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fake

/feɪk/

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noun

Faux, contrefaçon

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

Examples :

"The student's essay was full of fake facts, not real information. "

La dissertation de l'étudiant était pleine de fausses informations, pas de vraies informations.

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noun

Tromperie, escroquerie

A trick; a swindle.

Examples :

"The used car salesman's promises were a fake; he was trying to swindle customers out of their money. "

Les promesses du vendeur de voitures d'occasion étaient une tromperie ; il essayait d'escroquer les clients.

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noun

Feinte

A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

Examples :

"The basketball player used a fake to get past the defender. "

Le joueur de basket a utilisé une feinte pour passer le défenseur.

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verb

Tromper, escroquer

To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

Examples :

"The student faked an illness to avoid taking the test. "

L'étudiant a simulé une maladie pour éviter de passer le test.

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verb

Falsifier, contrefaire

To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

Examples :

"To impress his parents, Mark faked his report card, changing his grades from C's to A's. "

Pour impressionner ses parents, Mark a falsifié son bulletin scolaire, changeant ses notes de C en A.

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verb

Contrefaire, falsifier

To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

Examples :

"The student faked his signature on the permission slip to avoid asking his parents. "

L'étudiant a falsifié sa signature sur le bon de permission pour éviter de demander à ses parents.

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verb

Simuler, feindre, contrefaire

To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

Examples :

"to fake a marriage"

simuler un mariage

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adjective

faux, factice

Not real; false, fraudulent.

Examples :

"Which fur coat looks fake?"

Quel manteau de fourrure a l'air faux ?

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adjective

Faux, hypocrite

(of people) Insincere.

Examples :

"My brother pretended to be interested in my new project, but his enthusiasm was fake; he just wanted to avoid helping. "

Mon frère a fait semblant d'être intéressé par mon nouveau projet, mais son enthousiasme était faux ; il voulait juste éviter d'aider.

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noun

Tour, boucle

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Examples :

"The rope had several tight fakes as it lay coiled on the dock. "

La corde avait plusieurs boucles serrées alors qu'elle était enroulée sur le quai.

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verb

Faser

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.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully faked the rope to prevent it from twisting as it was being paid out. "

Le marin a fasé soigneusement la corde pour éviter qu'elle ne se torde pendant qu'elle était déroulée.

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