phony

UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/

Переводы

phonyсуществительное
phonies
множ.
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
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.
Дополнительные переводы
phonyприлагательное
phonier
Срав.
phoniest
Превосх.
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
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.
Дополнительные переводы
phonyглагол
phonied
Прошедшее простое время
phonied
Причастие прошедшего времени
phonying
Герундий
UK
/ˈfəʊni/
US
/ˈfoʊni/
Transitive verb, often used with the particle ‘up’, meaning to falsify or counterfeit.

Определения

phonyсуществительное
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.
phonyприлагательное
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.
phonyглагол
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.