phony
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their ownA person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
» I got sucked in on a lot of phony deals.
Значение
значений: 3(разговорное)A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
Hochstapler, Blender, Scharlatan
прики́дчикprikídčik, прики́дчицаprikídčica
(разговорное)A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.
Heuchler, Lügner
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
(разговорное)Anything fraudulent or fake.
Примеры
предложений: 13I got sucked in on a lot of phony deals.
Tom is a phony.
Tom gave a phony smile.
What a phony!
Sami created a phony e-mail address.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).
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Формы
мн. число: phoniesСинонимы
синонимов: 37- a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives:hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphoneypretender