fake [feɪk]
noun
(thing, picture) falsificación (f); (person) impostoraimpostora (m) (f);a impostora embusteroaembustera (m) (f);a embustera (as term of abuse) farsante (m);fake(
feyk
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (not authentic)
b. de imitación
It's fake leather. That's why it's so cheap.Es cuero de imitación. Por eso es tan barato.
2. (falsified)
a. falso
It's patently obvious that this passport is fake.Se nota a la legua que este pasaporte es falso.
3. (insincere)
a. falso
I wouldn't believe a word Maggie says. She's really fake.No me creería nada de lo que dice Maggie. Es muy falsa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to pretend)
The boy faked he was sick to skip school.El niño fingió que estaba enfermo para no ir a la escuela.
5. (to copy)
a. imitar
He can fake his dad's voice over the phone.Él puede imitar la voz de su papá por teléfono.
6. (to forge)
a. falsificar
She faked her mom's signature on her report card.Ella falsificó la firma de su mamá en su boletín de notas.
7. (sports)
a. fintar
The Packers faked a field goal and threw to the end zone instead.Los Packers fintaron un gol de campo y tiraron en vez a la zona de anotación.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
8. (imitation)
a. la falsificación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her birth certificate was a fake.Su acta de nacimiento era una falsificación.
9. (imposter)
a. el farsante (M), la farsante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The surgeon turned out to be a fake.El cirujano resultó ser un farsante.
b. el impostor (M), la impostora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The author turned out to be a complete fake.El autor resultó ser un impostor total.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
11. (to pretend)
a. fingir
Come on, I know you're not sleeping. Stop faking.Vamos, sé que no estás dormido. Deja de fingir.
fakeNounadjectivetransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (object)
a. la falsificación(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (person)
a. el impostor(ora)(M) la impostor(ora)(F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
3. (passport, banknote)
a. falso(a)
4. (beard)
a. postizo(a)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
5. (signature, result)
a. falsificar
6. (illness, death)
a. simular
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