vờ vĩnh
Definition
- Verb:
- To pretend / to feign: To act in a way that is intended to deceive others about one's true feelings, knowledge, intentions, or state. It implies a conscious, often sustained, act of deception.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nó vờ vĩnh làm như không biết chuyện. (He pretended not to know about the matter.)
- Đừng vờ vĩnh ngạc nhiên nữa. (Stop feigning surprise.)
- Cô ấy vờ vĩnh bị ốm để nghỉ làm. (She pretended to be sick to take a day off work.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting the pretense is transparent, insincere, or for a trivial or manipulative purpose.
Variants and Related Words
Giả vờ (v): to pretend. This is a more common and neutral synonym.
- Anh ấy giả vờ đang ngủ. (He pretended to be sleeping.)
Làm bộ (v): to put on an act, to make a show of.
- Cậu ấy làm bộ mệt. (He made a show of being tired.)
Synonyms
- Pretend: To behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when it is not.
- Feign: To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.
- Sham: A false display; to falsely present something.
Related Idioms
Vờ vĩnh khóc lóc: to pretend to cry.
- Đứa trẻ vờ vĩnh khóc lóc để đòi kẹo. (The child pretended to cry to demand candy.)
Vờ vĩnh ngây thơ: to feign innocence.
- Tên tội phạm vờ vĩnh ngây thơ trước cảnh sát. (The criminal feigned innocence before the police.)