phony

UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
phonynoun
phonies
pl
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Translations
The phony tried to sell us a fake painting.
Обманщик пытался продать нам поддельную картину.
The artifact turned out to be a phony.
Артефакт оказался фальшивкой.
He is such a phony, pretending to care about the environment.
Он такой лицемер, притворяясь, что заботится об окружающей среде.
Definitions
A person who is not genuine; a fraud or impostor.
Everyone thought he was a successful businessman, but he turned out to be a phony.
Something that is not real or genuine; a fake.
The painting was a phony, not an original masterpiece as claimed.
phonyadjective
phonier
Comp.
phoniest
Super.
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Translations
He gave a phony excuse for being late.
Он дал фальшивое оправдание за опоздание.
She wore a phony smile during the entire meeting.
Она носила липовую улыбку на протяжении всей встречи.
The document turned out to be phony.
Документ оказался поддельным.
Definitions
Not genuine; fake or counterfeit.
She gave a phony smile to hide her true feelings.
Deceptive or misleading in appearance or nature.
The phony advertisement promised results that were too good to be true.
Insincere; expressing feelings that are not genuine.
His phony enthusiasm fooled no one.
phonyverb
phonied
Past Simple
phonied
Past Participle
phonying
Gerund
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Transitive verb, often used with the particle ‘up’, meaning to falsify or counterfeit.
Definitions
To falsify or counterfeit; to present as genuine when it is not, usually with the particle “up”.
They tried to phony up the results of the experiment.