faking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for faking in the English»French Dictionary

I.fake [Brit feɪk, Am feɪk] N

1. fake (jewel, work of art etc):

fake

faux m

to be a fake

être un faux

the bomb was a fake

c'était une fausse bombe

2. fake (person):

fake

imposteur m

3. fake Am SPORTS:

fake

feinte f

II.fake [Brit feɪk, Am feɪk] ADJ

1. fake:

fake fur, gem

faux/fausse

fake flower

artificiel/-ielle

it's fake wood/granite

c'est de l'imitation bois/granit

fake Louis XV furniture

du faux Louis XV

2. fake:

fake interview, trial

truqué

fake emotion, smile

feint

3. fake (counterfeit):

fake passport

faux/fausse

III.fake [Brit feɪk, Am feɪk] VB trans

1. fake (forge):

fake signature, document

contrefaire

2. fake (falsify):

fake inf

truquer inf

fake election results

falsifier

3. fake (pretend):

fake emotion, illness

feindre

to fake one's way through a speech Am

réussir à faire illusion dans un discours

to fake it (pretend illness etc)

jouer la comédie

to fake it (pretend knowledge) Am

bluffer inf

to fake it (ad-lib) Am

improviser

4. fake Am SPORTS:

to fake a pass

feindre une passe

fake tan [ˌfeɪk ˈtan, Amˌfeɪk ˈtæn] N U

fake tan (artificial tan)

bronzage m artificiel

fake tan C (self-tanning product)

autobronzant m

I.fake out VB [Brit feɪk -, Am feɪk -] inf Am (fake [sb] out, fake out [sb])

1. fake out SPORTS:

fake out

feinter

2. fake out fig:

fake out

feinter, bluffer inf

he really faked me out

il m'a bien eu inf

Translations for faking in the French»English Dictionary

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c'est de la simulation!

he/she's putting it on ou faking ! inf

singer attitude, sentiment

to feign, to fake

autobronzant

fake tan

toc

fake countable

un bijou en toc

a piece of fake jewellery

postiche sentiment

fake

supercherie (faux)

fake

feinter l'adversaire (au football, rugby)

to fake out one's opponent Am

feinter la passe

to fake a pass Am

feinter (au football, rugby)

to fake Am

faking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for faking in the English»French Dictionary

I.fake [feɪk] N

1. fake (counterfeit object):

fake

faux m

2. fake (impostor):

fake

imposteur m

II.fake [feɪk] ADJ

fake

faux(fausse)

fake leather

cuir synthétique

III.fake [feɪk] VB trans

1. fake (make a counterfeit copy):

fake signature

contrefaire

fake calculations

falsifier

to fake a painting

faire un faux tableau

2. fake (pretend to feel or experience):

fake

feindre

to fake surprise/grief

feindre la surprise/le chagrin

to fake a headache/a heart attack

faire semblant d'avoir mal à la tête/une crise cardiaque

to fake it

faire semblant

IV.fake [feɪk] VB intr

fake

faire semblant

Translations for faking in the French»English Dictionary

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maquillage de documents

faking

en toc

fake

plaisantin

fake

traficoter

to fake

maquiller

to fake

faking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fake leather

cuir synthétique

to fake a painting

faire un faux tableau

to fake surprise/grief

feindre la surprise/le chagrin

to fake a headache/a heart attack

faire semblant d'avoir mal à la tête/une crise cardiaque

to fake it

faire semblant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This year, it's the no-go zone and players faking for free kicks.

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An independent lab later claimed that the faking had been poorly done, including the use of shavings from gold jewelry.

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I've been head over high-tops with women; there's no faking that for a cause.

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A moped slid across the road, faking an accident in order to bring his car to a halt next to a parked van.

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She is a flexible strategist, an expert actress who is capable of lying or faking sentiments without the slightest guilt, and is almost completely unflappable.

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Accusations of data distortion or faking are baseless.

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In addition, digital miniature faking does not require a camera with movements or a special (and usually very expensive) lens.

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I'm not interested in porno movies because everybody is ugly and faking it and it's just silly.

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He also decides she is faking the shortness of breath and, to prove it, he threatens to stick a huge needle into her back.

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Officers chatted between themselves and speculated that he was faking illness.

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