tart
US: /ˈtɑɹt/
UK: /tˈɑːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
tart /tɑ:t/- danh từ
- bánh nhân hoa quả
- (từ lóng) người con gái hư, người con gái đĩ thoả
- tính từ
- chua; chát
- (nghĩa bóng) chua, chua chát, chua cay
- a tart answer: một câu trả lời chua chát
- hay cáu gắt, quàn quạu, bắn tính (người, tính nết)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective, verb+ noun
1 [C, U] an open pie filled with sweet food such as fruit: a strawberry tart
Compare: FLAN, QUICHE
2 [C] (BrE, informal, disapproving) a woman who you think behaves or dresses in a way that is immoral and is intended to make men sexually excited
3 [C] (slang) a prostitute
+ adjective
1 having an unpleasant sour taste: tart apples
2 [usually before noun] (of remarks, etc.) quick and unkind: a tart reply / comment
tartly adverb: 'Too late!' said my mother tartly.
tartness noun [U]
verb
Phrasal Verbs: tart yourself up (BrE, informal) (especially of a woman) to make yourself more attractive by putting on nice clothes, jewellery, make-up, etc: She was in her bedroom tarting herself up for the party.
tart sth<->up (BrE, informal) to decorate or improve the appearance of sth, often in a way that other people do not think is attractive
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 sour, acidic, acidulous, acidulated, lemony, citrusy, vinegary, acetous, acescent; sharp, tangy, astringent, acerb, acerbic, acrid, bitter, pungent, piquant, harsh:
Those grapes are a bit tart for my taste.
2 biting, bitter, caustic, acid, corrosive, mordant, astringent, acrimonious, trenchant, harsh, scathing, stinging, acerbic, incisive, cutting, keen, barbed, nasty, curmudgeonly, testy, crusty, abusive, virulent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric(al), vicious, cynical:
You can rely on Henry for a tart rebuff every time.
n.
1 pie, tartlet, pastry, turnover, flan, quiche, patty, Brit pasty:
Three guesses who stole the tarts from the Queen of Hearts.
2 strumpet, streetwalker, prostitute, whore, harlot, fallen woman, trollop, wanton, working girl, fille de joie, call-girl, loose woman, slut, drab, jade, demi-mondaine, courtesan, woman of ill repute, hussy, doxy, lady of the evening or the night, woman of easy virtue, Slang floozy, hooker, US chippy, roundheels, bimbo:
The paper claimed that the minister was involved with a woman that it described as 'a tart'.
Collocation
1 open pie
ADJ.
fruit, jam, treacle | apple, strawberry, etc.
VERB + TART
make
2 woman
ADJ.
cheap, little
VERB + TART
look like
That dress makes her look like a tart.
| call sb
He had called her a cheap little tart.
Concise dictionary
tarts|tarter|tartesttɑrt /tɑːtnoun
+a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
+a small open pie with a fruit filling
+a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
adj.
+tasting sour like a lemon
+harsh
