noun🔗ShareFaux, contrefaçonsSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently."The store sells designer handbags, but many of them are fakes. "Le magasin vend des sacs à main de créateurs, mais beaucoup d'entre eux sont des faux.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTromperie, escroquerieA trick; a swindle.""The art dealer quickly identified the paintings as fakes." "Le marchand d'art a rapidement identifié les peintures comme des tromperies.actionbusinesscharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFeinteA move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent."The basketball player used quick fakes with the ball to get past the defender. "Le joueur de basket a utilisé des feintes rapides avec le ballon pour passer le défenseur.sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, escroquerTo cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob."The con artist fakes elderly people out of their life savings. "L'escroc escroque les personnes âgées de leurs économies.actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFalsifier, contrefaireTo modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is"The student fakes his father's signature on the permission slip. "L'étudiant falsifie la signature de son père sur le billet d'autorisation.appearanceactionbusinessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContrefaire, falsifierTo make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify."The art student fakes the artist's signature on the painting to try and sell it for more money. "L'étudiant en art falsifie la signature de l'artiste sur le tableau pour essayer de le vendre plus cher.businesslawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSimuler, feindre, contrefaireTo make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate."to fake a marriage"simuler un mariageappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoucles, spiresOne of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil."The sailor carefully arranged the fakes of the heavy rope in a neat circle on the deck so it wouldn't tangle when needed. "Le marin a soigneusement disposé les boucles de la lourde corde en cercle sur le pont pour qu'elle ne s'emmêle pas en cas de besoin.nauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire des bouclesTo 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."The sailor expertly fakes the mooring rope, preventing it from twisting as it unwinds. "Le marin fait expertement des boucles avec la corde d'amarrage, l'empêchant de se tordre lorsqu'elle se déroule.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
