Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disguise oneself; to camouflage: To change one's appearance, typically through clothing, makeup, or accessories, in order to conceal one's identity or to look like someone or something else.
   • To apply stage/costume makeup: Specifically refers to the act of applying makeup and wearing costumes for a theatrical performance, film, or role-playing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các chiến sĩ biệt động đã khéo léo hóa trang để thâm nhập vào thành phố. (The commandos skillfully disguised themselves to infiltrate the city.)
  • Cô ấy đang hóa trang thành một nàng công chúa cho vở kịch ở trường. (She is applying makeup and dressing as a princess for the school play.)
  • Vào lễ Halloween, bọn trẻ thích hóa trang thành các nhân vật ma quái. (On Halloween, children love to dress up as spooky characters.)

Advanced Usage

• "hóa trang cải trang": A compound phrase emphasizing a thorough disguise, often for covert purposes.
  • Điệp viên phải hóa trang cải trang thành một người buôn bán. (The spy had to completely disguise himself as a merchant.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự hóa trang (n): The act of disguising; a disguise or costume.

  • Sự hóa trang của anh ấy rất tinh vi, không ai nhận ra. (His disguise was so sophisticated that no one recognized him.)

• Đồ hóa trang (n): Costume or disguise materials.

  • Cửa hàng đồ hóa trang đó bán rất nhiều mặt nạ và tóc giả. (That costume shop sells many masks and wigs.)

Synonyms

• Disguise: To change appearance to conceal identity.
• Camouflage: To hide or disguise by blending in with surroundings.
• Dress up: To wear special clothes, often for fun or performance.

Related Idioms

• Hóa trang thành người khác: To disguise oneself as another person.
  • Trong vụ án, tên tội phạm đã hóa trang thành người khác để trốn tránh. (In the case, the criminal disguised himself as another person to evade capture.)

verb

1. to camouflage; to disguise oneself