đánh tráo
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Definition
- Verb:
- To exchange fraudulently: To secretly and dishonestly replace one thing with another, typically substituting an inferior or worthless item for a valuable or genuine one.
- To swap deceitfully: To carry out a covert exchange with the intent to cheat or trick someone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tên trộm đánh tráo viên kim cương thật với một viên giả. (The thief exchanged the real diamond for a fake one.)
- Họ nghi ngờ ai đó đã đánh tráo tài liệu quan trọng trong hồ sơ. (They suspect someone swapped the important document in the file.)
- Không được đánh tráo khái niệm trong cuộc thảo luận. (Do not deceitfully swap concepts in the discussion.)
Advanced Usage
- The action often implies a premeditated, cunning act of deception within a specific context like commerce, security, or debate.
- It can be used in both concrete contexts (objects) and abstract contexts (ideas, words).
Variants and Related Words
- Sự đánh tráo (n): The act of fraudulent exchange; a swap.
- Sự đánh tráo này đã bị phát hiện nhờ camera. (This fraudulent swap was detected thanks to the camera.)
Synonyms
- To substitute fraudulently: To put something in place of another with deceptive intent.
- To switch deceitfully: To change items secretly to achieve a dishonest advantage.
- To palm off: To pass off something inferior as something else.
Related Idioms
- Đánh tráo khái niệm: To engage in conceptual deception; to deceitfully substitute one idea for another in an argument.
- Đó là một lập luận yếu, dựa trên việc đánh tráo khái niệm. (That is a weak argument, based on conceptual deception.)
- Exchange fraudulently (a bad thing for a good onẹ.)