Definition

1. Verb:
   • To evade, to avoid, to dodge: The primary meaning is to deliberately avoid or escape from someone or something, such as a person, a duty, a question, or an issue. It implies a conscious effort to stay away or not engage.
   • To sidestep, to skirt around: This meaning focuses on avoiding a specific topic, question, or responsibility by not addressing it directly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy luôn lảng tránh gặp tôi. (He always avoids meeting me.)
  • Đừng lảng tránh câu hỏi của tôi. (Don't dodge my question.)
  • Cô ấy lảng tránh nhiệm vụ khó khăn đó. (She evaded that difficult duty.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting shirking responsibility or being unwilling to face a difficult situation or person directly.
• It can describe both physical avoidance (avoiding a person) and abstract avoidance (avoiding a topic).

Variants and Related Words

• Tránh (v): to avoid. A more general and neutral term.
  • Tôi tránh đường phố đông đúc. (I avoid crowded streets.)
• Né tránh (v): to dodge, to sidestep. Often used for physically avoiding something or skillfully avoiding a topic.
  • Anh ấy né tránh một câu hỏi hóc búa. (He sidestepped a tricky question.)

Synonyms

• Evade: To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery.
• Avoid: To keep away from or stop oneself from doing something.
• Shirk: To avoid (work, duty, or responsibility).
• Dodge: To avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement; to evade (a question) cleverly.

Related Idioms

• Lảng ra chỗ khác / Lảng đi nơi khác: To drift away to another place; to make an excuse to leave an uncomfortable situation.
  • Thấy câu chuyện căng thẳng, nó tìm cách lảng đi nơi khác. (Seeing the tense conversation, he found a way to slip away.)

verb

1. to evade