Definition

1. Verb:
   • To ignore deliberately; to pretend not to notice or hear: The primary meaning of "tảng lờ" is to consciously and often visibly disregard someone or something, feigning unawareness. It implies an active choice to not acknowledge.
   • To neglect (a matter or person) by ignoring: It can describe neglecting a duty, issue, or person by willfully paying no attention to it/them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi gọi nhưng cô ấy cứ tảng lờ đi. (I called, but she just ignored me.)
  • Anh ấy tảng lờ tất cả các lời khuyên. (He ignored all the advice.)
  • Đừng tảng lờ vấn đề này; nó sẽ không tự biến mất. (Don't neglect this problem; it won't disappear on its own.)

Advanced Usage

• "tảng lờ như không biết": to act as if one knows nothing; to play ignorant.
  • Bị chất vấn, anh ta chỉ tảng lờ như không biết. (When questioned, he just played ignorant.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lờ đi (v): to ignore, to overlook. This is a more common and slightly less strong synonym.
  • Cô ấy lờ đi câu hỏi của tôi. (She overlooked my question.)

Synonyms

• Ignore: to refuse to take notice of.
• Disregard: to pay no attention to.
• Pretend not to notice/hear: to act unaware.
• Turn a deaf ear/blind eye: (idiomatic) to ignore.

Related Idioms

• Giả vờ/giả đò không biết: to pretend not to know.
  • Hắn giả vờ không biết gì về kế hoạch. (He pretended to know nothing about the plan.)
• Làm ngơ: to turn a blind eye; to deliberately ignore (often to something wrong).
  • Cảnh sát làm ngơ trước hành vi phạm pháp. (The police turned a blind eye to the illegal activity.)

verb

1. to turn away from, to ignore, to neglect