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"El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "La farsante" is a form of "farsante", a noun which is often translated as "fraud". Learn more about the difference between "el" and "la farsante" below.
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
el farsante, la farsante, farsante(
fahr
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sahn
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teh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (impostor)
a. fraud
No le creas a ese viejo farsante; eso es una piedra, no un huevo de dragón.Don't believe that old fraud; that's a rock, not a dragon's egg.
Los dos farsantes intentaron hacerse pasar por policías.The two frauds tried to pass themselves off as policemen.
b. fake
Es un farsante. Me dice que me quiere y me deja a las dos semanas.He's a fake. He told me he loved me and left me two weeks later.
