phoney

• Qualifie quelque chose qui n'est pas authentique ou véritable ; faux, contrefait ou trompeur.

Describes something that is not genuine or real; fake or fraudulent.

1. Fraudulent or fakeB1informal

   Not genuine; having a misleading appearance or being intended to deceive.

   faux, frauduleux, trompeur

   • He gave a phoney excuse for being late.
   • The painting was discovered to be phoney.
   • She saw through his phoney smile.

   Synonymesartificialboguscounterfeitfakefalseforgedfraudulentimitationmockshamspurious

   Antonymesactualauthenticgenuinehonestlegitimaterealsinceretruevalid

• Nom désignant une personne qui prétend avoir des sentiments, des convictions ou des qualités qu'elle n'a pas réellement, souvent dans le but de tromper les autres.

A noun referring to a person who pretends to have feelings, beliefs, or qualities that they do not actually possess, often to deceive others.

1. Fraud or ImpostorB2informal

   A person who pretends to be something they are not, often to deceive others or gain an advantage.

   Imposteur

   • He turned out to be a phoney who lied about his credentials.
   • She realized her new friend was a phoney after he made up stories.
   • The art dealer was exposed as a phoney selling forgeries.

   Synonymescharlatancon artistdeceiverfakefraudhumbugimpostormountebankpretendersham