Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fingerprint (someone): The primary meaning of "lăn tay" is the official act of recording a person's fingerprint, typically by rolling an inked finger onto paper or pressing it onto a digital scanner for identification or legal documentation.
   • To provide one's fingerprint: It can also describe the action of the person whose fingerprint is being taken.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát yêu cầu nghi phạm lăn tay tại đồn. (The police requested the suspect to be fingerprinted at the station.)
  • Khi làm hộ chiếu mới, bạn sẽ phải lăn tay. (When getting a new passport, you will have to provide your fingerprints.)
  • Thủ tục bao gồm việc lăn tay và chụp ảnh. (The procedure includes fingerprinting and taking a photo.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vân tay" vs. "lăn tay": "Vân tay" is the noun for the fingerprint pattern itself. "Lăn tay" is the verb for the process of taking that fingerprint.
  • Dấu vân tay của anh ấy được tìm thấy tại hiện trường. (His fingerprints were found at the scene.)
  • Anh ấy đã được lăn tay để đối chiếu. (He was fingerprinted for comparison.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lấy dấu vân tay (verb phrase): A more formal or descriptive synonym for "lăn tay," meaning "to take fingerprints."
  • Công nghệ lấy dấu vân tay hiện đại rất nhanh. (Modern fingerprinting technology is very fast.)

Synonyms

• To fingerprint: The direct equivalent for the official act.
• To take someone's fingerprints: A descriptive synonym.

Related Terms

• Dấu vân tay / Vân tay (n): Fingerprint.
• Mực lăn tay (n): Fingerprint ink.
• Máy quét vân tay (n): Fingerprint scanner.

verb

1. to press one's finger print on