How do you say “intense” in Vietnamese?

“Intense” in Vietnamese is gay gắt (severe).

Vietnamese words for “intense”

• gay gắtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣaj˧˧ ɣat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˧˧ ɣak̚˦˥]gay level gắt rising

  severe; intense

  • Lưng anh ấy bị cháy nắng vì ánh nắng mặt trời gay gắt.Due to the intense sunlight, his back was sunburnt.

Related Vietnamese words

• gay cấnListenadjective

  intense

• gắt gaoListenadverb

  sharp; fierce; severe

• nồng nànListenadjective

  intense; ardent; passionate

• đặmListenadjective

  intense

• mạnhListenadjective

  strong; powerful; vigorous

• cayListenadjective

  burning

• kịch liệtListenadjective

  intensely; fiercely; severely

• thắmListenadjective

  dark; carmine; gorgeous

• cao độListennoun

  a z-coordinate; an applicate

• dữ dộiListenadjective

  fierce; violent; raging

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.