giả vờ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pretend: To behave in a way that is not genuine or sincere, in order to deceive others or to create a specific false impression.
- To feign: A more formal synonym meaning to pretend to have a particular feeling, illness, or condition.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy giả vờ không biết gì về kế hoạch. (She pretended to know nothing about the plan.)
- Đứa trẻ giả vờ ốm để không phải đi học. (The child feigned illness to avoid going to school.)
- Anh ấy giả vờ vui vẻ, nhưng thực ra rất buồn. (He pretended to be happy, but he was actually very sad.)
Advanced Usage
- "giả vờ như": to act as if.
- Ông ấy giả vờ như không nghe thấy câu hỏi. (He acted as if he didn't hear the question.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giả bộ (v): to pretend, to feign. This is a close synonym, often used interchangeably in casual speech.
- Nó giả bộ ngạc nhiên. (He pretended to be surprised.)
Synonyms
- Pretend: To speak or act so as to make something appear the case when it is not.
- Feign: To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.
- Simulate: To imitate the appearance or character of something.
- Sham: Something false presented as genuine.
Related Idioms
Giả vờ khóc lóc: to pretend to cry, to cry crocodile tears.
- Đừng giả vờ khóc lóc nữa, tôi biết là anh không thật lòng. (Stop pretending to cry, I know you're not sincere.)
Giả vờ ngu dốt: to play dumb.
- Trong cuộc thẩm vấn, nghi phạm chỉ giả vờ ngu dốt. (During the interrogation, the suspect just played dumb.)
- Pretend, fein
- Giả vờ ngủ để nghe chuyện riêng của người khácTo pretend to be asleep and eavesdrop a privae conversaion