fake
To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsifyTo make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
» How can you tell which one is a fake?
Як можна зрозуміти, який з них — фальшивка? — deniko
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6 senses(transitive)To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
fälschen, imitieren
подде́лыватьpoddélyvatʹ, подде́латьpoddélatʹ
(transitive)To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
to fake a marriage
to fake happiness
vortäuschen, fingieren, simulieren
притворя́тьсяpritvorjátʹsja, притвори́тьсяpritvorítʹsja, прики́дыватьсяprikídyvatʹsja
(ambitransitive)To improvise, in jazz.
To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
(archaic)To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
(archaic)To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is.
fälschen, fingieren, türken
подде́лыватьpoddélyvatʹ, подде́латьpoddélatʹ
підробля́тиpidrobljáty, підроби́тиpidrobýty
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Examples
573 sentencesHow can you tell which one is a fake?
Як можна зрозуміти, який з них — фальшивка? — deniko
This is a fake.
Це підробка. — deniko
ruЭто подделка. — marafon
deDas ist eine Fälschung. — Haehnchenpaella
That's a fake beard, isn't it?
Це фальшива борода, еге ж? — deniko
ruЭто ведь ненастоящая борода, да? — marafon
deDas ist ein falscher Bart, oder? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Fake it till you make it, Tom.
Прикидайся, допоки в тебе не вийде, Томе. — deniko
That's a fake.
Це підробка. — deniko
ruЭто подделка. — marafon
deDas ist eine Kopie. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British crThe origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”), itself from German Low German fegen, from Middle Low German vēgen, from Old Saxon fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn (“to clean up, polish”).
Inherited from Middle English faken (“to coil a rope”).
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Forms
fakes, faking, faked, fakedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
13 synonyms- make a copy of with the intent to deceive:forgecounterfeit
- tamper, with the purpose of deception:fudgemanipulatefalsifycookwanglemisrepresent
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths:talk through one's hatbull
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- a fake id
- fake id
- is a fake
- using a fake