Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pretend / to affect: To deliberately behave in a way that gives a false impression of being a certain way, often to impress others or to deceive.
   • To look / to appear (in a deliberate or noticeable way): To have or present a particular, often conspicuous, outward appearance or manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta thích ra vẻ giàu có. (He likes to pretend to be rich.)
  • Cô ấy ra vẻ hiểu biết mọi thứ. (She affects an air of knowing everything.)
  • Căn phòng được trang trí cho ra vẻ sang trọng. (The room is decorated to look luxurious.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm ra vẻ": to put on an act, to feign. This phrase emphasizes the deliberate action of pretending.
  • Đừng làm ra vẻ ngạc nhiên như vậy. (Don't put on such an act of surprise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tỏ ra (v): to show, to manifest (can be genuine or affected, but often less deliberate than "ra vẻ").
  • Cô ấy tỏ ra lo lắng. (She showed worry.)

Synonyms

• Pretend: to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when it is not.
• Affect: to put on a pretense of; to feign.
• Put on airs: to behave in a way that is intended to impress others by appearing more important, sophisticated, etc., than one actually is.

Related Idioms

• Ra vẻ ta đây: to put on airs, to act self-importantly.
  • Anh ấy mới có chút thành tích đã ra vẻ ta đây. (He just achieved a little success and is already putting on airs.)

verb

1. pretend
   • ra vẻ giàu sang
     to pretend to be wealthy and of high station swell
   • trông ra vẻ lắm
     to look very swell