nickname

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in Vietnamese Tên gọi thân mật, biệt danh

BrE /ˈnɪk.næm/ AmE /ˈnɪk.næm/

noun / verb en → vi

1 NAME [singular noun] A2

Tên gọi thân mật, biệt danh

a name that is not a person's real or official name, but which they are called by their friends or family

  • have a nickname

Collocations nickname for somebody · give somebody a nickname

  • He has the nickname 'Tiger'.

    Anh ấy có biệt danh là 'Cọp'.

2 GIVE NAME [transitive, T + obj] B1

Đặt biệt danh cho ai đó

to give somebody a nickname

  • nickname somebody

Collocations give someone a nickname

  • She nicknamed him 'Tiger'.

    Cô ấy đặt biệt danh là 'Cọp' cho anh ấy.