impersonate (redirected from impersonating)

im·per·son·ate  (m-pûrs-nt)

tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates

1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.

2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities.

3. Archaic To embody; personify.

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im·person·ation n.

im·person·ator n.

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impersonate [ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to pretend to be (another person)

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc., of (another person)

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Rare to play the part or character of

4. an archaic word for personify

impersonation  n

impersonator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impersonate - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" portray performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	2.	impersonate - represent another person with comic intentions mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
	3.	impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" personate, pose masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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impersonate

verb

1. imitate, pose as (informal), masquerade as, enact, ape, act out, pass yourself off as He was returned to prison for impersonating a police officer.

2. mimic, take off (informal), do (informal), ape, parody, caricature, do an impression of, personate He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.

Translations

impersonate [ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt] VT → hacerse pasar por (Theat) → imitar

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impersonate [ɪmˈpɜː^rsəneɪt] vt

(= pretend to be) → se faire passer pour
He was arrested for impersonating an officer → Il a été arrêté pour s'être fait passer pour un officier.

[entertainer] (= mimic) → imiter

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impersonate

vt

(= pretend to be) → sich ausgeben als

(= take off) → imitieren, nachahmen

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impersonate [ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt] vt (person) → fingersi (Theatre) → imitare

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impersonate [ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt] vt (person) → fingersi (Theatre) → imitare

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impersonate

v impersonate [imˈpəːsəneit]

to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive The comedian impersonated the prime minister. verpersoonlik يَنْتَحِلُ شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворявам představovat; vydávat se (za) efterligne; give sig ud for; spille darstellen υποδύομαι imitar; personificar; hacerse pasar por alguien kehastama نقش بازی کردن esiintyä jonakuna toisena personnifier; se faire passer pour (qqn) לְחַקוֹת पररूप धारण करना utjelovljivati, imitirati megszemélyesít meniru fara í gervi; herma eftir impersonare; spacciarsi per ～に扮する 흉내를 내다 vaidinti, atlikti (kieno) vaidmenį atveidot; tēlot; uzdoties (par kādu) mengajuk nadoen, zich uitgeven voor utgi seg for, spille, etterlikne uosabiać, udawać, wcielać się w personificar a juca rolul (cuiva); a face pe (cineva) перевоплощаться; изображать stelesňovať, predstavovať, hrať igrati koga, izdajati se za oponašati imitera เลียนแบบ kişilendirmek, canlandırmak 模仿，扮演 втілювати; уособлювати بہروپ دھرنا đóng vai 模仿，扮演

n imˌpersoˈnation

verpersoonliking إنتِحال شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворение ztělesnění efterligning; fremstilling die Darstellung ενσάρκωση imitación; personificación kehastus وانمود؛ تقلید درآوردن imitointi personnification חִיקוּי अभिनय करना utjelovljivanje, imitiranje megtestesülés, megszemélyesítés persónugerving personificazione まね 흉내내기 vaidmens atlikimas atveidošana; uzdošanās (par kādu) pengajukan imitatie etterlikning, parodi uosobienie personificação personificare перевоплощение stelesnenie utelešenje oponašanje imitation การเลียนแบบ taklit etme 模仿 втілення; уособлення تلبیس sự đóng vai 模仿