fake

faux

Fabriqué ou présenté pour paraître authentique, alors qu’il ne l’est pas.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : false, imitation, counterfeit

Contraires : real, genuine

Expressions courantes : fake passport, fake fur, fake diamond

faux, hypocrite

Qui montre des sentiments ou une amitié qu’il n’éprouve pas vraiment.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : insincere, phony

Contraires : sincere, genuine

Expressions courantes : fake smile, fake friend, fake concern

faux, contrefaçon

Objet fabriqué ou présenté comme authentique alors qu’il ne l’est pas.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : forgery, counterfeit, imitation

Contraires : original

Expressions courantes : a fake, an obvious fake, spot a fake, a convincing fake

feinte

Mouvement destiné à tromper un autre joueur sur ce qu’on va faire ensuite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : feint

Expressions courantes : shot fake, pump fake, a quick fake

tour de cordage

Un tour d’une corde ou d’un câble disposé en tas lâche ou enroulé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : turn, loop, coil

Expressions courantes : a loose fake, each fake, fake of rope

feindre, simuler

Faire croire qu’on éprouve un sentiment, qu’on se trouve dans un état ou qu’on accomplit une action.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : feign, simulate

Expressions courantes : fake a smile, fake an illness, fake interest

falsifier, truquer

Modifier ou inventer quelque chose pour le faire paraître meilleur, différent ou vrai, dans le but de tromper.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : falsify, fabricate

Expressions courantes : fake the results, fake evidence, fake the figures

contrefaire, falsifier

Fabriquer une fausse copie de quelque chose, généralement pour tromper les gens.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : forge, counterfeit

Expressions courantes : fake a signature, fake a passport, fake a painting