vờ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pretend, to feign, to sham: To act or behave in a way that is not genuine, in order to deceive others or to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or condition.
- To fake, to simulate: To create a false appearance of something, such as an emotion, an illness, or a state of being.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nó vờ ngủ để nghe bố mẹ nói chuyện. (He pretended to sleep to listen to his parents' conversation.)
- Cô ấy vờ như không biết gì về kế hoạch đó. (She pretended as if she knew nothing about that plan.)
- Đừng vờ buồn nữa, tôi biết mà. (Stop feigning sadness, I know the truth.)
- Anh ấy vờ ốm để không phải đi làm. (He faked being sick to avoid going to work.)
Advanced Usage
- "vờ vịt": To pretend in a clumsy, obvious, or half-hearted manner.
- Nó chỉ vờ vịt học bài thôi, thực ra đang nghĩ về trò chơi. (He's only pretending to study, he's actually thinking about the game.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vờ quanh (v): To beat around the bush, to speak indirectly or evasively.
- Anh ta cứ vờ quanh mãi mà không nói vào vấn đề chính. (He kept beating around the bush without addressing the main issue.)
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 thing that is not what it is purported to be; to falsely present something.
- Simulate: To imitate the appearance or character of something.
Related Idioms
- Xác như vờ: (Literally: as emaciated as a mayfly) To be extremely thin, gaunt, or skeletal.
- Sau trận ốm, anh ấy xác như vờ. (After the illness, he was as thin as a rake.)