool ☊
decide to do sth: We've decided not to go away after all. ☊ decide ☊
Who took the decision to go ahead with the project? ☊ decision ☊
It was decided to bring the meeting forward two weeks. ☊ forward ☊
The police decided to investigate further. ☊ further ☊
We have decided to take no further action. ☊ further ☊
I've decided to let my hair grow. ☊ grow ☊
grow sth: I've decided to grow my hair. ☊ grow ☊
I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself). ☊ matter ☊
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon? ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
As most of you know, I've decided to resign. ☊ most ☊
We don't like it here so we've decided to move. ☊ move ☊
They've decided to accept our original offer. ☊ offer ☊
She had decided to settle permanently in France. ☊ permanently ☊
The gemstones are cut and polished by master craftsmen. ☊ polish ☊
present sth: The company has decided it must present a more modern image. ☊ present ☊
We have decided not to pursue the matter. ☊ pursue ☊
I've decided to resign but I'd rather you kept quiet about it. ☊ keep quiet about sth, keep sth quiet ☊
quit as sth: He has decided to quit as manager of the team. ☊ quit ☊
It was a difficult decision but we decided to risk it. ☊ risk ☊
She was determined to go out and shop till she dropped. ☊ shop ☊
They decided to launch a pre-emptive strike. ☊ strike ☊
I've decided to take a few days off next week. ☊ take sth off ☊
She was determined to do well. ☊ to ☊
They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). ☊ way ☊