boring

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Chán, nhàm chán

BrE /ˈbɒr.ɪŋ/ AmE /ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ/

adjective en → vi

1 UNINTERESTING [predicative / attributive] A2

Chán, nhàm chán

not interesting or exciting; causing you to feel that time is passing very slowly

  • be boring

Collocations boring class · boring job

  • The lecture was very boring.

    Buổi diễn thuyết thật nhàm chán.

2 MONOTONOUS [predicative / attributive] B1

Lặp đi lặp lại, nhàm chán

repeated many times and not interesting or exciting; causing you to feel that time is passing very slowly

  • be boring

Collocations boring routine · boring conversation

  • The work is very repetitive and boring.

    Công việc thật nhàm chán và lặp đi lặp lại.

3 DULL [predicative / attributive] B1

Chán, tẻ nhạt

not interesting or exciting; causing you to feel that time is passing very slowly

  • be boring

Collocations boring day · boring film

  • It was a long, boring day.

    Đó là một ngày dài và tẻ nhạt.

1 TIRE [transitive] B2

Gây chán, làm mệt mỏi

to make someone feel tired or bored because something is not interesting or exciting; to cause someone to lose interest in doing something

  • take sb's interest

Collocations boring someone to death · boring someone with something

  • He bored me with his endless stories.

    Anh ta làm tôi chán ngắt với những câu chuyện dài dòng của mình.