artificial

artificial

Hecho por personas en vez de producido por la naturaleza.

En inglés sencillo: Made by people rather than produced by nature.

• These flowers are artificial.
• The room has only artificial light.
• They replaced the lawn with artificial grass.

Sinónimos: man-made, synthetic

Antónimos: natural

Expresiones frecuentes: artificial flowers, artificial light, artificial grass

fingido, forzado

Que se finge o se fuerza, sin expresar sentimientos auténticos.

En inglés sencillo: Pretended or forced, rather than expressing real feelings.

• Her smile seemed artificial.
• He spoke with artificial enthusiasm.
• Their artificial politeness made the meeting uncomfortable.

Sinónimos: false, fake, insincere, forced

Antónimos: genuine, sincere

Expresiones frecuentes: artificial smile, artificial friendliness

artificial, arbitrario

Creado o impuesto de una forma que no se ajusta a la situación real.

En inglés sencillo: Created or imposed in a way that does not fit the real situation.

• The deadline creates artificial pressure.
• These artificial divisions hide what the groups share.
• We should avoid making artificial distinctions between similar cases.

Sinónimos: arbitrary, contrived

Antónimos: natural

Expresiones frecuentes: artificial distinction, artificial limits, artificial boundaries