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both ☊ cả hai ☊
一举两得 → ☊ yi1ju3liang3de2 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone ☊ Cả hai ☊
俩 → ☊ lia3 two (colloquial equivalent of 两个/两个); both; some ☊ Cả hai ☊
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OXF3000: cả hai both
OXF3000N det. procả hai both
OXF3000D: cả hai both beide
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Both countries invest all the weapons they have into this battle. ☊ Cả hai quốc gia đầu tư tất cả vũ khí họ có vào trận chiến này. ☊ Military
The human race needs love or nuclear weapons or both. ☊ Loài người cần tình yêu hoặc vũ khí hạt nhân, hoặc cả hai. ☊ Military
like: cả hai → →
to hold with both hands ☊ cầm cả hai tay ☊
on both sides ☊ ở cả hai bên ☊
on both sides ☊ ở cả hai phía ☊
beide ☊ cả hai ☊ 两者 ☊ liǎngzhě
gegenseitig ☊ từ cả hai phía ☊ 相互的 ☊ xiānghù de
beide ☊ cả hai ☊ ☊
gegenseitig ☊ từ cả hai phía ☊ ☊
Okay, ich kenne ein sehr gutes Geschäft, in dem wir beide etwas finden werden. ☊ Ok, em biết một cửa hàng rất tuyệt, ở đó cả hai chúng ta sẽ tìm được thứ gì đó. ☊ (Lektion 22, Nr. 272)
Beide liefen in die Richtung, aus der die Stimme kam. ☊ Cả hai đều chạy về hướng có tiếng nói phát ra. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 421)
Die beiden sitzen in Trangs Wohnzimmer und denken darüber nach, was sie heute Nachmittag tun könnten. ☊ Cả hai ngồi trong phòng khách nhà Trang và đang nghĩ chiều nay họ nên làm gì. ☊ (Lektion 34, Nr. 457)
Beide fahren zusammen zum Makler. ☊ Cả hai cùng đi tới người môi giới. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 624)
Die Begegnung ist eine Herausforderung für beide Mannschaften. ☊ Lần gặp gỡ này là một sự thách thức dành cho cả hai đội. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 693)
Die beiden breiten ihre Handtücher aus und setzen sich ins hohe Gras. ☊ Cả hai trải khăn của họ ra và ngồi lên thảm cỏ. ☊ (Lektion 52, Nr. 736)
Sie haben beide ihre Verwandten und Freunde eingeladen. ☊ Họ mời người thân và bạn bè cả hai bên. ☊ (Lektion 77, Nr. 1093)
543 (23) now. ☊ Năm ngoái Rebecca hai mươi hai tuổi, nên năm nay cô ấy hai mươi ba. ☊
They were both politically active. ☊ active ☊
Finally the two of us were alone together. ☊ alone ☊
They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
The glue should be applied to both surfaces. ☊ apply ☊
award sth (to sb): The judges awarded equal points to both finalists. ☊ award ☊
bend sth: Glass and water both bend light. ☊ bend ☊
John was present at the birth of both his children. ☊ birth ☊
Both women were French. ☊ both ☊
Both the women were French. ☊ both ☊
Both of the women were French. ☊ both ☊
I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French. ☊ both ☊
I liked them both. ☊ both ☊
We were both tired. ☊ both ☊
Both of us were tired. ☊ both ☊
We have both seen the movie. ☊ both ☊
I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London. ☊ both ☊
Both (my) sisters live in London. ☊ both ☊
It doesn't take much brain to work out that both stories can't be true. ☊ brain ☊
They were both in the same line of business. ☊ business ☊
He kissed her on both cheeks. ☊ cheek ☊
commit sb/yourself to do sth: Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. ☊ commit ☊
Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in. ☊ take your courage in both hands ☊
The road was blocked in both directions. ☊ direction ☊
It has the double advantage of being both easy and cheap. ☊ double ☊
I found the talk both informative and entertaining. ☊ entertaining ☊
fair (to sb): We have to be fair to both players. ☊ fair ☊
They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute. ☊ formula ☊
Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive. ☊ freely ☊
two games all (= both players have won two games) ☊ game ☊
It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both. ☊ generous ☊
give to sth: They both gave regularly to charity. ☊ give ☊
Keep both hands on the steering wheel at all times. ☊ hand ☊
to hear both sides of the argument ☊ hear ☊
They are both heavily involved in politics. ☊ heavily ☊
Both parties are hungry for power. ☊ hungry ☊
We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal. ☊ ill ☊
Don't let me influence you either way. ☊ influence ☊
They're two of a kind—both workaholics! ☊ of a kind ☊
She kissed him on both cheeks. ☊ kiss ☊
Both players are on a level (= of the same standard). ☊ level ☊
Both her children still live at home. ☊ live ☊
They lost both their sons (= they were killed) in the war. ☊ lose ☊
They're both beautiful—I can't make up my mind. ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
Neither of them has/have a car. ☊ neither ☊
'Which do you like?' 'Neither. I think they're both ugly.' ☊ neither ☊
They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting). ☊ order ☊
They both have a love of the outdoors. ☊ outdoors ☊
plan (for sth): Both sides agreed to a detailed plan for keeping the peace. ☊ plan ☊
Representatives of both parties shared a platform (= they spoke at the same meeting). ☊ platform ☊
raise sb/sth: They were both raised in the South. ☊ raise ☊
an operation to replace both hips ☊ replace ☊
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. ☊ resolve ☊
They both had some right on their side. ☊ right ☊
They both said much the same thing. ☊ same ☊
Both plans are drawn to the same scale. ☊ scale ☊
I can see both sides of the argument. ☊ see ☊
share sth (with sb): Both drivers shared the blame for the accident. ☊ share ☊
There are faults on both sides. ☊ side ☊
We heard both sides of the argument. ☊ side ☊
people on both sides of the Atlantic ☊ side ☊
We both slept right through (= were not woken up by) the storm. ☊ sleep ☊
I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story. ☊ story ☊
They both spoke together. ☊ together ☊
The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case. ☊ tone ☊
vote (on sth): We'll listen to the arguments on both sides and then vote on it. ☊ vote ☊
Look both ways (= look left and right) before crossing the road. ☊ way ☊
We wish them both well in their retirement. ☊ wish ☊
They're both in bed with flu. ☊ with ☊
withdraw (sb/sth) (from sth): Both powers withdrew their forces from the region. ☊ withdraw ☊
write in/on/with sth: Please write in pen on both sides of the paper. ☊ write ☊
They were both only 20 years of age. ☊ year ☊