fake 1 (f k)adj. Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent. n. 1. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham. 2. Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team. v. faked, fak·ing, fakes v.tr. 1. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit. 2. To simulate; feign. 3. Music To improvise (a passage). 4. Sports To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out. v.intr. 1. To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity. 2. Sports To perform a fake. [Origin unknown.] fak  er n.fak er·y (fk -r ) n. |
| fake 2 (fk) n. One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable. tr.v. faked, fak·ing, fakes To coil (a rope or cable). [Middle English faken, to coil a rope.] |
fake1
vb
1. (tr) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence
2. to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc.) to fake a headache
3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc.)
n
an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
adj
not genuine; spurious
[originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or do]
faker n
fakery n
fake2 Nautical
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr; usually foll by down) to coil (a rope) on deck
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) one round of a coil of rope
[Middle English faken, perhaps via Lingua Franca from Italian facciare to make or do; see fake1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fake - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to befake book - a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly imitation - something copied or derived from an original Potemkin village - something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance |
| 2. |  fake - a person who makes deceitful pretensesbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | |
| 3. | fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player feint - any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | |
| Verb | 1. | fake - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| 2. | fake - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" | |
| 3. | fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" | |
| Adj. | 1. | fake - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| 2. |  fake - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
fake
adjective
artificial, false, forged, counterfeit, affected, assumed, put-on, pretend (informal), mock, imitation, sham, pseudo (informal), feigned, pinchbeck, phoney or phony (informal) The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
artificial real, true, actual, genuine, legitimate, faithful, authentic, honest, veritable, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
artificial real, true, actual, genuine, legitimate, faithful, authentic, honest, veritable, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
noun
1. forgery, copy, fraud, reproduction, dummy, imitation, hoax, counterfeit It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake.
Translations
fake [feɪk]
A. N (= thing, picture) → falsificación f; (= person) → impostor(a) m/f, embustero/a m/f; (as term of abuse) → farsante mf
B. ADJ → falso
C. VT
2. (US) (= improvise) → improvisar
fake [ˈfeɪk]
n
(= false painting, antique, passport, document) → faux m (= false photo) → trucage m
The painting was a fake → Le tableau était un faux.
His illness is a fake
BUT Sa maladie est une comédie.
The painting was a fake → Le tableau était un faux.
His illness is a fake
BUT Sa maladie est une comédie.
(= person) → imposteur m
adj
(= counterfeit) [document, passport, ID] → faux*(fausse); [alibi] → faux*(fausse)
(= artificial) [flowers, snow] → artificiel(le); [blood] → faux*(fausse); [fur] → faux*(fausse)
She wore fake fur → Elle portait une fausse fourrure.
a fake tan → un bronzage artificiel
She wore fake fur → Elle portait une fausse fourrure.
a fake tan → un bronzage artificiel
fake
adj → unecht; certificate, banknote, painting → gefälscht; fake fur → Pelzimitation f; a fake suntan → Bräune f → aus der Flasche
n (= object) → Fälschung f; (jewellery) → Imitation f; (= person, trickster) → Schwindler(in) m(f); (feigning illness) → Simulant(in) m(f); the passport/painting was a fake → der Pass/das Gemälde war gefälscht
vt → vortäuschen; picture, document, results, evidence etc → fälschen; bill, burglary, crash → fingieren; jewellery → imitieren, nachmachen; elections → manipulieren; to fake an illness → (eine Krankheit) simulieren or vortäuschen
fake [feɪk]
fake [feɪk]
1. n (picture) → falso; (thing) → imitazione f; (person) → impostore/a
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
2. adj → falso/a, fasullo/a
4. vi → fingere
fake [feɪk]
1. n (picture) → falso; (thing) → imitazione f; (person) → impostore/a
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
2. adj → falso/a, fasullo/a
4. vi → fingere
n fake [feik]
1 a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery That picture is a fake. namaaksel, vervalsing تَقْليد، غِش фалшификат padělek forfalskning; efterligning die Fälschung απομίμηση falsificación võltsing هر چیز جعلی väärennös faux זִיוּף नकल falsifikat, krivotvorina hamisítvány pemalsuan, imitasi eftirlíking falso にせ物 가짜 klastotė, falsifikatas viltojums; pakaļdarinājums imitasi vervalsing etterlikning, forfalskning fałszerstwo, imitacja falsificação imitaţie подделка falzifikát ponaredek lažnjak förfalskning ของปลอม sahte/taklit şey 贗品 підробка; фальшивка جعلی ، نقلی đồ giả 赝品
2 a person who pretends to be something he is not He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake. bedrieër مُدَّعٍ، كاذِب мошеник podvodník bedrager; svindler der Schwindler απατεώνας impostor petis آدم متظاهر؛ دغلکار huijari imposteur מִתחָזֶה बहाना करना lažac, prevarant csaló gadungan loddari impostore いかさま師 사기꾼 apsimetėlis, apsišaukėlis blēdis; viltvārdis palsu oplichter bløffmaker oszust impostor impostor самозванец podvodník, -čka šarlatan prevarant bluff เสแสร้ง sahtekâr kimse 騙子 аферист, самозванець بغیر اہلیت کے کسی کام کو کرنے کا دعوہ کرنا kẻ mạo nhận 骗子
adj
1 made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving fake diamonds. nagemaak, vervalste مُزَيَّف фалшив falešný forfalsket; imiteret; uægte gefälscht ψεύτικος, πλαστός, κίβδηλος falso võltsitud تقلبی väärennetty faux מְזוּיָף जाली lažan hamis palsu falsaður, óekta falso 偽造の 모조의 netikras, padirbtas viltots palsu namaak- imitert, forfalsket fałszywy falso fals(ificat) фальшивый falošný ponarejen lažan falsk, förfalskad ที่ปลอม; เก๊ sahte, taklit 假的 фальшивий کسی اصلی چیز کی جعلی نقل giả 假的
2 pretending to be something one is not a fake clergyman. nagemaak, vals, oneg زائِف، كاذِب лъжлив falešný falsk; bedragerisk falsch ψεύτικος falso, fingido vale- دروغی huijari- faux מִתחָזֶה नकली lažan, prijetvoran ál- gadungan falskur falso にせの 가짜의 apsimetėlis viltvārža- berpura-pura pseudo- skinn-, falsk, –etterlikning fałszywy falso impostor самозванный falošný lažen lažan falsk ที่ปลอมตัว sahtekâr 冒充的 самозваний; фіктивний وہ ہونے کا دکھاوا کرنا جو حقیقت میں ہو نہیں giả danh 冒充的
v
to pretend or imitate in order to deceive to fake a signature. namaak, vervals يُزّيِّف، يُقَلِّد подправям napodobit forfalske; efterligne fälschen πλαστογραφώ, προσποιούμαι falsificar võltsima جعل کردن väärentää contrefaire לְזַייֵף धोखे देने के लिए नकली बनाना krivotvoriti, imitirati hamisít memalsukan falsa falsificare 偽造する 위조하다 falsifikuoti, padirbti, klastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsen etterlikne, simulere, forfalske fałszować forjar a contraface подделывать napodobniť ponarediti krivotvoriti förfalska ปลอมแปลง sahtesini yapmak, taklit etmek 偽造 підробляти; шахраювати دھوکا دینے کے لیے تقلّب کرنا giả mạo 伪造
fake → زائف, مُزَيَّف falešný, napodobenina forfalsket, forfalskning Fälschung, unecht απομίμηση, πλαστός falsificación, falsificado väärennetty, väärennös faux krivotvorina, lažan falso 模造の, 模造品 가짜의, 위조품 namaak-, vervalsing forfalsket, forfalskning imitacja, zmyślony falso подделка, поддельный förfalsning, oäkta ของปลอม, ปลอม sahte đồ giả, giả 假的, 假货
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