commandments

in Vietnamese Đạo luật, điều răn

BrE /kəˈmændmənts/ AmE /kəˈmændmənts/

noun en → vi

1 RULES [plural] B1

Đạo luật, điều răn

a set of rules or instructions given by someone in authority, especially religious laws believed to have been given directly by God

  • the Ten Commandments

Collocations Ten Commandments of the Bible

  • The Ten Commandments are a set of religious laws.

    Mười Điều Răn là một tập hợp các luật lệ tôn giáo.

2 ORDER [singular] B1

Lệnh, chỉ thị

an order or instruction given by someone in authority, especially a military order

  • give/command somebody an order

Collocations commandment of the general

  • The general gave a commandment to his troops.

    Tướng đã ra lệnh cho binh sĩ của mình.