Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bluff, to deceive, to trick: To intentionally create a false or exaggerated impression in order to mislead or impress someone.
   • To dazzle, to flash: To shine or display something brightly or ostentatiously to attract attention or create a misleading impression.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta chỉ đang lòe tôi thôi, anh ấy không biết gì cả. (He's just bluffing me; he doesn't know anything.)
  • Cô ấy lòe mọi người bằng chiếc đồng hồ hàng hiệu giả. (She deceived everyone with the fake luxury watch.)
  • Ánh đèn xe máy lòe vào mắt tôi. (The motorbike's headlight flashed into my eyes.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòe đời": to bluff/deceive people, to show off to the world.

  • Hắn chỉ giỏi lòe đời bằng những lời nói khoác lác. (He's only good at bluffing people with his boastful words.)

• "lòe bịp": to swindle, to cheat (a stronger connotation of deception).

  • Cảnh sát bắt được kẻ lòe bịp người già bằng chiêu trò lừa đảo. (The police caught the swindler who cheated the elderly with a scam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Loè loẹt (adj): Gaudy, flashy, overly bright and showy in a tasteless way.

  • Cô ấy mặc bộ đồ loè loẹt quá. (She's wearing an outfit that's too gaudy.)

• Sự lòe bịp (n): A swindle, a deception.

  • Đó là một vụ lừa đảo, một sự lòe bịp trắng trợn. (That was a fraud, a blatant swindle.)

Synonyms

• Lừa dối: To deceive, to cheat.
• Khoác lác: To boast, to brag (often as part of bluffing).
• Phô trương: To show off, to display ostentatiously.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lòe ra: To flash out, to suddenly show something (often to impress or deceive).
  • Hắn lòe ra một tấm bằng đại học giả. (He suddenly flashed out a fake university degree.)

Related Idioms

• "Lòe thiên hạ": To bluff/deceive everyone, to show off to the public.
  • Anh ta chẳng có thực tài, chỉ biết lòe thiên hạ. (He has no real talent, he only knows how to bluff everyone.)

verb

1. to bluff