ersatz

er·satz (

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adj.

Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See Synonyms at artificial.

[German, replacement, from ersetzen, to replace, from Old High German irsezzan : ir-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + sezzan, to set; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

ersatz n.

ersatz [ˈɛəzæts ˈɜː-]

adj

made in imitation of some natural or genuine product; artificial

an ersatz substance or article

[German, from ersetzen to substitute]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation substitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Adj.	1.	ersatz - artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" substitute artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

ersatz

adjective artificial, substitute, pretend, fake, imitation, synthetic, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, spurious, phoney or phony (informal) an electric fire with ersatz logs

Translations

ersatz [ˈɛəzæts]

A. ADJ → sucedáneo

B. N → sucedáneo m

ersatz

adj → Ersatz-; ersatz religion → Ersatzreligion f; ersatz coffee → Kaffee-Ersatz m

n → Ersatz m

ersatz [ˈɛəzæts] adj → surrogato/a
ersatz coffee → caffè surrogato

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Ersatz writes a memo and makes 11 copies on the Xerox machine (artificial originals).

`Getting real' harder to do these days by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

Still, that's what you get by marrying a woman called Shelley, an ersatz handle that tells us a lot of her background.

Dim wife put family at risk by Birmingham Mail (England)

Unfortunately, some members are pushing an ersatz reform that would allow payday operators to charge what amounts to an annual percentage rate of 391%.

Payday loan friends and foes debate federal legislation by Morrison, David / Credit Union Times

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