phony
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "phoney."
phony(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (not genuine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. falso
He set up a phony e-mail account as part of the scam.Creó una cuenta de correo electrónico falsa para poder llevar a cabo la estafa.
b. fingido (accent or enthusiasm)
I don't know why they hired English actors with phony American accents.No sé por qué contrataron a actores ingleses con un acento americano fingido.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (fraudulent person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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 man's a complete phony. He just wants to be seen to be part of the in crowd.Ese tipo es un auténtico farsante. Solo quiere que se le vea como parte del grupito.
b. el falso (M), la falsa (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).
Susan's all smiles and flattery, but I don't trust her. She's a phony.Susan se deshace siempre en sonrisas y elogios, pero yo no me fío de ella. Es una falsa.
3. (colloquial) (fraudulent thing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
The painting was so well done it was hard to tell it was a phony.El cuadro estaba tan bien hecho que era difícil notar que se trataba de una falsificación.
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