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falsificar

Crear un documento falso o copiar algo para engañar y hacerlo pasar por auténtico.

En inglés sencillo: To make a false document or copy something dishonestly so that it seems real.

• Someone forged my signature.
• He was caught trying to forge a passport.
• The documents had been forged to hide the theft.

Sinónimos: fake, counterfeit, falsify

Expresiones frecuentes: forge a signature, forge documents, forge a passport

forjar, crear

Crear o desarrollar algo, como una amistad, con dedicación y esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: To carefully develop or shape something, such as a friendship, through effort.

• They forged a close friendship.
• Shared difficulties helped the team forge strong bonds.
• She worked hard to forge an identity of her own.

Sinónimos: build, develop, create

Expresiones frecuentes: forge a friendship, forge close ties, forge an identity, forge an alliance

forjar

Calentar metal y golpearlo con herramientas para darle forma.

En inglés sencillo: To heat metal and hit it with tools to give it a shape.

• He learned to forge iron.
• The blacksmith forged a new horseshoe.
• These blades were forged by hand.

Expresiones frecuentes: forge iron, forge a sword, forge steel

avanzar

Avanzar despacio y de forma constante, incluso cuando resulta difícil.

En inglés sencillo: To move forward slowly and steadily, even when it is difficult.

• The boat forged through the waves.
• We forged ahead despite the deep snow.
• The explorers slowly forged forward through the dense forest.

Cómo se usa: forge ahead (We forged ahead despite the wind.); forge through something (The ship forged through the rough sea.)

Sinónimos: advance, push forward

Antónimos: retreat

Expresiones frecuentes: forge ahead, forge forward, forge through something

fragua

Fuego u horno muy caliente donde se calienta el metal antes de darle forma.

En inglés sencillo: A very hot fire or oven used to heat metal before shaping it.

• The metal glowed in the forge.
• He added coal to the forge before heating the iron.
• The blacksmith lifted the steel out of the forge.

Sinónimos: furnace, hearth

Expresiones frecuentes: hot forge, coal forge, at the forge

herrería

Lugar donde se calienta el metal y se golpea con herramientas para darle forma.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people heat metal and hit it with tools to shape it.

• The village forge has closed.
• She works in a forge making iron gates.
• We visited an old forge beside the river.

Sinónimos: smithy

Expresiones frecuentes: village forge, old forge, in the forge