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/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
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phony
noun
phonies
pl
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Translations
обманщик
The phony tried to sell us a fake painting.
Обманщик пытался продать нам поддельную картину.
фальшивка
The artifact turned out to be a phony.
Артефакт оказался фальшивкой.
лицемер
He is such a phony, pretending to care about the environment.
Он такой лицемер, притворяясь, что заботится об окружающей среде.
Additional translations
подделка
фальсификация
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.
Synonyms
fraud
imposter
fake
charlatan
sham
pretender
quack
phony
adjective
phonier
Comp.
phoniest
Super.
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Translations
фальшивый
He gave a phony excuse for being late.
Он дал фальшивое оправдание за опоздание.
липовый
She wore a phony smile during the entire meeting.
Она носила липовую улыбку на протяжении всей встречи.
поддельный
The document turned out to be phony.
Документ оказался поддельным.
Additional translations
фиктивный
ненастоящий
притворный
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.
Synonyms
fake
fraudulent
insincere
spurious
counterfeit
false
pretend
sham
Antonyms
genuine
authentic
phony
verb
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.
Synonyms
fake
forge
counterfeit
sham
feign
simulate
falsify
fabricate
pretend
impersonate
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