vest
/vɛst/
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American sound/vɛst/
vest
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US voice -> vest
Myanmar meaning
(n) စွပ်ကျယ်
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၁။ (က) (Brit ) (US undershirt ) စွပ်ကျယ်အကျႌ။ cotton/ string/ thermal vests.
(ခ) (ကျည်ကာစသော) အကျႌ။ a bullet-proof vest ❍ a running vest.
၂။ (US ) = WAISTCOAT
vest2 / vest / v ~ sth (in sb/sth); ~ sb/sth (with sth) (fml ) (usu pasive)
(တရားဝင်) အပ်နှင်းသည်။ vest sb with authority ❍ Copyright is vested in the author. ❍ Parliament is vested with the power of making laws.
❏ vested interest n ကိုယ်ကျိုးမျှော်လင့်ချက် (သို့) မိမိအကျိုး ပါဝင်ပတ်သက်နေသူ။ You obviously have a vested interest in Tim's resignation (eg because you may get his job). ❍ Powerful vested interests (ie people with a vested interest are opposing the plan.
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