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Definition
- Verb:
- To pretend; to feign; to affect: To behave in a way that is not genuine or sincere, in order to deceive others or to create a specific false impression.
- To sham; to make a show of: To deliberately act as if something is true when it is not, often for a specific purpose.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta giả bộ ngạc nhiên khi nghe tin. (He pretended to be surprised upon hearing the news.)
- Đừng giả bộ tử tế với tôi. (Don't pretend to be nice to me.)
- Cô ấy giả bộ không biết gì về kế hoạch. (She feigned ignorance about the plan.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a conscious, deliberate act of deception for a tactical reason, such as to avoid responsibility, to gain sympathy, or to manipulate a situation.
- It can be used to describe pretending an emotion, a physical state (like illness), or a lack of knowledge.
Variants and Related Words
- Giả vờ (v): A very close synonym meaning "to pretend." The terms are often interchangeable, though can sometimes sound slightly more colloquial.
- Nó giả vờ ngủ. (He pretended to be asleep.)
Synonyms
- Pretend: To speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
- Feign: To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.
- Sham: A false display; to falsely present something.
- Affect: To put on a pretense of; to feign.
Related Idioms
Giả bộ giả bịa: To pretend and fabricate; to put on a completely false act.
- Câu chuyện của nó toàn là giả bộ giả bịa. (His story is all pretense and fabrication.)
Giả bộ đoan trang: To pretend to be demure or well-behaved (often used ironically, similar to the English idiom "butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth").
- Cứ giả bộ đoan trang thế thôi, chứ nó nghịch lắm. (She's just pretending to be demure; in reality, she's very mischievous.)
verb
- to pretend; to affect; to sham
- giả bộ ngu dốtTo pretend ignorance
- giả bộ đoan trangbutter wouldn't melt in one's mouth