Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pretend, to feign, to sham: "Giả cách" describes the act of deliberately behaving in a way that is not genuine, in order to deceive others or create a false impression. It involves putting on an act or a false appearance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy giả cách không biết gì về vụ việc. (He pretended to know nothing about the incident.)
  • Đừng giả cách ngủ khi mẹ gọi. (Don't feign sleep when mom calls.)
  • Tên trộm giả cách là nhân viên bảo vệ để vào tòa nhà. (The thief shammed being a security guard to enter the building.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giả cách làm bộ": This is a reinforcing phrase, where "làm bộ" also means to put on an act. It emphasizes the pretense.
  • Nó giả cách làm bộ ngạc nhiên, nhưng thực ra đã biết trước rồi. (He put on a big act of being surprised, but he actually knew beforehand.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giả bộ (verb): A direct synonym, meaning to pretend or to put on an act.

  • Cô ấy giả bộ vui vẻ. (She pretended to be happy.)

• Giả vờ (verb): Another common synonym for pretending.

  • Đứa trẻ giả vờ bị ốm. (The child pretended to be sick.)

• Giả tảng (verb): To pretend, often implying indifference or ignorance.

  • Anh ta giả tảng như không nghe thấy. (He pretended not to hear.)

• Làm bộ (verb): To put on airs, to act a part.

  • Hắn làm bộ ta đây giàu có. (He puts on airs of being rich.)

Synonyms

• Giả dối (adj/verb): To be deceitful, to falsify. This word carries a stronger negative connotation of dishonesty.
• Đóng kịch (verb): To act, to put on a performance (literally "to perform a play"). It can be used figuratively for pretense.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb, "giả cách" itself is not typically part of phrasal verb constructions in Vietnamese. Its meaning is contained within the single term.

Related Idioms

• "Giả câm giả điếc": To play dumb and deaf; to pretend not to see or hear something.

  • Khi bị hỏi khó, nó chỉ biết giả câm giả điếc. (When asked a difficult question, he just played dumb and deaf.)

• "Giả nai giả vượn": To play the innocent; to act naive (literally "to pretend to be a deer, to pretend to be a monkey").

  • Đừng có giả nai giả vượn nữa, tôi biết hết rồi. (Stop playing the innocent; I know everything.)

1. như giả bộ
   • Giả cách điên
     To sham madness