ersatz

UK
/ˈeə.sæts/
US
/ˈɜr.zæts/
ersatzadjective
more ersatz
Comp.
most ersatz
Super.
UK
/ˈeə.sæts/
US
/ˈɜr.zæts/
Translations
The ersatz coffee was made from roasted barley.
Заменяющий кофе был сделан из обжаренного ячменя.
The ersatz leather jacket looked almost like the real thing.
Искусственная кожаная куртка выглядела почти как настоящая.
He wore an ersatz smile to hide his true feelings.
Он носил поддельную улыбку, чтобы скрыть свои истинные чувства.
Definitions
Serving as a substitute or imitation, typically an inferior one.
The restaurant served ersatz coffee that tasted nothing like the real thing.
Not genuine or authentic; fake; artificial.
The movie was criticized for its ersatz emotions and predictable plot.
ersatznoun
ersatzes
pl
UK
/ˈɜːzæts/
US
/ˈɜrˌsɑts/
Translations
The coffee was an ersatz made from roasted barley.
Кофе был заменителем, сделанным из обжаренного ячменя.
Definitions
A substitute or imitation, usually of inferior quality.
The coffee was an ersatz made from roasted chicory instead of real coffee beans.