fake

falso

Hecho o presentado para parecer auténtico, aunque no lo es.

En inglés sencillo: Made or presented to look real, although it is not.

• Her necklace has fake diamonds.
• Someone gave him a fake passport.
• Is this fur real or fake?

Sinónimos: false, imitation, counterfeit

Antónimos: real, genuine

Expresiones frecuentes: fake passport, fake fur, fake diamond

falso, hipócrita

Que muestra sentimientos o amistad que en realidad no siente.

En inglés sencillo: Showing feelings or friendliness that you do not really have.

• His smile looked fake.
• She disliked their fake friendliness.
• Why are you being so fake with me?

Sinónimos: insincere, phony

Antónimos: sincere, genuine

Expresiones frecuentes: fake smile, fake friend, fake concern

falsificación, imitación

Objeto fabricado o presentado como auténtico sin serlo.

En inglés sencillo: Something made or presented as real when it is not.

• This passport is a fake.
• An expert discovered that the painting was a fake.
• Can you tell the original from the fakes?

Sinónimos: forgery, counterfeit, imitation

Antónimos: original

Expresiones frecuentes: a fake, an obvious fake, spot a fake, a convincing fake

finta, amago

Movimiento que engaña a otro jugador sobre lo que harás después.

En inglés sencillo: A movement that tricks another player about what you will do next.

• His fake fooled the defender.
• She used a shot fake before passing.
• The goalkeeper fell for the striker’s fake.

Sinónimos: feint

Expresiones frecuentes: shot fake, pump fake, a quick fake

vuelta de cabo

Una vuelta de una cuerda o cable colocado en un montón suelto o enrollado.

En inglés sencillo: One turn of a rope or cable arranged in a loose pile or coil.

• Each fake lay flat on the deck.
• A loose fake caught on the hook.
• The sailor lifted one fake of the cable.

Sinónimos: turn, loop, coil

Expresiones frecuentes: a loose fake, each fake, fake of rope

fingir, simular

Actuar como si sintieras algo, tuvieras cierta condición o hicieras algo que en realidad no haces.

En inglés sencillo: To pretend to have a feeling or condition, or to do something you are not really doing.

• She faked a smile.
• He faked an injury to avoid playing.
• Can you tell when someone is faking surprise?

Sinónimos: feign, simulate

Expresiones frecuentes: fake a smile, fake an illness, fake interest

falsificar, falsear

Modificar o inventar algo para que parezca mejor, diferente o verdadero, con intención de engañar.

En inglés sencillo: To change or invent something dishonestly so it seems better, different, or true.

• They faked the test results.
• The company faked its sales figures.
• Did someone fake the evidence?

Sinónimos: falsify, fabricate

Expresiones frecuentes: fake the results, fake evidence, fake the figures

falsificar

Hacer una copia falsa de algo, normalmente para engañar.

En inglés sencillo: To make a false copy of something, usually to deceive people.

• He faked her signature.
• The gang faked banknotes in a hidden workshop.
• These identity documents were carefully faked.

Sinónimos: forge, counterfeit

Expresiones frecuentes: fake a signature, fake a passport, fake a painting