fake
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulentlySomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
» How can you tell which one is a fake?
Як можна зрозуміти, який з них — фальшивка? — deniko
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5 sensesSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
I suspect this passport is a fake.
Fälschung, Illusion, Imitat
подде́лкаpoddélka, фальши́вкаfalʹšívka, фейкfejk
підро́бкаpidróbka, фальши́вкаfalʹšývka, фейкfejk
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
An impostor.
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
(archaic)A trick; a swindle.
- something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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
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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
plural: fakesSynonyms
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5 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- a fake id
- fake id
- is a fake
- using a fake