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fake

[/feɪk/]
adjective/noun/verbpl: fakes (noun)
falso/fraudulento (adjective); falsificação/fraude (noun); falsificar (verb)
1. Not genuine or authentic; counterfeit
This is a fake designer handbag.
Esta é uma bolsa de designer falsa.
2. A person or thing that is not genuine; an impostor
He turned out to be a fake.
Ele se mostrou ser uma fraude.
3. To make or produce something that is not genuine
She faked her own death.
Ela fingiu sua própria morte.
4. To pretend or simulate
He faked illness to skip work.
Ele fingiu estar doente para faltar ao trabalho.
NYC Slang
whack (as in 'that's whack/fake'); bootleg (for counterfeit goods)
Synonyms
counterfeitfraudulentspuriousphonybogussham
Antonyms
genuineauthenticreallegitimatetrue

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
falso/falsificado
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
falso/pirata
'Pirata' sometimes used for counterfeit goods
São Paulo
falso/contrafeito
More formal usage in business contexts
Portugal
falso/contrafacção
Portuguese spelling uses 'contrafacção' for counterfeiting

Related Idioms & Phrases

fake it till you make it
don't be fake
fake news
call someone's fake
fake out
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