tảng lờ
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Definition
- 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
- to turn away from, to ignore, to neglect